Rondo Movie Review Played July 27th – Directed by Drew Barnhardt, USA A kinky sex proposition devolves into a chain of murder, sex, and revenge. And more murder. Putting any of this film into words is almost doing it a disservice. Beyond “holy crap” or similar gasps of disbelief, can we really sum up what …
Saint Bernard Syndicate Movie Review Played July 26th – Directed by Mads Brugger, Denmark An odd-couple comedy about the pitfalls of striking out into the economic frontier; it charts two hapless Danes’ scheme to sell Saint Bernards to China’s middle class. This is not a “laugh out loud” odd couple movie, but more subtle in …
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Hurt Movie Review Played July 26th – Directed by Sonny Mallhi, Canada Plot: Rose (Emily van Raay) moves into a house in the woods close to her sister after her boyfriend gets deployed and things don’t go right when Halloween night arrives. Writer-director Sonny Mallhi has previously given us ANGUISH and FAMILY BLOOD, but it’s …
Heavy Trip Movie Review Played July 26th – Directed by Juuso Laatio, Finland Turo (Johannes Holopainen) is trying to overcome his fears by leading the most unknown heavy metal band in Finland, Impaled Rektum, to the hottest metal festival of Norway. No surprise here: the blend of heavy metal and humor works well, as we …
Pledge Movie Review Played July 24th – Directed by Daniel Robbins A group of weird, unwanted freshmen are offered a chance to pledge what they believe is an exclusive fraternity. Often times, we give a lot of credit to filmmakers who do the unexpected, who try to be original. And, of course, we should. But …
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, …
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 …
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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