Foreign Articles

J-Horror Thriller ‘Missing’ Finds A Blu-ray Release Date

Director Shinzô Katayama’s Japanese horror film, Missing (Sagasu/さがす), is heading to Blu-ray.   The film centers on “depressed and in debt following the death of his wife, Santoshi (Jiro Sato) tells his young daughter he has found a way out....
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Film Reviews: CRYPTID, THE CURSE, and MOJICA’S LAST CURSE (Another Hole in the Head Film Festival)

Cryptid  Writer/director Brad Rego’s Cryptid is a nifty creature feature that serves up The X-Files vibes with a dash of Kolchak: The Night Stalker for good measure. Former big-city journalist Max (Nicholas Baroudi) is working as a freelance...
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Shorts Reviews: “The Cradle,” “Viewfinder,” and “Mindful Meditation” (Blood in the Snow Film Festival)

Among its many offerings this year, Blood in the Snow Film Festival serves up some fine new horror short-shorts hailing from Canada. Here are reviews of three of them.  The Cradle Rich in brooding atmosphere, writer/director Massimo Meo’s The...
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Shorts Reviews: “AlieNation,” “Folk,” and “First Blood” (Blood in the Snow Film Festival)

AlieNation Director Ray Raghavan’s AlieNation (Canada, 2022) finds a young girl named Maria (Maria Frazer) and her mother (Margarita Iturriaga) being chased through the woods by border patrol agents who aren’t shy about using their guns. Maria...
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