Foreign Articles

Movie Review: “Tales from the Gimli Hospital Redux” (Toronto International Film Festival)

I first saw famed Canadian auteur Guy Maddin’s debut feature Tales from the Gimli Hospital at the San Francisco International Film Festival when the film was on the festival circuit in 1988, and I was instantly captivated by its old-fashioned...

Blu-ray Review: Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell (1995)

Somewhere in the late 1970's, a man murders his demon possessed lady pal, and said evil force enters a necklace... he then proceeds to bury her under the floor of the house they shared. Enter Shinji: (Shinichi Fukazawa... a name you'll be hearing a...

Beyond Fest Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary with Premieres and Repertory Screenings Galore

Beyond Fest, the highest-attended genre film festival in the US, is excited to announce its complete slate of 2022 programming comprising 63 features, including 10 world premieres, 3 US premieres, and 25 West Coast Premieres. Following a sold-out...

Movie Reviews: “Panthera Britannia” and “Elusive” (Fortean Film Festival)

  Panthera Britannia One of the most intriguing, enduring, and perhaps possible cryptozoological mysteries is the idea that alien big cats may be roaming the British countryside. Sightings and photos — naturally, the latter are often unclear...