Punch Drunk Critics

South Korean filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho directed two of the most influential zombie action flicks with Train to Busan and its massive sequel, Peninsula. He returns to the genre with another critically acclaimed horror-thriller, Colony, which plays a lot like Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead, only much larger and with more of a brain (Mmmmm brains!) behind it. Premiering earlier […]...

When a moviegoer fainted at the Fantastia premiere of Mia’Kate Russell’s Ozploitation flick Penny Lane is Dead, you just knew that kind of instant cred would put it on genre fans’ radars. Russell, whose career began in the trenches of the Australian makeup and special effects scene, makes her feature directing debut with a vicious, energetic […]

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Remember that sicko viral video Too Many Cooks, a violent 11-minute send-up of classic sitcoms that saw characters fall prey to a serial killer? That was Casper Kelly, and he’s turned that twisted mindset in a slightly different direction with Buddy, which poses the question, “What if Barney was a murderous slasher rather than a lovable, hugable […]

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Following acclaimed, transformative performances in A Different Man and The Apprentice, Sebastian Stan might be headed for more accolades.  NEON has released the trailer for Cristian Mungiu’s Palme d’Or-winning drama, Fjord, which earned praise for the performances by Stan and Sentimental Value‘s Renate Reinsve, the second film they’ve starred in together. In Fjord, Stan and ...

It’s been eight years since Lee Chang-dong made a splash at Cannes with Burning, winning the FIPRESCI International Critics’ Prize. The South Korean filmmaker is poised to have a similar impact in Venice for the world premiere of his latest drama, Possible Love. Starring Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Zo In-sung, and Cho Yeo-jeong, Possible Love centers on two […]

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