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Sound And Vision: The Big Joseph Kahn Interview, Part Two
(Click here for Part One!) In the second part of our two-article interview juggernaut with music video and film director Joseph Kahn we talk post-irony, Spielberg, Scorsese, the philosophy of laughter and how having children changes your vision on...
Sound And Vision: The Big Joseph Kahn Interview, Part One
Joseph Kahn is one of the big music video directors of the nineties and early two thousands. He was present with his new monster movie Ick at the Film Festival of Rotterdam. ScreenAnarchists Ard Vijn and Theodoor Steen had the...
Berlinale 2025 Review: REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND Dissects the Eurospy Genre
Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani continue their deconstruction of genre cinema in a visual rollercoaster, consisting of formal pyrotechnics and a disorienting narrative.
Pretty Packaging: ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS VOL. 2 Haunts Harder
Back in 2021, writer-director Kier-La Janisse released Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched, a great 3-hours-(and-14-minutes)-long documentary about witchcraft and mysticism around the world, especially as seen in films. That documentary didn't just get a special release on Blu-ray, it basically...
SXSW 2025 Review: NEW JACK FURY, A Hilarious Lo-Fi Blaxploitation Side Scroller
Times are tough in New Jack City. The nefarious Styles Syndicate has a grip on the city, and by-the-book cop Dylan Gamble (Andre Hall) is determined to take down its leader, Silkwaan Styles (Page Kennedy). However, before he can, he...
SXSW 2025 Review: THE TRUE BEAUTY OF BEING BITTEN BY A TICK, Sinister Chill Vibes All Around
Yvonne (Zoë Chao) needs to get out of the city and she needs to do it fast. A tragic accident has brought down on her the kind of crushing trauma response that can only be resolved by removing herself from...
Boston Underground Film Festival To Feature THE SURFER and Restoration of RE-ANIMATOR
New England Friends! That most wonderful time of the year is approaching for the fantastic Boston Underground Film Festival. Having attended twice, I can attest not only to the quality and diversity of the programming, but the amazing staff and...
SCREAMBOAT Official Trailer: Latest Horror Parody in Cinemas This April
Screamboat, the latest in a seemingly never-ending line of parody horror flicks, is making its way to cinemas on April 2nd. At the beginning of the year it was announced that the theatrical release would be pushed back to...
Arrow Video in March: I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU ALONE, I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE (Twice), And Fulci's DON'T TORTURE A DUCKLING in 4K
The shortest month of the year will soon be a thing of the past and we set our sights on the Spring thaw and getting out from Old Man Winter's oppresive, frigid regime ... ... ... only to still stay...
THE RULE OF JENNY PEN: Watch The New Trailer, Check Out The New Poster
The promotion train for James Ashcroft's horror thriller, The Rule of Jenny Pen, just keeps chugging along, inching towards it's March 7th theatrical premiere. Distributor IFC Films have sent out a new trailer and poster this morning. Check both of...
CANNIBAL MUKBANG Official Trailer: Blood. Sex. Food. Together on VOD and Blu-ray This Spring.
An exploration of one's relationships with food, sexuality, and revenge. It asks, "How far would you go in the name of love?"
CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD Red Band Teaser: Everyone is a Friend of Frendo
Quinn and her father have just moved to the quiet town of Kettle Springs hoping for a fresh start. Instead, she discovers a fractured community that has fallen on hard times after the treasured Baypen Corn Syrup Factory burned down....
Sound And Vision: Christoph and Wolfgang Lauenstein
In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week: Alphaville's Middle of the Riddle, directed by Christoph and Wolfgang Lauenstein. The case of Christoph and Wolfgang Lauenstein's music video...
Shudder in March: RULE OF JENNY PEN, BLOODY AXE WOUND, And STARVE ACRE
Once we have all survived the most lovey dovey of days on the yearly calendar we may turn our attention to what our friends at Shudder have planned for us during the month of March. Highlight films are the...
TRAUMNOVELLE Trailer: Black Mandala Adds Erotic Thriller to EFM Slate
Our friends at Black Mandala have added Florian Frerichs' erotic thriller Traumnovelle to their EFM lineup this year. The thriller is loosely based off of Austrian writer Arthur Schnitsler's novella, Dream Story, the same novella that gave inspiration to Stanley...
THE LOST DAUGHTER: Vertical Acquires U.S. Rights to Fantasy Thriller
Vertical has announced that they have acquired the U.S. rights to the fantasy thriller The Lost Daughter, from writer-director duo Austin Andrews and Andrew Holmes (Lord Jones is Dead). The film was an adaptation of a Scottish play called Mary...
Sound And Vision: Amanda Kramer
In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week: Amanda Kramer's music videos for Magdalena Bay. Amanda Kramer's films never clicked for me. They should be right up my alley,...
Rotterdam 2025 Review: TRANSCENDING DIMENSIONS Sees Toshiaki Toyoda Play the Hits
In the Q&A after Transcending Dimensions, Toyoda mentioned that this might be his last feature film, as he felt like he transcended himself with this film. What does a transcendent Toyoda-film look like? As usually loud, violent and surreal,...
THE MONKEY New Poster: Want to Know Why Osgood Perkins Made It?
Anticipation is building for Osgood Perkins' latest horror flick, The Monkey. With each teaser and trailer that has come out our excitement grows, eager to be at the theaters on opening night, February 21st. When twin brothers find a...
WHEN I'M READY Exclusive Clip: Romantic End-of-the-World Thriller in Cinemas This Friday
It's the end of the world. Seeking meaning and thrills in their last days alive, Rose and Michael embark on a cross-country road trip as a devastating asteroid threatens to wipe out life on Earth.