Articles by brian@brianschell.com

2012 Byzantium


2024 Inhuman Kiss

AKA “Sang Krasue” Directed by Sitisiri Mongkolsiri Written by Sitisiri Mongkolsiri, Chookiat Sakveerakul Stars Phantira Pipityakorn, Oabnithi Wiwattanawarang, Sapol Assawamunkong Run Time: 2 Hours, 2 Minutes Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TFqTs0gxcY Spoiler-Free Judgment Zone This is a Thai…


2024 The Dead Thing

Directed by Elric Kane Written by Elric Kane, Webb Wilcoxen Stars Katherine Hughes, Blu Hunt, John Karna Run Time: 1 Hour, 34 Minutes Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CwPbQyIeR8 Spoiler-Free Judgment Zone A young woman generally unsatisfied with her…


2020 Short Film: The Itch


2025 Heart Eyes

Directed by Josh Ruben Written by Phillip Murphy, Christopher Landon, Michael Kennedy Stars Mason Gooding, Olivia Holt, Mason Gooding, Gigi Zumbado Run Time: 1 Hour, 37 Minutes Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cRzZcMlJh8 Spoiler-Free Judgment Zone This was way…


2020 Short Film: Night Diner


2013 Only Lovers Left Alive

Directed by Jim Jarmusch Written by Jim Jarmusch, Marion Bessay Stars Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, Anton Yeltsin, Jeffrey Wrigt, John Hurt Run Time: 2 Hours, 3 Minutes Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkeWhokaPPs Spoiler-Free Judgment Zone If…


2000 Shadow of the Vampire

Directed by E. Elias Merhige Written by Steven Katz Stars John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Udo Kier Run Time: 1 Hour, 32 Minutes Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B15iesNMa8 Spoiler-Free Judgment Zone There was a real silent movie called “Nosferatu,”…


2019 Short Film: Lili


1996 From Dusk Till Dawn

Directed by Robert Rodriguez Written by Robert Kurtzman, Quentin Tarantino Stars Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Juliette Lewis Run Time: 1 Hour, 48 Minutes Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNuIn4T-CLk Spoiler-Free Judgment Zone The first chunk of this is a…


2017 Short Film: Feast on the Young


2024 Little Bites