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I applaud any film attempting to bridge the challenging conversations of soldiers’ mental health. It’s an important issue that doesn’t get a lot of the attention it deserves. Carl Rimi’s new film iPossessed tends to lean a little heavily into haunted house concepts, but any awareness helps. About a month ago, I reviewed the more…
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There are many different horror subgenres out there for the horror fan. Some come pouring on the blood and guts, while others methodically bore themselves into your psyche, preying on your paranoia and deep-seated fears. When people think of horror films, they typically describe the former, but the latter’s methods can wreak havoc on your…
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Let’s keep this intro short and snappy. Drop is a solid piece of filmmaking that held my attention firmly for the 95 minutes it ran. With convincing performances, engaging characters, and a unique sense of style that ratchets up the tension, you could do much worse for a time at the theatre! The Setup An abusive…
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Hell House LLC is one of the best found footage series of the last decade. Beginning in 2015, Stephen Cognetti’s films helped fill the void between the lackluster end of the Paranormal Activity franchise’s Ghost Dimension and its disembodied attempt at resurgence in 2021’s Next of Kin, which felt more like its own film that…
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Well, that’s a wrap on the 25th annual Boston Underground Film Festival. This year was packed with weird, wild, and wonderful shorts and a diverse offering spanning genres and decades. From the Cage-rage Australian coasts to battles across time, the programmers of BUFF 25 packed a punch with this year’s festival. Thematically on point and…
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Welcome back, fellow treasure hunters! Apologies for my absence last week. Life and work became quite hectic, and I needed some time to regroup mentally. But we’re Looney Tunes: Back In Action! I don’t have any new or interesting UFO-related news but I have started reading James Lacatski’s Skinwalkers at the Pentagon, so I’ll report…
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“What do you fear most in the world?” Windom Earle demands of Garland Briggs. His response, “The possibility that love is not enough” indicates a major theme of Lynch’s. From Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, and Lost Highway, to Mulholland Drive, Inland Empire, and The Return, Lynch wrestles with a central question: between the darker…
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When you see a new movie on the way out from Anouk Whissell and Yoann-Karl Whissell, you have to get excited. Those names may look unfamiliar to some, but the directors make up two-thirds of directing trio RKSS and have been responsible for heavy genre hitters like Turbo Kid and Summer of 84. Seeing the…
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There are two types of people in this world: those who love the wry, witty humor of Christopher Guest and those who just don’t get it. Mockumentaries like Waiting for Guffman, Spinal Tap, and Best in Show have been lauded for their sardonic and dry humor. If you’re a fan of any of those three…
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Welcome back, fellow treasure hunters! We have a great episode of Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch this week, but before we get there, we have some interesting Ufology news to go over. A new/ish organization called Skywatcher has been making its rounds on UfoTwitter but not for good reasons. Their goal was, seemingly, to bring…