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 — …
COLD SKIN (2017) Review, Directed by Xavier Gens, Fantasia 2018 Read More »
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 …
RELAXER (2018) Review, Directed by Joel Potrykus, Fantasia 2018 Read More »
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 …
