From The Barn a production company specializing in indie movie musicals comes this charming queer romantic fantasy called Steam. This 18-min musical is the story of Lance (Coby Getzug) a millennial gay man who wishes he were part of a life-long past and that probably only belonged in the movies. He acts out … Continue reading
In the opening scenes of the film the furry faced ‘Wolfboy’ is at an old fashioned Carnival being aggressively encouraged by his father to have some fun. Meanwhile he is also being mercilessly taunted by some teenage boys from his school. We not only feel as unhappy as Paul the Wolfboy but are also … Continue reading
It has been six years since Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul swooped the Palme D’or at Cannes for his beguiling movie ‘Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives’, and now he is back with another mystical tale that is heavy on fantasy, and very light on an actual narrative. The filmmaker himself has actually described this film as being … Continue reading
In a rather remote region of East Germany near the Polish Border Jakob the young newbie village Policeman is trying to dissuade a wolf from frightening all the locals by leaving it bags of fresh meat deep in the forest. Why he should think that would deter the wolf makes very little sense, but then … Continue reading
The most interesting thing about this rather surreal and intensely weird black comedy is the fact that it was clandestinely filmed at a Disney Park without permission. It would never have been granted anyway if writer/director Randy Moore had bothered to ask, as he so obviously hates Disney and everything it stands for. According to … Continue reading