Crumb Catcher dir. -Chris Skotchdopole We’ve all had that guest who just won’t leave. Typically a close talker with rancid breath, the “guy who won’t
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Fantastic Fest 2023: Enter the Clones of Bruce and When Evil Lurks
Enter the Clones of Bruce – dir. David Gregory The mythical status of Bruce Lee looms so large that we often forget how short-lived his
Fantastic Fest 2023 – Pet Sematary: Bloodlines and The Deep Dark
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines – dir. Lindsey Beer Pet Sematary is a top-tier Stephen King novel. Pet Sematary is a top-tier film adaptation. Pet Sematary 2
Fantastic Fest 2023: UFO Sweden and Kill
UFO Sweden – dir. Victor Danell I’m a literal Scully (look at the website name), but my heart has always pumped the blood of a
Fantastic Fest 2023 – Trapped in a Small Space: Bark and #Manhole
Bark – dir. Marc Schölermann The first of two “trapped in a small space” films I’ve caught at Fantastic Fest comes in the form of
Fantastic Fest 2023: The Toxic Avenger and So Unreal
The Toxic Avenger – dir. Macon Blair “I’m not the step-dad, I’m the dad who stepped up.” So says the oddly combative t-shirt that undoubtedly
Fantastic Fest 2023 – Getting ready for the best week ever!
Later this week Fantastic Fest returns to Austin, Texas once again, dishing out a king’s ransom of independent films in every flavor you can imagine.
PFS Spring Fest: Sisu, BlackBerry, and Polite Society
I’m going to level with you, Dear Reader: while the below films were indeed featured at Spring Fest, I didn’t actually see them at the
PFS SpringFest: Passages and Master Gardener
Passages (dir. – Ira Sachs) Passages is a frustrating movie to watch, not because it’s a failure or anything, in fact much the opposite, but
PFS Springfest: Blue Jean and Kokomo City
Blue Jean (dir. – Georgia Oakley) Early in Blue Jean, a drama that occurs right in the heart of the Thatcher-era UK, we see a