Alex Saveliev

Red Penguins

By Alex Saveliev | December 2020

I had the privilege of interviewing filmmaker Gabe Polsky a few years ago, as well as reviewing two of his films: Red Army and In…

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I had the privilege of interviewing filmmaker Gabe Polsky a few years ago, as well as reviewing two of his films: Red Army and In Search of Greatness....

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The poster to Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson and Gaukur Úlfarsson's Icelandic horror film Thirst announces itself as "the new & most bad-ass gay...

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As I watched Jon Delgado's dramedy King of Knives, I felt a growing sense of admiration. In the cutthroat climate of contemporary filmmaking, Delgado,...

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There are no actual werewolves in Polish filmmaker Adrian Panek's blend of WWII drama and psychological horror Werewolf. The somewhat misleading title...

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Freaky Friday the 13th was the working title for Christopher Landon's new film, which was shortened to just Freaky. I like the obviousness of that...

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If there's anything I learned from Stanley Tong's silly-as-hell action extravaganza Vanguard, it's that every country should have its own Captain America....

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HOLLYSHORTS 2020 FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW! The definition of a soulmate is "a person with whom one has a strong affinity, shared values and tastes, and often a...

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