Arriving on 4k/Blu Ray from Universal this week is TROLLS WORLD TOUR, the sequel to the hit 2016 movie TROLLS which I thought was a colorful, lively and just slightly “weird” animated feature that had a positive message about being happy and true to yourself, set to the tune of fun riffs on popular music. […]
Blu Ray Review – THE HUNT
“One of the most talked about movies that no one has seen yet”, read the advertising tagline of THE HUNT when released earlier this year. Originally scheduled for a fall 2019 release, the movie hit up some controversy due to its subject of explicit violence against political parties What was originally thought of as a […]
4k Blu Ray Review – THE INVISIBLE MAN
THE INVISIBLE MAN is one of the best recent examples of horror/thriller cinema. More in the vein of Hitchcock, this is a remake produced by Jason Blum’s production company, Blumhouse Pictures, which I take as a sign of quality with a slight nod to Roger Corman. Most of their titles are low budget with an […]
SxSW 2020 Interview – MAKE UP director Claire Oakley
“MAKE UP is a psychosexual coming-of-age movie infused with suspense, mystery and elements of horror. It follows Ruth, 19, who moves in with her boyfriend, Tom, on the remote caravan park where he works. It is a strange and almost deserted place on the edge of the sand dunes where the locals speak in dialect […]
SxSW 2020 Interview – TOPSIDE filmmakers Logan George and Celine Held
“Deep in the underbelly of New York City, a five year-old girl and her mother live among a community that has claimed the abandoned subway tunnels as their home. After a sudden police-mandated eviction, the pair are forced to flee aboveground into a brutal winter night. Determined to return home, they fight to find shelter […]
SxSW 2020 Interview – HOLLER director Nicole Riegel
“HOLLER is a drama about a young woman named Ruth who joins a dangerous scrap metal crew one brutal winter to pay for her education and the chance of a better life. She works the scrap yards during the day and steals valuable metal from closed down factories by night and sells it to overseas […]
SxSW 2020 Interview – COOPER’S BAR director Nick Morton
“COOPER’S BAR is about a failing Hollywood actor, Cooper Marino (played by Lou Mustillo), who has built an elaborate tiki bar in his backyard where he hides out from Hollywood and harbors a fantasy of giving it all up and becoming a bar man for real. Then one night a TV executive (played by Rhea […]
SxSW 2020 Interview – A PERIOD PIECE director Shuchi Talati
“A woman has her period. She has sex. Corporeal and emotional messiness ensues and a fight erupts mid-coitus.” Director Shuchi Talati on A PERIOD PIECE which screens in the Shorts section of SxSW 2020 Film. Editor’s Note: While SxSW was officially cancelled on March 6th, 2020, the below interview was one of many that already […]
SxSW 2020 Interview – CODA director Oliver Lewin
“CODA is an interactive afterlife played with your eyes. In it, your entire life’s story flashes before your eyes, literally, as each actual blink unfolds the narrative in a tale of repressed memories self acceptance. Filmmaker Oliver Lewin on CODA which is part of the VR experience at SxSW 2020. Editor’s Note: While SxSW was […]
SxSW 2020 Interview – COUP D’ETAT MATH director Sai Selvarajan
“This film will throw you into the deep end of the pool and watch as you try and survive. The film will be a first hand experience as to what it is like to be an immigrant and the trials and tribulations you have to endure just to make it to the U.S. only to […]