Interview: Writer/Director Franklin Ritch Discusses The Premiere Of His Film “THE ARTIFICE GIRL” By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS Though we sat down to talk to writer, director, and actor Franklin Ritch just last summer after the world premiere of his film THE ARTIFICE...
INTERVIEW: Director Christopher Smith and Star Jena Malone Discuss The Religious Horror of “CONSECRATION” By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS Catholicism and horror have long been cozy bedfellows. After all, one of the first things you see when you enter a Catholic...
Fantasia ’22 Review: The Frozen World of “POLARIS” Never Quite Warms the Heart By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS Starring Viva Lee, Muriel Dutil, and Dinah GastonWritten and Directed by Kirsten CarthewEpic Pictures Creating new mythology is a heavy lift. The myths we...
BUFF ’22 Movie Review: Witchy “YOU WON’T BE ALONE” Learns to Love Love By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS Starring Noomi Rapace, Alice Englert and Anamaria MarincaWritten and directed by Goran StolevskiFocus Features YOU WON’T BE ALONE may have witches and an...
Movie Review: “A BANQUET” Feasts on Family Trauma By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS Starring Sienna Guillory, Jessica Alexander & Ruby StokesDirected by Ruth PaxtonWritten by Justin BullIFC Midnight Ambiguity and family trauma seep throughout the tense fabric of...
