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Mercedes Bryce Morgan is honing her skillset as a psychosexual horror filmmaker, first with Shudder’s Spoonful of Sugar, and now with the festival title Bone Lake. Her second collaboration with actress Maddie Hasson follows in the footsteps of rental thrillers like The Rental or Superhost, except with a horned-up twist. Fidelity and fairy tales are tested in a game of sensual wits as writer Joshua Friedlander explores what would happen if Cupid scripted Speak No Evil. An awkward social scenario requires some suspended belief upon arrival, but as players begin breaking normalized behavioral rules, Bone Lake becomes a scintillating competition filled with dangerous temptations.

Aspiring author Diego (Marco Pigossi) and his supportive journalist girlfriend Sage (Maddie Hasson) rent a lavish estate for a much-needed lover’s getaway. When they arrive, they’re met with a complication — a double booking. Vacationers Will (Alex Roe) and Cinnamon (Andra Nechita), “Cin” for short,...

Writer Neil Gaiman is enjoying some success with his TV adaptations Lucifer, The Sandman, Good Omens and Dead Boy Detectives. Deadline has now reported that the famed graphic novel writer will be teaming up with Graphic India for an animated adaptation of his short story, Cinnamon. The screenplay is set to be adapted by Coraline author and leading Indian animation writer and creator Sharad Devarajan (The Legend of Hanuman; Baahubali: The Lost Legends) along with Sarena Khan and Sujatha Sv. Indian animator Jeevan J. Kang is on board to direct the adaptation.

The synopsis of the project reads,

“Born with pearl eyes that render her blind to the physical world, Cinnamon’s destiny is shaped forever when a mysterious talking tiger appears. Offering to lead her through the wonders and trials of the wild, Cinnamon begins a perilous adventure that will shape her path and test her resolve. She enters...

It seems that with the toning down of censorship in Indonesia, filmmakers are now free(er) to deal with issues that could not be touched before, such as female desire, the harshness of the school system and the blight of social media, through realistic approaches. The recent “Like & Share” and “Photocopier” are two of the most renowned samples, with Lucky Kuswandi's latest work, “Dear David” also moving in the same direction.

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Laras, despite being the second child of a poor family along with her brother and mother, is the student body president at an expensive private school, which she is able to attend due to a scholarship. Both the aforementioned facts (that she is poor and a straight A student) have not helped her in the school environment, with her frequently getting bullied, even more so since she is the principal,...