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Shatter Belt // An anthology spun from DNA of greats but uniquely its own

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on reddit Reddit Share on email Email I love anthologies, and I love the energy of James Ward Byrkit’s Coherence. So when I heard this filmmaker was entering the chat with a series, I knew it was going to be a moment. Shatter Belt has the […]

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Appendage // There are no bandaids or quick therapy tips to fix this

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on reddit Reddit Share on email Email One of the many movies hitting SXSW this year, Appendage follows Hannah (Hadley Robinson), a promising fashion designer in a loving relationship and a best friend as close as a sister. However, beneath the picturesque facade, she is plagued

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Huesera // Shattering societal and familial expectations

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on reddit Reddit Share on email Email I rush to watch every Spanish-language film I find. I was elated to read about Huesera, co-written by Michelle Garza-Cervera and Abia Castillo and directed by Cervera. A Mexican supernatural body horror movie? Be still my heart. Never have

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birth/rebirth // A Feminine take on the Frankenstein story

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on reddit Reddit Share on email Email Sundance hit birth/rebirth (from director Laura Moss, who co-wrote the film with Brendan J. O’Brien) is a tonal mash-up of 12 Hour Shift and The Eyes of My Mother by way of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Heartbreaking, disturbing, and morbidly

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