WOLFKIN *** Luxembourg / Belgium 2022 Dir: Jacques Molitor. 90 mins This offbeat riff on lycanthropic opens potently with a fairly explicit sex scene, full-frontal nudity and a key character walking off in a distressed state. Subsequently, in Brussels, single mother Elaine (the excellent Louise Manteau) is under pressure at…
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REPLACE **** Germany / Canada 2017 Dir: Norbert Keil. 101 mins A dark, compelling satire of our obsession with “beauty” and youth co-written by director Norbert Keil and Richard Stanley. Rebecca Forsythe is excellent as a pretty young musician who begins suffering blackouts and short-term memory loss, while her boyfriend…
Signature Entertainment presents UNEARTH on DVD and Digital Platforms 28th June. The film stars Adrienne Barbeau (The Fog, Creepshow) and Marc Blucas (Buffy The Vampire Slayer). UNEARTH was written by Kelsey Goldberg and John C. Lyons, directed by John C. Lyons and Dorota Swies. Synopsis: A small town falls…
THE SPECIAL ** USA 2020 Dir: B. Harrison Smith. 94 mins Suspecting his wife of infidelity, Jerry (Davy Raphaely) takes the advice of his best friend that “the best revenge is revenge” and heads to a brothel. Not tempted by what is of offer, he is intrigued by the so…
UNEARTH **** USA 2020 Dir: John C Lyons, Dorota Swies. 94 mins “There’s no birds…there’s no bugs…” Here’s a 21st century eco-horror film that would serve as an impactful feature length promotional video for any environmental group’s anti-fracking campaigns. Punctuated by imposing aerial shots of the slowly poisoned countryside surrounding…