Film Festivals Articles

Spoiler-Free Review: COYOTE (Romford Film Festival)  

U.K. science fiction thriller Coyote (2023) combines current social issues with lo-fi science fiction elements. The result is a film that boasts solid performances and  thought-provoking themes.   Partners Ekaterina (Therica Wilson-Read) and...
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Spoiler-Free Reviews: VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS and TO FIRE YOU COME AT LAST (Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival)

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)   Director Jaromil Jires’ surreal horror fantasy Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (Czechoslovakia, 1970) is a wild trip that combines a teenage girl’s (Jaroslava Schallerová as Valerie) sexual awakening...
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Popcorn Frights Film Festival Serves Up Summer Shivers with Its First Wave

Florida’s Popcorn Frights heats up every summer with its sizzling selection of horror, science fiction, and other movies that genre-film fans are sure to love --- from classic and premiere slashers to cutting-edge speculative cinema --- and the...
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Spoiler-Free Reviews: STAG and AMERICAN MELTDOWN (Chattanooga Film Festival)

Stag (2022)   Writer/director Alexandra Spieth’s horror comedy Stag balances those two styles together nicely while adding some serious drama to the mix. The result is an amusing feature that aims for the feelings as well as the fear and fun...
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