An actress facing agism decides to give a black-market drug a try to see what her other self could allow her to do.
Tag Archives: Drama
Talk to Me (2023)
Danny and Michael Philippou’s “Talk to Me” really is one of the crowning horror achievements of 2023. It’s one of those horror movies that doesn’t just scare you, but it also leaves a stain on you. That’s because while “Talk to Me” is very much a demonic possession movie, it’s deeply rooted in the concept of the urban folklore that taps in to not only our obsession with death, but our need to know if there’s anything after we’ve died. That’s essentially what fuels pretty much everyone in “Talk to Me”; the twisted porcelain hand reaching out for a grip becomes the sort of Monkey’s Paw or Ouija Board that everyone begins to center their lives on.
It grants them an amazing ability, but one that is easily misused and one that can be exploited. It’s almost a phone extension to the other side where anyone can mine souls for some sort of contact. The problem is we’re never quite sure what kind of souls they’re conjuring up. What becomes such a fascinating drive for these characters is that the use of the film’s mysterious porcelain hand is a plot device that is powerful, but also ambiguous until the very end. Whose hand is it? How old is it? Where does the power come from? Is it meant for good or pure evil? Can it filter out demons?
High Crime (La polizia incrimina la legge assolve) (1973) [Blue Underground 3-Disc Limited Edition]
Out on Blu-ray and 4K UHD August 28, 2024
An inspector going after a drug ring in Italy soon finds out there is potentially more risk than reward in his endeavor.
Viva La Muerte (1971) [Radiance Films Limited Edition]
Out on Blu-ray and 4K UHD August 27, 2024
After his father’s arrest during the Spanish Civil War, a young boy must learn a new life and decide where he stands between his parents’ clashing ideologies.
American Daydream (2024)
Where is the American dream bred? In the heart or in the head? Director-Writer Ziyu Luo’s “American Daydream” is a classic ode to the idea of the American dream and our pursuit of it. Is the “American Dream” an unreachable goal, or something that we each have within us, personally? Recently having its world premiere at the HollyShorts Film Festival, “American Daydream” is a brilliant beautiful short drama comedy that explores ideas about immigration, assimilation and Americanization.
The Double Crossers (aka Gui ji shuang xiong) (1976) [Eureka Entertainment]
Available from Eureka Entertainment
Following the death of his father, a detective goes looking for answers and soon finds out that not everyone one his father was associated with wanted the best for him.
There’s A Zombie Outside (2024) [Popcorn Frights 2024]
It should go without saying that I really wanted to love Michael Varrati’s “There’s a Zombie Outside”; somewhere deep down there’s a great film thar doesn’t pitch itself as one thing and is really something else. What I initially assumed was some kind of supernatural descent in to horror transforms in to what is basically “Adaptation” but for the horror sect. It’s an eighty minute horror themed drama about impostor syndrome, and trying to complete a product of love before it begins consuming our lives.