Category: Festivals

SXSW 2022: X

Horror or porn or both – the latter seems the direction for X, a new film by director Tim West. West helms this 1979-based horror flick, Grindhouse style, that centers on the filming of a porn movie.  Unlike other more successful offerings in the horror genre, like the terrifying Texas Chainsaw Massacre, X, even with… Continue reading SXSW 2022: X

SXSW 2022: MASTER

Master es el primer largometraje de la escritora y directora Mariama Diallo que se estrenó en el Festival de Cine de Sundance 2022 y se presentó esta semana en el Festival de Cine SXSW en Austin. El escenario es una universidad ficticia en Nueva Inglaterra, Ancaster, y al público se le presentan tres personajes afroamericanos… Continue reading SXSW 2022: MASTER

SXSW 2022: X

All slasher horror fans know that the ultimate sin that gets one killed is sex. Well, Ti West’s latest horror feature presents what happens when adult filmmakers and their cast become the targets. Taking place in 1979, X proves to be a gruesomely fun throwback that not only beautifully recreates the era in which the… Continue reading SXSW 2022: X

SXSW 2022: MASTER

One would that at the collegiate level, racism would not be a systemic problem at all. Writer/director Mariama Diallo strongly states otherwise in a powerful and emotional film that takes the issue of racial prejudice and utilizes it to spin a supernatural horror tale. The movie screened at this year’s SXSW festival and is now… Continue reading SXSW 2022: MASTER

SXSW: EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE, ALL AT ONCE

I like whacky films as much as the next guy. Cowriters/directors Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert take on familiar themes at a breakneck pace, taking the best advantage of their impressive cast. Plot twists, action, weirdness, bizarre, asinine, silly, riotous – sign me up. Everything, Everywhere, All at Once goes beyond these descriptors and offers… Continue reading SXSW: EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE, ALL AT ONCE

Fantastic Fest 2021 Review: SILENT NIGHT

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Leave it to Fantastic Fest to conclude their film extravaganza with a Christmas movie. Of course, this is not the typical, feel-good holiday fare one comes to expect from the season. What is served up is a pitch-black comedy that takes place during Christmas, but during… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2021 Review: SILENT NIGHT

Fantastic Fest 2021 Review/News: THE BETA TEST

Rating: B Jim Cummings is back as co-director and star in this pitch – black film biz satire. Cummings revels in the full spectrum of bad behavior, leaving you laughing and gasping in equal measure. Cummings stars as a married Hollywood agent who receives a mysterious letter for an anonymous sexual encounter. After deciding to… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2021 Review/News: THE BETA TEST