Jasper Billerbeck, Laura Tonke, Lisa Hagmeister, and Kian Köppke star in this historical drama.
I keep hearing rumours of a renaissance of physical media and in-person creative events, and as one who keeps buying books, cd’s, blu-rays, etc., I for one welcome such as renaissance. We’re in a golden age of boutique labels and distributors bringing rare and near-lost treasure of film and television to us in both cinemas and for home viewing, and news of a new label is always welcome. Especially if that label is fronted by Kier-La Janisse, one of our best writers, historians, and person with seemingly endless knowledge of obscure indie films of the 20th and 21st centuries. Spectacular Optical, the indie publishing imprint of Canadian genre veteran Kier-La Janisse, has expanded its remit to include theatrical, streaming, and home video distribution of a…
Ariana Osborne, Toby Stephens, and Umi Myers star in writer/director Taratoa Stappard’s gothic horror mystery.
Barbie Ferreira, Devin Bostick, and Stanley Simons star in director Chandler Levack’s music-laced romantic comedy.
Bob Odenkirk, Henry Winkler, and Lena Headey star in director Ben Wheatley’s action thriller.
Lena Headey stars in director Chad Faust’s unexpectedly nuanced and consistently engrossing drama.
In 1945 Amrum Island, 12-year-old Nanning hunts seals, fishes at night, and farms to help feed his family. Life feels idyllic on this windswept isle until peace reveals an unexpected danger closer to home.
The sequel to the international smash hit, and Acadamy Award winner, stomps into theaters on November 6th.
Josh Heaps’ City Wide Fever is a real oddity. On the surface, it’s a small DIY thriller that looks shot on the cheap, which already narrows down its appeal. But if you get on its wavelength over the course of its very brief 70 minutes (sans credits), you might even start to feel a small twinge of nostalgia. Said nostalgia comes from a very different source than advertised. Billed as an homage to giallo, this certainly has a setup those Italian films would have a field day with: A film student named Sam (Diletta Guglielmi) finds a USB in a park one day, containing the life and work of forgotten director Saturnino Barresi, including his unfinished final film, which gives this one its title. As she investigates the…
Charli XCX, Lena Góra, Will Madden, and Jeremy O. Harris star in Pete Ohs’ effervescent, gracefully-wrought film.