by Byron Bixler Part of our coverage of the 2016 Ithaca Fantastik Film FestivalThere’s only one day left in the 5th Ithaca Fantastik Film Festival! A long Saturday of exciting and varied offerings at Cinemapolis included such films as an Argentinian horror anthology (Terror 5), an animated zombie thriller from Korea (Seoul Station) and an … Continue reading
by Byron Bixler Part of our coverage of the 2016 Ithaca Fantastik Film FestivalDay two of the Ithaca Fantastik Film Festival at Cinemapolis delivered another slate of diverse works from around the world, including a slightly psychedelic animated adventure film (Nova Seed), a Bollywood action thriller (Kammatipaadam), and a violent Filipino drama involving child gangsters … Continue reading
by Byron Bixler Part of our coverage of the 2016 Ithaca Fantastik Film FestivalAfter kicking off on Wednesday night with Park Chan-wook’s erotic thriller, The Handmaiden, the 5th Annual Ithaca Fantastik Film Festival had its first full day of screenings at Cinemapolis in downtown Ithaca, New York yesterday, opening its doors to enthusiastic horror fans … Continue reading
Interview by Byron Bixler Kevin Fermini is a senior Cinema & Photography major at Ithaca College and Filmic contributor whose thesis project is a quirky vampire short shot on Super 8 called “Viola vs. The Vampire King.” Last week, he joined the Cinephile Delinquents podcast (the official podcast of Filmic Magazine) for a special Halloween-themed … Continue reading
by Elizabeth Esten For many horror movie geeks, myself included, remakes of our favorite horror classics are either OK at best or insults to their source material. There’s a laundry list of completed remakes and remakes currently in development that have revisited some of horror’s greatest offerings. Most of these classics don’t need a reimagining … Continue reading
Over a period of two weeks, Filmic members were asked to submit ranked lists reflecting the very best 2015 films they saw. 21 lists were ultimately received and 64 titles of considerable diversity were named. The following is the final ranked aggregate: HONORABLE MENTIONS The Hateful Eight (dir. Quentin Tarantino) What we get with The … Continue reading
by Haley Goetz New York has become both a myth and a muse. So many filmmakers, myself included, have a dream of one day being able to shoot their big picture in the city, and for good reason. There is something to be found on every street corner, in every subway station, and within every … Continue reading
by Tony Di NizoThere is no denying that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is one of this year’s most anticipated films. And to the delight of many fanboys, the movie appears to be steeped in comic book lore. While this excites hardcore members of the fanbase like myself, the average moviegoer might be intimidated … Continue reading
by Joel KalowOnce upon a time, the Western was the most commoditized genre in Hollywood. For decades, filmmakers threw their proverbial 10-gallon hat into the ring – usually with a Warren Oates or a Clint Eastwood or a John Wayne attached – and tried to say something new with the raw materials at hand. In … Continue reading
by Haley GoetzLa Jetée (Chris Marker, 1962) An interesting cinematic spectacle unlike anything I’ve seen recently, the artistry behind Chris Marker’s seminal film, La Jetée, is groundbreaking. Simplistic in scope, yet vastly deep in its subtext, the film is told through a combination of still monochrome images and the voice-over of a man. The omniscient … Continue reading
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