Roxy Shih’s ‘Beacon’ is a gripping two-hander that deftly swirls together themes of distrust, survival, and cosmic horror, anchored by two outstanding performances by its leads Julia Goldani Telles and Demian Bichir.
Boston Underground Film Festival 2024: “Strange Kindness” by Joseph Mault offers a meditative and powerful take on violence, empathy, and resilience in a quiet Cape Cod community.
Our BUFF coverage continues as Jeffery X Martin looks at ‘Off Ramp,’ a Juggalo road trip through weirdness and beauty.
Sachin Hingoo and Jeffrey X Martin are heading (virtually) to Beantown for the Boston Underground Film Festival! It’s BUFF, and it’s got all the stuff.
Sachin Hingoo runs down his favourite short films from this year’s Toronto After Dark Film Festival!
Carson and Erik Blomquist’s Founder’s Day is a gavel-banging good time.
There are certainly situations where family drama, especially during the holidays, is more disturbing than any horror movie. In Marisa Crespo and Moises Romera’s You’re Not Me, Aitana and her … Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2023 Review: Marisa Crespo and Moisés Romera’s ‘You’re Not Me’
Fantastic Fest 2023 coverage continues as Jeffery X Martin reviews ‘Fishmonger,’ an impressive short film that aims for the heart… and the groin.
Fantastic Fest 2023: Kenichi Ugana’s ‘Visitors (Complete Edition)’ is a Troma-inspired gorefest that conceals a heart of gold.
Harmony Korine’s ‘AGGRO DR1FT’ is frustrating, divisive, and may be an infrared visionary glimpse at the future of film.
Pablo Berger’s adaptation of Sara Varon’s graphic novel ‘Robot Dreams’ is one of the most charming, heart-rending animated features of the year.
Joanna Arnow’s debut ‘The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed’ is a timely, hilarious, and brilliant film with a style all its own.Â
