Foreign Articles

Spoiler-Free Film Review: SUBURBAN TALE (Fantastic Fest)

Director Stephen Alexander’s Suburban Tale (AKA Tamso; India, 2023) is a dark, brooding film that becomes increasingly disturbing as it continually reveals new puzzle pieces throughout its running time. Its original Indian title Tamso means “from...
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Spoiler-Free Film Reviews: DID I? and SAVING GRACE (A Night of Horror International Film Festival)

DID I? (United States, 2023)   When viewers first meet Genevieve (Alexandra Pica), the main character of director Sarah Tice’s DID I?, she wakes up disoriented, disheveled, and mysteriously bruised. She is also having a tough time at work,...
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Spoiler-Free Short Film Reviews: STOP DEAD, MERGER, THE DAM, and RIDE, BABY, RIDE (A Night of Horror International Film Festival)

Australia’s A Night of Horror International Film Festival has a bounty of fear-fare shorts from around the globe on tap. Here is a look at four of the selections that run less than 10 minutes each.    Stop Dead (United Kingdom, 2023)  ...
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Spoiler-Free Reviews: STRANGE DARLING and THE WAIT (Fantastic Fest)

STRANGE DARLING (2023)   Do yourself an immense favor and learn nothing more about the plot of writer/director JT Mollner’s Strange Darling than what I am about to tell you. This film absolutely requires being gone into as cold as possible for...
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