Reviews
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Black Souls and Broken Horses Suggest You Can’t Pick Your Crime Family
Rialto Distribution Crime and families (and crime families) have been a part of international cinema for years with movies as diverse as The Godfather, Animal…
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About Elly Explores the Fine Line Between Good Intentions and Deception
The Cinema Guild Editor’s note: Our review of About Elly originally ran during the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival way back in 2010, but…
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The Sisterhood of Night Overcomes Predictability With Honesty and Heart
Freestyle Digital Media Movies about teenage girls more often than not fall into one of two categories these days – either the young ladies are wrapped…
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Man from Reno Is a Casual Noir Delight
Gravitas Ventures Aki Akahori (Ayako Fujitani) is a successful mystery author from Japan who has decided to call it quits on her current book tour.…
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White God Is a Powerful Call to Paws
Magnolia Pictures Editor’s note: Our review of White God originally ran during this year’s Sundance Film Festival, but we’re re-posting it now as the film…
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Backcountry Is the Most Terrifying “Nature Horror” Film Since Jaws
The horror genre is filled with great movies about animals turning against humans – from the creepy (Arachnophobia) to the campy (Anaconda) to the artistic…
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A Wolf at the Door Brings Together Hell, Fury, and a Scorned Woman
Outsider Pictures Editor’s note: Our review of A Wolf at the Door originally ran during last year’s SXSW, but we’re re-posting it now as the…
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SXSW 2015: Hangman Chokes
Energize Students POV horror is nothing new. Found footage films put viewers in the middle of the action from the point of view of one…
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Zombeavers Review: Innuendo Has Never Been So Deadly (or Hairy)
Fantasia 2014 Editor’s note: Our review of Zombeavers originally ran during last year’s Fantasia Film Festival, but we’re re-posting it as the film has finally…
