Is ‘Sasquatch Sunset’ the Weirdest Movie of the Year?
Sasquatch Sunset is an 88-minute, dialogue-free film about Sasquatches featuring an unrecognizable Riley Keough and Jesse Eisenberg, and it’s one of the weirder films you might see this year.
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‘Hundreds Of Beavers’ Combines Silent Movies With Looney Tunes For Unique Hilarity
In Mike Cheslik’s Hundreds of Beavers, a 19th-century applejack salesman battles beavers in a mashup of silent-era slapstick and Adult Swim humor.
‘Boy Kills World’ Is a Teenage Boy’s Dream Movie
It’s Bill Skarsgård vs the universe in Boy Kills World the new bloody, hyper-violent revenge comedy from first-time feature director Moritz Mohr.
‘Monkey Man’ Delivers Thrilling Action and Stirring Emotion
Dev Patel’s directorial debut, ‘Monkey Man,’ is a revenge tale blending dynamic action with a poignant undercurrent of faith and class struggles.
Can ‘Late Night With The Devil’ Overcome Controversy?
The conversation around ‘Late Night With the Devil’ has centered on the ethics of AI art, but does the movie live up to previous hype?
Jason Momoa’s ‘Road to Paloma’ a must-see indie
I’ve worked for a film commission, for a film society, and for a film festival, so I have seen my fair share of independent films. Typically indies fall into two categories: the undiscovered gems,...
‘Safety Not Guaranteed’ steers clear of indie cliches
Most indie movies involve quirky, slightly off center, lovable weirdos who are outcasts from society, down on their luck, or just generally awkward. Safety Not Guaranteed is no different. Its lovable weirdo is a...
Indie horror flick ’15’ keeps viewers on edge
Do you ever wonder what attracts people to violence or what it is exactly that we, as humans, are so fascinated by when it comes to murder? Do you want to know what makes...
Denver filmmaker celebrates first feature film, We Are the Sea
Making a film is hard, making an independent film is even harder, and making your first independent film can seem damn near impossible. For Colorado filmmaker Neil Truglio, the journey from concept to film...
AZ Underground Film Fest showcases new talent
For the past three years the Arizona Underground Film Festival has rapidly been growing both in and outside of Arizona as a top-notch underground cult film festival. The non-profit festival allows truly independent artists...
Diego Ibarrola shows promise with Kink ‘N’ Kill
Kink ‘N’ Kill is a short film from director Diego Ibarrola and was written by Ibarrola along with Brendon Reed and Jason Reed. The short film is about a sick, twisted news reporter that...
Misguided Sympathies of Flowers is certainly misguided
Misguided Sympathies of Flowers is supposed to be about isolation. It’s supposed to be about how a mentally ill homeless woman deals with being alone. It’s supposed to be dramatic and disturbing. At least...
Care a sad tale of mental illness
Care directed by Erika Gronek was the one documentary piece I screened as part of the Celluloid in the Sun Showcase at the AZ Underground Film Fest and it was an interesting doc to...
Return to Mayhem more teaser than short film
One of two animation shorts I saw at the Arizona Underground Film Festival was The Villikon Chronicles: Return to Mayhem. The three minute short, written by Bryan Kinnaird and directed by Rebecca Friedman, is...
