Ever since we saw Appofeniacs at Fantastic Fest last year, the themes and characters have been living in my head rent-free. While some have called this Tarantino-esqe (which isn’t wrong), it does make me think of the beginning of Pulp Fiction. You remember, that captivating scene where Sam Jackson’s Jules asks Yolanda “what’s Fonzie like?” The answer is “he’s cool” which perfectly sums up Sean Gunn‘s Clinto Binto. Now if you were to ask if we have a galactically fun time chatting with Mr. Gunn about his career, the universes he’s visited and playing everything from raccoons to weasels, answer there would be “Correctamundo!“ The man is an actor, a…
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Interview…Aaron Holliday and Jermaine Fowler on the Fun and Prophetic Realism of ‘Appofeniacs’
To some people, movies are not just entertainment. Whether it’s the themes or characters, a great many fans wish that what they are seeing was real. But be careful what you wish for, as some films get closer to being true than we’d want to believe. In the case of Appofeniacs, things get too real thanks to the nefarious use of deep-fake AI. Like a digital pebble in a pond, the ripples created by one person’s actions will never stop spreading. Suffice to say, this prophetic narrative from Chris Marrs Piliero is as serious as cancer. But to keep this from being a heavy-handed tale (think Requiem For A Dream…
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Interview…David Ayer on the Epic Tale of Friendship and Perseverance in ‘Heart of the Beast’
We’re not a big fan of spoilers, but in the case of this particular film, we’re going to let the cat, err dog out of the bag. Why? Well, because when a story makes you feel this many emotions, you’re gonna want to tell all your friends about it, and shout it from the mountain top. Heart of the Beast is good, really good, and is miles ahead of most films to hit the big screen this year With true, tangible emotion, gripping action sequences and jaw-dropping landscape shots, this is just incredible. Moving stories of isolation, perseverance and friendship rarely get better than this. It’s David Ayer‘s best film since Fury and,…
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Exclusive First Listen…Laura Karpman’s Musical Melodies Move the Mercury in ‘The Love Hypothesis’
Lakeshore Records announces the release of The Love Hypothesis —Original Motion Picture Soundtrack digitally today featuring an original score by Oscar and Grammy-nominated, five-time Emmy award-winning composer Laura Karpman. Her maximalist approach to life and the care she gives to her scores have won Laura lots of fans. Today we’re thrilled to share an exclusive first listen of what she’s done for the Prime Original motion picture. The Love Hypothesis follows Olive (Lili Reinhart), a brilliant Ph.D. candidate focused on her future in academia. But when she realizes her best friend Ahn (Rachel Marsh) has fallen for her crush Jeremy (Nicholas Duvernay), Olive impulsively kisses intimidating professor Adam Carlsen (Tom…
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Interview…Jared Michael Fry Combines Classical Compositions and Indigenous Voices for ‘Heart of the Beast’
A film is far more than the sum of its parts. When images and sound combine, the results echo in eternity. We had the absolute thrill speaking with composer Jared Michael Fry about his score to David Ayer’s Heart of the Beast. This film is their third time working together and the duo hit this one way out of the part. To provide an authentic, culturally specific foundation for the score, Fry brought in the award-winning Alaskan Inuit group Pamyua, whose vocalizations, Yup’ik-language singing, chanting, humming and drumming were recorded remotely. He merged these elements with ethereal vocals from the London-based choral ensemble London Voices. “With the music, I was…
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[Fantastic Fest Interview]…James Cullen Bressack Pivots From Action to Anxiety in ‘I Have Proof’
James Cullen Bressack (alias JCB) is a filmmaker full of surprises. His latest effort is one of the many anticipated flicks hitting screens at Fantastic Fest 2026. Whether he’s making a bare-bones thriller staring your favorite ‘80s icons, helping introduce the next generation of action talent, to subverting expectations with a retro-styled psychological horror, Bressack proves he’s a creative Swiss Army knife. In this retro-styled story, we follow Alex, a mentally and spiritually traumatized sibling who faces frightening uncertainty as to whether the monsters and demons he’s hiding from are real or imagined. Let’s just say when this gets real, it gets really real! We have proof this will raise…
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Interview…Composer Stephanie Economou Shines A Light For ‘Lanterns’ on HBOMax
Emotion comes in all forms, and when music is doing what it does best, it can really move you. Even the most obscure sound palette can start the water works. As DC Studios’ Lanterns is not your typical detective procedural, the sound needed to take a similarly unconventional approach. Spoiler: it was the right choice. Stephanie Economou has had her fair share of exciting projects, and ones where adventure and danger abound. The approach on this show is different from past works, and speaks more to the kind of music she loves. Herein, Stephanie dives into some ‘90s and ‘00s era guitar rock and the driving bass riffs literally propel…
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Interview…Composer Steven Price on the Looney Fun of ‘Coyote vs Acme’
After enduring years of catastrophic product failures at the hands of ACME, Inc., a tenacious, unemployed coyote uncovers a corporate cover-up and spearheads an unhinged battle against the multinational conglomerate that’s been blowing him up in the name of profit. The film has it all. Humor, heart, a legal battle and much more. There’s also a roadrunner. And dynamite. So that goes a long way to say that Coyote vs Acme is a blast! As such, we were thrilled to catch up with an old friend of the site. And it’s shocking to realize that it’s been more than ten years since we last spoke with him. Steven Price, the…
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Interview…Creed Bratton and Nathan Edmondson Blaze Trails of Historical Fiction with ‘Buffalos’
If you love getting lost in a good book, one of the best publishers these days is Meridia. Think of them like respectable punk rock of the literary world, and they excel at brining fantastic and captivating yarns to the world. Moreover, the authors in their bullpen are as varied as they are experts in their field – technicians, aviators, directors, musicians, etc. Multi-hyphenates in their own right, each creative brings their profession and passion to the masses via stories about sci-fi soldiers, spies and plenty more not-so-farfetched ideas. Today, we’re happy to share our conversation with Creed Bratton and Nathan Edmondson about their Civil War era story which follows…
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Interview…Casper Kelly on the Warped and Demented Deliciousness of ‘Buddy’
As a film fan, it’s comforting to know that when a director – an auteur if you will – debuts their latest project you know exactly what you’re gonna get. Think of the greats like Jim Jarmusch, David Fincher, even John Carpenter. Today we celebrate one such individual, and when it comes to the wonderfully vivid worlds of Casper Kelly, things are guaranteed to be warped, demented and delicious. Kelly has always imagined what life is really like on the other side of the TV screen. But, once you’re through the looking glass, the sunshine and rainbows we see are actually a mudslide of panic and terror. You’ve heard of “Bayhem“,…
