by Joseph Perry | Mar 14, 2024 | Film Festivals, Foreign, Movies, Reviews, Thriller
Writer/director Helena Stefansdottir’s Icelandic thriller Natatorium is the type of film where you just know that something is off from the onset, and the mystery as to what exactly is happening keeps you wrapped up until the climactic reveal. The dark family drama at...
by Joseph Perry | Jan 11, 2024 | Events, Film Festivals, Movies, News
This year’s takes place, as always, in Austin, Texas — this year from March 8–16, 2024 — and the fest has just announced its first-wave lineup. Following is the list of Midnighters, which SXSW says are “Exciting after-dark features for genre lovers and the terminally...
by Joseph Perry | Mar 29, 2023 | Film Festivals, Movies, Reviews, Short Films
Every House Is Haunted Maya (Kate Cobb) and her husband Danny (Kevin Bigley) move into a new house that their real estate agent said was haunted by friendly ghosts in writer/director Bryce McGuire’s short film Every House Is Haunted. Danny doesn’t think it’s a...
by Joseph Perry | Mar 20, 2023 | Film Festivals, Reviews, Short Films
Eyestring If eye trauma gives you the heebie jeebies, director Javier Devitt’s short horror film Eyestring is certain to press a few buttons. There’s no Un Chien Andalou-level of sudden shock; rather, Eyestring deals more with lingering, building psychological and...
by Joseph Perry | Mar 15, 2023 | Film Festivals, Movies, Reviews
Body horror and creature feature combine in writer/director Anna Zlokovic’s feature Appendage. Fueled by solid direction, fine performances, and fun special effects work, the film comes highly recommended for horror fans. Hannah (Hadley Robinson) is a fashion designer...
