By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) The messy breakdowns of marriages and family units are fertile ground for indie films, and writer-director Robert Machoian adds an element of suspense to the genre in his sparse, minimalistic drama The Killing of Two Lovers. The film revolves around David (Clayne Crawford), a working class father of four. He… Read More VOD Review: The Killing of Two Lovers

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) The latest from British filmmaker Ben Wheatley, In the Earth is a low-budget horror film that was shot in the woods over fifteen days last August during lockdown, using the real life COVID-19 pandemic as inspiration for its virus-themed story. This unique production history is also the most… Read More VOD Review: In the Earth

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) Set in Australia’s Northern Territory in the first half of the 20th century, High Ground is an Australian western that grapples with the country’s dark history of colonialism and violence against Indigenous peoples. The film opens in 1919, with a young Aboriginal boy named Gutjuk (played as a… Read More VOD Review: High Ground