FANTASIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL returns for its thrilling 28th year
by "Doc" Hunter Bush, Staff Writer & Podcast Czar
I've highlighted a handful of the films that jumped out at me and made me particularly excited to cover this year's Fantasia.
GETTING IT BACK: THE STORY OF CYMANDE shares the story of a heard-but-not-known band
by "Doc" Hunter Bush, contributor & podcast czar
Cymande are a band you likely aren't aware you've heard before. They're a secret handshake; if you recognize the samples within songs by the likes of The Fugees, Wu-Tang Clan, De La Soul, Gang Starr, MF Doom, Heavy D & the Boyz, Akhenaton, Dan the Automator, Queen Latifah and many more, you're in the club.
Disc Dispatch: RIVER
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, contributor and Podcast Czar
“A traditional Kyoto inn is looping two minutes at a time!” That was all I had to go on when I was lucky enough to see this film at last year’s Fantasia Fest.
8th Annual Philly Unnamed Film Festival (PUFF) Preview
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, Staff Writer and Podcast Czar
Get ready to start your spooky season with Philadelphia’s premier genre and independent film film showcase: PUFF!
Fantasia International Film Festival 2023: KILLING ROMANCE, MAD FATE
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, Staff Writer and Podcast Czar
And with that, the curtain has closed on another Fantasia International Film Fest and I’m …pleasantly exhausted.
Fantasia International Film Festival 2023: SKIN DEEP, HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS, WITH LOVE AND A MAJOR ORGAN, WHERE THE DEVIL ROAMS
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, Staff Writer and Podcast Czar
This 2nd week has been very surprising for me. You never know what you’ll be getting with a movie, but especially at a festival.
Fantasia International Film Festival 2023: #MANHOLE, BLACKOUT, RIVER, APORIA
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, Staff Writer and Podcast Czar
This 2nd week has been very surprising for me. You never know what you’ll be getting with a movie, but especially at a festival.
Fantasia International Film Festival 2023: STAY ONLINE, LOVELY DARK AND DEEP, WHITE NOISE, and RESTORE POINT
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, Staff Writer and Podcast Czar
“Yes… expand my cinematic horizons, daddy.”
27th Fantasia International Film Festival Preview
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, Staff Writer and Podcast Czar
I have been lucky enough to have numerous mind-expanding, breathtaking, eye-popping film experiences within Fantasia’s program.
Disc Dispatch: HOPPING MAD: THE MR. VAMPIRE SEQUELS boxed set is hand-dandy genre candy
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, Staff Writer, Podcast Czar
For fans of genre oddities, this is the proverbial candy store for you to feel like a kid within.
A LITTLE WHITE LIE will make you doubt Michael Shannon, but not the way it wants to
by Hunter Bush, Staff Writer
A Little White Lie suffers from a very common problem in first films: lack of a clear voice.
COCKAZOID walks the weird line between fascinating and disgusting
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, MJ Podcast Czar
Cockazoid is a very uncomfortable film, as emotionally cold as the Massachusetts landscape it takes place in, but I find it exceedingly fascinating. It’s been sitting in the back of my mind since the screening ended, a sinister hum undermining my every quiet moment.
Everything Old Is New Again, Vol. 46 - December, 2022
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, Podcast Czar
Season’s greetings readers! Here we are at the end of another exhausting year, searching for entertainment to accompany us during the long nights
THE OUTWATERS shows that found footage is the haiku of horror
by Allison Yakulis & Hunter Bush, Staff Writer
With The Outwaters, writer/director/star Robbie Banfitch may have used the limitations of a young filmmaker more creatively than any other example I can call to mind.
Everything Old Is New Again, Volume 45 - November 2022
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, Podcast Czar
This is Everything Old Is New Again, my column on upcoming film and series releases that are based on pre-existing intellectual properties.
SOMETHING IN THE DIRT has fun playing with truth
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, Podcast Czar
Something in the Dirt is an odd duck of a movie. On almost every metric it defies expectation and leaves the audience feeling off-kilter, save one.
Everything Old is New Again, Vol. 44 - October, 2022
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, Podcast Czar
Whew! We did it! We made it another year! No, sorry, not to the end of the calendar, but to the best time of year.
6 Short Films from Year 7 at Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival
by Allison Yakulis, Staff Writer & “Doc” Hunter Bush, Podcast Czar
A selection of favorite shorts from this year’s PUFF.
Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival 2022 Preview
by Hunter Bush & Allison Yakulis
The 7th annual Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival (PUFF) is almost upon us, and Hunter Bush and Allison Yakulis will be giving you all the tasty scoops on the select shorts and features from near and far
EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN Vol. 43 - September 2022
by “Doc” Hunter Bush, Staff Writer and Podcast Czar
This column covers movies and TV series debuting in a given month that are based on some previous intellectual property; an older movie/series, a book, a song, etc. I find ‘em, I watch the trailers, and I give a breakdown of what I know of the property, and what I think of the trailer.