by Joseph Perry | Oct 5, 2023 | Foreign, Movies, Reviews
Baatar Batsukh is a cinematographer making his directorial debut with the Mongolian horror film Aberrance, which he also lensed. The movie is rich in beautifully framed shots and loaded with visual style, bolstering a plot that tries at times to be a bit too...
by Joseph Perry | Oct 4, 2023 | Events, Film Festivals, Movies, News
The 28th Annual H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival of Cosmic Horror brings eldritch terror to viewers with U.S. and regional premieres of Lovecraftian and weird-tales films. The fest runs from October 6–8, 2023, in Portland, Oregon. Following is the official press...
by Joseph Perry | Oct 4, 2023 | Film Festivals, Foreign, Movies, Reviews
Director Stephen Alexander’s Suburban Tale (AKA Tamso; India, 2023) is a dark, brooding film that becomes increasingly disturbing as it continually reveals new puzzle pieces throughout its running time. Its original Indian title Tamso means “from darkness,” which is...
by Joseph Perry | Sep 28, 2023 | Film Festivals, Horror Comedy, Movies, Reviews, Short Films
In writer/director Sam Fox’s short film Fck’n Nuts, teenager Dan (Vincent Stalba) is crazy in love with Sandy (Maddie Nichols), so much so that he doesn’t heed her initial advice about not meeting her parents (Michele Rossi and William E. Harris). Viewers already have...
by Joseph Perry | Sep 27, 2023 | Events, Film Festivals, Movies, News
Aficionados of high quality independent horror, take note: Los Angeles’s Screamfest® Horror Film Festival has unleashed its first wave of offerings. The fest, which runs October 10, features an outstanding lineup with selections from the gothic to the ghoulish...
