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Movies are my favorite thing in the world! As far as genres go, I love almost every genre that you could think of. I love horror, action/adventure, science-fiction and so much more. Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino and Wes Anderson are some of my all time favorite filmmakers.

• “Double Eagle Ranch” is a well-crafted rom-com with a surprisingly thought-provoking message.

  By Zane Gray on August 30, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  Marc Webb’s directorial debut, 500 Days of Summer, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel in the titular roles, was lauded as one of the best films of 2009 and was almost unanimously praised by critics for its screenplay, lighthearted comedy,… Read More ›

• “Ode to Joy” is a rom-com that reminds how good the genre really can be.

  By Zane Gray on August 8, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Ode to Joy, Jason Winer’s return to the cinema screen after 2008’s Arthur remake, takes the traditional romantic comedy story arc and adds a genetic disease into the mix. Unlike films that came before it, the mix of a humorous… Read More ›

• Horror film “D-Railed” would be stronger if it stayed on the tracks.

  By Zane Gray on August 6, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  A private party train for a Halloween murder mystery is unexpectedly derailed when a group of thieves board the train looking to steal something a little more valuable than costume jewelry. The Conductor (Jack Betts) does his best to keep… Read More ›

• “The Night Sitter” knows how silly it is, making for an entertaining watch.

  By Zane Gray on August 5, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The Night Sitter is the latest Christmas-set venture from directing team Abiel Bruhn and John Rocco. The pair have previously worked within short films and always seem to find a way to include the festive period within their work. With… Read More ›

• “The 16th Episode” features shades of other found footage films yet remains uninspired.

  By Zane Gray on June 28, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  A movie that centers around three YouTubers wanting to make their own movie/documentary is something we saw about 20 years ago with The Blair Witch Project, which centered on three film students whose goal was to document the Blair Witch… Read More ›

• Despite possessing great promise, drama “Into the Mirror” struggles as its pulled in multiple directions.

  By Zane Gray on June 22, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Looking at the title for something like Into the Mirror is interesting to begin with. With a title like that, one might seriously consider this to be a very interesting, and maybe a metaphorical, horror movie. From director Lois Stevenson,… Read More ›

• Existential dread only gets you so far in “Head Count”.

  By Zane Gray on June 11, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  We’ve seen so many horror movies where the central focus is on a group of people in their 20s who go out in the middle of nowhere and are then stalked by a bunch of murderous psychopaths. While the story… Read More ›

• “The Bastards’ Fig Tree” is an inelegant adaptation with an engaging narrative.

  By Zane Gray on June 3, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Ana Murugarren’s The Bastards’ Fig Tree tells the story of Rogelio (Karra Elejalde), a soldier who’s fighting on the side of the fascist Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War. One night, he and several colleagues raid a house and execute… Read More ›

• Flavio Alves’ “The Garden Left Behind” is an authentic, yet flutctuating debut.

  By Zane Gray on May 28, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Having a transgender protagonist is something that hasn’t been explored much to in Hollywood movies, but Flavio Alves’s directorial debut, The Garden Left Behind, is an organic and interesting way of capturing an individual who feels misplaced and misguided. The… Read More ›