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Film Review – Rigor Mortis
I am not a huge fan of Hong Kong Horror films, but I’ve seen and enjoyed some of the classics like Bride With the White Hair. I’ve never had the pleasure of enjoying the Mr. Vampire (1985) series, which contains at least four films that…
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In I’ll Follow You Down, Marika (Gillian Anderson) says goodbye to her scientist husband Gabe (Rufus Sewell) at the Toronto airport, takes her son Erol home, and waits patiently for her spouse to come back from his trip to Princeton. Which he never does. He’s…
READ MORESIFF Double Feature – Time Lapse and Beneath
Time Lapse: Apartment manager/painter Finn (Matt O’Leary) lives with girlfriend Callie (Danielle Panabaker) and best friend Jasper (George Finn). When their neighbor Mr. Bezzeredes goes missing, they check his apartment and find something amazing inside: a camera that takes pictures exactly 24 hours in the…
READ MORESIFF Double Feature – Love and Lemons and B for Boy
Love and Lemons: Love and Lemons is a Swedish movie directed by Teresa Fabik about Agnes (Rakel Wärmländer), a young waitress who has the horrible luck of getting fired and dumped in the same evening. She accidentally causes mayhem at the fancy restaurant where she…
READ MORESIFF Double Feature – The Keeper of Lost Causes and Willow Creek
The Keeper of Lost Causes: Danish policeman Carl Mørck (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) doesn’t have a lot to smile about. His wife has left him, his stepson has moved back in to play loud music and have sex with his girlfriend, a decision he made got…
READ MORESIFF Double Feature – Razing the Bar and Mirage Men
Razing the Bar: If you lived in Seattle and wanted to see a punk show in the 2000s, you eventually found yourself at The Funhouse, a bar located across the street from the Experience Music Project and the Space needle. A Seattle music institution, The…
READ MORESIFF Double Feature – Burkholder and Another
Burkholder: Teddy (Bob Burkholder) has been renting a room from Barry (Britt Crosley) for the past 15 years, and now that he is approaching 90, he wants to continue living his life to the fullest. He just doesn’t have much time left to mess around.…
READ MOREFilm Review – Last Passenger
There are usually two reasons why a movie might stick to just a couple of sets or locations instead of exploring the wide world. The first is when a film is based on a play, and the filmmaker doesn’t choose to open it up. Sometimes…
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