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DOC NYC review: David Siev’s ‘BAD AXE’ features hope pushing past hate. IFC will release one of the year’s best docs in theaters and on digital tomorrow!

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BAD AXE Synopsis: ​​After leaving NYC for his rural hometown of Bad Axe, Michigan, at the start of the pandemic, Asian American filmmaker David Siev documents his family’s struggles to keep their restaurant afloat. As fears of the virus grow, deep generational scars dating back to Cambodia’s bloody “killing fields” come to the fore, straining the relationship between the family’s Read More →

Review: IFC film ‘VESPER’ is an exquisite sci-fi tale of morality and mortality.

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VESPER Alone in a cruel near-future world, 13-year-old Vesper experiments with what’s left of her surroundings to nourish her and her paralyzed father. Abandoned by her mother, Vesper keeps Darius’ body alive with her bio-hacking skills and uploads his full consciousness into a small droid. While she and others suffer immensely, the wealthy exist in private, enclosed spaces called “Citadels.” Read More →

IFC Midnight trailer debut: ‘A BANQUET’ dishes out family and fear this February.

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A BANQUET Directed by Ruth Paxton Starring Sienna Guillory, Jessica Alexander, Ruby Stokes, and Lindsay Duncan Synopsis Widowed mother Holly (Sienna Guillory) is radically tested when her teenage daughter Betsey (Jessica Alexander) experiences a profound enlightenment and insists that her body is no longer her own, but in service to a higher power. Bound to her newfound faith, Betsey refuses Read More →

Review: IFCMidnight’s ‘WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING’ lets your imagination do a lot of the terrorizing.

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WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING After Melissa and her family seek shelter from a storm, they become trapped. With no sign of rescue, hours turn to days and Melissa comes to realize that she and her girlfriend Amy might have something to do with the horrors that threaten to tear her family – and the entire world, apart. This is Read More →

IFC Midnight review: ‘COME TRUE’

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COME TRUE High school student Sarah (Stone) is at her lowest point yet when she runs away from home and finds herself with no one to rely on and struggling with recurring nightmares. She chances upon a university sleep study that offers the promise of safety and money and brings her an unexpected friend and confidant in the overseeing scientist Read More →

Review: IFC Midnight ‘THE VIGIL’ is a look at the disturbing effects of trauma.

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THE VIGIL Steeped in ancient Jewish lore and demonology, THE VIGIL is a supernatural horror film set over the course of a single evening in Brooklyn’s Hasidic Borough Park neighborhood. Low on funds and having recently left his insular religious community, Yakov reluctantly accepts an offer from his former rabbi and confidante to take on the responsibility of an overnight “shomer,” fulfilling the Jewish practice of watching over the body of Read More →

Review: IFC Midnight’s ‘Hunter Hunter’ is one of the most intense films of 2020.

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HUNTER HUNTER HUNTER HUNTER follows a family living in the remote wilderness earning a living as fur trappers. Joseph Mersault (Devon Sawa), his wife Anne (Camille Sullivan), and their daughter Renée (Summer H. Howell) struggle to make ends meet and think their traps are being hunted by the return of a rogue wolf. Determined to catch the predator in the Read More →

Review: IFC Midnight’s ‘KINDRED’ will make you scream.

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PRESENTS Written and Directed by Joe Marcantonio Starring Tamara Lawrance, Jack Lowden, Fiona Shaw, and Edward Holcraft KINDRED follows vulnerable mother-to-be Charlotte (Tamara Lawrance) as she is taken in by her recently deceased boyfriend’s mother (Fiona Shaw) and her stepson (Jack Lowden), who seem increasingly obsessed with her every move. Plagued by mysterious hallucinations, Charlotte’s suspicions grow about Margaret and Thomas’ Read More →

DVD Review: ‘THE SPOILS BEFORE DYING’ is another hit for Funny Or Die and IFC

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THE SPOILS BEFORE DYING  Starring Michael Kenneth Williams, Maya Rudolph  and Kristen Wiig Available on DVD as of June 7, 2016 “The Spoils Before Dying” showcases an all-star cast including, Michael Kenneth Williams (12 Years a Slave, RoboCop, “The Wire”), Maya Rudolph (“Saturday Night Live,” Bridesmaids, Big Hero 6), Kristen Wiig (“Saturday Night Live,” Bridesmaids), and Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense, Pay Read More →

Sally Draper with supernatural powers in trailer for IFC Midnight’s ‘One & Two’

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In the confines of their isolated world, Zac and Eva (Timothée Chalamet of “Homeland” and Kiernan Shipka of “Mad Men”) live under the constant watch of a father (Grant Bowler, “True Blood”) that rules with strict routine and discipline. They live for nightfall — for moments of escape — and rely on each other for moments of levity. After a long dormant Read More →

IFC Center Announces QUEER/ART/FILM’S Second Annual Special Summer Season, “BLACK SUMMER NIGHTS”

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Each film in the series arrives at the theme of queer blackness in cinema from a different nexus of history, performance, originality, oppression, victory, adversity and fabulousness. Actor Colman Domingo’s choice is Mahogany (1975 – dir. Berry Gordy), starring Diana Ross as a working class woman from pre-gentrified Chicago who rises to become a top model and fashion designer in Rome. Mr. Read More →

‘HUMANE’ (2024) is unhinged, vicious fun.

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HUMANE DIRECTED BY CAITLIN CRONENBERG WRITTEN & PRODUCED BY MICHAEL SPARAGA STARRING JAY BARUCHEL, EMILY HAMPSHIRE, PETER GALLAGHER In Caitlin Cronenberg‘s HUMANE, the only way for Earth’s population to survive under environmental collapse is to have people “enlist” or volunteer for scheduled and compensated euthanasia. When the program hits too close to home for one family, secrets come to light, and motives change Read More →

Shudder’s ‘BAGHEAD’ (2024) Chilling legacy and lore.

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BAGHEAD Based on a short film written by Lorcan Reilly, director Alberto Corredor expands the world of a creature called BAGHEAD. The Shudder exclusive follows Iris, a young woman who discovers she now owns a rundown pub previously run by her estranged father. Putting her name on the deed comes with a caveat: the care of a woman in the Read More →

‘LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL’ (2024) Ratings from hell.

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Late Night With The Devil After the passing of his wife and in danger of losing his live late-night hosting gig, Jack Delroy’s plan for ratings goes horribly wrong. LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL unfolds like an “E True Hollywood” exposé, playing the infamous 1977 studio tape of his talk show Night Owls’ Halloween episode. Jack is about to be Read More →

Year Two is a Go! Dances With Films NYC 2023 announces lineup with 64 world premieres

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2nd Annual Dances With Films – NYC  announces films and events (November 30-December 3)   The celebrated true indie-focused film festival returns to New York City with three times as many films as last year’s debut.    64 World Premiere Screenings Featured    Dylan K. Narang’s TAPAWINGO is the Opening Night  selection, and Nicholas Gyeney’s THE ACTIVATED MAN  will make Read More →

Brooklyn Horror Film Festival short films: ‘MOSQUITO LADY’ & ‘ALICIA’

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MOSQUITO LADY Phillipino folklore Manananggal meets Catholic guilt in Kristine Gerolaga‘s short film, MOSQUITO LADY. When a young woman can no longer hide her pregnancy from her devout parents, she resorts to a legendary monster to assist her. The practical and Special FX are exquisitely gag-worthy. What a frightening jab at religious righteousness and an exploration of culture. ALICIA A Read More →

Review: Demian Rugna’s jaw-dropping ‘WHEN EVIL LURKS’ is extreme horror that will wreck you.

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presents When brothers Pedro (Ezequiel Rodríguez) and Jimmy (Demián Salomón) discover that a demonic infection has been festering in a nearby farmhouse — its very proximity poisoning the local livestock — they attempt to evict the victim from their land. Failing to adhere to the proper rites of exorcism, their reckless actions inadvertently trigger an epidemic of possessions across their Read More →

Fantastic Fest 2023 review: Nicholas Tomnay’s delicious treat ‘WHAT YOU WISH FOR’ is a twisted tale of wealth, power, and consequence.

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WHAT YOU WISH FOR Writer-director Nicholas Tomnay takes us on a journey of twisted morality. Down on his luck, chef Ryan steps into the life of his schoolmate and cooks for a small group of ultra-wealthy diners. The experience is nothing like he imagined. Nick Stahl plays Ryan, a chef running from his gambling debts. When he assumes the identity Read More →

Review: ‘MADELEINE COLLINS’ overflows with complexity.

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MADELEINE COLLINS Judith (Virginie Efira)’s life is split between two households in two countries. In Switzerland, she is Margot, a translator who lives with Abdel (Quim Gutierrez) and the little girl they are raising. In France, she is known as Judith and lives a glamorous life with acclaimed orchestra conductor Melvil (Bruno Salomone) and their two older boys. This fragile balance, based Read More →