“TABOO follows the story of Sofia, a teenage girl questioning her faith as she uncovers the vile truth behind her church. After witnessing the local priest abuse his power, she attempts to convince her devout Catholic family to act. TABOO raises an uncomfortable question – How could so many cases of sexual abuse in the […]
Author: Jason Whyte
VIFF 2019 Interview – NURTURED director Ben Pearce
“NURTURED centres around six-year-old Alex and the close bond she shares with her older brother Jacob. The story begins when Alex decides to follow Jacob into Soho one night on the back of a stolen rickshaw. However, when the night spirals out of control, Alex is forced to witness Jacob attempting to take matters into […]
VIFF 2019 Interview – FAMILY HOUR director Mariia Ponomarova
“FAMILY HOUR is a short film that focuses on the need for acceptance, warmth and unconditional love. The main character Danya – a talented teenager who stays in the summer camp – hopes to be recognised and loved by his estranged father, but gets it from the person that he expects the least.” Director Mariia […]
VIFF 2019 Interview – A DISAPPEARANCE filmmakers Laura Spini & Laurence Brook
“What lengths can a person go to to save their career? What depths can a person sink to, to claw back their fame? Who better to answer these questions than a fallen celebrity psychic who returns to a small-town psychic fayre, hoping to intervene in a missing child case.” Filmmakers Laura Spini & Laurence Brook […]
VIFF 2019 Interview – TENDER director Anthony Lucido
“The film follows a young man over the course of a tense weekend as he tries to reclaim power over his guardian and stalkers.” Director Anthony Lucido on TENDER which screens at the 2019 edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival. Congratulations on your film playing and welcome to VIFF! Is your first time here […]
Fantastic Fest 2019 Interview – CLIMATE OF THE HUNTER director Mickey Reece
“Two sisters vie for the affections of a man from their past who may or may not be a vampire.” Director Mickey Reece on CLIMATE OF THE HUNTER which screens at the 2019 edition of Fantastic Fest. I hear you are back at Fantastic Fest this year! Tell me about what you have had here […]
Fantastic Fest 2019 Interview – THE ANTENNA director Orçun Behram
“The Antenna is a surreal nightmarish journey about an apartment being slowly possessed by an antenna.” Director Orçun Behram on THE ANTENNA which screens at Fantastic Fest 2019! Congratulations on your film playing in at Fantastic Fest this year! Is your first time at FF and are you planning to attend your screenings? Yes, it […]
Fantastic Fest 2019 Interview – THE DEEPER YOU DIG director Toby Poser
“THE DEEPER YOU DIG is a waltz between Life, Death, and the eerie in-between; danced by three desperate souls…a mother, daughter, and a stranger who makes very bad decisions. After a late-night accident leads to murder, secrets don’t last long in the dirt, and the depths of darkness, fear, and love must be summoned to […]
Fantastic Fest 2019 Interview – IRON FISTS & KUNG FU KICKS director Serge Ou
“The film is about the surprising influence Kung Fu cinema has had on movie making and popular culture. It’s a love letter to the cinema of the underdog.” Director Serge Ou on IRON FISTS & KUNG FU KICKS which is screening at Fantastic Fest 2019! Congratulations on your film playing in at Fantastic Fest this […]
Fantastic Fest 2019 Interview – SCREAM, QUEEN! MY NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET director Tyler Jensen
SCREAM, QUEEN! is a documentary about the GAYEST horror movie ever made and the closeted actor who’s career it ruined. NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2: FREDDY’S REVENGE was supposed to be Mark Patton’s big break, but the coded gay subtext of the script brought out a secret he had been hiding from the world. No […]
Fantastic Fest 2019 Interview – GRIEF director Brock Bodell
“GRIEF is about a couple who’ve lost a son under some pretty horrible circumstances. After a year of blaming each other and driving their relationship into the ground, they come to a point of ‘final reckoning,’ where a stranger arrives in the middle of the night and makes them face their fears of blame and […]
Fantastic Fest 2019 Interview – ROCK, PAPER & SCISSORS directors Martin Blousson and Macarena Garcia Lenzi
“ROCK, PAPER & SCISSORS is a thriller crossed with family drama and black twisted humor. The return of a prodigal daughter in search of her share of an inheritance puts her against her two half siblings and drags the family into a perverse struggle for power or ultimately at least for survival.” Congratulations on your […]
The Best of Toronto International Film Festival, 2019 Edition
Another year, another glorious time at the 2019 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. While I know there were a lot of people trying to celeb-spot or spend hundreds of dollars on flashy premieres, I was in the trenches seeing one movie after another for 11 days straight. I saw a delightful mix of […]
Fantastic Fest 2019 Interview – AMIGO director Óscar Martin
“AMIGO is a thriller that combines drama with black comedy and even horror. As in real life, in AMIGO there are tragic, pathetic and funny moments. Javi and David are two inseparable friends, more than friends they are like an old marriage; it’s a movie of two characters isolated in one location, in the tradition […]
Blu Ray Review: AVENGERS ENDGAME
If anyone knows me, I am much of a jokester about the Marvel Cinematic Universe and make puns on the sameness of all of the movies and the fans that only arrive in droves to see these movies and nothing else. As someone who journeys to film festivals and is at the movies 3-4 times […]