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Movie Review – Wicked Little Letters (2023)

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Wicked Little Letters, 2023.Directed by Thea Sharrock. Starring Olivia Colman, Jesse Buckley, Anjana Vasan, Joanna Scanlan, Gemma Jones, Timothy Spall, Malachi Kirby, and Eileen Atkins.SYNOPSIS: When people in 1920’s Littlehampton begin to receive letters full of profanities, Irish migrant Rose is charged with the crime. Suspecting that something is amiss, the town’s women investigate.Based on real-life […]

Movie Review – Trader (2022)

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Trader, 2022Directed by Corey Stanton. Starring Kimberly Sue-Murray, Shaun Benson, Stephen BogaertSYNOPSIS:When a mysterious sociopath discovers a passion for stock market trading, they set out to overthrow the entire financial world, all from the confines of their basement apartment.The high-risk world of insider trading is compellingly brought out in Corey Stanton’s imaginative psychological thriller Trader.Illustrating […]

Movie Review – Lovely, Dark, and Deep (2023)

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Lovely, Dark, and Deep, 2023.Written and directed by Teresa Sutherland. Starring Georgina Campbell, Nick Blood, and Wai Ching Ho.SYNOPSIS: Lennon, a new back-country ranger, travels alone through the dangerous wilderness, hoping to uncover the origins of a tragedy that has haunted her since she was a child.Set in wild mountain valleys and backwoods hiking trails, Teresa […]

Movie Review – Dad & Step-Dad (2023)

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Dad & Step-Dad, 2023. Directed by Tynan DeLong. Starring Colin Burgess, Anthony Oberbeck, Brian Fiddyment, Claire O’Kane SYNOPSIS:  Jim and Dave, a dad and a step-dad, have trouble bonding during a 3-day weekend upstate with their son, Branson. This funny and heartfelt comedy from prolific shorts maker and actor Tynan DeLong proves that a micro-budget […]

Movie Review – Riddle of Fire (2023)

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Riddle of Fire, 2023. Directed by Weston Razooli. Starring Lio Tipton, Charles Halford, Charlie Stover, Skyler Peters, Phoebe Ferro, Daniele Hoetmer and Lorelei Olivia Mote. SYNOPSIS:  Three mischievous children embark on an odyssey to find the ingredients for a blueberry pie to bake for their poorly mother. Along the way they encounter poachers, a witch, […]

Movie Review – Piaffe (2022)

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Piaffe, 2022Directed by Ann Oren  Starring Simone Bucio, Sebastian Rudolph, Simon[e] Jaikiriuma PaetauSYNOPSIS:When their sibling Zara suffers a nervous breakdown, the introvert Eva is forced to take on Zara’s job as a Foley artist. Then, a horsetail starts growing out of their body.Visual artist and filmmaker Ann Oren’s debut feature Piaffe showcases a sensual and […]

Movie Review – Camp Pleasant Lake (2024)

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Camp Pleasant Lake, 2024.Directed by Thomas Walton. Starring Jonathan Lipnicki, Bonnie Aarons, Michael ParéSYNOPSIS: A couple reopen a campsite as an immersive attraction for horror fans. The events of the past intertwine with the present in mysterious and horrifying ways. The campsite is such a staple of slasher horror films. The comfort for fans is often in […]

Movie Review – Out of Darkness (2022)

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Out of Darkness, 2022.Directed by Andrew Cumming. Starring Safia Oakley-Green, Kit Young, Chuku Modu, Iola Evans, Luna Mwezi, Arno Lüning.SYNOPSIS: In the Old Stone Age, a disparate gang of early humans band together in search of a new land. But when they suspect a malevolent, mystical being is hunting them down, the clan are forced to […]

Movie Review – Natatorium (2024)

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Natatorium, 2024.Written and Directed by Helena Stefansdottir. Starring Ilmur María Arnardóttir, Elin Petersdottir, Stefania Berndsen, Jónas Alfreð Birkisson, Valur Freyr Einarsson, and Arnar Dan Kristjánsson.SYNOPSIS: Lilja visits her estranged grandparents in the city as she undergoes an auditon for an international art performance group. When her father, who has been overseas, and aunt find out a […]

Movie Review – The Seeding (2023)

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The Seeding, 2023.Written and Directed by Barnaby Clay. Starring Scott Haze and Kate Lyn Sheil.A hiker lost in the desert takes refuge with a woman living alone, and discovers she might not be there willingly. With The Seeding, writer/director Barnaby Clay takes a bleak and intriguing look at survival in a microcosm. Experienced largely in music […]