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By Paul Salfen At Fantastic Fest, where horror reigns supreme and audiences crave the next big scare, Bryan Bertino's latest psychological thriller Vicious premiered to screams and squirms. The filmmaker behind The Strangers and The Dark and the Wicked sat down with AMFM Magazine's Paul Salfen to discuss releasing his "baby" into the world, the

In the shadowed aftermath of World War II, the Nuremberg Trials emerged as a beacon of justice, where the Allies confronted the architects of unimaginable horror. The film Nuremberg, directed by James Vanderbilt, captures this pivotal moment with unflinching intensity. At its core is the unyielding chief prosecutor Robert H. Jackson, portrayed by Michael Shannon,

By Paul Salfen for AMFM Magazine – November 5, 2025 Best known as one half of Erasure—one of the UK’s most beloved award-winning songwriting partnerships—Andy Bell has a successful and varied parallel solo career with releases that include three solo albums under his own name, and a further two as offshoots of his one-man theatre

By Paul Salfen for AMFM Magazine November 2, 2025 In Kathryn Bigelow's pulse-pounding 2025 Netflix thriller A House of Dynamite, the clock ticks down during an 18-minute crisis: a single, unattributed missile hurtles toward the United States, forcing the nation's leaders into a frenzy of split-second decisions that could ignite global catastrophe. Directed by the

By Paul Salfen AMFM Magazine | November 2, 2025 In Kathryn Bigelow's pulse-racing apocalyptic thriller A House of Dynamite, the world hangs by a thread as a single, unattributed nuclear missile hurtles toward Chicago, forcing the U.S. government into a frantic race against time to identify the culprit and decide on a response. Premiering to

Interview by Paul Salfen In the world of indie horror-comedy, where blood splatters meet belly laughs, few films dare to swing as wildly as The Weedhacker Massacre. This gleefully absurd slasher follows a hapless cast and crew who unwittingly set up shop on the site of long-ago gruesome murders—only for the masked killer to make

Interview by Paul Salfen In the neon-lit labyrinth of Macau’s gambling district, where fortunes are won and lost in a heartbeat, Ballad of a Small Player unfolds like a fever dream. Directed by the visionary Edward Berger, the film follows Lord Doyle (Colin Farrell), a man on the run from his past, drowning his sorrows

Interview by Paul Salfen In the neon-lit labyrinth of Macau’s gambling district, where fortunes are won and lost in a heartbeat, Ballad of a Small Player unfolds like a fever dream. Directed by the visionary Edward Berger, the film follows Lord Doyle (Colin Farrell), a man on the run from his past, drowning his sorrows

In the new film Re-Election, director-writer-producer Adam Saunders and star Tony Danza bring a heartfelt and humorous story to the screen, blending nostalgia, comedy, and a timely message about empathy and public service. Set against the backdrop of a high school election gone awry in 1995, Re-Election follows Jimmy Bauer (Saunders), a 40-something underdog who

Interview by Paul Salfen The set of Bone Lake, a darkly hilarious and seductive horror thriller, was anything but ordinary. Picture this: a secluded lakeside estate, a cast dripping in fake blood, and a mysterious “slam chair” sparking fits of laughter between takes. For Maddie Hasson, Marco Pigossi, Alex Roe, and Andra Nechita, the 18-day