2020s

Micro Budget: Macro Entertainment
MICRO BUDGET: Macro Entertainment

Micro Budget is a hilarious look at the struggles of filmmaking and an interesting character study of those just crazy enough to try.

ANOTHER DAY IN AMERICA: Unsettling Truths Behind the Desk

Another Day in America is a sharp social commentary with explosive performances and a searing snapshot of everyday life.

HOLD YOUR BREATH: When The Dust Settles
HOLD YOUR BREATH: When The Dust Settles

Hold Your Breath is a fantastic film and at a short runtime, what do you have to lose to give it a shot?

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival: THE RULE OF JENNY PEN
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival: THE RULE OF JENNY PEN

Jenny Pen is a cold-eyed excavation of one of the basest fears humanity possesses: That life, in all its triumphs, is a meaningless house of cards.

GREEDY PEOPLE: Money, It's A Crime
GREEDY PEOPLE: Money, It’s A Crime

The direction, the cinematography, the lighting, all of it mesh together to highlight the wild and always forward story that is Greedy People.

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival: EXORCISMO
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival: EXORCISMO

Like any good exploitation movie Exorcismo feels like a pleasant discovery for a genre buff, a treat from the back of the video store.  

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival: GENERATION TERROR

Generation Terror proves a refreshing revitalization of the nuances under all the blood and guts, as well as the guts themselves. 

Witches film review
LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2024: WITCHES

Witches starts off like a video essay. Writer, director, editor (and “star”) Elizabeth Sankey talks…

Jim Henson Idea Man review Disney+
JIM HENSON IDEA MAN: Basic Jim Henson Doc Sticks To The Script

I’d like to begin this review by stating that, for the record, I am anti-puppet.…

THE ROOM NEXT DOOR: A Film Snob’s Dream
New York Film Festival 2024: By the Stream, A Traveler’s Needs, The Room Next Door

Certain filmmakers are such mainstays of the New York Film Festival that you can pretty…

MADS: Am I Tripping Or Is That A Monster? 
MADS: Am I Tripping Or Is That A Monster? 

MadS playful spirit elevates it from film school exercise to wild romp. Fans of Y2K-era zombie movies like Rec or indie bad trips like Bliss are in for a treat.  

SMILE 2: An Ambitious Sequel That Shows That Sometimes Less is More
SMILE 2: An Ambitious Sequel That Shows That Sometimes Less is More

Smile 2 may occasionally overdo it with its over-the-top approach, and it contains a scattershot plot, but its strength lies in its presentation.

Hellboy: The Crooked Man review
Hellboy: The Crooked Man: Big Red Dances With Appalachian Witches

Co-written by comics creator Mike Mignola, Brian Taylor’s low-budget “Hellboy: The Crooked Man” casts Jack Kesy in the title role.

Blitz (2024) film
LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2024: BLITZ

As in all his work, McQueen coaxes strong performances, with particular props to first-timers (at very different ages) Heffernan and Weller.

SALEM'S LOT: I Blinked, It Was Over
SALEM’S LOT: I Blinked, It Was Over

King’s books are often made into films,and they can be hit or miss depending on who made them. The new Salem’s Lot is the latter.