Gunda (2020 " dir. Victor Kosakovkiy): Philadelphia Film Festival review by Dan Scully

Who knew seeing an adolescent pig pee for a very, very long time could be such high art

SOURCE: phindie.com at 2:40pm on October 30, 2020[SHARE]

Banksy Most Wanted (2020 " dir. Seamus Haley, Laurent Richard, Aurélia Rouvier): Philadelphia Film Festival review by Dan Scully

We all know who Banksy is, it's just that we don't know who, specifically, Banksy is.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 11:12am on October 30, 2020[SHARE]

Come Play (dir. Jacob Chase): Film review by Dan Scully

Next in a long line of "horror short gets expanded to feature length" projects

SOURCE: phindie.com at 9:43am on October 30, 2020[SHARE]

Kubrick by Kubrick (2020 " dir. Gregory Monro): Philadelphia Film Festival review by Dan Scully

A mysterious figure, top to bottom, Kubrick is a man from another time.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 4:12pm on October 29, 2020[SHARE]

Jumbo (2020 " dir. Zoé Wittick): Philadelphia Film Festival review by Dan Scully

Jumbo manages to accurately depict the feeling of romance as well as accurately describe the feeling of fetishization.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 4:01pm on October 28, 2020[SHARE]

Miracle Fishing (2020 " dir. Miles Hargrove & Christopher Birge): Philadelphia Film Festival review by Dan Scully

An intense story that resembles what we see in a standard thriller, but being real life

SOURCE: phindie.com at 3:32pm on October 27, 2020[SHARE]

New Order (2020 " dir. Michel Franco): Philadelphia Film Festival review by Dan Scully

This movie is going to upset a lot of people. Good. 

SOURCE: phindie.com at 11:45am on October 26, 2020[SHARE]

Apples (2020 " dir. Christos Nikou): Philadelphia Film Festival review by Dan Scully

A mostly quiet tale, carried by the human performances and minimalist plot

SOURCE: phindie.com at 11:38am on October 26, 2020[SHARE]

White Lie (2019 " dir. Yonah Lewis & Calvin Thomas): Philadelphia Film Festival review by Dan Scully

Ever meet one of those people who, no matter what the situation, cannot help but lie about even the tiniest things?

SOURCE: phindie.com at 9:38am on October 26, 2020[SHARE]

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (dir. Jason Woliner): Moviefilm review by Dan Scully

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is hilarious to the point of incapacitation.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 3:54pm on October 22, 2020[SHARE]

Death Drop Gorgeous (dir. Michael Ahern, Christopher Dale, Brandon Perras): Salem Horror Festival capsule review by Dan Scully

Drop Dead Gorgeous takes the shiny, candy-colored world of drag and drenches it with gallons of blood

SOURCE: phindie.com at 9:17pm on October 5, 2020[SHARE]

Bleed With Me (dir. Amelia Moses): Salem Horror Festival capsule review by Dan Scully

Writer/director Amelia Moses proves herself a talent to watch with this moody tale of mistrust

SOURCE: phindie.com at 9:12pm on October 5, 2020[SHARE]

Papi Ramirez vs. Giant Scorpions (dir. Leslie Rivera): Salem Horror Festival capsule review by Dan Scully

Papi Ramirez vs. Giant Scorpions proves that if you're creative enough, you can make a pretty damn good DIY movie

SOURCE: phindie.com at 7:56pm on October 5, 2020[SHARE]

The Last Thanksgiving (dir. Erick Lorinc): Salem Horror Festival capsule review by Dan Scully

Every year, the Salem Horror Festival brings together some of the finest and most diverse voices in horror for an event that features world premieres…

SOURCE: phindie.com at 10:00am on October 1, 2020[SHARE]

Occupants (dir. Russ Emmanuel, 2015): Salem Horror Festival capsule review by Dan Scully

With a bigger budget, this concept could be turned into a much more compelling, terrifying movie, but here in this universe, it is what it is. 

SOURCE: phindie.com at 7:48pm on September 30, 2020[SHARE]

THE NEST (dir. Sean Durkin): Film review by Dan Scully

Carrie Coon torches the screen contemporary version of a costume drama

SOURCE: phindie.com at 12:29pm on September 18, 2020[SHARE]

I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS (dir. Charlie Kaufman): Film review by Dan Scully

Maybe my love for this movie is mostly because it's a rock-and-roll act of writing

SOURCE: phindie.com at 4:48pm on September 4, 2020[SHARE]

SPUTNIK (dir. Egor Abramenko): Film review by Dan Scully

A crafty sci-fi thriller that fans of the genre will find compelling

SOURCE: phindie.com at 10:16am on August 12, 2020[SHARE]

RELIC (dir. Natalie Erika James): Film review by Dan Scully

The scariest thing I can think of, outside of a talking octopus that walks on land, is mental decline

SOURCE: phindie.com at 1:59pm on July 6, 2020[SHARE]

YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT (dir. David Koepp): Film review by Dan Scully

On a rainy day with nothing better to do, You Should Have Left will prove serviceable enough for non-discerning viewers

SOURCE: phindie.com at 11:31am on June 22, 2020[SHARE]

7500 (dir. Patrick Vollrath): Film review by Dan Scully

Taking place entirely within the cockpit of a hijacked commercial airliner, this minimalist performance piece benefits greatly from a high-level of sustained tension.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 6:48pm on June 17, 2020[SHARE]

BABYTEETH (dir. Shannon Murphy): Film review by Dan Scully

An A-rate tale of flawed, kindhearted humans doing their best to be as good as they possibly can.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 2:33pm on June 17, 2020[SHARE]

SHRED AMERICA (dir. Arthur Swidzinski): Film review by Dan Scully

Back in the summer of 2008, a group of skaters decided to go on an adventure.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 7:00pm on June 11, 2020[SHARE]

THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND (dir. Judd Apatow): Film review by Dan Scully

A moving tale of a delayed coming of age

SOURCE: phindie.com at 5:47pm on June 11, 2020[SHARE]

THE TRIP TO GREECE (dir. Michael Winterbottom): Film review by Dan Scully

While not an unwelcome addition to a now decade-long odyssey of travelers Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan, this final entry feels a bit flatter than its predecessors; a bit perfunctory. 

SOURCE: phindie.com at 9:07pm on May 26, 2020[SHARE]