AFF 2020: FULLY REALIZED HUMANS is an Effective Indie Rom-Com

Jackie (Jess Weixler, Teeth, The Death of Dick Long) and Elliot (Joshua Leonard, The Blair Witch Project, Unsane) are a month away from their first baby’s due date. They are taking the classes, reading the books, and doing all the things they’re supposed to be doing. At their baby shower, however, their …

AFF 2020: We’re All Still Figuring Out Who We Are in SOME KIND OF HEAVEN

In popular media, the elderly are often used as a quirky punchline. They move to Florida, watch Matlock and Murder She Wrote, can’t figure out how to use the TV remote, and lose their dentures. Think rambling Abe Simpson in The Simpsons or Pam’s puritanical grandma in The Office. It’s …

REVIEW: GIRL ON THE THIRD FLOOR is a complex twist on the haunted house movie

“The house sits across the street from a church. The house had previously been a brothel. These two facts were unique to this particular house and, to me, hinted at an intriguing starting point.” This is how director Travis Stevens describes the genesis of Girl On The Third Floor in a …

BAFF 2019: ANTRUM delivers on the mystique, but not the substance

It’s no secret that marketing and expectations can have an effect on how we perceive a movie, and historically this has been used with great success for horror films. Think of how terrifying The Blair Witch Project was when it first released, when there were rumors that the film was in some way …

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