REVIEW: Test Pattern [2021]

Just hear me. Okay? Renesha (Brittany S. Hall) moved to Austin for grad school and stayed upon earning a lucrative job in corporate America. Money has a way of excusing many of the social inequities a state like Texas has for a Black woman because it often provides an avenue around them. And when she meets the shyly sensitive Evan (Will Brill), things seemingly get even easier. The two fall in love, buy a house together, and find themselves in the sort of happy state of living that allows for…

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REVIEW: SiREN [2016]

“You can’t miss a memory you’ll never remember” Adapted from the segment “Amateur Night” from anthology film V/H/S, Gregg Bishop‘s SiREN intrigued me mainly because he didn’t create the original. That’s how impactful producers felt this vignette proved, enough to spark interest for an expansion beyond its creative team. David Bruckner—the source material’s director and co-writer with Nicholas Tecosky—stayed on as an executive producer while working second unit, ultimately passing the baton to Bishop in order to focus on his own feature Southbound. In that respect this project could be…

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