8.5

The Mad Writer

By Michael Talbot-Haynes | January 2023

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SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Just like Time magazine's famous two-word review for Spinal Tap's album Shark Sandwich, life serves musician...

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Jean-Paul Ly's short film Speed Dating (an apt title) is about a speed dating evening that goes wrong with deadly consequences. Emma (Eloise Lovell...

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Those outside the state of Missouri may be unaware of its decades-rich Bosnian history. Joseph Puleo's documentary A New Home shines a light on the...

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Gerard Johnstone helms his sophomore feature-length project with M3GAN. Written by Akela Cooper, from a story by Cooper and James Wan, the film begins with...

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If you like your solstice season decked with dread, then yule be so sorry if you miss The Christmas Tapes. This exceptional found-footage holiday horror...

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