by Joseph Perry | Jul 11, 2024 | Film Festivals, Foreign, Horror Comedy, Movies, Reviews, Short Films
Indera (Malaysia, 2024) Although Malaysian horror Indera is, according to the official film description, “set against the backdrop of the violent Memali Incident in 1985,” director Ming Jin Woo’s feature should work fine for viewers with little-to-no prior knowledge...
by Joseph Perry | Jul 11, 2024 | Foreign, Movies, Reviews
Whale Bones (Japan, 2023) Horror-adjacent Japanese feature Whale Bones delivers social commentary about the fickleness, loneliness, and desperation of life on social media apps, along with a good deal of mystery. Salaryman Mamiya (Motoki Ochiai) is unceremoniously...
by Joseph Perry | Jul 11, 2024 | Events, Film Festivals, Movie News, Movies, News
Think you’ve seen it all, jaded fright-fare fanatics? You may want to rethink that, considering the upcoming premiere of the sci-fi horror shocker Black Eyed Susan, legendary underground filmmaker Scooter McCrae’s return to features after 21 years. The...
by Joseph Perry | Jul 8, 2024 | Events, Film Festivals, Foreign, Movies
Fantasia, Canada’s premiere genre-film festival, has announced all of the selections for its upcoming 28th edition, running from July 18 through August 4, 2024 at Montreal’s Concordia Hall and J.A. de Sève cinemas, with additional screens and events at Cinémathèque...
by Joseph Perry | Jun 25, 2024 | Film Festivals, Horror Comedy, Movies, Reviews, Short Films
Listen Carefully (U.S., 2024) Writer/director/star Ryan Barton-Grimley’s feature Listen Carefully follows a harrowing night in the life of Assistant Bank Manager Andy (Barton-Grimley), and it’s an entertaining, sometimes head-scratching, ride. As Andy’s wife Allie...
