LIFECHANGER — Played July 20th — Directed by Justin McConnell, Canada A murderous shapeshifter sets out on a blood-soaked mission to make things right with the woman he loves. Everything about this film was constructed as well as could be expected, or perhaps even better than expected. The acting is strong, the plot is strong, […]
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MEGA TIME SQUAD — Played July 16 — directed by Tim VanDammen, New Zealand A small-town crook (Anton Tennet) finds an ancient Chinese time-travel device that can help him pull off a heist and start a new life — but he may not survive the consequences of tampering with time. Maybe it is too early
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Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura, Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, Japan Review: Destiny – The Tale of Kamakura This film is simply bursting with fantasy elements, countless creatures and even music reminiscent of the HARRY POTTER franchise. Although the story presented here is self-contained and wraps up smoothly, a whole series of films based on this
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Tremble All You Want, Directed by Akiko Oku, Japan Review: Tremble All You Want The irony that the plot setup provides is not perfect, and this may be the first strike against the film. Some very clever social commentary could be made if Yoshika’s crush on Ichi was equal to Ni’s crush on Yoshika. But,
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The Night Eats the World, Directed by Dominique Rocher, France Review: The Night Eats the World I know what you’re thinking: the zombie subgenre has run its course, it has all been done, and all we have left are low-budget derivatives and witty satires. And you would be right. But somehow, THE NIGHT EATS THE
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Boiled Angels Movie Review, Directed by Frank Henenlotter, USA Review: Boiled Angels Brilliantly, Boiled Angels (affiliate link) puts the case into its wider context rather than just presented as a “courtroom drama”. We see where Mike Diana fits in on the timeline from EC Comics, to “Seduction of the Innocent”, to R. Crumb and beyond.
Cold Skin, Directed by Xavier Gens, France/UK Cold Skin Review The popular line is that director Xavier Gens had a great film some years ago (2007’s FRONTIER(S)) and has been slipping, or at least fumbling, ever since. But in all fairness to Gens, it takes more than a great chef to make a meal —
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Relaxer, Directed by Joel Potrykus, USA Review: Relaxer Joel Potrykus’ films are not for everyone. The characters are not always ones we can be sympathetic to, and some people may consider the films trashy or a waste of time. For me, however, they very much capture the 1990s indie vibe that Richard Linklater perfected in
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Fantasia International Film Festival The Fantasia International Film Festival (or simply Fantasia 2018) is coming back soon for round 22, and if the hype is to be believed, it will be “more explosive, bloody, and insane than ever!” Based on previous years, there is no reason to doubt this. Well over 100 feature films will
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Gags the Clown Movie Review Eight days have passed since the clown first showed up in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Now, over the course of one night, four different groups of people cross paths with the clown everyone calls “Gags” and his true intentions are finally revealed. From the first few minutes, it was hard to
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