Alex Riviello

Freelance writer, CompSci student, and aspiring game designer.

Radioactive Dreams, The Fallout Movie You Didn’t Know Existed

Radioactive Dreams

After seeing Radioactive Dreams in all its 35mm glory at last year’s Exhumed Guilty Pleasures Marathon, I knew I had seen something few others had realized- this is as close to a Fallout movie as we’re ever likely to get.

“Despite Hollywood’s absolutely atrocious record with turning video games into films, there are so many that seem ripe for adaption. Fallout in particular is one that always seemed to stick out as a contender. There are far too few post-apocalyptic tales as is, and the Fallout universe is so vast and iconic that it seems like it could make for an incredible cinematic experience.

Well, it turns out that someone has already made a Fallout movie, and it’s called Radioactive Dreams.”

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Fantastic Fest 2015 Reviews

Fantastic Fest

It’s tricky to cover every single film I’d love to at Fantastic Fest since the BMD crew has such a great team reviewing all the dozens of titles playing, but I always get a chance to cover a bunch of great ones. Movies I didn’t get to write about but loved- The Witch, Green Room, Anomalisa, and Man And Chicken, as well as the absolutely stunning rep screenins of films like Goodbye Uncle Tom and  Eight Diagram Pole Fighter. This is the best film festival on the planet, and I encourage everyone to attend at some point in their life, lest you waste it utterly.

Fantastic Fest Review: ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM

“A moon-destroying alien squid teaches a bunch of students how to kill itself. Guess what country this hails from?”

Fantastic Fest Review: WHAT WE BECOME

“Do you have room for yet another zombie movie in your life?”

Fantastic Fest Review: SENSORIA

“A movie about people walking up and down stairs, Sensoria is a ghost story that doesn’t know where it’s going, or how to build tension while getting there.”

Fantastic Fest Review: MAN VS SNAKE

“Man Vs Snake feels very much like a sequel to King of Kong, especially since it involves many of the same key players.”

Fantastic Fest Review: THE GLORIOUS WORKS OF G.F. ZWAEN

“If there’s anything movies should have taught us, it’s that when you come across a bag full of money, you leave it the hell alone.”

NYAFF 2015 Reviews

Tokyo Tribe

The New York Asian Film Festival is likely the finest film fest in NYC. Every year I have covered it I’ve come away with at least one movie that stands up as one of my favorites of the year, and this was no exception. The genres run the gamut, from bloody horror to touching drama to madcap humor, and I love the festival for it.

NYAFF Review: My Love, Don’t Cross That River Is A More Brutal Doc Than Dear Zachary

My Love Don't Cross That River

“If you thought you’d never see a more devastating documentary than Dear Zachary, you were wrong. That famous film is pretty much guaranteed to leave a mess out of anyone who watches it – it’s not so much a documentary as grief itself converted into film, a heartbreaking gut-punch of an experience – but My Love, Don’t Cross That River may be even more intense.

You know you’re in for it from the very first shot, which fades in on an absolutely stunning winter wonderland, the first of many shots that just amaze you with their beauty. There’s a little old lady sitting on the left side of the screen and you’re taken in by the almost fairytale look of the setting as snow gently falls… and then you’ll realize that the lady isn’t just sitting there, she’s weeping. More than that she’s bawling, the kind of sound that only comes from experiencing more pain than you could possibly imagine. And then you realize she’s sitting in front of a grave.’

NYAFF Review: Vengeance of the Assassin, The Final Film From Ong Bak Director Panna Rittikrai

Vengeance of an Assassin

“While this is far from Panna Rittikrai’s strongest film, Vengeance of the Assassin is a nice showcase of his style, one full of long takes, wonderful stunts, and absurdly jarring moments of violence. See it with a group of like-minded people for best effect.”

NYAFF Review: Pale Moon Shows The Damage An Under-appreciated Housewife Can Do To A Bank

PALE MOON

“Embezzling money from a bank always works out well. Always.”

NYAFF Review: Sion Sono’s Tokyo Tribe Blasts NYC With Hip Hop

“Honestly, just saying ‘rap musical from director of Why Don’t You Play In Hell’ should be enough to sell you on this.”

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