Shapeless, 2021. Directed by Samantha Aldana. Starring Kelly Murtagh, Erika Ashley, Gralen Bryant Banks, Bobby Gilchrist. SYNOPSIS: A blues singer in New Orleans struggles to conceal her worsening eating disorder. Ivy (Kelly Murtagh) is a beautiful woman living in New Orleans. She dreams of becoming a professional blues singer, gigs regularly with her band, and […]
Movie Review – All Jacked Up and Full of Worms (2022)
All Jacked Up and Full of Worms, 2022. Directed by Alex Phillips. Starring Sammy Arechar, Betsey Brown, Phillip Andre Botello, Trevor Dawkins, Eva Fellows, Mike Lopez, Carol Rhyu. SYNOPSIS: Two lonely Chicagoans bond over their shared interest in getting high on earthworms. Do you like the weird shit? Are you ok with things getting a […]
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Review – Sick of Myself (2022)
Sick of Myself, 2022. Directed by Kristoffer Borgli. Starring Sarah Francesca Brænne, Eirik Sæther, and Kristine Kujath Thorp. SYNOPSIS: Jealous of her boyfriend’s success in the art world, a young woman deliberately gives herself a debilitating skin disease. Everyone knows a couple like Signe and Thomas. Whether at an art opening or a dinner party, […]
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Review – V/H/S/99 (2022)
V/H/S/99, 2022. Directed by Flying Lotus, Maggie Levin, Tyler MacIntyre, Johannes Roberts, Joseph Winter, and Vanessa Winter. Starring Duncan Anderson, Verona Blue, Sonya Eddy, Ally Ioannides, and Melanie Stone. SYNOPSIS: V/H/S/99 harkens back to the final punk rock analog days of VHS, while taking one giant leap forward into the hellish new millennium. In V/H/S/99, […]
Movie Review – The Harbinger (2022)
The Harbinger, 2022. Written and Directed by Andy Mitton. Starring Gabby Beans, Emily Davis, Laura Heisler, Raymond Anthony Thomas, and Myles Walker. SYNOPSIS: During the COVID-19 lockdown, two friends are stalked in their dreams by an ancient plague demon. Fresh off its world premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival, Andy Mitton’s The Harbinger is a […]
Fantasia International Film Festival 2022 Review – Megalomaniac
Megalomaniac, 2022. Written and Directed by Karim Ouelhaj Starring Raphaëlle Lubansu, Benjamin Ramon, Eline Schumacher, and Wim Willaert. SYNOPSIS: The adult daughter of a notorious serial killer descends into degradation and violence. Twentysomething Martha (Eline Schumacher) lives a life of quiet desperation in Brussels with her older brother Felix (Benjamin Ramon). They share a large, […]
Movie Review – What Josiah Saw (2022)
What Josiah Saw, 2022. Directed by Vincent Grashaw. Starring Kelli Garner, Scott Haze, Robert Patrick, Nick Stahl, Jake Weber, and Tony Hale. SYNOPSIS: Terrible secrets are revealed when an estranged family reunites at their childhood home. In a shabby farmhouse, Josiah Graham (Robert Patrick, always excellent) lives in relative seclusion with his mentally challenged adult […]
