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[Blu Review] Tarot Is A Jumbled Mess

July 7, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Avantika as Paige in 2024 horror release Tarot

Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg, the filmmakers behind the wonderful 2022 short ‘Blink‘ debut their first feature as directors, but the cards are not in ‘Tarot’s favour.

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Filed Under: Physical Media Reviews Tagged With: Anna Halberg, Avantika, jacob batalon, Olwen Fouéré, Spenser Cohen

Sophie Thatcher’s ‘Blink’ Is A Lean, Fun Horror Short [SXSW Review]

March 14, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A close-up of a scared blonde girl's face in a hospital bed

Blink is notable for a few reasons. The first is that the short is the first project from Scream Gems Horror Lab, which is described as “an initiative from Sony’s genre label Screen Gems and Scott Glassgold’s production company Ground Control” that aims to be an “incubator” for up-and-coming filmmakers to move from shorts to features.

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Filed Under: Horror Film Festival Coverage, SXSW Tagged With: Scream Gems Horror Lab, short films, Sophie Thatcher, Spenser Cohen

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I am a freelance film and television journalist based in Toronto, Canada.

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