Another film premiering for the first time at Sundance, TURBO KID was originally conceived as a short film entry for Drafthouse Films’ The ABCs of Death called T is for Turbo. While it didn’t quite make the cut, contestants François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell (RKSS.tv) director Jason Eisener (Hobo with a Shotgun) and producer […]
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After being gone for so long, it’s turning out to a news-filled week with new project announcements and updates on ongoing projects dropping left and right. This particular piece of news regarding Digging Up The Marrow, really caught my eye. While Adam Green is normally a hit or a miss for me (loved Hatchet and […]
Tagged with: Adam Green, Alex Pardee, Digging Up The Marrow, documentary, horror, indie film, Kane Hodder
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It has been a while since a movie made me want to turn all the lights on before getting a drink of water at night, but The Babadook*, written and directed by Aussie actress-turned-filmmaker Jennifer Kent, definitely fit the bill. If the term “Babadook” sounds like a silly nonsense word that’s because it is (outside […]
Tagged with: Boogeyman, David Lynch, horror, indie film, The Babadook, Twin Peaks
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It’s been a long (long) time coming, but I can finally say that I’ve seen the home invasion horror movie that’s been on my must-see list for the past two years. That’s right, originally premiering back in 2011, You’re Next has made its way to theaters nationwide and while the film doesn’t really “upend the […]
Tagged with: Adam Wingard, Barbara Crampton, horror, indie film, Lionsgate, slasher, You're Next
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It’s been a little over two years since I was inducted into the world of Drew Bolduc & Dan Nelson’ The Taint (NSFW… seriously), but my nightmare visions of it are as clear as if it were yesterday – and with good reason! Labeled as the “ultimate sexually-frustrated-male-nerd-emotional-masturbation-release film” by co-director Bolduc, The Taint high […]
Tagged with: Drew Bulduc, horror, indie film, sci-fi, Science Team, The Taint, Troma
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Despite its flaws, and it does have flaws, the film is one of the most entertaining horror movies I’ve seen in awhile. Based on a novel by David Wong, the pseudonym of Cracked.com’s Jason Pargin, JOHN DIES AT THE END is the type of film that throws convention out the window in favor of an […]
Tagged with: comedy, David Wong, Don Coscarelli, horror, indie film, John Dies at the End, Magnet Releasing, Naked Lunch, Phantasm, surreal
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Director Neil Berkeley’s Beauty is Embarrassing is an inspirational documentary about the life and work of Wayne White, who recently became a darling of the contemporary art scene for his whimsical yet snarky word paintings on found vintage landscape lithographs. While White has finally gained renown in larger circles for his paintings, he started out […]
Tagged with: Beauty is Embarrassing, documentary, indie film, Liquid Television, Pee-Wee Herman, Wayne White, Weird Al