Foreign Articles

Spoiler-Free Reviews: 100 LITERS OF GOLD and REFLECTIONS IN A DEAD DIAMOND (Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2025)

Once again, our coverage of Bucheon International Film Festival (BIFAN) reviews is cowritten by Film Festival Editor Joseph Perry and Guest Contributing Writer Chris Weatherspoon. A man of the world, guest reviewer Chris Weatherspoon has lived in...

Spoiler-Free Review: JAPANESE AVANT GARDE PIONEERS (Japan Cuts 2025) 

Official synopsis from Japan Cuts:  『日本前衛派の開拓者』(Nihon Aen'ei-Ha No Kaitaku-Sha)  Dir. Amélie Ravalec, 2024, 100 min., DCP, color, in English and Japanese with English subtitles.  With Nobuyoshi Araki, Tadanori Yokoo, Keiichi Tanaami.  Exploring the...

Popcorn Frights Second Wave Adds 25 Film Premieres and Special Guests and Events

Florida’s Popcorn Frights Film Festival has just announced its second wave, and it is chock full of jaw-dropping new scare fare cinema for both in person and virtual viewers! Special guests including a Masters of Horror panel and special events...

Spoiler-Free Review: TEKI COMETH (Japan Cuts 2025) 

Official synopsis from Japan Cuts:  Dir. Daihachi Yoshida, 2024, 108 min., DCP, black and white, in Japanese with English subtitles.  With Kyozo Nagatsuka, Kumi Takiuchi, Yuumi Kawai, Asuka Kurosawa.  A retired college professor lives a quiet life...