While it is indeed somewhat refreshing to see Nicolas Cage in a role that requires absolutely none of his Nicolas Cageness, the latest post-A Quiet
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Overlook Film Festival: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, All You Need is Death, and New Life
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (dir. Ariane Louis-Seize) In the neo-classic What We Do In The Shadows there’s a hilarious-but-heartbreaking scene when a newly
Civil War is a powerful anti-war thriller
Civil War, more so than anything else, is an anti-war film, but it’s one of the few with the guts to acknowledge that human beings
Blackout is a Wolfman Story With a Brain and a Heart
Many years ago, when I was a wee lad of 17, I attended a double feature of Larry Fessenden movies with the filmmaker in attendance.
Coup de Chance has Woody Allen working in familiar territory with renewed energy
Coup de Chance is the title of the latest from octogenarian filmmaker Woody Allen. Translated from French, the language spoken across the entirety of the
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is too much and not enough
“Did you ever think that maybe this movie wasn’t made for you?” It’s a common rhetorical question, typically put forth to shut down unthoughtful criticism
Femme is a prime slice of contemporary exploitation cinema
One of my favorite annual events is the Exhumed FIlms Ex-fest, in which the titular programming collective assembles 12 straight hours of exploitation films, each
Problemista is bizarre, funny, and…educational
Not only is Problemista a very funny comedy, but it’s one of the better ruminations on the modern immigrant experience I’ve seen. Written and directed
Love Lies Bleeding is a star-making thriller unlike anything you’ve seen before
To watch Love Lies Bleeding is to watch one of its leads, Katy O’Brian, become a superstar in real time. She shares the screen with
Frogman is a found footage frightfest that isn’t afraid to get weird
The charm wielded by the “Cryptid Town” is indeed bizarre, appealing simultaneously to our sense of wonder and our wallets. The marriage of imagination and