by Joseph Perry | Aug 1, 2024 | Film Festivals, Movies, Reviews
I hesitate to call Pedro Kos’s feature In Our Blood a found footage film because although it does use some of the trappings of that subgenre, I feel his tale of a young woman’s search for her missing mother has more of a cinéma vérité feel to it, with a bit of “behind...
by Joseph Perry | Jul 27, 2024 | Film Festivals, Foreign, Movies, Reviews, Sci-Fi, Short Films
Electrophilia (Los Impactados) Argentinian feature Electrophilia touches on body horror and eroticism involving electricity but never goes full-on with these themes, instead feeling more like a character study of its protagonist, veterinarian Amanda (Mariana Di...
by Joseph Perry | Jul 24, 2024 | Film Festivals, Foreign, Movies, Reviews
Darkest Miriam Canadian feature Darkest Miriam is a slow-burn thriller that follows thirtysomething librarian Miriam (Britt Lower), who is grieving over the loss of her father. She spends her days at work following routine— including dealing with an eccentric...