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Hawaii 2024 Review: Dead Talents Society is a Ghostly Good Time
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Having played TIFF and Fantastic Fest, Dead Talents Society is the latest from director John Hsu, and I’ve just seen his rad Taiwanese ghost horror comedy at Hawaii International Film Festival. Hsu’s last feature was the great 2019 period horror...
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Vancouver Horror Show 2024: Justin Harding’s CARVED to Have Canadian Premiere During 7th Edition
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Can we just take a moment to give a shoutout to Captain George Vancouver? For it is because of the British explorer by which the city I grew up outside of is named. So when you have a festival called...
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THE CHARISMA KILLERS Trailer Exclusive: DeskPop Entertaiment Acquires Indie Action Flick For VOD Release
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Action cinema fans, we have your first look at cult icon Vernon Wells in Michael Matteo Rossi's indie action flick, The Charisma Killers, with a trailer exclusive and acquistion announcement.    When the old mentor of 7 killers finds out...
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Hawaii 2024 Review: Chain Reactions Roars with Recollections
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What do Karyn Kusama, Stephen King, Patton Oswalt, and Takashi Miike have in common? They all speak of their experiences on a certain film that influenced them in one way or another in Alexandre O. Philippe’s (Lynch/Oz, 78/52, Memory: The...
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Hawaii International 2024 Review: Out for Blood Shorts Shine
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[Still from Olga's Eyes] Having been a shorts filmmaker for most of my filmmaking life, I know exactly how difficult it is to get coverage at festivals for short films. When I’m able, I like to return the favor. While...
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New York 2024 Review: LITTLE, BIG, AND FAR Conjures Up Celestial Music
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Jem Cohen makes a gentle inquiry to human connections while presenting it within the bigger picture; in this case, the universe. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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WOMAN OF THE HOUR Review: A Date with a Killer
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Women are not believed. This has been true for decades (if not centuries) and it has allowed men to perpetrate terrible crimes, almost in plain sight, without remorse or consequences. I realise this is something of a blanket statement (yes,...
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Camera Japan Rotterdam 2024 Review: ALL THE SONGS WE NEVER SANG Makes For Fine Family Drama
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September in the Netherlands means that the Camera Japan Festival is visiting again, first in Rotterdam and a week later in Amsterdam. Primarily it's a film festival, but music and food always have an important role as well. Often there...
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BeyondFest 2024 Review: BAAL, Mystery Horror Thwarted by It’s Ending
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Grace returns to the small town she grew up in to settle her father’s estate. She learns that her brother, David, has gone missing. In fact, a lot of people from this small town are also missing. There is rumour...
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FRANKIE FREAKO: Raven Banner Launches Pre-sales For Physical Release on Blu and VHS
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Raven Banner has announced the launch of pre-sales for their Special Edition of Steven Kostanski's small creature feature Frankie Freako.    An instant hit on the festival circuit, pleasing fans wherever it played, you can pre-order either the Special Edition...
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