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TCM SUMMER UNDER THE STARS – Week 1

Kate Graham08.2020Film Festival, MoviesLeave a Comment

Every year, Turner Classic Movies spends an entire month dedicating 24 hours to a single movie star. This August, my friend Sydney challenged me to watch one new-to me film … Read More

Kate GrahamTCM SUMMER UNDER THE STARS – Week 108.08.2020

#SXSW ‘Tales from the Lodge’: Horror Marred by Homophobic Stereotypes

Adam Ruhl03.2019Film Festival, Horror, MoviesLeave a Comment

Tales From the Lodge Note: this piece is not a standard review of the film ‘Tales from the Lodge’, but a criticism leveled at the industry mechanism that allowed this … Read More

Adam Ruhl#SXSW ‘Tales from the Lodge’: Horror Marred by Homophobic Stereotypes03.15.2019

Texas Frightmare Weekend 2018 – TFW Announces 2018 Film Festival Lineup

Adam Ruhl04.2018Film Festival, HorrorLeave a Comment

Pop Culture Beast will be returning to Dallas to cover this years 13th annual Texas Frightmare Weekend (Presented by Arrow Video, which is pretty awesome) from May 4th -6th at … Read More

Adam RuhlTexas Frightmare Weekend 2018 – TFW Announces 2018 Film Festival Lineup04.03.2018

Screamfest 2017 Full Schedule!

Garon Cockrell10.2017Film Festival, Horror, MoviesLeave a Comment

We’re just a week away from this years Screamfest which is jam packed with some great titles to check out, including a huge selection of some excellent looking short films. … Read More

Garon CockrellScreamfest 2017 Full Schedule!10.05.2017

Much Fun to be Had in London : October 2017 Highlights

Martina O'Boyle10.2017Culture, Film Festival, Live Music, Miscellaneous, Music, Theatre, UKLeave a Comment

London October 2017

Lucky enough to live here or maybe planning your holiday – there is so much going on in London in October that you’ll be spoiled for choice. The BFI Film … Read More

Martina O'BoyleMuch Fun to be Had in London : October 2017 Highlights10.02.2017

#FantasticFest 2017 Review: Junk Head

Adam Ruhl09.2017Film FestivalLeave a Comment

Junk Head In the far, far future, humans learned to extend their lives, but it cost them the ability to have children. They built clone workers who eventually rebelled; now … Read More

Adam Ruhl#FantasticFest 2017 Review: Junk Head09.29.2017

#FantasticFest 2017 Review: Bad Genius

Adam Ruhl09.2017Film FestivalLeave a Comment

Bad Genius Lynn is an exceptionally bright student in Thailand who gets a full scholarship to an honors high school. While there, she develops a method of giving other students … Read More

Adam Ruhl#FantasticFest 2017 Review: Bad Genius09.23.2017

#FantasticFest 2017 Review: 3ft Ball and Souls

Adam Ruhl09.2017Film FestivalLeave a Comment

3ft Ball and Souls It’s a goofy name for an admittedly goofy and yet very entertaining movie. Four strangers in Japan have met on the internet and made a suicide … Read More

Adam Ruhl#FantasticFest 2017 Review: 3ft Ball and Souls09.22.2017

#aGLIFF30 Film Review – God’s Own Country

Adam Ruhl09.2017Film Festival, LGBT FilmLeave a Comment

God’s Own Country Johnny Saxby (Josh O’Connor) has unwillingly taken over responsibility of his family’s Yorkshire farm after his father Martin’s (Ian Hart) stroke. Johnny deals with his life by … Read More

Adam Ruhl#aGLIFF30 Film Review – God’s Own Country09.07.2017

#aGLIFF 30th Year Preview – Something Like Summer

Adam Ruhl09.2017Film Festival, LGBT FilmLeave a Comment

We are now just a few days away from the start of the 30th Annual Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. This is the longest running film festival in Austin and … Read More

Adam Ruhl#aGLIFF 30th Year Preview – Something Like Summer09.06.2017

#FantasticFest 2017: Final Wave of Films Announced!

Adam Ruhl09.2017Film Festival, HorrorLeave a Comment

Fantastic Fest broke with tradition this year and is announcing its films in just two waves instead of three. I’m already behind so here’s the list and I’ll add in … Read More

Adam Ruhl#FantasticFest 2017: Final Wave of Films Announced!09.05.2017

#aGLIFF 30th Year Preview – The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

Adam Ruhl09.2017Film Festival, LGBT FilmLeave a Comment

We are now just a few days away from the start of the 30th Annual Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. This is the longest running film festival in Austin and … Read More

Adam Ruhl#aGLIFF 30th Year Preview – The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin09.04.2017

#aGLIFF 30th Year Preview – B&B

Adam Ruhl09.2017Film Festival, LGBT FilmLeave a Comment

We are now just a few days away from the start of the 30th Annual Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. This is the longest running film festival in Austin and … Read More

Adam Ruhl#aGLIFF 30th Year Preview – B&B09.03.2017

#FantasticFest 2017: First Wave of Films Announced!

Adam Ruhl08.2017Film FestivalLeave a Comment

  Here we go! Fantastic Fest has dropped their first waves of titles for 2017 and I can tell just by skimming through that this is going to be one … Read More

Adam Ruhl#FantasticFest 2017: First Wave of Films Announced!08.08.2017
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