Review by Monique Thompson A social media influencer and his video crew encounter true evil when they visit one of the most haunted hotels in America. All of you found-footage horror movie fans can rejoice at this one! In FOLLOWED, rising social media influencer Drop...
Greetings again from the darkness. There is no logical explanation for how an Australian indie film, the first feature from director Shannon Murphy, can contain so many elements: a terminally ill teenager, first love, addiction, music lessons, questionable parenting,...
Greetings again from the darkness. The first airplane hijacking movie I remember seeing was AIRPORT (1970, with Burt Lancaster and Dean Martin). Since then, it’s been a recurring, relatively common cinematic topic blending our natural fears (flying and terrorism) with...
Review by James Lindorf Longtime documentary cinematographer Peter Nelson is adding another job title to his resume, Director. With Nelson also working as the film’s cinematographer, “The Pollinators” has a polished look. It has all the slow-motion flying, sweeping...
Greetings again from the darkness. Filmed in Canada with a mostly Canadian cast by a Canadian director, we are reminded how challenging it is to make a low budget action-thriller. Writer-director Brent Cote delivers a masterclass in genre clichés, yet there’s enough...
Review by Lisa Payne Cabbie/wannabe comedian Emerson (Casey Dillard) picks up Roger (Richard Speight Jr), who wants to go to multiple locations. Emerson thinks it’s her lucky day because she’s having money troubles. However, at one of the stops, we see in the...
Review by James Lindorf Writer and Director Joshua Caldwell created a tale of young love on the run in his latest feature film "Infamous." His modern-day Bonnie and Clyde are Arielle (Bella Thorne), and Dean (Jake Manley) rob their way across the southland, looking to...
Greetings again from the darkness. We wouldn’t expect a 19 minute crime drama to have sufficient time to create the tension needed for impact. Writer-director Ben Reid and his co-writer Owen Gower serve up a short film that packs a punch, a twist, and also some...
Here is a topic that does not often take center stage in American films: suicide. However, the Danish film Exit Plan (previously Suicide Tourist, or Selvmordsturisten) centers around a suicidal man and a creepy hotel that specializes in assisted suicide. On the...
Greetings again from the darkness. “That’s not a word.” “It’s a word.” Anyone who has ever played Scrabble has both shrieked the phrases and been the target of those same screeches from opponents. Word play is in full effect during the feature film debut of director...