El Planeta - Movie Review

The Movie: El Planeta

The Director: Amalia Ulman

The Cast: Amalia Ulman, Ale Ulman, Nacho Vigalondo, Zhou Chen

The Story: Amidst the devastation of post-crisis Spain, mother and daughter bluff and grift to keep up the lifestyle they think they deserve, bonding over common tragedy and an impending eviction.

Lamb - Movie Review

The Movie: Lamb

The Director: Valdimar Jóhannsson

The Cast: Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson

The Story: A childless couple in rural Iceland make an alarming discovery one day in their sheep barn. They soon face the consequences of defying the will of nature, in this dark and atmospheric folktale.

TwoOhSix Picks - 2021 Nightstream Film Festival

The Nightstream Film Festival returns for another year of genre programming including horror films, fantasy films, and lots of other fun, off the beaten path type movies. Even as some festivals return to at least partial in person screenings, I was happy to see the Nightstream organizers continue this all virtual festival as a way to celebrate these types of movies. Read below for the ten feature films I am most excited to watch during this year's event.

V/H/S/94 - Movie Review

The Movie: V/H/S/94

The Directors:

Simon Barrett - The Empty Wake

Chloe Okuno - Storm Drain

Ryan Prows - Terror

Jennifer Reeder - Holy Hell

Timo Tjahjanto - The Subject

The Story: After the discovery of a mysterious VHS tape, a brutish police swat team launch a high intensity raid on a remote warehouse, only to discover a sinister cult compound whose collection of pre-recorded material uncovers a nightmarish conspiracy.

The Rescue (2021) - 2021 LAAPFF Documentary Review

The Documentary: The Rescue

The Directors: E. Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin

The Story: Chronicles the story of the Wild Boars youth soccer team who got trapped and their dramatic 2018 rescue.