This will function as both as a review of the great film Saint Drogo and a polemic against an often straight, cis-enforced marketability for queer art. When queer art is forced to perform queerness instead of simply being queer, then it runs the risk of performing the gaze, narrow representation, and simplification of queer life and priorities. Why do I […]
Invoking Yell was a hit at the sixth annual Unnamed Footage Festival this year in San Francisco, and is currently making the festival rounds. Director Patricio Valladares was kind enough to sit down with us to answer some questions about the film and discuss his love of metal, as well as other projects he’s been working on. So put on […]
Recently I sat down with Bryan Connolly (director, co-producer, co-editor, “kinda writer”) and John Gholson (lead actor) of ‘Make Popular Movies’ – an improvisational comedy film about making movies that are a commercial success, as well as the many hilarious situations that arise in the process. ‘Make Popular Movies’ screened at the 2022 edition of the Chattanooga Film Festival where […]
Have you ever found yourself wondering what Steven Spielberg’s Duel would’ve been like if it took place entirely on the Detroit River, featuring an epic battle between a recently dumped, emotionally lost young man in a kayak and a psychopathic, middle-aged alcoholic driving a fishing boat? Well I have good news, because that’s exactly what Isaac Rathé’s upcoming debut feature […]
There are an estimated 500,000 online predators active every single day, so odds are you or someone you know has encountered one. If you haven’t, odds are you’ve probably tried online dating before, and discovered how equally strange and dangerous those encounters can become. In other words, the internet can be a sketchy place, and we’re all very aware of […]