Tag Archives: Foreign Film

Before I became a father, I can remember some friends telling me “You don’t know what love is until you have kids”. What they should’ve said is, “You don’t know what fear is.” I can’t think of a more unacceptable horror than not being able to protect my children. We …

Coming soon to select theaters is a new horror film directed by J.D. Chua (Queen of Hearts – TV Series): Circle Line. The film stars Jesseca Liu (When Ghost Meets Zombie), Peter Yu (Dream Coder – TV Series), and Andie Chen (A Land Imagined). It will be out on January …

On paper. Christophe Gans’ (Silent Hill) film, Brotherhood of the Wolf, sounds like a disaster. Certainly it’s the most difficult film I have found to explain to anyone. “It’s the best French conspiracy, werewolf, horror, romantic, political, martial arts. swashbuckling movie ever. Also, it’s loosely based on true incidents.” But …

From early myths of vengeful deities to Tales from the Crypt reminding us to keep our head on our shoulders, horror has always gone hand in hand with morality tales. Tailgate, originally titled Bumperkleef, from director Lodewijk Crijns, keeps this trend and history alive. Tailgate recently premiered at the North …

After spending over a year in the isolated, lonely world in the grips of the coronavirus, human connection feels more precious than ever. Marteinn Thorsson’s (Permille) Backyard Village tells the story of two lonely people at a crossroads in their lives who find solace in one another. Synopsis: Unable to …

Will Jewell’s newest film, Concrete Plans, may not be the first time horror has branched out into eat-the-rich narratives, but does it connect on the level of some more modern favorites of the genre? Synopsis for Concrete Plans: High in the remote Welsh mountains, five builders are brought together to …

Available now on DVD and VOD, courtesy of BayView Entertainment, are two movies: Devil’s Daughter and Unfacebook. Devil’s Daughter is directed by Ghorban Mohammadpour (Hello Mumbai: Salaam Mumbai) and stars Hamid Farokhnezhad (Bride of Fire), Esha Gupta (Rustom), and Jackie Shroff (Devdas). Synopsis: The story of the devil’s daughter who is desperately …

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, …

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 …

Coming soon to select virtual theaters and digital is a film directed by Mauro Ivan Ojeda called The Funeral Home. The film stars Luis Machin (Necrophobia 3D), Celeste Gerez (Destino anunciado), and Camila Vaccarini (Paisaje). It will be available in virtual theaters on January 29, 2020, and on Digital on …