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Bloodshot Heart REVIEW – Stylish, But Not Bloody Enough | Chattanooga 2021
The feature directorial debut of Parish Malfitano, follows a mentally unstable driving instructor who lives with his mother, and his growing obsession with the new tenant living in the room that they rent out.
Chattanooga 2021: Kandisha
I kept waiting for one of the movies at the Chattanooga Film Festival to wow me, and finally there was Kandisha!
‘THE LODGER’ REMINDS US TO NEVER RENT A ROOM FROM AN ECCENTRIC STRANGER [CFF 2021]
The Lodger provides a front row seat to a couple of ways that refusing to process grief can go wrong …
REVIEWS: ‘MY HEART CAN’T BEAT UNLESS YOU TELL IT TO’ SHOWS THE HEAVIER SIDE OF VAMPIRISM [CFF 2021]
Not since A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night has a debut feature given us such an engaging vampire story.
[CFF ’21] ‘The Three Men You Meet at Night’ review: Different kind of coming of age tale
The Three Men You Meet at Night sounds like it will be over the top. Instead, it is the subtleties that make it work so well.
An Ideal Host Throws A Horror Comedy Party Worth Crashing [Chattanooga Film Festival 2021 Review]
All Liz (Nadia Collins) wants is to throw an amazing dinner party at her rural Australian farmhouse.
"The Aftermath" and "Empire of the Dark" Capsule Reviews
This year’s Chattanooga Film Festival features The Aftermath and Empire of the Dark, the two directorial offerings of actor/director Steve Barkett.
CFF 2021: Exploring Folk Horror with the Comprehensive WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror offers such an insightful and detailed accounting of the genre that it damned near feels like Ken Burns became a horror fan.
Chattanooga Film Festival Review: “Events Transpiring Before, During, And After A High School Basketball Game”
It doesn’t matter when you attended high school; the new Canadian comedy Events Transpiring Before, During, And After A High School Basketball Game is certain to press a few nostalgia buttons.
[CFF ’21] ‘He’s Dead and So Am I’ review: The facts of death
He’s Dead and So Am I is a stylized take on a familiar premise.
‘TEDDY’ IS A FRENCH CHARACTER STUDY IN WOLF’S CLOTHING [CFF 2021]
Teddy is the sort of horror film that has come about at the right time.
[CFF Review] Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury’s ‘Kandisha’ Delivers Ultra-Violent But Familiar Supernatural Slasher
A woman invoking the name of a vengeful spirit five times finds herself in a predicament when that entity embarks on a killing spree and refuses to leave.
Joseph’s Review: He’s Dead and So Am I (Chattanooga Film Festival)
Quirky horror comedy He’s Dead and So Am I is an occasionally uncomfortable, but consistently entertaining film.
[CFF Review] Werewolf Movie ‘Teddy’ Highlights Growing Pains with Humor and Minimalism
While it retreads familiar ground and is a bit too on the nose, Teddy’s emphasis on humanity and awkward humor proves winsome.
This ‘Bloodshot Heart’ Beats For Retro Giallo [Chattanooga Film Festival 2021 Review]
When reverie is undercut by the intrusion of reality, the audience is immediately clued in to how deep that divide is.
[CFF ’21] ‘Deep Learning’ review: Short introduces interesting premise
Deep Learning is a type of machine learning and artificial intelligence that imitates the ways humans gain certain types of knowledge.
‘The Lodger’ Review — The Ghost and Ms. Bisset [CFF `21]
It’s part psycho-biddy in the Greta vein, but also part odd-couple supernatural romance along the lines of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. I loved every strange minute of it.
‘NIGHT DRIVE’ IS A FUN AND BRUTAL RIDE INTO THE UNEXPECTED [CFF 2021]
Meghan Leon has really given us a fast-paced and unique story that manages to be both savage and fun in equal parts.
[CFF ’21] ‘Sins of a Werewolf’ review: Werewolf tale is bloody fun
Despite all the killings, it is not all bad news. For example, attendance at church has gone up.
‘The Lodger’ Review — The Ghost and Ms. Bisset [CFF `21]
It has some delicious elements of Grand Dame Guignol. But it’s more than that; it’s something weirder, something a little sweeter than most films of the subgenre.