The Adams family (though probably not the one that comes to mind if you’re unfamiliar with the New York based family of filmmakers) has crafted yet another darkly entertaining horror film to follow up their haunting 2019 outing The Deeper You Dig, this time opting for an equally intense yet morbidly comical approach to the coming-of-age witch story; a sub-genre […]
This was my first time experiencing Slamdance, and for the low price of $10 I got far more than my money’s worth. I’m now very much a fan of Slamdance and will be looking forward to diving into the offerings on their channel beyond the fest. These are my top five features and shorts from the festival; if you would […]
Michael Biggs’ “CD-Trip” featured on Slamdance’s Narrative Shorts takes you on a surreal, horror-tinged, retro trip back to the early days of the internet. Karley Parker stars as Tracy, a self-taught programmer who is not a big fan of spaghetti, attempting to complete an internet puzzle through a series of directives. We never find out what these directives are or […]
Whether you’re ready or not, the future is here, and Mamoru Hosoda wants to remind you of that in his newest anime film Belle, a sci-fi adaptation of the classic story of Beauty and the Beast. This film has already made waves at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, where it received a 14-minute standing ovation and has been affectionately talked […]