An era of rising anxiety around pregnancy and motherhood has led to a recent mini-explosion of horror films revolving around those themes, many decades after “Rosemary’s Baby” broke that particular ice. Andrea Corsini’s first feature film, “Ferine,” which expands on her 2019 short of the same name, manages to mix a paranoid and violent version
The longing separations from seafaring life have spawned many romantic ghost stories, and while it largely takes place on dry land, the Danish film “No Rest for the Wicked” provides an honorable addition to that list. Kaspar Kalle’s assured debut, drawn from an 1884 story by German author Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, an early advocate of
Saïd Boumazoughe receives a “created by” credit just below director Bob Colaers at the end of “Attack on Paradise,” amplifying the fact that this project is very much the personal fantasy of an action vehicle realized by the Belgian-Moroccan star. That translates into something very much like “Die Hard,” with elements of “Assault on Precinct
Six men lie face down on the ground, licking a deserted Los Angeles street It’s a stomach-churning introduction, but “Sour Minnows” is not a conventional tale. It’s a movie about roommates Ricky (David Brown, “Jury Duty”) and Tepper (Chase Williamson, “The Guest”) who one day accidentally enter a different plane of existence while shopping. Soon,
Mark H. Rapaport’s new film, “Godhead,” is a master class in building tension. Shot in black and white with camera work that makes the audience feel like a voyeur uncovering wicked secrets, the film combines faith, sex, lies and discomfort in an unknowable dance between its protagonists. The premise begins simply: a rural Catholic priest
It’s the 30th anniversary of Montreal’s historic Fantasia Festival, and screenings at this year’s edition are sure to match the excitement of a historic year. In addition to screening some of the year’s biggest festival hits, like “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” “Buddy,” and “Her Private Hell,” there are plenty of new visions