11th Dec2024

Dances With Films 2024: ‘Itch!’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Bari Kang, Olivia Kang, Douglas Stirling, Patrick Michael Valley, Ximena Uribe, Mia Ventura Lucas | Written and Directed by Bari Kang Known for his crime thrillers Lucky and The Scrapper, writer/director Bari Kang makes the transition to horror with his latest film, Itch!, which had its World Premiere at Dances With Films. It’s the […]

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11th Dec2024

Dances With Films 2024: ‘Bleeding’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Jasper Jones, Jay Dunn, John R. Howley, Tori Wong, Andrew Bell | Written and Directed by Andrew Bell Vampires and vampirism have been used as metaphors for many things over the years, one of which is drug addiction. Films as diverse as Ganja and Hess, Abel Ferrara’s The Addiction, Daybreakers, and Bliss have made […]

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31st Aug2021

DWF 2021: ‘The Alternate’ Review

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: Ed Gonzalez Moreno, Natalia Dominguez, Syra McCarthy, Patrice Binaisa, Phillip Caires | Written and Directed by Alrik Bursell It’s no secret that I am a pretty big sci-fi fan. Done well, the genre is easily the most compelling, no matter the budget you are working with. Look at Primer – little to no money […]

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31st Aug2021

DWF 2021: ‘Like a Dirty French Novel’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Robby Valls, Jennifer Daley, Laura Urgelles, Grant Moninger, Amanda Viola, Aaron Bustos | Written by Mike Cuenca, Ashlee Elfman, Dan Rojay | Directed by Mike Cuenca Shot in a week during the pandemic, and set during one, Like a Dirty French Novel consists of a series of linked stories dubbed chapters and interludes. Director […]

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17th Aug2020

Trailer & Poster for ‘Hawk and Rev: Vampire Slayers’

by Phil Wheat

Ryan Barton Grimley’s frighteningly funny Hawk and Rev: Vampire Slayers will play at the Dances with Films film festival in Los Angeles later this month. The horror-comedy, starring Grimley, Ari Schneider, Jana Savage, and Richard Gayler, makes its world premiere at the well-regarded festival, playing as the ‘midnight movie’ on the opening and closing night […]

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