I mentioned Hitman 101, a twelve episode web series, earlier this year and have been following the series since. All good things come to an end, though, and this series finished at the end of February and is now available to be watched in a single sitting. It’s worth taking a look at. The...
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Set entirely in an interrogation room, Boiling Point is a film that makes the most of its limited budget to deliver a genuinely tense thriller. The film is structured as a face off between detective, Owen Davis (Christopher Lee-Power) and his suspect, Paul Conners (Gavin Hodson). All is not quite right, however, as is...
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Although Rage is consciously inspired Steven Spielberg’s Duel, writer/director Chris Witherspoon has very successfully moved beyond his initial inspiration to take the film in an entirely different direction. The direction the film takes is one that works very well indeed. We start in an Oregon suburb where we meet Dennis Twist (Rick Crawford), an...
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I mentioned Hitman 101, a web series, shortly before Christmas. I am mentioning it again because the series is now live and the first four episodes are available online. Hitman 101 is a 12 Episode Story Created Exclusively for the Web. It revolves around the world of a hitman and the cavalcade of people...
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I don’t have a lot of information about Chaz Fatur’s Human Factor, but an early teaser for the film has been released and it does give the impression that the plot has some potential. A determined investigative Reporter and a renegade Detective plan to uncover the mysterious disappearances of the Homeless population in Metro...
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After two years on the film festival circuit, Sunday Punch is finally making its way to DVD and the filmmakers have turned to Kickstarter to raise funds for music licensing and prepare the film for distribution. In exchange for pledges, fans will get DVDs, autographed posters, and other assorted Sunday Punch goodies. Starring Dichen...
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Hitman 101 is a 12 episode web series set to debut on 28th December. Beyond that, I can’t tell you much because, as explained on the series’ web site: Hitman 101 is a 12 Episode Story Created Exclusively for the Web. It revolves around the world of a hitman and the cavalcade of people...
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Inspired by Steven Spielberg’s Duel, Christopher Witherspoon’s Rage tells the story of a man who unintentionally provokes the wrath of a dark, mysterious, homicidal motorcyclist and must fight for his very life. The story begins when Dennis Twist a 30-something man who lives in a nice “Spielbergian” suburb just outside Portland says goodbye to...
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The opening scenes of The Devil’s 6 Commandments include a twist that I really didn’t expect. This very effectively grabbed my attention and left me more than ready for the subsequent leap into the backstory. After repeatedly spurning the offensively sleazy advances of Vincent The Poison (Nathan Bowen), Nina (Gianna Pattison) snaps half-way through...
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The Midnightmare is a psychological thriller in which an insomniac begins to doubt her sanity when nightmares start to unravel a deeply buried secret. The film explores how repressing a traumatic experience can lead to self-destruction and the ways people deal with stress, which can often be surprising and unexpected. Principal photography for the...
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