Film Festivals Articles

Spoiler-Free Reviews: Aussie Shorts Showcase, Part 1 (Dark Nights Film Fest 2025) 

One of the intriguing blocks of short films at this year’s Dark Nights Film Fest was the Aussie Shorts Showcase. The Sydney festival featured nine impressive slices of Australian fright-fare cinema, five of which that I am happy to discuss here and...

FilmQuest Preview: Recommended Shiver-Inducing Shorts, Part 2!

FilmQuest has so many incredible short films selected for this year’s edition that I have some more recommendations for you beyond our first installment.  FilmQuest, one of the largest and fastest growing genre film festivals in the world...

Spoiler-Free Review: WEEKEND AT THE END OF THE WORLD (Grimmfest 2025)

Official Synopsis Best friends Karl and Miles have an opportunity to strike it rich, the only thing that stands in their way is the end of the world. Review I am a big fan of horror comedies done well, and I can honestly say that I haven’t laughed...

Spoiler-Free Review: DEAD GIVEAWAY (Philadelphia Film Festival 2025)

Official Synopsis After waking up hungry, with a hangover and a murdered stranger in her bed, Jill’s (Ruby Modine) day spirals into chaos as she navigates a tied-up man in her closet, an unconscious roommate, and a knife to her best friend’s neck....