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MadS // One-Take of One Insane Night : 2024 Fantastic Fest Review

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on email Email Written and directed by David Moreau, MadS is a one-take film of a wild night, displayed in real time. We follow Romain (Milton Riche), who is celebrating his birthday and is just trying to get high and have fun. We open the movie […]

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Mr. Crocket // Mister Rogers Meets Horror: 2024 Fantastic Fest Review

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on email Email Hulu’s “Huluween” kicks off the spooky season with an amazing line-up of horror. One director’s short film, Mr. Crocket, was a part of Hulu’s “Bite Sized Halloween” in 2022 and now will be premiering as a full-length feature in this season’s “Huluween”. Turning

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Apartment 7A // It Is Dianne Wiest’s World :2024 Fantastic Fest

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on email Email I have been eagerly awaiting Apartment 7A for over a year. While the Rosemary’s Baby well has been tapped a couple of times, but I have been dying to see this world brought to life by women. I also really dug Natalie Erika

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The Wait (La espera) // Pay a Man Enough and He Will Walk Barefoot into Hell

I am a big fan of Spanish language cinema, and when I came across The Wait (La espera), I couldn’t wait to watch it. A desperate man takes a job on a rich man’s estate, hoping his family will have a more comfortable life. This decision sends him on a downward spiral into his own

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Broken Bird // There Is Beauty In Death : 2024 Fright Fest Review

At FrightFest 2024, Joanne Mitchell’s Broken Bird combines an eerie narrative with atmospheric visuals to tell the story of two women who lose their grip on reality. Building on her acclaimed 2018 short film “Sybil,” Mitchell’s feature debut explores the dark depths of grief through the character of Sybil Chamberlain, a morbidly obsessed mortician portrayed with

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Horror’s Greatest // Episode: Tropes and Clichés

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on email Email Shudder just released the first episode of the documentary series Horror’s Greatest, “Tropes and Clichés” and you are going to want to hit play pronto. Director Kurt Sayenga (The 101 Scariest Movie Moments of All Time) brings us another fascinating series on a

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Test Screening // Lights, Camera, Death!: 2024 Fright Fest Review

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on email Email For movie lovers, the image of a shuttered theater evokes a deep sense of loss. When people stop seeking out films, it’s as if they’ve abandoned the very act of dreaming. Movies, like other forms of creative expression, give people the space to

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