Film Festivals Articles

Spoiler-Free Short-Film Reviews: “Nian,” “Days of Spring,” Mosquito Lady,” and “A Dire Strait” (Final Girls Berlin Film Festival)

Following are reviews of four of the offerings that screened as part of the 2024 Final Girls Berlin Film Festival's Folk Horror short-film block. Nian  Short chiller Nian (U.S., 2023), finds a Chinese American schoolgirl (Lauren Mei in a delightful...
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Supernatural Thriller ‘Queen of Bones’ Will Haunt You (Trailer)

Prepare for a chilling cinematic experience.The supernatural thriller Queen of Bones has now secured  theatrical distribution ahead of its February debut at the Santa Barbara Film Festival. Featuring a talented young cast, including Julia Butters...
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Spoiler-Free Film Review: “Handling the Undead” (Sundance Film Festival)

I’m a very hard sell on new zombie movies. In a subgenre of horror films that I personally feel is growing ever weaker on originality, I’m open minded, however, in finding new discoveries with a unique take on things. Director Thea Hvistendahl’s...
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Spoiler-Free Film Review: “The Moogai” (Sundance Film Festival)

Writer/director Jon Bell combines post-pregnancy horror with social commentary in his Australian feature The Moogai, the 2024 expansion of his 2021 short film. The result is a mixed bag, as Bell addresses the tragic aspect of Australia’s infamous...
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