Film Festivals Articles

A Terrifying Trio: Three Recommendations for Romford Horror Festival 

Romford Horror Festival is renowned for curating a terrific lineup of fear fare each year that ranges from mind-blowing new independent films to well-respected classics. This year’s edition runs February 27–March 2 at Lumiere Cinema in Romford,...

Spoiler-Free Film Reviews: LEAD BELLY and THE LOST EPISODE (A Night of Horror Film Festival)

LEAD BELLY (U.S., 2025) Writer/director Stephen King Simmons’ sophomore fright-fare feature Lead Belly finds young teen Kyle (Bastian Carrasco Betemps) and his older teen brother Marcus (Liam Foehl) spending summer vacation 1997 at their father...

The Fearsome Fivesome: A Quintet of Recommended Slamdance 2025 Films

The Slamdance film festival is renowned for presenting cutting edge feature films and shorts, and chillers and thrillers are definitely on the menu. Slamdance's 31st edition will take place in Los Angeles from February 20-26, 2025. I’ve had an...

IT TAKES: Golden State Film Festival World Premiere Preview

Film festival season 2025 is officially underway, which means brand-new fright-fare features and shorts galore in our future! One of the intriguing-looking independent chillers on this year’s fest circuit is writer/director David Melendez’s It...