KING COAL: Bowing To The King No More
KING COAL: Bowing To The King No More

King Coal is a rare work of art that manages to look forward precisely by looking backward.

HollyShorts Film Festival 2023: Opening Night
HollyShorts Film Festival 2023: Opening Night

Beginning on August 10, 2023, this year’s HollyShorts kicked off with quite a start.

STRAYS: No, Bad Dog Movie!
STRAYS: No, Bad Dog Movie!

Strays is a mess of limited ideas, mined from the inebriated story idea, “What if a typical dog movie had more profanity and poop?”.

SATAN WANTS YOU: Hell on Earth
SATAN WANTS YOU: Hell on Earth

Unspooled like a true crime tale, Satan Wants You writes an origin story for this salacious, sensationalist phenomenon.

HollyShorts Film Festival 2023: Comedy
HollyShorts Film Festival 2023: Comedy

Amongst the horrors, dramas and animation, the festival never forgets to laugh.

I LIKE MOVIES: A Quirky And Unique Ode To Cinema
I LIKE MOVIES: A Quirky And Unique Ode To Cinema

I Like Movies manages to strum all the right cords in a truly unique celebration of cinema itself.

HollyShorts Film Festival 2023: Horror
HollyShorts Film Festival 2023: Horror

From demonic possessions to haunted polaroids, from motherhood to neocolonialism, the HollyShorts horror section has a taste of it all.

THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER: Dracula On Cruise Control
THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER: Dracula On Cruise Control

The Last Voyage of the Demeter turns in a light Dracula voyage too bound by its stock itinerary to sail into more adventurous waters.

MADELEINE COLLINS: Virginie Efira Does Vertigo

Madeleine Collins proves that Virginie Efira belongs to that elite tier of actresses capable of elevating even the most mediocre material.

KING ON SCREEN: Documenting The Horror Master's Adaptations
KING ON SCREEN: Documenting The Horror Master’s Adaptations

King On Screen is one hell of a trip down Stephen King cinema memory lane.

PREY: An Anti-Colonialist Action Movie
PREY: An Anti-Colonialist Action Movie

Prey offers an excellent example of less being more, especially in a series long known for its over-the-top dialogue and gory violence.

LOVE IN TAIPEI: A Pleasant But Predictable YA Adaptation
LOVE IN TAIPEI: A Pleasant But Predictable YA Adaptation

Sweet if innocuous entertainment, Love in Taipei is pleasant but predictable.

MEG 2: THE TRENCH: Jumping the Shark Sequel
MEG 2: THE TRENCH: Jumping the Shark Sequel

If you liked Jaws 2 (or Sharknado 2, Deep Blue Sea 2, Open Water 2, Ouija Shark 2, etc. etc), this bad Shark Sequel has everything you need.

THE MIRE: Be Careful What You Teach
THE MIRE: Be Careful What You Teach

The Mire was a fantastic, tense ride that doesn’t rely on action set-pieces or flashy effects to draw your attention.

TOKYO POP: Lost—And Found—In Translation
TOKYO POP: Lost—And Found—In Translation

Few filmmakers can say they’ve made a movie as fun, free, and ultimately bittersweet as Tokyo Pop.