SUNDANCE REVIEW: David Bruckner’s The Night House
In another review of a movie that premiered at Sundance 2020, Lisa Gullickson takes a look at The Night House from Director David Bruckner, starring Rebecca Hall.
Sundance Review: Promising Young Woman
Lisa Gullickson looks at her third Sundance film, Promising Young Woman, a razor sharp satire and social commentary of female revenge and culpability in the heart of the #metoo era from writer/director Emerald Fennell and starring Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Adam Brody, Molly Shannon and Clancy Brown.
SUNDANCE REVIEW: Minari
Lisa Gullickson, reviews Lee Isaac Chung’s childhood drama Minari from the Sundance Film Festival 2020
SUNDANCE REVIEW: Dick Johnson is Dead
Lisa Gullickson, at the Sundance Film Festival, looks at the documentary Dick Johnson is Dead by filmmaker Kirsten Johnson who takes a unique look at her father’s Alzheimer's disease and his inevitable passing.
The Kick Ass Genre Films We Cannot Wait to See at Sundance
Lisa Gullickson is back out in Park City, Utah reporting on the Sundance Film Festival 2020 and to whet our appetites for what’s to come, she’s presenting her list of the kick ass genre films she can’t wait to see at Sundance!
Fantastic Fest Review: Thai Film The Pool is About a Guy Stuck in a Pool. What More Do You Need?
In her latest Fantastic Fest review, Lisa Gullickson contemplates being stuck in an empty pool for days, what kind of premise that is for a movie and how we’re all just one mistake away from having one of those “you’ll never believe this but…” stories. Read her review for Ping Lumpraploeng’s independent horror, The Pool.
Fantastic Fest Review: Takashi Miike’s First Love Proves the Yakuza Genre is Worth Fighting For
Lisa Gullickson sends back another review from Fantastic Fest 2019. This time it’s the blood soaked and violent, romantic, drama First Love from filmmaker Takashi Miike.
Fantastic Fest Review: Joe Begos’ VFW is a Bloody Good Time for Genre Film Fanatics
Our roving reviewer down at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Tx. Lisa Gullickson had the luck and privilege to see the premiere of one of our hotly anticipated fall titles, Joe Begos’ VFW starring William Sadler, Fred Williamson, Stephen Lang and George Wendt.
Fantastic Fest Review: VHYes – A Nostalgic Romp Through Being a Child of the 80s with Director Jack Henry Robbins
Lisa Gullickson, reporting from Austin, TX, sends her first Fantastic Fest 2019 review of 80s nostalgia fest, family comedy and TV parody, Jack Henry Robbins’ VHYes.
SUNDANCE review: Abe Forsythe’s Little Monsters
Lisa Gullickson is still bringing us reviews of the films she had the pleasure of seeing at Sundance and hopefully will be hitting our multiplex or streaming screens sometime soon - this time around it’s Abe Forsythe’s Aussie zombie/comedy Little Monsters starring Lupita Nyong’o, Alexander England, and Josh Gad.
SUNDANCE Review: Johannes Nyholm’s Koko-Di Koko-da
For her latest Sundance review Lisa Gullickson gets caught in a perpetual Swedish, nightmare, fairytale loop with Johannes Nyholm’s Koko-Di Koko-da.
Sundance Review: Alex Lehmann's & Mark Duplass' "Paddleton"
Lisa Gullickson gives another review of a film she saw in Park City, Utah at the Sundance Film Festival. This time it’s the buddy dramedy, Paddleton starring Mark Duplass and Ray Romano.
Sundance Review: BEDLAM
Lisa Gullickson starts her Sundance Film Festival reviews with a powerful and important documentary on mental health - Bedlam, the documentary passion project of Kenneth Paul Rosenberg, MD
Gustav Möller’s The Guilty
Lisa Gullickson takes a look at original, claustrophobic and tense thriller, Gustav Möller’s The Guilty.
Laurie Strode in Halloween (2018) as a Reflection of the Evolving Narrative of Victimhood in the Slasher Film: An Essay
Our excellent movie maven, Lisa Gullickson went to Fantastic Fest and, after a screening of Halloween (2018), came back with this great think piece on the nature of the victim in slasher films…
How Horror Movies Save Lives and Other Life Lessons from Jamie Lee Curtis during the #SDCC2018 Halloween (2018) Hall H Panel
Lisa Gullickson, her 8th year at San Diego Comic-Con reports, not only on a life affirming moment for one fan with Jamie Lee Curtis but the importance of Laurie Strode 40 years on, and why fans flock yearly to the con.
Vidar the Vampire Blasphemes its Way Into Your Heart
Lisa Gullickson looks at Norwegian horror, comedy Vidar the Vampire and ends up having to look at quite a lot more than she bargained for!
Secret Agent 00 Soul (1990) – Celebrating the Sexually Transcendent Charisma of Billy Dee Williams
Lisa Gullickson looks at a mad, VHS, spy spoof - Secret Agent 00 Soul (Never Say WHAT Again!), discusses the charming, undeniable sexual allure of Billy Dee Williams and talks about why Donald Glover is his worthy successor…
John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place: In A Place Everyone Can Hear You Scream
Lisa Gullickson examines the sound of silence and familial normalcy in an abnormal world with John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place.
Ready Player One: Reference Less and Say More
Lisa Gullickson takes a look at Steven Spielberg's latest young adult, blockbuster Ready Player One and asks just what is a reference without substance?