The razor sharp sci-fi whodunnit, Cryo, which screened this weekend as part of The Chattanooga Film Festival.

Face delivers an emotionally engaging and entertaining glimpse of a story and a world that leaves the viewer wanting more, while not overstaying its welcome.

Taking place in 1999, the plot follows a group of four people who are being initiated into a gang. They are tasked to rob what they are told is an abandoned home. As it turns out, it is very much inhabited.

The Unsettled never takes on the larger than life feeling often found in similar movies. It all culminates in a satisfying ending that leaves the right questions unanswered.

Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes wastes no time recreating the requisite images of gothic horror.

Set during the Christian-appropriated holiday known as Christmas, Gardner and Pennycoff gather once again for a festive reminder of why we shouldn’t love our neighbor.

It’s a retail employee’s nightmare: two women want the same necklace at closing time and no one is taking no for an answer.

You may never boil a pot of tea the same way again.

The more that he runs, the more that he learns that confronting his greatest fear may mean confronting himself.

Billed as a “film about memory and discovery,” Ball Lightning is about two scavengers — Addie and Sundance — Niamh O’Connor and Julie Helthaler — who harvest the parts of derelict automatons to survive.

Lillian comes back to an abandoned and fog-filled cemetery that has haunted her since childhood in an attempt to come to terms with the recent loss of her sister in this quick but gorgeous short film.

This is not a simple story to tell, but for a first effort, it’s quite well told.

This is the story of Rowan, who is searching for her missing girlfriend, who very well may be not missing, as well as dealing with a UFO that seems to be interrupting every one of her calls.

The film boasts fantastic storytelling, gory and gooey special effects and a heartwarming message all within it’s incredibly short run-time.

Breathing Happy is a weird, wonderful, highly satisfying journey through grief, addiction, and recovery.

‘A Pure Place’ is beautifully unsettling with standout performances.

Paul proves that family isn’t just a casting resource in this case: It’s an aesthetic one as well.

Though they are both slightly different in their presentations, the movies themselves feel meant for a drive-in double feature and worth referring to as a complete experience.

Rudycoff’s film is a seven-minute exercise in tension as call after call brings our protagonist closer to literal termination.

This feels like it is inspired by Creepshow while at the same time being way better than the recent reinvention of that show. That’s high praise.