Tag: 2023

SALTBURN Is A Compelling Tragedy With A Fun Spin

Coming off the heels of a Best Original Screenplay Oscar for Promising Young Woman, writer/director Emerald Fennell had all eyes on her next project. Enter Saltburn, Fennell’s sophomore feature film, and a significant step-up for the filmmaker in terms of on-screen skills. Fennell once again examines power dynamics through the lens of her characters, and […]

BHFF 2023 | MONOLITH Uses The Bare Essentials of Filmmaking To Great Effect

Monolith confirms that there’s nothing on the planet that’s scarier than a podcast. Jokes aside, Matt Vesely’s debut feature is an expertly crafted chamber-piece that ramps up the tension in deviously simple ways. Using some of the bare essential techniques of filmmaking, the team behind Monolith remind their viewers of the classic adage that you […]

BHFF 2023 | CRUMB CATCHER Takes A Zany Approach To A Genre Cliche

Crumb Catcher, the debut feature film from Chris Skotchdopole, sets itself up the way many horror films have throughout the history of cinema. A newlywed couple arrives at a cabin in the woods, and as nighttime officially settles in, they notice something is amiss. Now, there are many films that simply take this tried-and-true premise […]