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Apples (2020 – dir. Christos Nikou): Philadelphia Film Festival review

Dan Scully October 26, 2020 No Comments

A mostly quiet tale, carried by the human performances and minimalist plot

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White Lie (2019 – dir. Yonah Lewis & Calvin Thomas): Philadelphia Film Festival review

Dan Scully October 26, 2020 1 Comment

Ever meet one of those people who, no matter what the situation, cannot help but lie about even the tiniest things?

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Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (dir. Jason Woliner): Moviefilm review

Dan Scully October 22, 2020 No Comments

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is hilarious to the point of incapacitation.

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Death Drop Gorgeous (dir. Michael Ahern, Christopher Dale, Brandon Perras): Salem Horror Festival capsule review

Dan Scully October 5, 2020 No Comments

Drop Dead Gorgeous takes the shiny, candy-colored world of drag and drenches it with gallons of blood

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Bleed With Me (dir. Amelia Moses): Salem Horror Festival capsule review

Dan Scully October 5, 2020 No Comments

Writer/director Amelia Moses proves herself a talent to watch with this moody tale of mistrust

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Papi Ramirez vs. Giant Scorpions (dir. Leslie Rivera): Salem Horror Festival capsule review

Dan Scully October 5, 2020 No Comments

Papi Ramirez vs. Giant Scorpions proves that if you’re creative enough, you can make a pretty damn good DIY movie

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Philly AIDS Thrift Celebrates 15th Anniversary with Beetlejuice Drive-in

Smalley Bogg October 5, 2020 No Comments

They love Halloween and spooky season at Philly AIDS Thrift in Queen Village. Staff put up decorations and don inventive outfits, and the store is…

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The Last Thanksgiving (dir. Erick Lorinc): Salem Horror Festival capsule review

Dan Scully October 1, 2020 No Comments

The carnage is a lot of fun

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Occupants (dir. Russ Emmanuel, 2015): Salem Horror Festival capsule review

Dan Scully September 30, 2020 No Comments

With a bigger budget, this concept could be turned into a much more compelling, terrifying movie, but here in this universe, it is what it is.

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THE NEST (dir. Sean Durkin): Film review

Dan Scully September 18, 2020 No Comments

Carrie Coon torches the screen contemporary version of a costume drama

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I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS (dir. Charlie Kaufman): Film review

Dan Scully September 4, 2020 No Comments

Maybe my love for this movie is mostly because it’s a rock-and-roll act of writing

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Best 10 Films About University to Watch In Order To Be Prepared To Student Life

Frank Hamilton August 28, 2020 No Comments

Can you really be prepared for a student’s life? Perhaps not, since this period is full of challenges you have to overcome. However, this time…

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RELIC (dir. Natalie Erika James): Film review

Dan Scully July 8, 2020 No Comments

The scariest thing I can think of, outside of a talking octopus that walks on land, is mental decline

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7500 (dir. Patrick Vollrath): Film review

Dan Scully June 17, 2020 No Comments

Taking place entirely within the cockpit of a hijacked commercial airliner, this minimalist performance piece benefits greatly from a high-level of sustained tension.

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BABYTEETH (dir. Shannon Murphy): Film review

Dan Scully June 17, 2020 No Comments

An A-rate tale of flawed, kindhearted humans doing their best to be as good as they possibly can.

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SHRED AMERICA (dir. Arthur Swidzinski): Film review

Dan Scully June 11, 2020 No Comments

Back in the summer of 2008, a group of skaters decided to go on an adventure.

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THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND (dir. Judd Apatow): Film review

Dan Scully June 11, 2020 No Comments

A moving tale of a delayed coming of age

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THE TRIP TO GREECE (dir. Michael Winterbottom): Film review

Dan Scully May 26, 2020 No Comments

While not an unwelcome addition to a now decade-long odyssey of travelers Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan, this final entry feels a bit flatter than its predecessors; a bit perfunctory.