Beyond Fest, the highest-attended genre film festival in the US is having one hell of a year with its 2021 programming comprising 39 features, including 8 world premieres, 4 US premieres, and 17 West Coast Premieres. Following a sold-out residency at the Mission Tiki Drive-In in 2020, Beyond Fest returns …
Read More »Movie Review: The Vigil (2021) Fear Fights Jewish Faith
The Vigil (2021) is an inherently Jewish film. The reviewer is not, but will do his best to respectfully commentate from outside that perspective in this latest movie review. Synopsis for The Vigil: A young man agrees to fulfil the duties of a “shomer,” the ritualistic practice of looking after …
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 »Some Light In A Dark Year: A Few Positive Outlooks For A Suffering Film Community In 2020
So far, 2020 hasn’t been easy on any of us—owner of Amazon excluded—and as the year winds down without any awards season or holiday tent pole releases, it’s a lackluster end to the most dismal 365 days of wide releases ever. Marvel didn’t have a movie premiered for the first …
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