BLINDSIDED *** Canada 2018 Dir: Johnny Mitchell. 82 mins What happens when “two liberal arts majors, a friggin’ psychologist’s assistant, and a blind girl” go up against a sadistic killer? Well, as one character points out, they… may not be able to defend themselves. Sloan (Bea Santos) is blind. But…
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LADYWORLD *** USA 2018 Dir: Amanda Kramer. 93 mins The feature debut for director Amanda Kramer – co-writing with Benjamin Shearn – captures an off-camera, catastrophic event during its opening title sequence via the use of sound effects. Eight teenage girls on a birthday party sleepover suffer the impact of…
SILVER WOODS ** USA 2017 Dir: Clay Moffatt. 68 mins Five friends from high school decide to reconnect by renting a cabin in the woods, unaware that something evil has sought them out as prey. Despite the park ranger’s warnings not to venture into the woods, two of the friends…
EMPATHY, INC. *** USA 2018 Dir: Yedidya Gorsetman. 97 mins Married couple Joel (Zack Robidas) and Jessica (Kathy Searle) have moved in with Jessica’s parents after Joel loses his company to a financial scandal. Desperate for work, Joel turns to an old friend, Nicolaus (Eric Berryman), who has let him…
100 ACRES OF HELL *** USA 2019 Dir: Hank Leigh Hump. 84 mins Everyone loves a holiday on a wildlife park, nature is so full of wonder. Dark wonder. Urban legends blur with naked fear in a deranged hunter’s 100 acre home or is it more like a prison for…