Film Festivals Articles

Brazil’s Fantaspoa Announces Is Full 2023 Edition Lineup

Brazilian genre fest Fantaspoa has announced the final wave for its 19th edition, and scare-fare fans will find plenty of intriguing selections ranging from the whimsical to the weird to the wild. Following is the official press announcement. After...
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Spoiler-Free Film Review: The Unheard (Boston Underground Film Festival)

Jeffrey A. Brown, who made a strong impression as director of 2019’s The Beach House, turns in more fine work at the helm with The Unheard. This supernatural feature rewards close watching, as several hints about what is happening around the town...
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Shorts Reviews: EVERY HOUSE IS HAUNTED, WE FORGOT ABOUT THE ZOMBIES, and DEAD ENDERS (SXSW)

Every House Is Haunted Maya (Kate Cobb) and her husband Danny (Kevin Bigley) move into a new house that their real estate agent said was haunted by friendly ghosts in writer/director Bryce McGuire’s short film Every House Is Haunted. Danny doesn’t...
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Spoiler-Free Reviews: HORROR IN THE HIGH DESERT 2: MINERVA, TONTINE, and THE UXCIORU CULT TAPE (Unnamed Footage Festival)

Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva Writer/director Dutch Marich follows up his 2021 feature Horror in the High Desert — which I haven’t seen yet —with Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva. This sequel finds police and first responders in Cyprus,...
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