Celebrating their 40th anniversary, the masters of no-budget cinema, Troma, will be celebrating the 15th anniversary of their Tromadance Film Festival this year in Brooklyn, NY.
Toxie and co. will be hosting this year’s fest at the Paperbox NYC on June 27th
The very cool and very creepy Stanley Film Festival has announced the full lineup for their second year, with a slew of great horror titles to sink your teeth into. Having seen most of these titles at earlier festivals, I can say
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Release Date: April 2, 2014
Director: Chris Eska
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 8/10
In 2008, writer/director Chris Eska won the Casavettes award for August Evening, a
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Release Date: March 28, 2014 (Limited)
Director: Gareth Evans
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 10/10
When Gareth Evans’ The Raid was first unleashed into the world in
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Through various interviews with some of the genres top stars, Doc of the Dead chronicles the triumphant rise in zombie popularity, and explores the reasons behind one of the biggest trends in horror. By covering movies, games, comics, TV shows, and things like zombie walks, this film aims to be the ultimate guide in the undead phenomenon. Unfortunately, it ends up spreading itself too thin, and simply doesn’t go deep enough into the subject matter. For zombie fans, there won’t be anything in here that isn’t already common knowledge, but it’s still a solidly entertaining film about one of my personal favorite genres.
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Release Date: March 21, 2014 (Limited)
Director: Frank Pavich
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 8.5/10
In 1984, Universal Studios released David Lynch’s ambitious adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science-fiction literary classic Dune. It was
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Release Date: April 18, 2014 (Limited)
Director: Daniel Stamm
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 6/10
Based on the 2006 Thai film 13: Game of Death, Daniel Stamm’s 13
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Release Date: TBD
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Adam Kahan
FilmPulse Score: 6/10
The Case of the Three Sided Dream marks the documentary debut of filmmaker Adam Kahan, in which
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DIRECTED by: Angus MacQueen Film Pulse Score: 8.5/10
Angus MacQueen’s documentary The Legend of Shorty takes a look at the life of the infamous drug cartel leader El Chapo, but the film offers much more than
The Tribeca Film Festival announced John Carney’s comedy, Begin Again (formerly titled Can A Song Save Your Life?) as the closing night film of this year’s festival. The film stars Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Hailee Steinfeld, and Adam Levine and will screen on
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Directors: Paul Collins, Anlo Sepulveda Film Pulse Score: 8/10
Nature documentaries are expected to provide viewers with a look at a region or environment that they would likely not
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Release Date: TBD
Director: Hugh Sullivan
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 8/10
The concept of the time travel romance movie is one that’s starting to feel slightly played out. With so many of these
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Release Date: April 3, 2014 (Limited and VOD)
Director: Jerome Sable
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 6.5/10
As a general rule, I avoid everything that has to do with musicals, especially if they are
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Release Date: TBD
Director: Amy C. Elliott
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 7/10
Minnesota. The Land of 10,000 Lakes. Home of the Vikings, the Wild, the Timberwolves and the Twins. A state once governed
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Release Date: TBD
Directors: Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 5.5/10
The latest French horror flick from directors Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury (Inside, Livid) is being
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Release Date: TBD
Director: Jon Matthews
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 7/10
Many documentaries tackle the subject of poverty in rural America, but few have been told from an insider’s perspective. Director Jon Matthews
