Chicago International Film Festival 2021 Gets Dark with Raul Benitez By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS The Chicago International Film Festival is not necessarily known for its horror or genre programming, but Raul Benitez is trying to change that. The seasoned programmer is...
Fantasia ‘21 Movie Review: “Martyrs Lane” Plays Games With Death By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS Starring Denise Gough, Kiera Thompson, and Sienna SayerWritten and directed by Ruth PlattShudder Kids can be quite creepy. To amp up the childlike creep factor, MARTYRS...
The Creative Minds Behind “THE DJINN” On Being Careful What You Wish For By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS Writers/directors David Charbonier and Justin Powell are not afraid to put kids through the ringer. Their film THE DJINN shows one terrifying night in the life of...
Henrik Georgsson On Cults, Sweden, and Journalistic Truth By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS Like a Stieg Larsson story come to life, HBO’s new documentary series PRAY, OBEY, KILL takes a close look at a crime that shook the sleepy village of Knutby, Sweden one snowy night....
Director Roseanne Liang talks Airborne Fears and Freud in “SHADOW IN THE CLOUD” By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS While it might have been very easy for a horror film set in an airborne plane during WWII to get serious and gritty, SHADOW IN THE CLOUD is not that film....
