The uncomfortable silence of an awkward pause, the suspicion that someone might be talking about you when you leave the...
Being a teenager almost always feels like an inescapable curse, but the 17-year-old girl at the center of Thomas Robert...
Natasha Kermani and Brea Grant’s Lucky enters familiar territory while also breaking new ground. On top of work troubles, author May (Grant) is caught in an unusual situation at home. Each night, she and her partner Ted (Dhruv Uday Singh) are attacked by a masked intruder. Those around her fail...
Guess who’s coming to dinner? It’s not Sidney Poitier. No, it’s some no-good punk with a weird haircut, who will...
The law is intended to maintain order and protect civil liberties. It may not always work out that way, but...
Have you ever watched a Godzilla movie and wondered what he would taste like? Probably very gamey and radiated. But cooked the right way, the King of the Monsters might be very tasty. Monster Seafood Wars (originally 三大怪獣グルメ) explores this possibility. It’s the latest zany project from writer/director Minoru Kawasaki,...
The late-night shift becomes a living nightmare in Brea Grant’s 12 Hour Shift, a comedic one-night disaster that sends a...
Randy Ser is a man of many talents. After cutting his teeth on Roger Corman productions and obtaining degrees in...
The Brothers Grimm and the like laid the groundwork for modern storytelling. From damsels in distress to wicked parental figures who sacrificed their own young, these antique fables have shaped today’s narratives in countless ways. Although their undiluted forms can be entirely too gruesome for younger listeners, these often morbid...
I’m a huge advocate of watching movies while under the influence. I believe occasionally taking psychedelic drugs before a viewing...
Special Actors, Shinichiro Ueda’s follow-up to the break-away hit One Cut of The Dead, is a feel-good comedy involving cults, ghosts,...
In Aaron B. Koontz’s The Pale Door, a gang of outlaws bite off more than they can chew after a simple train robbery turns sour. Seeking shelter and medical attention for their injured leader, the gang find themselves in a mysterious brothel run by a coven of witches. It’s a modern...