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The SXSW Film Festival unleashes plenty of weird movies on enthusiastic fans with nerves of steel. Movies that hide the…
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It’s safe to say that no one makes genre movies quite like writer/director Richard Bates Jr. His distinctively personal pictures—Excision,…
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Richard Bates, Jr.’s first three films, Excision, Suburban Gothic, and Trash Fire, comprise a “Coming of Age Trilogy” highlighting experiences that represent high…
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Fantasia Film Festival was intense last year, and I expect nothing less this time around. What also rocked last year…
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Richard Bates, Jr.’s first three films, Excision, Suburban Gothic, and Trash Fire, comprise a “Coming of Age Trilogy” highlighting experiences…
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On August 23, Saban Films will be releasing Tone Deaf, which made its world premiere earlier this year at SXSW.…