Foreign Articles

Spoiler-Free Review: ANIMALE (Jeonju International Film Festival) 

Official synopsis: Camargue, France — a region renowned for its traditional bull race, a breathtaking display of agility and mutual respect between man and beast. Amid a world dominated by men, 22-year-old Nejma trains relentlessly to achieve her...

Spoiler-Free Review: GRANDMA (TETA) (The 32nd New York African Film Festival) 

Official synopsis: While living in isolation, Mona (Mona Hala) and her young son Mickey (Shams Mohamed) await the birth of a new baby while still carrying the weight of the boy’s grandma’s recent death. When her son begins listening to her pregnant...

Movie Review: Fear In The Philippines: The Complete Blood Island Films (1959 – 1970) – Severin Blu-ray

Comprised of the entirety of The Blood Island films (if the title of this review didn't tip you off)... a series of monster-filled mayhem dreamed up by producer/director Eddie Romero and producer Kane W. Lynn (joined by co-director Gerardo de Leon...

Spoiler-Free Reviews: THE BLACK HOLE, VAMPIRE ZOMBIES . . . FROM SPACE! and LUNATIC: THE LUNA VACHON STORY (Calgary Underground Film Festival 2025) 

The Black Hole (Must Auk; Finland/Estonia, 2024) Official synopsis: Residents of an apartment block district long for a better life, but when a black hole appears mysteriously in a lilac bush, they have to face aliens, a giant spider and an...