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Diverge (2018): A Second Chances and Redemption Movie Review

Some of my personal favorite post-apocalypse stories encompass desolate landscapes after society has collapsed. Other personal favorite stories involve time travel and horrifying epidemic cases that effect human kind. One new indie film that combines all of this in one thoughtful and thrilling feature is a directorial debut by James …

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FGBFF 2018 – ‘Waste’ Short Film Review

This short is directed by Justine Raczkiewicz who also co-wrote the screenplay along with Amelia Gray. The cast includes Luke Baines and Sarah Bartholomew. Official Synopsis for Waste: Roger lives a grim and detached life, picking up medical waste for a living, but looks forward to his evening conversations with …

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FGBFF 2018 – ‘The Book of Birdie’ Movie Review

I’ve watched a plethora of shorts for the 2018 Final Girls Berlin Festival and they’ve all be exceptionally extraordinary. I recently watched my first full feature from the festival, The Book of Birdie. Did it live up to the rest? This bizarre new tale is directed by storyboard artist Elizabeth …

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‘Still/Born’ (2018) Film Review

Still/Born is a Canadian film directed by Brandon Christensen (It Stains The Sand Red 2016), and it tells the tale of man named Jack (Canadian Jesse Moss: Dear Mr. Gacy 2010) and his wife, Mary (Christie Burke: Black Fly, Falling Skies), who have just had a baby. The only soul-crushing part is that they were supposed to have …

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FGBFF 2018 – ‘Hobby Shop’ Horror Short Review

When asked to review Isabel Stanfield and Stephanie Liquorish’s horror short Hobby Shop for the 2018 Final Girls Berlin Film Festival, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I hadn’t heard of either filmmaker at the time, so I had nothing to prepare me for what I was about to watch. …

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FGBFF 2018 – ‘Devil Is On His Way’ Short Film Review

Devil is on his way

Sometimes you never what you’re going to get when diving into a film. This has undoubtedly been the case when watching shorts and features for the Final Girls Berlin Film Festival. The most recent one I watched was called Devil Is On His Way. The short was written and directed …

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FGBFF 2018 – ‘Don’t Open Your Eyes’ Short Film Review

don't open your eyes

We all want success and beauty. Well, most of us do. Sometimes it feels like no matter how hard we try we never succeed and we become envious of the people that do. If someone gave you a chance to change everything, would you take it? In our newest review …

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FGBFF 2018 – ‘The Penny Dropped’ Short Film Review

How far would you go to for fame and success? Some will give everything even if it costs others their lives. Something like this happens in the recent horror short I watched called The Penny Dropped. Another amazing short from the Final Girls Berlin Festival. This intensely dark short was directed and …

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FGBFF 2018 – ‘Home Education’ (2016) An A+ Review

In life, there are certain fates that are hard for us to accept. The hardest, of course, is losing a loved one. Some never come to terms with that kind of loss. Director and writer Andrea Niada (Here We are Now 2014), brings something new and fresh on this concept with …

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FGBFF 2018 – Nothing A Little Soap And Water Can’t Fix – Movie Review

The bathtub… a place to wash away all of the stress of your day. It’s also a place where women can fall victim to psychos, aliens, or spirits. But don’t worry – it’s Nothing A Little Soap And Water Can’t Fix!  (Synopsis provided by IMDb.com): In films, as in life, …

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