Collaboration between five film festivals: Popcorn Frights Film Festival, Boston Underground Film Festival, The Overlook Film Festival, Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, and North Bend Film Fest. Held virtually October 8-11, 2020.
Gavin Schmitt Interviews Christine Nyland As part of the 2020 Nightstream film festival, I had the pleasure of having a brief chat with writer-producer-actor Christine Nyland (affiliate link) about her newest film, AN UNQUIET GRAVE (affiliate link). My review is in another post, but the super-short summary is: a bare bones movie with a lot …
An Unquiet Grave (2020) Overview: A year after the death of his wife, a man (Jacob A. Ware) enlists his wife’s sister (Christine Nyland) to help him bring her back.Director: Terence KreyWriters: Christine Nyland, Terence KreyStarring: Jacob A. Ware, Christine Nyland Related post: Interview: Christine Nyland Gavin’s Review Does the plot summary of AN UNQUIET GRAVE (affiliate …
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Lapsis (2020) Gavin’s Lapsis Movie Review Presented as “science fiction,” the world of LAPSIS (affiliate link)is barely different from the real world of 2020 (minus the pandemic) and offers a scathing critique of the gig economy and the growing number of independent contractors. Now, this is something I can relate to. I formerly worked “with” …
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Rose Plays Julie Gavin’s Rose Plays Julie Review From the literature: “Directors Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor, also known as Desperate Optimists, have spent years making formally rigorous, atmospheric cinema that often deals with the uncanny effects of impersonation and the slippery nature of truth. With ROSE PLAYS JULIE (2019) (affiliate link) they have crafted …
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Dinner in America, Directed by Adam Rehmeier Gavin’s Dinner in America Review The creator behind this film is Adam Rehmeier, who first received attention around 2010-2011 with THE BUNNY GAME. In that film, a trucker kidnaps a prostitute and subjects her to what is politely referred to as “extreme torture.” Even for horror fans (such …
Gavin Schmitt Interviews Jesse Blanchard Creator Jesse Blanchard was kind enough to chat with me about “Frank and Zed”, and our conversation is here! Overview: Two reanimated corpses, dependent on each other for survival, live a life of solitude until a power-hungry magistrate tricks a group of villagers into attacking their lonely castle, fulfilling an …
Frank and Zed Review Overview: Two reanimated corpses, dependent on each other for survival, live a life of solitude until a power-hungry magistrate tricks a group of villagers into attacking their lonely castle, fulfilling an ancient prophecy: The Orgy of Blood. “I don’t know why I keep showing up to work when I know we’re …
Darkness Movie Review Stella (Denise Tantucci), a young girl, lives with her father (Valerio Binasco) and two little sisters in an isolated house with bolted windows. Because of an alleged “solar explosion” that occurred years before, the father is the only one able to leave the house. But his version of the truth seems to …
Survival Skills Movie Review Survival Skills is a lost training video from the late 1980s. In it, Jim (Vayu O’Donnell, CELL), the perfect policeman, gets in over his head when he tries to resolve a domestic violence case outside the law. Before getting in the film as a whole, it must be said that Stacy …
Anything for Jackson Movie Review An aging couple (Sheila McCarthy and Julian Richings) is willing to do anything to bring back Jackson, their deceased grandson. A pregnant woman becomes involved and calamity ensues. The premise is a simple one, and one that all parents can relate to. The protagonists in this story will “do anything …
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