Summer Film Festival 2017 – Day Six Pieces Director: Juan Piquer Simon  Screenplay: Dick Randall and John W. Shadow Minutes: 85 Year: 1982 Score: 3.27 Release: Grindhouse Releasing I would first like to thank Arrow Video for telling me this exists, now I would like to thank Grindhouse for releasing a US edition. This is […]

Summer Film Fest 2017 – Day Five Prisoners Director: Denis Villeneuve  Screenplay: Aaron Guzikowski Minutes: 153 Year: 2013 Score: 7.60 Release: Plain Archive This film is incredible. I remember seeing a trailer for it when it was coming out originally and I think there is an issue with the marketing because I quickly forgot about […]

They Live by Night Director: Nicolas Ray  Screenplay: Minutes: 95 Year: 1948 Score: 6.67 Release: Criterion Collection I am rather new to Nicolas Ray and have somehow never watched Rebel Without a Cause, that’s how new. I have seen a few and have enjoyed each of them. They Live by Night is no different. It […]

Day of the Dead Director: George A Romero  Screenplay: George A. Romero Minutes: 102 Year: 1985 Score: 7.07 Release: Shout Factory I love George Romero movies, specifically the zombie ones. His ability to elevate the genre beyond a splatter fest into a social commentary; he also knows how to make a splatter fest. Day of […]

Day two of the Summer Film Fest includes Phenomena, The Zookeeper’s Wife, Two-Lane Blacktop and Cannibal Holocaust. Lets start by saying I hate one poster.