A guide on how not to act when your dog goes missing? Caleb Michael Johnson’s “The Carnivores” is a film that’ll have you questioning nearly every single character motivation in sight, cringing in disbelief at some of the things the things they willingly do without question, and ultimately wondering what it was all for by the time the credits roll. […]
Baptiste Drapeau’s “The Lodger” is a romantic horror film featuring one of the most captivating and haunting love triangles in cinematic history, that manages to feel like a romantic fantasy while remaining impressively grounded throughout it’s ninety-two minute runtime. A young nursing student named Julie is starting school in Bordeaux, France where she rents a room from a strange but […]
If you’re interested in a nostalgia-soaked comedy that’s a literal slice of high school life (or even if you’re not), then Ted Stenson’s “Events Transpiring Before, During, and After a High School Basketball Game” is absolutely a perfect film for you! Set in 1999 Calgary, the story follows multiple storylines involving a wide variety of high school students that are […]
A mesmerizingly unique vision brought to life by a cleverly ambiguous execution and a stellar debut performance from Anna Cobb, Jane Schoenbrun’s “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair” is a film that’ll be referenced and dissected for years to come. Rightfully so as there’s so many layers to this narrative, which is presented in a way where you’re never […]
Christopher Bickel’s “Bad Girls” is a blood-soaked, modern exploitation feature with three badass female leads in the vein of “Coffy” or “Death Proof” and an over-the-top style reminiscent of Troma’s productions or a less futuristic “Hobo With A Shotgun” that really brings the whole thing to life! The editing is extremely impressive for a budget film, with multiple camera angles […]
Adam Brooks’ “Cliff: A Portrait of an Artist” is an extremely personal and emotional look at the life of Canadian artist Cliff Eyland; it provides insight into his beliefs, artwork, personal life, family history, and a life-altering double lung transplant he was forced to endure due to a rare lung condition. Cliff is a disarmingly honest person who shares his views […]
James Ashcroft’s “Coming Home In The Dark” is a stark, grounded, and harrowing exploration of the notion that being a complicitous bystander has consequences too. Over the course of this hour and a half runtime you’ll learn the disturbing motivations of the drifters as well as get a glimpse into their traumatic past, that just might be more connected to […]
There’s not enough urban legend horror in the vein of “Candyman” still being made these days, which makes Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury’s frightening and polished “Kandisha” feel like a much needed entry into the genre. The general method of summoning the spirit here is familiar: simply say Aicha Kandisha’s name five times after drawing a pentagram, and the jinn […]
Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma’s “Teddy” coming of age tale that’s really about the trials and tribulations of being a teenage boy, but cleverly framed around a rural French town dealing with a series of farm animal attacks that rumor has was a werewolf’s doing. The meat of the movie is a character-driven teen dramedy, but with an ominous turn of events […]
A very inventive and well-crafted debut from director Robert Woods, who has done some effects work on films prior to this, but decided to “go out to a farmhouse with some friends and see what we could put together” as he worded it in the intro. If this is what Robert can do with a few friends and a farmhouse, […]