Alone Time is the first feature-length screenplay by Paul Coates. The thriller is directed by Gene Blalock, who has helmed a number of films, shorts included, in just a few years. The central theme of the piece is about how…
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The ‘B’ movie science fiction of the fifties has always been a huge favorite. The combination of cheaper…no, classic creatures from the stars or within the earth battle with naive effects, even sometimes more naive lantern-jawed heroes and heroines who…
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Summary The Qui-Gon Jinn Combat Saber from UK seller Padawan Outpost is a must-have for Star Wars fans. The saber's Proffie soundboard version with its Neopixel blade offers customizable sound options and incredibly vibrant colors. Unmatched realism in design and…
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Writer-director Frank Berry’s Aisha demands not only attention but patience. The drama was not created to instruct the masses on the global humanitarian crisis or to reproduce the struggle of the marginalized for catharsis. It will not satisfy the expectation…
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Reading Murray Leeder’s outstanding book The Horror Film: A Critical Introduction, the author speculates on the dividing line between horror and crime films. The two are more similar than not: both feature a “final girl,” and several plot points are…
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If I didn’t know Jodi Wille’s film, Welcome Space Brothers, was a documentary, I’d swear it was a WTF, insane, sci-fi tale of weirdness. Let’s get into it. Welcome Space Brothers takes me not too far down the highway to…
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We fall down, and we get up again. In Alec Brown’s short film Liz, we see that getting up again is easier said than done. Alexandra Renzo plays the titular Liz. She is a woman trying to get back on…
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Summary The chemistry between the cast shines, and Josh Peck is especially great. Summer Camp's comedy falls flat, lacking depth and laughs. Unnecessary side characters detract from main story. Summer Camp is a comedy about three childhood friends who attempt…
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Tacoma is writer and director Jigeesh Magar’s sophomore effort and his first film in over a decade. It bills itself as a thriller, though in reality, it is far more of a drama. Knowing this before watching is crucial, as…
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Summary Viggo Mortensen's intentions for a feminist Western fall short due to a lack of authentic genre reinvention. The film's highlights include Mortensen and Krieps' chemistry on-screen despite a lackluster script. Vicky Krieps shines as the saving grace with a…
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The indigenous Yanomami tribe living in the Amazon rainforest on the border between Brazil and Venezuela is dwindling. Only 35,000 remain. They live extraordinary lives that some might classify as primitive, as they exist primarily without any modern technology. They…
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Guy Friends, written and directed by Jonathan Smith, may sound like a romantic comedy, albeit one with a somewhat absurd premise. While it is true that this is a comedy, and romance is involved to some degree, it’s not a…
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