BUFF18 REVIEW: Standby for Tape Backup (performed by Ross Sutherland)
“One day I will see my life perfectly on that screen.” Ross Sutherland (UK) estimates that he’s performed his “ritual” that is…
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BUFF18 REVIEW: Karaoke Crazies (2016) dir. Kim Sang Chan
Life and death and karaoke.
BUFF18 REVIEW: Rain the Color of Blue with a Little Red in It (2015)...
If ever there was a potent metaphor for the obstacles inherent in achieving one’s goals of rock stardom, it’s paying homage to…
BUFF 18 REVIEW: MAD (2016) dir. Robert G. Putka
Robert G. Putka’s new film MAD–which premiered earlier this year at Sundance and was featured last night at the Boston Underground Film…
BUFF18 INTERVIEW: Larry Fessenden
The following is an account of an interview, not a transcript nor even a very coherent paraphrasing. It couldn’t have been, because…
BUFF18 REVIEW: Sympathy for the Devil (2016) dir. Neil Edwards
As cults go, The Process Church of the Final Judgement is a little like Hungarian filmmaker Bela Tarr: more often namedropped than…
BUFF18 REVIEW: Cash Only (2015) dir. Malik Bader
Cash Only is incredibly stressful, like getting to the bar on a first date with only a credit card. There’s a part…
BUFF18 REVIEW: Kill Your Friends (2015) dir. Owen Harris
As a rule, period pieces set in the ‘90s make me feel old. When I watch, say, The People vs. O.J. Simpson,…
BUFF18 REVIEW: Belladonna of Sadness (1973) dir. Eiichi Yamamoto
Film festivals are, by their nature, about discovery – young filmmakers vying for their first moment in the spotlight, industry insiders scouting…
