by Joseph Perry | Mar 14, 2024 | Film Festivals, Foreign, Movies, Reviews, Thriller
Writer/director Helena Stefansdottir’s Icelandic thriller Natatorium is the type of film where you just know that something is off from the onset, and the mystery as to what exactly is happening keeps you wrapped up until the climactic reveal. The dark family drama at...
by Joseph Perry | Mar 13, 2024 | Events, Film Festivals, Movies, News
Every year, genre-film aficionados can expect a wild, wooly mix of unusual cinematic fare from the Boston Underground Film Festival. This year’s edition features slashers, spiders, and sleepers among its drool-worthy choices. Following is the official press...
by Joseph Perry | Mar 11, 2024 | Film Festivals, Foreign, Movies, Reviews
THE FUNERAL (CENAZE; Turkey, 2023) Hearse driver Cemal (Ahmed Rifat Sunger) takes a job of which he is leary from the start: driving away with the body of a murdered young woman named Zeynep (Cansu Türedi) and hiding away with the corpse for a month until her family...
by Joseph Perry | Feb 27, 2024 | Film Festivals, Foreign, Movies, Reviews, Short Films
THE ACTIVATED MAN (U.S., 2023) Writer/director Nicholas Gyeney’s feature The Activated Man is an interesting variation on the “shadow people” subgenre. The film goes all-in on its exploration of psychic power and supernatural forces. Leaning perhaps slightly more...
by Joseph Perry | Feb 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
STAGE FRIGHT (France, 2023) Writer/director Alexandre Leroy’s terrific horror short Stage Fright (original title: Trac) finds an actress named Lily (Délia Espinat-Dief) about to make her debut on the opening night of a highly anticipated play. She is overcome by the...
