Posts tagged Dark Sky Films
Vote or Die: Macabre Daily Celebrates “Founders Day!”

Hyperbole is a problem in the world of online film criticism.  This isn’t a new observation, by any means.  I’ll be the first to admit I overuse “bonkers” way too much when describing moments in movies that are seemingly pulled out of the abyss of the imagination.  Believe me when I tell you that the ending of “Founders Day,” the new film from Erik Bloomquist (co-written and co-produced with his brother Carson Bloomquist), is so incredibly, off-the-wall bonkers, you have to admire them.

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Lone Wolf: Macabre Daily Tears Into Larry Fessenden’s “Blackout!”

Saint Patrick’s Day is lousy with werewolves.  If you went out in public on March 17th, chances are you’ve seen them. People who get so drunk that they enter a feral state and experience sudden bursts of rage that could harm innocent bystanders. But don’t worry.  They’ll pass out and forget what they’ve done when they wake up. Does any of that sound familiar when seen through a horror lens? Larry Fessenden asks us to look through it with his latest film, “Blackout” from Glass Eye Pix and Dark Sky Films.

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Larry Fessenden talks to Macabre Daily at the premier of his werewolf opus, "Blackout!"

Last month, Manhattan’s IFC Center hosted the premiere of Larry Fessenden’s new werewolf film, “Blackout” from Glass Eye Pix and Dark Sky Films. Fessenden is a New York mainstay, who has been churning out quality indie films for over 30 years.  His latest is a story of a small-town painter named Charley (Alex Hurt), who grapples with the fact that he’s the one killing locals when the moon rises. 

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