Psychological horror is an often overused label, but the new indie horror The Dead Center is the rare bird that truly earns the title. A tense and shockingly well-constructed horror film set in an emergency psych ward, The Dead Center is the latest from up and coming writer/ director Billy...
Opening the 2019 Fantasia Film Festival Underground program this year was a surprising indie film, and one of the festival’s major discoveries, from a family of filmmakers that put everything they have into their DIY projects. The Deeper You Dig, which celebrated its world premiere at the festival July 11, is...
‘What does it sound like when a computer dreams? And what does it sound like when a computer has a nightmare?’ This would be the phrase that served as inspiration for Gavin Brivik as he composed the synth-infused, swirling digital atmosphere for the psychological horror/mystery thriller Cam. With years of...
It’s rare that a movie comes along that completely upends your expectations. Relaxer is one of those films. The latest from director Joel Potrykus, Relaxer held its Washington premiere at the inaugural North Bend Film Festival on August 26th. The film follows Abner, called Abbie, (Joshua Burge), a directionless couch potato living...