You can be certain that some will go into “The Electric State” with their knives already sharpened. Afterall, it’s a $320 million streaming blockbuster from Netflix which makes it an easy target. But this latest small screen creation (that would look amazing on the big screen) is nowhere near the trainwreck it has been tagged … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Stream” (2024)
“Blood on the ground means points on the board.” That is both a tagline and motto for the highly imaginative and gleefully gory “Stream” – a horror feature built by slasher enthusiasts for slasher enthusiasts. Without question, “Stream” is a true labor of love from many of the folks behind the Terrifier series. They were … Continue reading
REVIEW: “The World Will Tremble” (2025)
Writer and director Lior Geller explores the depths of human cruelty and the heights of human resiliency in “The World Will Tremble”, a historical drama that tells another heart-wrenching yet inspirational true story from the Holocaust. Deftly handled with accuracy and urgency, Geller’s film is both a powerful testimony and a harrowing indictment that doesn’t … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Last Breath” (2025)
The deep sea survival thriller “Last Breath” tells the harrowing and miraculous true story of Chris Lemons, a saturation diver who spent nearly half an hour without oxygen at the bottom of the North Sea and lived to tell about it. A number of medical professionals have studied his case and none of the experts … Continue reading
REVIEW: “Mickey 17” (2025)
Bong Joon-Ho follows his universally acclaimed 2019 Best Picture winner “Parasite” with the wildly ambitious yet wildly uneven “Mickey 17”, a science-fiction dark comedy based on Edward Ashton’s novel “Mickey7”. While nowhere near as absorbing and clever as the filmmaker’s heralded Oscar darling, Bong’s social critique wrapped in sci-fi dressing has a lot to say … Continue reading
EDFF 2025 Rundown: Southern Made Short Films Block
The El Dorado Film Festival saved one of its best short film blocks for last. As its name reveals, the Southern Made selections highlights a wonderfully curated assortment of short films that have a distinct Southern flavor to them. Together they make for a diverse and entertaining collection that once again promotes a wide arrange … Continue reading