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Heat Score

By Alan Ng | April 2026

Directors Devin and Robert Burkosky set their crime comedy, Heat Score, in the seedy Edmonton underworld of strip clubs, crack cocaine, and…

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Directors Devin and Robert Burkosky set their crime comedy, Heat Score, in the seedy Edmonton underworld of strip clubs, crack cocaine, and violent debt...

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The California Reich goes totally wretched in the unsung 1998 skinploitation classic Pariah, written and directed by Randolph Kret. David Lee (Davidlee...

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SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2026 REVIEW! If you find the superhero genre to be pretty vacant, take a swig of the Chilean street-punk superhero feature...

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You might have some fun searching for the method to the madness that runs amok in the experimental thriller Rizzcotti. This WTF title is the feature-length...

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To quote Sir Patrick Stewart in Extras, "I've seen everything. I've seen it all." Because you see, SamHel's ExhumedCadaverLover is a 35-minute,...

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I like to believe we can laugh at ourselves. You know, take a step back and realize that yes, our art is important, but maybe the people around us see...

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In Mass State Lottery, co-writer/director Jay Karales drags us into a cracked, off-kilter noir where nothing is as straightforward as it seems. Karales...

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Awesome isn't a strong enough word when describing the super ultra outstanding exploitation action horror flick Grind, directed by Mark Cantu. It opens...

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In the ever-expanding landscape of genre cinema where crime films become horror films, Custom emerges as a film that is strange, sensual, and quietly...

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As Orson Welles once said, “I have wasted the greater part of my life looking for money and trying to get along, trying to make my work from this...

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