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Panic Fest 2020 Short Film Review: ‘A Noise That Carries’ (2019) Is Utterly Brilliant

The incredible thing about really great short films is their ability to tell an entire story in a short period of time without losing the sense of wonder and awe that comes from watching a longer film. A Noise That Carries (2019), directed by Giullermo de la Rosa (Clavel 2013), …

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Panic Fest 2020 Review – ‘Allergic Overreaction’ Is A Genius Black Comedy

Every once in awhile, a movie comes along that completely changes the way you look at something. It makes you think, “Damn it, why the hell didn’t I think of that?” Allergic Overreation is that movie. Directed by Zachary Eglinton (The Poisoning 2013), the 14 minute film stars Ace Marrero …

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Blood In The Snow 2019 Movie Review: ‘Dead Dicks’ (2019)

Dead Dicks

Despite being billed as a horror comedy, Dead Dicks begins in a confusing way with a very serious PSA about suicide followed by a man killing himself with a plastic bag. Yet somehow, the team of Chris Bavota (Minutes Past Midnight 2016) and Lee Paula Springer (Even The Darkness Has …

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2019 BITS Film Festival: ‘Sky So Blue’ (2019) Horror Short Review

“I like beautiful melodies telling me terrible things.” — Tom Waits. Clocking in at a speedy 15 minutes, Sky So Blue (2019), which screened recently at the 2019 Blood in the Snow Film Festival in Toronto, Canada, tells the story of a strange piece of music that has the power to …

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BITS 2019 Review: For Emotional Catharsis, Put On A ‘Happy Face’

We live in a world consumed with outward appearances. What makes a person beautiful? Turn on the television, or page through a magazine, we’re bombarded incessantly with toned bodies and gorgeous faces trying to sell us everything we need to look our best on the outside. From fashion and makeup …

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2019 BITS Film Festival Short: New Woman Is A Stunning Achievement

Playing this weekend at the 2019 Blood in the Snow Film Festival in Toronto, Canada, is a stunning short film by Benjamin Noah (Frontier TV series) called New Woman. The film stars Rhiannon Morgan (Black Conflux 2019) and Stephen Oates (Riverhead 2016). Synopsis: New Woman is a Gothic romance surrounding …

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2019 BITS Film Festival: Review Of Kyle Martellacci’s ‘She Must Vanish’

Showing this weekend at the 2019 Blood in the Snow Film Festival in Toronto, Canada, is a short film by Kyle Martellacci (The Scarlet Vultures 2018) called She Must Vanish. The film stars Anne-Carolyne Binette (Age Of The Living Dead 2018), Renny Jachowicz (Candy Skin 2016), Meri Spencer, (Message From …

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2019 BITS: ‘She Never Died,’ An Electric Companion Piece To ‘He Never Died’

Playing at the 2019 Blood in the Snow Film Festival in Toronto, Canada, is an amazing new film directed by Darken’s (2017) Audrey Cummings (read our interview with her here) called She Never Died. The film stars Olunike Adeliyi (The Prodigy 2019 – read our review here), Peter MacNeill (A …

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The 8th Annual Rhode Island Comic Con 2019 Was A Real Vacation

Between November 1-3, the Dunkin Donuts Center, Rhode Island Convention Center and Omni Providence Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island were hopping with excitement from Rhode Island Comic Con 2019. This was the event’s 8th year, and to celebrate, event holders Altered Reality Entertainment brought the Griswold family back together once …

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