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Cinepocalypse 2018: Part Four

Posted on 29 Jun 201825 Sep 2019 by Lackey
Cinepocalypse 2018: Part 4

Final batch of reviews. Relaxer, Heavy Trip, The Appearance, and more short films.

Posted in Cinepocalypse, Film FestivalsTagged black metal, comedies, Finnish movies, Heavy Trip, historical movies, horror comedies, horror movies, independent movies, Norwegian movies, Relaxer, short films, The AppearanceLeave a comment

Cinepocalypse 2018: Part Three

Posted on 28 Jun 201825 Sep 2019 by Lackey
The Russian Bride

Satan's Slaves, Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss..., The Russian Bride, Gags.

Posted in Cinepocalypse, Film FestivalsTagged dark comedies, Gags, horror movies, independent movies, Indonesian movies, Kate Micucci, Satan's Slaves, Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss by Passing Through the Gateway Chosen by the Holy Storsh, Taika Waititi, The Russian BrideLeave a comment

Cinepocalypse 2018: Part Two

Posted on 27 Jun 201825 Sep 2019 by Lackey
Cinepocalypse 2018: Part Two

The Brink, Empathy Inc., Malicious, Clara's Ghost, and the Short Trip to Hell short film program.

Posted in Cinepocalypse, Film FestivalsTagged Chinese movies, Chris Elliott, Clara's Ghost, Empathy Inc, horror movies, independent movies, Indonesian movies, Malicious, martial arts movies, Satan's Slaves, science fiction, short films, The BrinkLeave a comment

Cinepocalypse 2018: Part One

Posted on 24 Jun 201825 Sep 2019 by Lackey
Cinepocalypse 2018: Part One

The Ranger, The Devil's Doorway, Hover, Await Further Instructions, and What Keeps You Alive.

Posted in Cinepocalypse, Film FestivalsTagged Await Further Instructions, British movies, Canadian movies, David Bradley, David Cronenberg, horror movies, Hover, independent movies, Irish movies, Larry Fessenden, The Devil's Doorway, The Ranger, What Keeps You AliveLeave a comment

Cinepocalypse: Trench 11; Animals

Posted on 9 Nov 201713 Mar 2018 by Lackey
Animals

A period horror film and a Lynchian nightmare

Posted in Cinepocalypse, Film FestivalsTagged Animals, Canadian movies, German movies, historical movies, horror movies, independent movies, surreal, Tiere, Trench 11Leave a comment

Cinepocalypse: Mohawk; Applecart; secret screening

Posted on 9 Nov 201713 Mar 2018 by Lackey

An angry period thriller, a clever meta-horror film, and the secret screening

Posted in Cinepocalypse, Film FestivalsTagged AJ Bowen, Applecart, Barbara Crampton, Don Coscarelli, historical movies, horror movies, independent movies, It Came from the Desert, Mohawk, Ted GeogheganLeave a comment

Cinepocalypse: Sequence Break; Dead Shack; Suspiria

Posted on 7 Nov 201713 Mar 2018 by Lackey
Cinepocalypse: Part 3

An urban legend for the video game age, a family of zombies in the woods, and an uncut classic in its native language

Posted in Cinepocalypse, Film FestivalsTagged Canadian movies, Dario Argento, Dead Shack, Feeding Time, horror movies, independent movies, Italian movies, Polybius, Sequence Break, Suspiria, zombiesLeave a comment

Cinepocalypse: The Crescent; Housewife

Posted on 6 Nov 201713 Mar 2018 by Lackey
Cinepocalypse: Part 2

A neo-psychedelic story of grief and a giallo-influenced journey into the weird

Posted in Cinepocalypse, Film FestivalsTagged Can Evrenol, Canadian movies, giallo, horror movies, Housewife, independent movies, The Crescent, Turkish moviesLeave a comment

Cinepocalypse: Tragedy Girls; Get My Gun

Posted on 4 Nov 201713 Mar 2018 by Lackey
Cinepocalypse: Part 1

A dark high school comedy and an intense tale of revenge

Posted in Cinepocalypse, Film FestivalsTagged dark comedies, Get My Gun, horror movies, independent movies, revenge, slasher movies, teen horror, Tragedy GirlsLeave a comment

Chicago International Film Festival 2017: Offenders / Have a Nice Day

Posted on 27 Oct 201722 Nov 2017 by Lackey
Chicago International Film Festival 2017: Part Three

A sociological thriller and an animated neo-noir

Posted in Chicago International Film Festival, Film FestivalsTagged animation, Chicago International Film Festival 2017, Chinese movies, crime dramas, film noir, Have a Nice Day, independent movies, Izgrednici, Offenders, Serbian movies, thrillers2 Comments

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