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...
by Joseph Perry | Jul 22, 2024 | Film Festivals, Foreign, Movies, Reviews
The Cursed Land Thai horror The Cursed Land is an ambitious work that perhaps takes on too much in its attempt to deliver a fear-fare tale involving djinn while addressing issues involving the largely Muslim Malay community in Thailand. Mit (Ananda Everingham) is...
by Joseph Perry | Jul 22, 2024 | Film Festivals, K-Horror, Movies, Reviews, Thriller
The Unrighteous Pseudoreligious cults are prevalent in some Asian countries. Shin’ichirô Ueda took a humorous approach at exposing the ways that such cults can sway people into their fold with his 2019 Japanese comedy Special Actors, and now Korean...
by Joseph Perry | Jul 21, 2024 | Film Festivals, Foreign, K-Horror, Movies, Reviews
Idiot Girls and School Ghost: School Anniversary South Korea’s ultracompetitive education system is world-renowned. Students spend years studying for an exam so important that it has the potential to determine their entire future. Imagine being such a hopeless...
by Joseph Perry | Jul 18, 2024 | Documentaries, Events, Film Festivals, Foreign, Horror Comedy, Movies, News, Thriller
Whether you’re into horror, thrillers, science fiction, or other genre cinema, Popcorn Frights — Florida’s premiere film festival destination for such fare — has something for you. Running August 8–18, 2024, with both in-person and virtual...
