Calgary Underground Film Festival

CUFF Review: 'Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street' Is an Overdue Look at Homophobia in Horror

Directed by Tyler Jensen and Roman Chimienti

PUBLISHED Nov 11, 2019

A New Nightmare was director Wes Craven's big swing at revitalizing the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. In the seventh film of the serie...

CUFF Review: 'Where in the Hell Is the Lavender House: The Longmont Potion Castle Story' Gets in the Way of its Prank Call Chronicle

Directed by David Hall and Thomas Rotenberg

PUBLISHED Nov 11, 2019

In one of many fan interviews peppered throughout Where in the Hell Is the Lavender House: The Longmont Potion Castle Story, it's observed...

CUFF Review: 'Foosballers' Is for Foosball Purists

Directed by Joe Heslinga

PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2019

In many bars where chatting with friends isn't enough, a table sport sometimes resides; it can also be found in many rumpus rooms across th...

CUFF Review: 'Mutant Blast' Is a Bad Movie and a Great Troma Release

Directed by Fernando Alle

PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2019

A soldier and her superhuman muscular man navigate a zombie mutant-filled city after a scientific experiment to create many superhuman sold...

CUFF Review: 'Who Let the Dogs Out' Raises Questions Without Answering the Most Important One

Directed by Ben Hodge

PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2019

Who Let the Dogs Out is a documentary about the ridiculous earworm "Who Let the Dogs Out" by the Baha Men, the popular song that has one qu...

Here's the Full Lineup for the 2019 Calgary Underground Film Festival

PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2019

As always, the Calgary Underground Film Festival has pieced together a truly impressive lineup. The fest's 16th annual event will run from...

CUFF Docs Review: 'The Cleaners' Gets Its Hands Dirty with Sketchy Social Media Posts

PUBLISHED Dec 2, 2018

In the opening scene of Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck's documentary The Cleaners, a social media "content moderator" in the Philippines...

CUFF Docs Reviews: 'The Insufferable Groo' Is an Inspiration and Potentially a Very Bad Idea

Directed by Scott Christopherson

PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2018

Stephen Groo is either an inspiration or a fool, depending on your point of view. Sure, the filmmaker has made an impressive number of film...