By Grace Williams. What happens when someone who fights for a living suddenly becomes a normal member of society? Jared Bentley’s action thriller Intensive Care/Hospice turns the stereotype of retired ex-soldier on its head with stunt-woman Tara Macken as a hospice worker with a dark past. This is editor-turned-director Jared Bentley’s first
For eight years, U.S. president George W. Bush accrued so much derision and criticism the world over, yet seemed completely oblivious to it. No matter the volume of the outcries against him, he would not be deterred from his agenda. What shaped this irrepressible man who would not bow to such
Doug (Brad Moore), champion boxer turned reluctant businessman, is down on his luck. Suffering from loneliness and crippling debt, both he and his boxing club are in need of rescuing. Doug’s ragtag bunch of mates come to his rescue, fending off loan sharks and bare knuckle boxers, but the excellent cast
By Louise Agostino. Directed, written and starring Lauren Cooney and Isaac ‘ICEY’ Tomiczek this is the sequel to their first short film, Shut Eye (2016). Shut Eye 2 (2017) is very meta. When Lauren and Isaac go to the Cucalorus Film Festival in Wilmington NC it is to showcase their first feature the
You know that bit in Hereditary where Toni Collette repeatedly smashes her head against the ceiling? That’s like the metaphor for watching Bennett’s Song. Okay, that’s super harsh. I’m sorry. A lot of effort goes into making a film, and a lot of people work hard, and so I always feel
