Tag: Matthew Helderman

2022 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Riley Stearns’ Dual

Riley Stearns headed to the Nordic country for his latest feature. Filmed during the pandemic, the shot in Finland Dual should have had enough...

I Used to Go Here | Review

Going, Going, Gone: Rey Finds Solace in Regression with Idle Dramedy As a framing device, nostalgia has the slant of a moral lesson gleaned from...

Becky | Review

But When She Was Bad, She Was Awful: Milott & Murnion Subvert Allegiances in Violent Thriller The innocuously titled Becky is the third feature...

Bel Canto | Review

Music Makes the People Come Together: Weitz Hits False Notes in Hostage Drama If ever an aria could conjure the essence of camp, it would...

Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #97. Justin Kelly’s Welcome the Stranger

Welcome the Stranger Currently sitting on a pair of feature film items waiting for a film festival release, filmmaker Justin Kelly had his feature debut...

2018 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Justin Kelly’s Welcome the Stranger

With a breakneck pace output, filmmaker Justin Kelly hasn't wasted much time between features since premiering his debut feature at I Am Michael (review) at...

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Paper Tiger | Review

TheyDream | Review

Frames That Mend: Caballero Unevenly Probes Puerto Rican Family...

The Devils (1971) | Review

Sympathy for The Devils: The Suppression of Ken Russell’s...

Ken Russell’s The Devils – 2010 Fantasia International Film Festival

Iconic director Ken Russell was in town to receive a lifetime achievement award from Fantasia for his 50-plus years in the business, a career that has spawned many genre classics including Altered States, Gothic, and The Lair of the White Worm. But it was the little-seen and hard to find The Devils from 1971 that proved to be Russell's most controversial work, and Fantasia managed to snag a copy to be screened on Russell's big night. In the video, Russell discusses the true story behind the film and receives his award with the grace befitting one of the great filmmakers of all time.

Club Kid | Review

Sex, Drugs & Unexpected Parenting: Firstman’s Debut Creates an...