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MANSON FAMILY VACATION Review

Written and directed by J. Davis, the dramedy Manson Family Vacation cleverly delivers a funny and heartfelt story about two brothers at odds with one another, which is set to the odd backdrop of them following the history and philosophy of notorious criminal Charles Manson.

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2015 Philadelphia Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

The full lineup for this year’s Philadelphia Film Festival has been announced, which is set to run October 22nd – November 1st on six screens throughout the city.

A few highlights from this year’s lineup include the Charlie Kaufman stop-motion animated film

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Fantastic Fest 2015: Award Winners Announced

This year’s Fantastic Fest in Austin is wrapping up, and with that the award winners have been announced, all of which need to immediately be added to your watch lists.

Take a look below for the full list and stay tuned, as

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2015 Tokyo International Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

The full lineup for this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival has been announced, including the 16 films selected for its competition program. The festival will run in theaters across the city from October 22-31.

Take a look at the competition lineup below and

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13th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

This year’s Tallgrass Film Festival in Wichita Kansas has announced its full lineup, featuring 203 films (54 features, 149 shorts). A few highlights include the documentary Hitchcock/Truffaut, Sean Baker‘s Tangerine, and Christian Petzold‘s Phoenix, among others.

The festival will run from October 14-18, take

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DRUNK STONED BRILLIANT DEAD: THE STORY OF THE NATIONAL LAMPOON Review

It’s an unfortunate thing, but some of you younger readers may only know The National Lampoon as that company that made a couple good movies a long time ago and a slew of straight-to-video garbage since then. In actuality however, The National Lampoon was one of the biggest comedy institutions of the late ’60s and ’70s and helped kickstart the careers of some of the biggest names in the world of humor.

Fantastic Fest 2015: RATTLE THE CAGE Trailer

Majid Al Ansari‘s Rattle the Cage has received a new trailer ahead of its premiere at this year’s Fantastic Fest in Austin. described as a Tarantino-esque thriller, the film revolves around a man trapped in a jail cell forced to play a

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New York’s Newfest Announces 2015 Lineup

New York’s LGBT film festival Newfest announced their 2015 lineup today, boasting nearly 100 narrative features, documentaries, and shorts. Some highlights in this year’s lineup include Todd HaynesCarolMarçal Forés’ Everlasting Love, and Jorge Torres-Torres’ Sisters of the Plague.

Newfest will

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Fantastic Fest 2015: Final Wave of Programming Announced

The final wave of programming for this year’s Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX has been revealed, adding a slew of additional titles to the already robust lineup. A few highlights from the list today includes Charlie Kaufman’s latest, Anomalisa, Borgman director Alex