The New Zealand horror film Reunion is a meeting of several different ideas that don’t coexist well in this script. Psychological trauma, false memories, guilt, destructive paranoia, ghosts, the dark arts, the practice of alchemy, and some archaic form of cloning. The film is directed by Jake Mahaffy and stars …
Read More »‘Sator’s’ Evil Ripples Through Generations – Movie Review
“Trust him completely. After you have suffered a little while he will find you. He will make you pure…” — Sator In my years of watching films, I have seen movies with incredible dialogue, great stories, and fantastic special effects. But I have never seen a movie fully radiate a …
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Morbid Colors’ (2020) is a Morbidly Beautiful and Heartbreaking Tale of Sisterhood
Morbid Colors is a horror-thriller that I’ve been dying to sink my teeth into and I finally did. This film was written and directed by Matthew Packman (MARGO) and co-executive produced by stars Kara Gray (PAYTON’S BURDEN) and Lanae Hyneman. Alongside them stars Angela Fisher, Emily Durchholz, Sidney Shripka, Jonathon …
Read More »‘The Queen of Black Magic’ (2020): A Phenomenal Horror Story that Delivers Nightmare Fuel – Movie Review
The sins of the past come back with a vengeance in this new film from two of Indonesia’s modern masters of horror. It is one of the best horror thrillers I’ve seen in a long time. The Queen of Black Magic was directed by Kimo Stamboel (HEADSHOT) and written by Joko …
Read More »Jesper W. Nielsen’s ‘The Exception’ (2019): An Uneven But Well Acted Thriller – Movie Review
When it comes to the subject of war crimes like genocide, there poses a question: why do some people commit atrocities and not others? This question is explored within the insular relationship between four women in Jesper W. Nielsen’s (Through A Glass, Darkly 2008) film, The Exception. Synopsis: Iben, Malene, …
Read More »‘The Furnace’ (2019) Movie Review: An Inspiring Tale Of Courage And Perseverance
With scorching triple digit temperatures and torrential downpours and being the home to a multitude of deadly wildlife, Africa isn’t the most hospitable place to hold a 220km foot race. Welcome to the Ultra AFRICA Race aka the Furnace: one of the world’s most dangerous annual marathons held in the …
Read More »IFC Midnight’s ‘The Night’ (2020) Is A Hauntingly Surreal Experience – Movie Review
IFC Midnight is already starting the year out with a bang. Their new Iranian Psychological Thriller, The Night is definitely one you will want to add to your viewing list. The film was written and directed by Kourosh Ahari. That cast includes Shahab Hosseini (A Separation), Niousha Jafarian (Here & …
Read More »The Truth Is Out There: ‘Volcanic UFO Mysteries’ (2021) Movie Review
Volcanic UFO Mysteries is brand new documentary written and directed by Darcy Weir (Beyond the Spectrum 2017) and stars Stephen Basset (The Day Before Disclosure 2010) and Jaime Maussan (Chasing UFOs 2012). Film Synopsis: The mystery of UFO sightings are now well a part of mankind’s oral and written history. …
Read More »Joseph Daniel Rodriguez’s ‘Ghost Of The Deadlands’ (2020) – Movie Review
Let me just say that as soon as I read the title of Joseph Daniel Rodriguez’s 2020 short, Ghost Of The Deadlands, I was intrigued. It brings to mind the lone gunman… the last gunslinger… the memory of what used to be. Then I was shown the trailer, and a …
Read More »Fernanda Valadez’s ‘Identifying Features:’ An Intimate, Heartbreaking Look At The Immigration Crisis – Movie Review
There are many films that deal with the crisis on the U.S./Mexican border, but none that have hit me with quite such a punch in the gut as Fernanda Valadez’s new film, Identifying Features. Synopsis: Identifying Features tells the story of middle-aged Magdalena (Mercedes Hernandez), who has lost contact with her …
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