Popcorn Frights Announces Homegrown Lineup and More Premieres

On the heels of its announcement last week, Popcorn Frights Film Festival has returned with more films for their fifth edition in their second wave announcement. The festival, taking place August 8-16 at Savor Cinema, announced such features as Paradise Hills, Knives and Skin, and Haunt last week. The second…

Outshine Film Festival 2019: What to See and What to Skip

Wild Nights With Emily. Biopics typically choose to maintain the popular image of their subject, one that’s typically a toned down version of reality. Madeleine Olnek’s Wild Nights With Emily, on the other hand, upends traditional ideas of Emily Dickinson for its audiences. Where there was once misery, there is…

Screwball Is One of Rakontur’s Funniest Documentaries

Florida fuckery is Rakontur’s bread and butter. As pointed out early on in Screwball, the latest documentary by Miami-based filmmakers Billy Corben and Alfred Spellman, WTFlorida lore dates back to the 16th Century, when Ponce de León came here seeking the Fountain of Youth. The filmmakers make an important connection…