Film Festivals Articles

Spoiler-Free Reviews: DON’T LET THE CAT OUT and IT FEEDS (Panic Fest 2025) 

Don’t Let the Cat Out Official synopsis: A feline-obsessed couple find their next human vessel to transfer the soul of their beloved cat into. Bonkers in all the right ways, director Tim Cruz’s Don’t Let the Cat Out is a wild ride that combines...

Spoiler-Free Reviews: CHAIN REACTIONS and HEY FOLKS! IT’S THE INTERMISSION TIME MIXTAPE (Boston Underground Film Festival 2025) 

Chain Reactions Official synopsis: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre's impact on 5 artists — Patton Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Stephen King, Karyn Kusama — through interviews, outtakes, exploring how it shaped their art, psyche...

Calgary Underground Film Festival 2025 Offers Exciting Genre CinemaFare

The Calgary Underground Film Festival has a distinguished reputation for annually presenting an incredible array of genre films among its program of narrative films and documentaries, and this year’s 22nd edition continues that trend. From...

The Sinister Seven: A Septet of Short Films We Recommend for Panic Fest 2025

Kansas City’s Panic Fest 2025 opens March 27 with an in-person festival running through April 2 and a virtual version running through April 6. More than 130 films are on tap, and I’ve been fortunate to have a sneak peek at some of the selections....