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[CFF 22 Review] The Ones You Didn’t Burn: An Act of Beautiful Revenge
Finnerty, also the writer, tells us a haunted story about an act of beautiful revenge while exploring the themes of generational trauma, grief, and sexuality.
Chattanooga Film Festival 2022: Disquieting Depression Fills The Unsettling
Warping the sounds of those creeks in unfamiliar houses into oppressive claustrophobia and cause for anxiety is apt for a movie that does exactly that.
Chattanooga Film Festival: Vierailijat (2021)
Directed and written by Kenichi Ugana, Visitors is filled with small moments of fright and huge moments of gore. Yes, a chainsaw gets involved. Yes, it invokes Evil Dead. Yes, it’s pretty great.
Chattanooga Film Festival 2022 Review: THE ONES YOU DIDN’T BURN is a Mesmerizing, Visually Haunting Story of Revenge
The Ones You Didn’t Burn goes on to artfully present the story of a family seemingly cursed by the actions of those who came before them with strong performances and remarkably haunting visuals.
[CFF ’22] ‘The Creeping’ review: Ghost story packs emotional punch
The Creeping is a good old fashioned ghost story screening at The Chattanooga Film Festival. Anna (Riann Steele) returns home to look after her grandmother (Jane Lowe) who is suffering from dementia. Before long, a dark family secret comes to haunt her – literally.
Chattanooga Film Festival: True Believer (2022)
Writer/director Alana Purcell’s debut feature True Believer brings the term “quirky indie comedy” to another level, in a decidedly good way.
[CFF 22 Review] ‘Bitch Ass’ plays by its own demented rules
Posley crafts a slasher film whose titular killer (Tunde Laleye) patterns his murders after a series of board games, where each game tests its victim’s capacity for survival.
Chattanooga Film Festival: Exo Sapien (2022)
This is just the first part of this story, as there’s a full-length feature being planned. I can’t wait.
[CFF ’22] ‘Gateway’ Review — Irish thriller is more of a chiller
“Never open the door to a lesser evil,” Gracián cautions, “for other and greater ones invariably slink in after.”
‘THE CREEPING’ FINDS COMFORT (AND TERROR) IN THE FAMILIAR [CFF 2022]
The Creeping scratches the itch if you’re looking for a good ghost story.
CFF 2022: THE ONES YOU DIDN’T BURN is an Atmospheric Slice of Folk Horror
The Ones You Didn’t Burn is an engrossing supernatural slow burn, that is creepy as it is refreshingly poignant in its take on witchcraft.
CFF 2022: THE THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER PART 5&1 is an Impressive Love Letter to the Slasher Genre
This double bill nothing short of a nostaligic labor of love to the slasher genre.
Chattanooga Film Festival 2022 Review: THE CREEPING Makes Ghosts in Sheets Scary Again
The Creeping is a captivating ghost story which features a sensational cast and astonishing scares that make the film fondly reminiscent of those old school movies of the week.
CFF 2022: CRYO is a Razor Sharp Sci-fi Whodunnit
The razor sharp sci-fi whodunnit, Cryo, which screened this weekend as part of The Chattanooga Film Festival.
CFF 2022: EVERY TIME WE MEET FOR ICE CREAM YOUR WHOLE FUCKING FACE EXPLODES
Face delivers an emotionally engaging and entertaining glimpse of a story and a world that leaves the viewer wanting more, while not overstaying its welcome.
[CFF ’22] ‘Bitch Ass’ review: Film about first masked Black serial killer short on ideas
Taking place in 1999, the plot follows a group of four people who are being initiated into a gang. They are tasked to rob what they are told is an abandoned home. As it turns out, it is very much inhabited.
[CFF ’22] ‘The Unsettling’ review: More than another haunted house story
The Unsettled never takes on the larger than life feeling often found in similar movies. It all culminates in a satisfying ending that leaves the right questions unanswered.
Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes REVIEW | Chattanooga Film Festival 2022
Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes wastes no time recreating the requisite images of gothic horror.
[Chattanooga Film Festival Review] THE LEECH
Set during the Christian-appropriated holiday known as Christmas, Gardner and Pennycoff gather once again for a festive reminder of why we shouldn’t love our neighbor.
Chattanooga Film Festival: Red is the Color of Beauty (2021)
It’s a retail employee’s nightmare: two women want the same necklace at closing time and no one is taking no for an answer.