Marina Antunes [Celluloid 09.24.20] drama

Loretta Todd has been making documentaries for three decades but in 2020, she's opening another chapter in her filmmaking career: feature film director. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 09.19.20] drama romance documentary arthouse

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Marina Antunes [Celluloid 09.18.20] documentary


And so Mark Achbar and Jennifer Abbott are back with The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel which, yet again, lays out the realities of the world with a bleak frankness that is eye opening and utterly depressing. [Continue reading (1 comment)]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 09.18.20] thriller drama dystopic


It begins at a wedding. The immaculate, well appointed house and the people milling in it are clearly wealthy. They're cordial but not kind to the staff, most of whom have obviously been with the family for many years. When Rolando (Eligio Melendez), a former employee, comes to the door in search of urgent help for his ailing wife, the family matriarch and her son t... [Continue reading (1 comment)]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 09.18.20] documentary


This sometimes bizzare thriller unpacks the drama of Matt DeHart, a former intelligence analyst for the US Air National Guard who in 2010, found himself in the middle of what he claims, was a false investigation into child pornography charges. DeHart was convinced that the investigation was a ruse to take him into custody on charges of national security for his invo... [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 09.18.20] horror

When writer/director/producer Will Wernick's sophomore effort Escape Room was released in 2017, the movie did well enough internationally that Wernick found himself at the helm of a sequel. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Film Festival 09.16.20] drama


Jessica Barden, best known for her role in "The End of the F***ing World," stars as Ruth, a high school student who spends a large part of her day scavenging for scrap metal with her brother Blaze (Gus Halper). Their mother is in jail, a victim of opioid addiction, and the siblings have been doing what they can to stay afloat and even then, they're living well below... [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 09.11.20] scifi comedy

Typical. The end of the world comes when you least expect it. [Continue reading (1 comment)]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 09.09.20] scifi

For his sophomore effort, writer/director Seth Larney is turning his attention to a personal story though one that has all the trappings of science fiction. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 09.09.20] scifi

The anticipation for Denis Villeneuve's Dune has been palpable since it was first announced that the director would be taking on yet another iconic science-fiction property and now, after casting announcements, leaked images, real images and endless speculation later, we have our first real look at Villeneuve's vision of Frank Herbert's epic tale. [Continue reading (1 comment)]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 09.08.20]

In our final batch of Fantasia Film Festival coverage, we have an assortment of titles including a pair of fascinating sci-fi movies, a pair of documentaries and a tale of social media obsession taken too far. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 09.05.20] scifi drama dystopic

2048. We've destroyed the world to the point that the ozone layer is so depleted that we can't be out in the daytime for fear of death and so people have turned to technology in order to live, retreating into the safety of a virtual existence for everything from work to socializing. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 09.04.20] zombies horror action

In 2013, writer/director Jeff Barnaby emerged as a force to be reckoned with, an aboriginal artist with a unique, developed vision and fully primed to be the next big thing. And then the years passed. [Continue reading]

David House [Film Festival 09.04.20]


Stay tuned for more coverage to come! [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 09.04.20] horror thriller

Writer/director Julius Berg's feature film debut is an unexpectedly fun thriller that bucks expectations. [Continue reading]

David House [Celluloid 09.02.20]

The Fantasia International Film Festival's 2020 virtual edition has proven to be a great success. This year's festival selections have been fantastic and the Canada-wide streaming option has meant that this year's festival has reached an even wider audience. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Cathode Ray Mission 08.18.20] horror documentary

Mitch Horowitz has spent the majority of his life fascinated and entrenched in the occult. His fascination started to take shape in his youth and over the years, he has become an expert in alternative spirituality, mysticism, and the occult but rather than taking on a sensationalist approach, Horowitz has provided levity and scholarly eye to the subject. He's a well-r... [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 08.17.20] drama crime

Writer/director Nick Rowland's feature film debut The Shadow of Violence is a brilliant calling card. Written by Rowland's frequent collaborator Joe Murtagh, the film stars Cosmo Jarvis as Arm, a former fighter-turned-enforcer for the drug-dealing Denvers family led by Paudi (Ned Dennehy). Arm and Dympna, another stand out performance from Barry Keoghan, spend most of... [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Cathode Ray Mission 08.17.20] horror documentary

Writer/director Jay Cheel's love for the strange has been on display in pretty much all of his work, including his two feature documentaries Beauty Day and How to Build a Time Machine. And so his venture into TV feels like it was perfectly suited for the director, especially on the heels of his short film Twisted in which he explored a bizarre 1996 event in which a dr... [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 08.15.20] fantasy

The trailer for Chino Moya's Undergods is brilliant. It doesn't give anything away but builds enough intrigue and mystery to capture attention. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 08.13.20] horror comedy

While it originally saw a festival run in three years ago, Alice Lowe's critically acclaimed Prevenge (review) is now getting a home video release. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 08.10.20] horror

Anthony Scott Burns does it all. A writer/director/editor and composer, Burns' feature film debut Our House showed great promise and he's really stepped up the terror with his sophomore effort Come True. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 08.08.20] thriller

I had almost forgotten how much weirder and awkward "virtual" dating was before the advent of the internet and then along comes Rent-A-Pal to remind me. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Cathode Ray Mission 08.08.20] drama mystery

If you haven't already watched "Utopia," you have to hit pause on everything else you're watching and get on that right this second. It's weird and creepy, and conspiracy-laden and just one of the best things I've ever seen on TV. It remains to be seen whether Gillian Flynn's re-imagining will be any good but that's beside the point. [Continue reading]

David House [Celluloid 08.07.20] horror comedy


The film starts with the message that "this is based on a true story." Righhhhhht! The story is about a three-piece Punk band called “DUH!,” who are about to set out on their first road tour. As they get ready to load their gear into their van the 'repo men' show up and scoot it away. Of course, our desperate trio is basically penniless. That's when they... [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 08.07.20] thriller

A safe full of cash in a remote, empty house seems like the perfect score for Mary and her friends but when the owners, an older couple, come home early, the seemingly easy hit turns into a bit of a nightmare. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Cathode Ray Mission 08.06.20] scifi

Ridley Scott is a busy guy. In addition to producing and executive producing a load of upcoming content, he's also keeping busy with directing everything from shorts to commercials and this year, he's tackling something else: TV. [Continue reading (2 comments)]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 08.06.20] horror drama

While I can appreciate the (mad) genius of Charlie Kaufman, I also find much of his work to be dense and mostly inaccessible. His mind certainly works in a unique way and frankly, most of the time the stories simply don't strike for me but that's definitely not the case with his latest I'm Thinking of Ending Things. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 07.25.20] horror

Romola Garai is most recognized for her work in front of the camera and from early on in her career, she has worked with who's—who of notable directors including Lone Scherfig, Joe Wright, Francois Ozon, Mira Nair among many others. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Cathode Ray Mission 07.24.20] documentary

James Cameron's "Story of Science Fiction" originally aired in 2018 as part of AMC's Visionaries series. Hosted by Cameron, the show features interviews with a wide range of directors, producers and actors including Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Ridley Scott, Christopher Nolan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Will Smith and Sigourney Weaver, among many others talking about s... [Continue reading]