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Strange Darling

By Perry Norton | November 2024

The first shock in writer/director JT Mollner’s impressive Strange Darling is at the very beginning when the Miramax production logo appears. I…

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The first shock in writer/director JT Mollner's impressive Strange Darling is at the very beginning when the Miramax production logo appears. I thought...

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Finally, a smart filmmaker has found the pulse of a generational heart attack in the super duper neo-noir American Meltdown, written and directed by Andrew...

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"Ghosted" is a term meaning "to abruptly cut off contact with someone without giving that person any warning or explanation for doing so." Director Lokesh...

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NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEW! I find joy in independent films from stories told free of big Hollywood studio interference. One such film is...

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From the opening moments of his short film Business Trip (Viaje de Negocios), Mexican filmmaker Gerardo Coello Escalante takes us on a Hitchcockian trip of...

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An oblivious tourist quickly learns that when it comes to vacation, timing is everything in William Peters and Asher Ellis's short film Trophy. Peter...

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In writer/director Harry Waldman's Enter The Room, a young aspiring actor, Jeremy (Rich Holton), decides to crash at his brother Brian’s (Peter Mastne)...

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Michelle Bossy's sophomore directorial effort, Nobody's Home, is written by Louisa Erlich. Erlich stars as Theodora, a woman currently held in an...

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The big doll house of post-exploitation cinema just got bigger with an excellent new wing in the survival revenge thriller Escape, written and directed by...

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Himie Freeman writes, directs, and stars in the short film Chaos. Co-directed by Emmanuel Nkolo, Freeman is Ceddy, a Marine who's just returned home. To...

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