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Jan 23 min read
'Nosferatu' 2024 Review: Robert Eggers' Dark, Atmospheric Reimagining of the Vampire Classic
Nosferatu oozes with undeniable passion as Robert Eggers realises the vision that he has been working on for years.
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Nov 19, 20233 min read
REVIEW: The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
Is the Exorcist sequel trilogy worth believing in?
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Feb 13, 20234 min read
REVIEW: 'Cohabitation' (2022), a thriller feature by Lauren Barker
While former paramedic Emily tries to live a low-key life to cope with her PTSD, her new roommate has other plans--and a long-held...
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Aug 1, 20224 min read
REVIEW: 'AVA: A Twist in the Road' (2021), a drama feature by Catherane Skillen
Ava has lived a charmed life with the love of her life for over 25 years. In one instant the unthinkable happens and she loses it all,...
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May 26, 20227 min read
INTERVIEW: Dana Ziyasheva On New Podcast, Movies and Career
Dana Ziyasheva, photo by Kirill Varshavskiy The whacky world of Dana Ziyasheva’s GREATLAND is expanding, this time in podcast form. How I...
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Mar 6, 20225 min read
REVIEW: 'The Batman' (2022), directed by Matt Reeves
I normally wouldn't post "mainstream" movie reviews here but I'm making an exception on this occasion. “I am the shadows” Batman says...
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Jan 9, 20224 min read
REVIEW: 'Spirit Quest' (2021), a comedy feature by Brent Lydic
Old friends go on a hallucinogenic mushroom trip through the desert to face their fears, doubts, and failures in hopes of coming to...
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Oct 15, 20215 min read
REVIEW: 'Greatland' (2020), a sci-fi feature by Dana Ziyasheva
In a pleasure-filled dystopia lorded over by a computer called Mother, a teenage boy escapes to save his childhood sweetheart from a...
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Sep 29, 20214 min read
REVIEW: 'Nicole' (2020), a dark comedy-drama feature by James Schroeder
Nicole is the story of a mysterious woman who is desperate to find love. She meets a gentleman named John on-line. They go on a first...
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Sep 20, 20215 min read
REVIEW: 'Kin Dread', a thriller feature by Adrian León
An anti-social sound designer with retrograde amnesia discovers a string of murders in his building but when the carnage triggers...
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Sep 6, 20216 min read
REVIEW: 'The Misadventures of Mistress Maneater', a comedy-drama feature by Binary Star Pictures
With only 30 days to repay a massive loan, a disgraced art historian is forced into a scandalous scheme: win the heart of, and then...
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Aug 27, 20215 min read
REVIEW: 'The Hunter's Anthology' (2021), a mystery thriller series by Smithline Films
Six strangers find themselves trapped in a New York City subway by Mac, a mysterious man who claims to be a demon hunter. Insisting one...
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Jun 30, 20213 min read
REVIEW: 'Felices Para Siempre' (2021), a short film by Anabel Estrella
Chloe is leaving and needs money before she loses her ride. Diego, her best friend, wants to help her. So the two of them kidnap someone...
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Jun 9, 20213 min read
REVIEW: 'Forgotten Trash', a sci-fi horror by Retro Video Pictures
"It was in the last few days of college when one of my friends brought his DV Camera into class. That sparked the original idea of...
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May 19, 20213 min read
REVIEW: 'Introspectum Motel' (2021), a thriller feature by Flying Mobula Films Ltd.
Introspectum Motel is a psychological thriller taking you straight to the heart of love and lust, holding up a mirror to our most...
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Mar 3, 20214 min read
REVIEW: 'The Lost Shoes' (2021), a documentary feature by Tomaso Aramini and Rafiqfuad Yarahmadi
We wanted to tell a submerged part of Italian history from the perspective of the toiling masses and the working class using historical...
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Dec 28, 20202 min read
WATCH & REVIEW: 'Renegade' (2020), a short experimental film by Gabby Lee
Renegade is an experimental short film that explores the exchange of matter in the universe. Everything on earth, alive or not alive, is...
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Dec 21, 20202 min read
REVIEW: 'Undercover Bike Cop' (2019), a short film by Retro Video Pictures
Set in a future where crime is the law, a former cop and his supernaturally possessed bike partner go undercover to preserve justice....
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Oct 5, 20203 min read
REVIEW: 'Remy's Demons', a horror feature by Bressler Productions
If there’s any genre that can benefit from having a low-micro budget, it’s the horror genre. Horror often looks to portray itself in a...
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Sep 15, 20202 min read
WATCH: 'Eighth Wonder' (2020), a short action film by JKK Films
A woman suffering from cancer faces her ultimate chance at regaining back her life. Outside the Spotlight says: Taking the "nothing to...
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