With its unique blend of meta-humour and blood splatters, Scream has carved out its own legacy in the world of horror. Now, 25 years after Woodsboro, California was first terrorized by the iconic Ghostface mask, a new crop of teenagers find themselves once again running for their lives in a commentary on the current state…
?I wrestled all my life. How could I not wrestle for you?? Brighton 4th, directed by Levan Kouashvili, is Georgia?s official submission for Best International Feature Film. It won awards at the Tribeca Film Festival for Best International Narrative Film, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor. It is a story of a father?s love and the…
Fear takes many forms, some is personal, some is rooted in society. But it often leads to pain and suffering. In Soumaya, directed by Waheed Khan and Ubaydah Abu-Usayd, we see fear that grows within a culture that tries to put others down by making them afraid. Soumaya is awakened early one morning by police…
?You never know what might come around.? ??Compartment No. 6 Compartment No. 6 tells the story of Laura (Seidi Haarla), a Finnish student who has been studying in Moscow. When Laura has the opportunity to explore the petroglyphs of Murmansk, she is willing to leave her lover and set out on her own. However, while making…
It’s always darkest before the Dawn. Cosmic Dawn introduces us to Aurora (Camille Rowe), a young woman who witnessed the alien abduction of her mother as a child. Plagued by the experience into her adulthood, Aurora has always sought answers for her experience. When Aurora meets alien-devotee Natalie (Emmanuelle Chriqui), she suddenly feels both validated and heard….
?Grandpa, are you a good guy?? ?I want to be.? Written and directed by Mark Williams, Blacklight is another fun and furious entry into the Liam Neeson canon of films that feature ?one man against the world?. Though, this may be one of the first ones that starts to ask what that looks like in an ever-changing culture….
With a film called Parallel Mothers, it comes as no surprise that the film’s double narratives attempt to mirror each other. However, it would be so much more powerful if they managed to connect in some way. Directed by Pedro Almodovar, Parallel Mothers tells the story of Janis (Penelope Cruz), a fashion photographer who becomes enamored with…
It?s fair to say that almost everyone loves a good whodunit.? Especially over the last few years, it seems like murder mysteries have become big business once again. From?Rian Johnson’s Knives Out?to Adam Sandler?s?Murder Mystery?or even reality shows like?Tiger King, people can?t seem to get enough of untangling a web of murderous intrigue. Now, with…
As I finish up my Slamdance viewing, I want to thank the festival for giving me access to all these films. I always enjoy covering Slamdance, in part because it pushes me beyond my comfort zone at times. The films here are always very diverse, just as the festival wants them to be. That means,…
By Ben Dower The crew of a ship that was wrecked on the nuclear testing site Infant Island reports meeting natives there. An entrepreneur from the country of Rolisica named Clark Nelson (Jerry Ito) mounts an expedition to Infant Island. He gives orders to everyone on the expedition, including stowaway reporter Zen’ichir? Fukuda (Frankie Sakai) and scientist…
