Muno (Yo, right), he’s tall and friendly Foofa (Oh, hehehehehe), she’s pink and happy Brobee (Woah), the little green one Toodee (Yeah, woo), she likes to have fun Plex (Woah), a magic robot Let’s all come and play with DJ… Read More ›
Independent Film Company
“Forbidden Fruits” tempts and delivers on thrills, comedy, and horror.
With two Gen Z female leads, the archetypes of Mean Girls (2004), similar plot points as The Craft (1996), and is not as sexually driven as Jennifer’s Body (2009), Forbidden Fruits is a powder keg ready to explode in epic… Read More ›
Horror comedy adaptation “Over Your Dead Body” has legs thanks to a very game cast and is elevated by devastating stunt work. [SXSW]
“Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.” – Friedrich Nietzsche Trigger Warning: There’s a brief sequence in which sexual assault is threatened that may be… Read More ›
Want to survive Tina Romero’s “Queens of the Dead”? Touch. Grass.
Photosensitivity Warning: The climax features flashing lights in a strobing pattern that may prove triggering for sensitive viewers. Folklore surrounding zombies is varied between culture and time, but always tied to fear of the undead. At some point, it wasn’t… Read More ›
Open Dialogue with “The Baltimorons” writer/director Jay Duplass.
This week, Thomas Manning takes the helm and welcomes indie film legend Jay Duplass as our special guest! Duplass sits down to chat about his new Independent Film Company release The Baltimorons, reflecting on the inspirations that shaped his journey… Read More ›
“Mother of Flies” is a poetic and unsettling horror tale from one of indie cinema’s most distinctive filmmaking families. [Fantasia]
Mother of Flies is another remarkable entry from this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival, and a testament to the uniquely haunting and heartfelt filmmaking voice of The Adams Family — the indie horror power trio made up of Zelda Adams,… Read More ›
Sci-fi psychological thriller “Descendent” explores masculine insecurities via an extra-terrestrial encounter.
The best alien movies are rarely just about aliens. While Ridley Scott’s genre-defining classic explores themes like corporate corruption, class, and gender, other alien movies like E.T. (1982) and Arrival (2016) utilize extra-terrestrial characters and elements to explore deep and… Read More ›
“Abraham’s Boys: A Dracula Story” twists itself in knots.
There have been a slew of films hiding their true premises in their trailers this year — not spoiler-level twists, just selling the public a different idea. Abraham’s Boys is right there with Sinners, Materialists, 28 Years Later, and The… Read More ›
A Conversation with “Abraham’s Boys: A Dracula Story” writer/director Natasha Kermani.
Since author Bram Stoker published Dracula in 1897, countless adaptations of the novel have been released from films seeking to bring the words on the page to life to authors adding their own spin to the tale through original works…. Read More ›
A Conversation with “Abraham’s Boys” author Joe Hill.
Since author Bram Stoker published Dracula in 1897, countless adaptations of the novel have been released from films seeking to bring the words on the page to life to authors adding their own spin to the tale through original works…. Read More ›
A Conversation with “Abraham’s Boys: A Dracula Story” actor Titus Welliver.
Since author Bram Stoker published Dracula in 1897, countless adaptations of the novel have been released from films seeking to bring the words on the page to life to authors adding their own spin to the tale through original works…. Read More ›
A Conversation with “Abraham’s Boys: A Dracula Story” actors Jocelin Donahue and Brady Hepner.
Since author Bram Stoker published Dracula in 1897, countless adaptations of the novel have been released from films seeking to bring the words on the page to life to authors adding their own spin to the tale through original works…. Read More ›
Driven by intense performances, “Hot Milk” is a slow burn in which setting is everything.
Under the relentless sun in the coastal Spanish town of Almería, a chronically ill woman and her daughter/caretaker grapple with years of suppressed tension and resentment as the mother seeks treatment for a mysterious condition that has left her unable… Read More ›
Ben Leonberg’s “Good Boy” takes the horror tropes you know and revitalizes them via a new context that’s unpredictable and terrifying. [SXSW]
Photosensitivity Warning: Good Boy involves several night time sequences that occur during a storm, resulting in a great deal of lightning flashes. Those with light sensitivities should take precautions before viewing. Every genre has their tropes, but very few play… Read More ›