Film Festivals Articles

Spoiler-Free Reviews: SALT ALONG THE TONGUE and THE MANNEQUIN (FrightFest 2025) 

SALT ALONG THE TONGUE (Australia, 2024) Official FrightFest synopsis: After her mother [Dina Panozzo as Mina] dies, Mattia [Laneikka Denne] moves in with her estranged aunt [Panozzo in a dual role as Carol], her mother's identical twin. But from...
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Spoiler-Free Reviews: DEATH CYCLE and WHERE IS JUAN MOCTEZUMA? (FrightFest 2025) 

DEATH CYCLE (Canada, 2025) Official synopsis: This giallo-inspired revenge slasher follows a woman who — following the death of her sister — is visited by a man looking to solve a series of murders committed by a motorcycle maniac. As tensions...
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Spoiler-Free Reviews: NOSEEUMS and PIG HILL (FrightFest 2025) 

NOSEEUMS (U.S., 2025) Official synopsis: When college student Ember is invited to join her white friends for a fun weekend at the country home of school Queen Bee Abigail, she finds the place unsettling and oddly familiar. Drawn to an unkempt grave...
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Spoiler-Free Reviews: DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS and MALPERTUIS (FrightFest 2025) 

Radiance Films unveiled a double feature of brand new 4K restorations for Belgian auteur Harry Kümel’s Daughters of Darkness and Malpertuis at London’s FrightFest film festival. DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS (Belgium/France/West Germany, 1971) Official...
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