INFINITE SUMMER In filmmaker Miguel Llansó‘s Fantasia 2024 film INFINITE SUMMER, Mia wants to enjoy the last few weeks before moving into higher education. When her close friend decides she’d rather hang out with people closer to her age, Mia dabbles a newfangled mindfulness app that goes awry. Too much of a good thing is never really true. Mindfulness has Read More →
TIM TRAVERS AND THE TIME TRAVELER’S PARADOX https://danceswithfilms.com/tim-travers-the-time-travelers-paradox-2/ Stimson Snead takes us on a comedy of trial and error in DWF: LA sci-fi feature TIM TRAVERS AND THE TIME TRAVELER’S PARADOX. This film is a story of a mad genius’s guide to what if, get ready to have your mind blown. The badass credits come in hot from the first Read More →
THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT Writer-director Michael Felker teams up with indie gods and SXSW sweethearts Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead to bring 2024 audiences the new film THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT. Suspension of disbelief plays a vital role. The concept of the siblings hiding from police in a time-shifting hideout is a brilliant and bonkers idea, and Joe and Sid Read More →
SO UNREAL Cinema and Cyberspace collide in this fascinating study of the effects of the internet. Debbie Harry‘s echoing narration guides us through history and cinematic timelines, how easily we welcomed computers into our homes, and how swiftly technology transitioned from entertainment to an eventual subconscious weapon. Amanda Kramer‘s SO UNREAL reminds us how films push the boundaries of our Read More →
SPAGHETTI JUNCTION August lives with her troublemaker sister and a father stuck in mourning. Navigating the world with a newfound physical disability, she discovers a mysterious traveler needing her help. Filmmaker Kirby McClure brings BUFF23 audiences an otherworldly story of belonging with SPAGHETTI JUNCTION. With music by HEALTH and the constant din of cicadas, an overarching ominous feeling follows August Read More →
SHATTER BELT From director James Byrkit (Coherence) comes a collection of stories from the other side of consciousness. A modern mind-bender for a new generation, Shatter Belt dives head first into the deep end of questions about our relationship to reality. Episode Two: ImmotusSchrödinger’s cat meets If A Tree Falls in the Wood meets the internet age. An internet channel Read More →
MOLLI AND MAX IN THE FUTURE Playing out in chapters, SXSW 2023 audiences meet Molli and Max, two individuals who keep running into each other over the years. Something keeps drawing these two together. The more they learn about one another, the more they realize that neither space nor time can come between them. Zosia Mamet reached cult status with Read More →
SWSX 2023 has something for everyone, from franchise horror expansion to the hotly anticipated premiere of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. But we’re here to share some of the films on our radar this year. Click here for tickets and all things SXSW 2023 Pure ODirector/Screenwriter: Dillon Tucker, Producers: Ricky Fosheim, Dillon Tucker, Ray LeeA young screenwriter/musician grapples Read More →
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 →
GUIDANCE Clever and thought-provoking, Guidance puts two lovers in a precarious position. In a near-future story, ten years after The Great War, new nanotech is on the precipice of introduction. In the form of a pill, the tech acts as a learning device and a lie detector. Han Miao and Mai Zi Xuan have secrets, making for an uphill battle to Read More →
DUAL After receiving a terminal diagnosis, Sarah commissions a clone of herself to ease the loss for her friends and family. When she makes a miraculous recovery, her attempt to have her clone decommissioned fails, and leads to a court-mandated duel to the death. The minute I realized the deadpan nature of most of the cast’s delivery, I exclaimed, “Oh Read More →
When 15-year-old Nolan (Siegel) discovers a secreted family legacy and a portal that enables him to travel to parallel worlds, it’s a young boy’s dream come true … until it becomes a nightmare when he realizes he’s being pursued across the ages by an evil force. When he becomes stranded on Christmas in an alternate timeline with his quirky family Read More →
Siblings Mimi and Luke unwittingly resurrect an ancient alien overlord who was entombed on Earth millions of years ago after a failed attempt to destroy the universe. They nickname the evil creature Psycho Goreman (or PG for short) and use the magical amulet they discovered to force him to obey their childish whims. It isn’t long before PG’s reappearance draws Read More →
SPUTNIK Due to her controversial methods, young doctor Tatiana Yurievna (Oksana Akinshina, Lilya 4-Ever) is on the precipice of losing her medical license. Her career may not be over, though. After she’s recruited by the military, Tatiana is brought to a secure science research facility to assess a very special case, that of Konstantin Sergeyevich (Pyotr Fyodorov, The Darkest Hour), a cosmonaut Read More →
TIME WARP: THE GREATEST CULT FILMS OF ALL-TIME VOLUME 2: HORROR AND SCI-FI The greatest cult horror and science fiction films of all-time are studied in vivid detail in the second volume of Time Warp. Includes groundbreaking classics like “Night of the Living Dead,” and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” and sci-fi gems such as “Blade Runner,” and “A Clockwork Orange.” Read More →
Justin Long (Die Hard 4.0, Accepted) and Donald Faison (Scrubs, Clueless) lead the unique modern-day parable that follows Frank (Long), an opportunistic insurance lawyer, who thinks he’s in for the time of his life when he goes out on the town to celebrate an upcoming promotion with his co-worker, Jeff (Faison). But their night takes a turn for the bizarre Read More →
SYNOPSIS: On an isolated island, Uma (Emma Roberts) wakes up to find herself at Paradise Hills, a facility where high-class families send their daughters to become perfect versions of themselves. The facility is run by the mysterious Duchess (Milla Jovovich) where calibrated treatments including etiquette classes, vocal lessons, beauty treatments, gymnastics and restricted diets, revolve all physical and emotional shortcomings Read More →
A ragtag group of folks from a small town band together when the unexpected is thrust upon them. Think The Walking Dead (RV and all), but with aliens.. and sped up in time. The intersection of different personalities makes for an intriguing story of survival. There is a beautiful first visual, and perhaps an homage to Close Encounters of the Third Kind, as we are introduced Read More →
Agent Now Available on Vimeo, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, Xbox, & Playstation Available on Hulu & Amazon Prime: July 1, 2017 Guest review from Reel Reviews Over Brews Agent starts out by looking into the life of Jim Yung (Derek Ting). We find that he is trying to adapt to a normal life after returning from service. Jim’s friends, Angela (Marikah Read More →
Official Site – Facebook – Twitter – Instagram OFFICIAL SELECTION – SXSW Film Festival 2017 – Festival Favorites OFFICIAL SELECTION – Sundance Film Festival 2017 – Spotlight OFFICIAL SELECTION – Fantastic Fest 2016 OFFICIAL SELECTION – Toronto International Film Festival 2016 – Vanguard Just looking at the poster for Colossal, you know it’s different. Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudeikis in Read More →
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