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Cinequest 2018: “Pie”

March 7, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

UPDATED 3/27/2020: The short itself is now embedded below. Enjoy! Anthology series like Black Mirror are well and good, but we need something back like Night Gallery, […]

Cinequest 2018: Bending Space, Folding Time

March 7, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

This year, Cinequest has divided up its science fiction shorts programming into two different programs. It’s quite possible that the division is arbitrary, since a […]

Cinequest 2018: Something Funny

March 6, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

As Steve Martin famously said, comedy is not pretty. In the Cinequest Shorts Program, it’s hairy, it’s gross, and occasionally even romantic. That’s the joy […]

Cinequest 2018: Wild Honey

March 5, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

Everybody deserves somebody to love them. As cliché as it may be, that might mean loving themselves. From the opening scenes of Wild Honey, it’s clear […]

Cinequest 2018: Little Women

March 5, 2018 Debbie Bretschneider 0

The newest take on Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women gets a modern retelling at Cinequest!

Cinequest 2018: Seeds

March 4, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

Trevor Long plays a man confronting the seeds of the monster inside him — and its tentacles are very, very hungry.

Cinequest 2018: 7 Splinters In Time aka Omphalos

March 4, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

Are you really mentally ill if everyone agrees that someone is out to kill you, and has already succeeded twice?

We all know the rules of time travel by now. Never travel to a time and place where you’re sure to meet yourself. Never do it twice at the same time. Three times is a very bad idea. And a dozen or so… well that could be real trouble.

Cinequest 2018: Tommy Battles The Silver Sea Dragon

March 2, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

Tommy Silver faces a judge, jury, prosecution, and defense that are all shards of himself. On trial for his personal trauma, it seems impossible that […]

Cinequest 2018: Charlie and Hannah’s Grand Night Out

March 2, 2018 Ric Bretschneider 0

This is one of those cases where you’re best prepared when you’re unprepared.
Trust me. This film is what film festivals are for.

Cinequest 2018: Borg McEnroe

March 2, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

Their historic match at Wimbledon changed both men forever. At least, that’s what Borg McEnroe would have you believe.

Cinequest 2018: Nicolas Cage, Official Cinequest Maverick

March 1, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

One of cinema’s most interesting actors sat down in San Jose to talk his career, comics, and the future of Virtual Reality…

Cinequest 2018: Hunting Lands

March 1, 2018 Ric Bretschneider 0

Hunting Lands invites us along for a hunter’s pursuit, stalking a killer of a different kind.

Cinequest 2018: Krystal

February 28, 2018 Derek McCaw 0

The heart what the heart wants, even if the heart starts beating 200 times a minute. Taylor Ogburn has suffered from said heart condition since […]

Cinequest 2018: How to Cinequest!

February 28, 2018 Ric Bretschneider 0

As regular listeners to the Fanboy Planet Podcast know, San Jose’s award-winning Cinequest film festival opened last night. Opening night at Cinequest typically features an […]