Movie Review: “Sound of Violence” Misses A Few Notes By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS Starring Jasmin Savoy Brown, Lili Simmons, and James JaggerWritten & directed by Alex NoyerGravitas Ventures When it comes to killers, the question second only to, “Why do they...
SXSW ‘21 Movie Review: “THE FEAST” Satisfies an Appetite for Folk Horror By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS Starring Annes Elwy, Caroline Berry, and Steffan CennyddWritten by Roger WilliamsDirected by Lee Haven Jones There are many lessons to be learned from horror films. Don’t run...
SXSW ‘21 Movie Review: “The Spine of Night” Brings An Ax To A Knife Fight By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS Starring Richard E. Grant, Lucy Lawless and Patton OswaltWritten and Directed by Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen KingYellow Veil Pictures Taking its cues from epic fantasies...
SXSW 2021 Review: Nature Is Not Your Friend In “GAIA” By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS Starring Monique Rockman, Carel Nel, and Alex van DykWritten by Tertius KappDirected by Jaco Bouwer Nature horror films will always have plenty of material to use for scares, because...
Writer/Directors Chris Bavota and Lee Paula Springer Discuss Laughing Through Trauma In “DEAD DICKS” By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS Though Chris Bavota and Lee Paula Springer could not have foreseen it, making a film about a depressed person who spends all of his...