From a James Duval perspective, Blue Dream is a triumph. He’s often typecast as either innocent and clueless or comically eccentric, but here he becomes an arrogant, self-centered sex addict, and it’s mesmerizing to watch. His performance captures a slow descent into madness with a rawness and audacity that is unlike anything else in his career.
Read MoreCaged Beauty (2016)
Gregory Hatanaka’s Caged Beauty is a cinematic experience that defies easy categorization. Centered on Katarina, a music teacher obsessed with finishing Molcik's unfinished concerto, the film explores her kidnapping at the hands of her deranged ex-husband and the bizarre series of challenges she must endure to regain her freedom. Yet to call it a conventional thriller would be misleading—Caged Beauty is far more an avant-garde, post-narrative exploration than a taut suspense story.
Read MoreAmityville Cop (2021)
Amityville Cop attempts to blend supernatural horror with crime thriller elements, but it ultimately struggles to deliver on either front. Directed by Gregory Hatanaka and written by Geno McGahee, the film follows Detectives Miller and Val as they investigate a series of grisly murders in a city haunted by a dark past. The twist: the perpetrator may be a demonic force wearing a police uniform.
Read MoreWicked Game (2022)
Wicked Game is a low-budget, no-frills entry into the world of paranormal horror, directed and written by Rich Mallery. The film follows paranormal investigators Mila and Roxy as they document their podcast, only to find themselves terrorized by demonic forces while attempting to contact the victims of a sadistic serial killer. It’s clear from the outset that Mallery is continuing to explore his familiar obsessions: the private lives of lesbians, the tension between eroticism and horror, and the visual aesthetics of low-budget filmmaking.
Read MoreButchered by Sundown (2025)
Jamie Grefe’s Butchered by Sundown is a daring, if uneven, experiment in low-budget western horror. At its core, the film follows a widow, played by Hannah Hueston, who is relentlessly pursued by the man who murdered her husband. Alone in a ghost town of strangers, she must confront not only this physical threat but also the lingering demons of her past.
Read MoreBody of Night (2020)
Body of Night is a gritty, low-budget thriller that explores the dark and unpredictable world of online dating. Directed by Nicole D’Angelo and Gregory Hatanaka, and written by Hatanaka and Geno McGahee, the film follows Therese, a woman whose search for love leads her into increasingly dangerous territory when she meets the enigmatic Erik. What begins as a seemingly ordinary dating scenario quickly spirals into a series of psychological challenges, testing not only her instincts but her very sense of self.
Read MoreThe Mother’s Eye (2025)
Jamie Grefe’s The Mother’s Eye is an unnerving experiment in minimalist psychological horror — one that pushes the limits of low-budget filmmaking while exploring the depths of trauma, guilt, and madness. Shot and edited entirely on an iPad Pro, this 61-minute thriller is as much a creative exercise in stripped-down filmmaking as it is a disturbing character study anchored by America Sossi’s intense, solitary performance. Sossi plays Anna, a woman attempting to start over after a violent past, only to find herself haunted by resurfacing memories and the looming threat of her unseen tormentor.
Read MoreRobot Girlfriend: Revenge (2025)
Jamie Grefe’s Robot Girlfriend: Revenge is a fascinatingly minimalist dive into the uneasy intimacy between man and machine. Shot entirely on an iPad Pro, this small-scale, psychological sci-fi thriller pushes the limits of what can be achieved with limited resources—one location, two performers, and a quietly mounting sense of dread. The story centers on a man documenting his relationship with his robotic companion, Nao.
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