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LIFF 2011: THE DIVIDE review

by Matthew Lee, January 9, 2012 3:21 AM


Xavier Gens' superb The Divide basically posits that should the bombs drop and the world get blown to radioactive splinters, the scariest thing that could happen wouldn't be finding out you were screwed. It'd be finding out that given the...

LIFF 2011: BELLFLOWER review

by Matthew Lee, November 27, 2011 11:13 PM


It's great when a director identifies with a film they've poured heart and soul into making, even more so when it's clearly pushed them to excel. Still, what are you supposed to think when it's a story about weak, contemptible...

Hey NYC! Wanna Win Tix To Apocalyptic Comedy PHASE 7?

by Ben Umstead, June 29, 2011 4:06 PM


Nicholas Goldbart's pandemic-panic Phase 7 has been making the festival rounds with stops off at SXSW, EIFF, and will soon be making an appearance at Fantasia Fest. Well, that same week Bloody Disgusting and AMC theaters will be bringing it...

Welcome To Scum Town: HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN Review

by Ben Umstead, May 6, 2011 9:10 AM


[Our thanks to Joshua Chaplinsky for the following review.]Hobo With A Shotgun is currently available on demand and opens in select US cities on May 6th. You pretty much know what you're in for when you go to see a...

HOFF 2011: THE CATECHISM CATACLYSM Review

by Todd Brown, May 1, 2011 2:07 PM


Father Billy may be one of the least competent priests ever to wear the collar. Not because he's malicious. Not because he doesn't care. No, it's just that being a decent priest requires you to be an adult and Billy...

HOFF 2011: HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN Review

by Ryland Aldrich, April 30, 2011 3:00 PM


It can be a tricky proposition to adapt a highly successful trailer into a feature length film. Whether because of budget concerns, story problems, or inexperience, too often a filmmaker will hold back on the outrageous elements that made the... More >>

Screen Gems picks up U.S. rights for Cornish's 'Attack the Block'

by Andrew Mack, April 6, 2011 6:43 PM


Oh thank the maker. I would have been fine either way. After all, if I were not able to see Joe Cornish's teen sci fi comedy Attack the Block on the big screen I know I would have, and likely...

SXSW 2011: Weinberg Reviews ATTACK THE BLOCK, COLD SWEAT, KILL LIST, LITTLE DEATHS

by Scott Weinberg, March 20, 2011 6:17 AM


Before the last film unreels and the last beer is served tonight at SXSW, I wanted to add my thoughts on four flicks that deserve a little more love. From my review of Attack the Block, a creature feature from...

SXSW 2011: THE INNKEEPERS Review

by Todd Brown, March 17, 2011 10:55 PM


Ti West is quickly establishing himself as a master of minimalist film, a director who starts with a simple, concise idea and then works it through to its logical end in the leanest manner possible. It's a style originally...

SXSW 2011: THE FP Review

by Scott Weinberg, March 17, 2011 2:37 PM


A common complaint directed at scrappy little indie comedies is that while they frequently have a clever or amusing "hook," they often lack the creativity required to stretch that hook into a feature-length film. And while the debut flick from...
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