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Over the years, Clay Moffatt has become a familiar name at Screen Critix. We’ve reviewed several of his previous projects, including Ghostly Secrets of Hotel San Carlo, The Last Five Days: The Freak Building, Pocketman and Cargoboy, and Silver Woods, so it’s always interesting to catch up wit...

Social media has fundamentally changed the way people present themselves to the world. Every meal, relationship, shopping trip and emotional breakdown can now become content, carefully curated in the hope of attracting likes, followers and validation. Sombras Chinas (Chinese Shadows), the debut feature from Argentine filmmaker Sebaztian Baz, ...

There is always something admirable about independent filmmakers aiming big. Rather than keeping the story confined to a handful of characters in a single location, Alien Storm attempts to tell a global alien invasion story on a budget of around $300,000. That ambition alone deserves recognition, even if the finished film struggles to fully realise its lofty ideas.

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Some films rely on spectacle to capture an audience’s attention. Others simply place compelling characters into an honest situation and trust the performances and dialogue to do the rest. Piggy Duster, the feature debut from writer and director Jesse Stewart, confidently chooses the latter approach, delivering an intimate drama about family, ...

Family gatherings are stressful enough without political arguments, surprise pregnancies and a deadly virus trapping everyone under the same roof. The Clutterbucks, the debut feature from writer and director Rich Ronat, throws all of those ingredients into one delightfully eccentric dark comedy, creating an entertaining satire that pokes fun ...