Review By: Jason Oliver There is something seductive about the “one-take” shot that thrills moviegoers and challenges filmmakers. Maybe it’s the marriage between the aesthetic
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FANTASIA 2020: “FRIED BARRY” FRIES YOUR BRAIN LIKE AN EGG AND DUMPS YOU INTO CAPE TOWN
Review By: Jason Oliver Director Ryan Kruger doesn’t make films, or movies, or flicks, or joints. He makes “things”. “A Ryan Kruger Thing” is how
FANTASIA 2020 Coverage is Coming!
Even COVID-19 can’t stop the resilient Montreal based annual genre film festival, Fantasia, who return for their 24th year in 2020. We can all agree
WHY DON’T YOU JUST DIE! Evokes Bloody 90’s Pulp Cinema with a Russian Spin
Reviewed by: Jason Oliver WHY DON’T YOU JUST DIE, the feature debut from Russian filmmaker Kirill Sokolov, made quite the impression on the festival trail
Fantastic Fest 2019: NIGHT HAS COME is a Beautiful and Poignant Meditation on the Essence of Memory
Review By: Jason Oliver Every now and then I see a film that crawls on my skin, gets inside my brain, then takes up residence
Fantastic Fest 2019: THE PLATFORM Disgusts and Enthralls in its Depiction of the Worst Dinner Party Ever.
Review By: Jason Oliver There are four types of horror movies I particularly enjoy: Bunker, Puzzle, Dinner Party, and Gimmick horror. Bunker horror typically concerns
BETWEEN THE DARKNESS: a Thoughtful But Flawed Feature Debut Thriller from Andreas Rovira
Reviewed by: Jason Oliver BETWEEN THE DARKNESS, also known as COME, SAID THE NIGHT, the debut feature film from Andreas Rovira, has the feel of
Fantasia 2019: The Absurdity of Toxic Masculinity and THE ART OF SELF DEFENSE
There’s a defining moment late in the second act of the Fantasia 2019 selection, THE ART OF SELF DEFENSE, that confirmed all of my formulating
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