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One after another, victims are found accompanied by an image or video taken before their death of them holding a sheet of paper with that phrase written all over it. The detectives search for answers as the body count continues to rise. Who is committing these heinous acts, and why? I could be wrong, but it appears that this was made using an iPhone. For a film that looks like it was entirely shot on a tiny computer that fits in a pocket, there are plenty of creative compositions that keep Please Respond from looking repetitive....

Rather than unfold as a fluffy sci-fi thriller, “Reversion” instead focuses on the resulting amorality of a being living in a non-linear timeline. It also gives us a look at what kind of life this would make…and it does that a little too well. It’s a bad deal when midway into the film you just want someone to come in and briefly explain what the hell it is that’s going on....

Now, Ruby must move in with her daughter, Sharon (Jacqueline McKenzie), son-in-law Doug (Stephen Hunter), and teenage granddaughter Tash (Coco Jack Gillies). The family dynamics are further complicated by the arrival of Doug’s brother Ken (Brendan Donoghue) and his son Ned (Rory Potter), who are moving in due to an impending divorce. This sudden influx of people, each with their own quirks and issues, creates a chaotic environment that drives the bright but unpopular Tash up the wall, especially since Ned hates her and she must share her room with Ruby....

In the 1970s, Ming (Ben Wang) is a young teenager living in communist China. The Cultural Revolution is at its height, and Maoist protesters are persecuting scholars and traditionalists in hopes of making radical changes in education and other areas in China. When the protesters overrun Ming’s school, they attempt to recruit him to the cause. His resistance, along with his friend, Anle (Danni Wang), is met with a beating and the abduction of Anle....

Andy Bydalek’s short film Skinnyfat is funny and is as much a comment on the image-obsessed as it is about how mercurial things are when it comes to what is attractive and what isn’t. Davy and Chaz are living in the skeletal yesteryear of attractive gay males, and somehow they missed the bus when it came to being able to eat food AND still look good. Sure, six-pack abs are still in, but not because there’s nothing surrounding them....

The Clone Wars are now over two years old. The entire galaxy has been thrown into chaos. On one side of the conflict are hundreds of wayward star systems, led by Count Dooku, who are rebelling against the Republic led by the scheming-in-secret Chancellor Palpatine. The inhabitants of the galaxy are growing tired of the wars. Battles will break out with no warning in various star systems. Many star systems have been completely devastated by the Clone Wars....

Can you give me a bit of the storyline? It’s about a guy who has a midlife crisis, leaves his wife, goes on this quest to get laid. One thing leads to another, and he goes on this downward spiral, where he ends up with a young waitress who he accidentally murders. It gets worse from that point on. It’s a dark piece. Do you think it’s easier to adapt stories or do new ones?...

It turns out the government pays the doctor Chuck sees to develop a secret formula to weaponize the human mind with telekinesis. The doctor shoots up the boy with a needle of the s**t. Suddenly Chuck can start fires with his mind. He starts small with apples. Then he moves up to incinerating a non-binary customer at the coffee shop he works at after intentionally pissing them off by getting their order wrong....

Nestled in its own groovy spot a few hours north of Phoenix, Sedona immediately looks half-mythical once you turn the corner into it. It’s a struggle to believe you are right in the middle of a Western fairyland with deep roots in both old-brand cowboy culture and new-age crystal persuasion. Ready to cosmic cowboy up, Film Threat pulled into town on February 24th as the festival celebrated its 30th year....

Stand-up comedy has to be one of the most difficult jobs in the world. Not only is it nerve-wracking to get up in front of total strangers and tell a series of jokes from memory, but comedy is subjective, making it difficult to know ahead of time whether or not your jokes will land effectively. Adding to the pressures of the profession that already exist, Myles now has to deal with a mass murderer as well....

While there were many questions on my mind as to how Philip was able to put together a major film, practically right out of film school, we decided to open the floor to the world of social media. Philip and I allowed aspiring filmmakers to wirelessly pick his brain. Although, I couldn’t help but squeeze in a few of my own. When did you realize film was the career you wanted to pursue?...

“Wake” begins and ends with a significantly older Sebastian (Martin Landau) typing at his typewriter. His voice-over narrations operate as a storytelling device. If Finch means to generate viewer-identification with Sebastian, intent doesn’t translate into result. In fact, none of the characters resonate enough within the viewer for there to be any sympathizing in the scenes that would ordinarily demand and receive it. Consequently, an audience would feel like it’s caught in the middle of a family dispute, watching but not relating....

Opting not to get the girl proper medical attention, they decide to take her body to a nearby abandoned warehouse, where they remove her teeth, cover her with plastic, and leave her there to rot. Five years later, the group discovers that the building is scheduled for demolition so they must return to re-hide the body before anybody knows it’s missing. But is she dead, or isn’t she? That’s just part of the fun of watching this piece....

Vinny is on a two-and-a-half-year hunt for his brother’s killer, who mysteriously died in a warehouse break-in. When Vinny finally discovers the killer’s location, his boss, Gerry, wants to be there to witness Vinny’s retribution. Now Vinny has to wait and prepare for the final showdown. Of course, things are not always as they appear. We Will Find YOU edges out the boundaries of indie filmmaking by turning a low-budget short film into an epic international thriller....

What’s it like being the little cute kid from “Dazed”? Has it been a benefit or a burden since that movie has now become a cult classic? Nobody knew who I was or cared while I was in LA, so I don’t think it has made much of a difference. Pretty much every film I have worked on has been independent and I still have to have dayjobs, so I don’t really know....

Ivan is a most peculiar individual. He sees the mathematics of love and attraction in addition to his day job, a high end stockbroker in The Netherlands, trading fortunes in the blink of an eye. At the beginning, he’s a promising trainee and his mentor takes a chance on him; it immediately pays off. But Ivan isn’t interested in wealth or lots of money—though he likes his new apartment—but rather the mathematical solving of problems of a vast complicated system....

Wide-eyed brunette Sebastien (George Babluani, brother of the film’s director) provides roof repair to a whacked-out, disoriented dope fiend. During bouts of work, the hungry, unpaid roofer gets wind of a job proposition being considered by his shady, opium-shooting client. When the deadbeat doper dies of an overdose, Sebastien intercepts a mailed envelope of employment instructions meant for his junkie customer. In a Hitchcockian plot progression, Sebastien takes on the dead man’s identity, hoping to claim his waiting job....

As a child, Hanna recalls a friendlier time when neighbors were true neighbors. Groceries looked out for their customers, grandmas had endless supplies of candy, and the children played together in innocence. Time has a way of tearing down what we love, as Hanna’s neighborhood was about to succumb to the drug crisis sweeping the world. Hanna recalls her friend…her bonus sister…Anine, who lived in a broken home. A fearful Anine would stay with Hanna when her father came home....

For the most part, Johan A. Bergqvist’s Amber doesn’t tread all that much new ground; the idea of a hardened criminal, or strong and silent loner, affected by his new traveling partner, whether it be a young kid or other innocent he must protect, is pretty familiar at this point. What maybe isn’t so common is the fact that our protagonist M is pretty much a massive bastard throughout. While he may have opportunities for redemption sprinkled here and there, the majority of his choices are of a violent or otherwise morally questionable variety....

Iron Gus (Jason Bailey) is a gunslinger who is supernaturally indentured to a local fixer named Bishop (Kirris Riviere). Having to complete one last assignment to win his freedom, Gus is tasked with hunting down one of Bishop’s debtors. But to do so, he must travel to the infamously unsavory saloon Buenoseres. From the very first frame, Another Day in Buenoseres impresses. Its style is scintillating. The sets and costumes are beautifully done....