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Fantastic Fest XX Review: In PENANCE, A Full Throttle Actioner That Pushes The Boundaries Of Punishment

My earliest mention of stunt professional Nikolas Pelekai on this website was back in 2016 in the earlier years of The Hit List column. Having built a career that began in 2012 with live stunt shows and Cirque-style performances before heading into film and TV, that on-set experience has since positioned him amply to take a stab at directing his first feature, Penance. Here’s the thing: Penance is an independently-produced action thriller made for less than what it looks. The first ten minutes alone invites you to a spectacle alone that’s worthy of big-budget bravado – chacteristic of a larger effort built on the kind of teamwork that working in stunts can cultivate, and we’re talking about a cast prominently comprised of stunt performers. The roster is led by Stephano Rodriguez and Travis Gomez in the respective roles of Steph and Trav, foster brothers who’ve procured themselves a notable skillset […]

South Texas Breeds A New Hero In The New Indiegogo Push For Director Michael S. Moore’s EL GATO NEGRO: PREY

Lee B. Golden III

Cornered webseries helmer, Austin-based filmmaker Michael S. Moore is currently in the good graces of quite a few companies now eyeing his latest endeavors toward a new superhero short film. This one, however, is cut from a cloth entirely seperate from the mainstream with El Gato Negro: Prey, based on creator Richard Dominguez’s premiere print in 1993 which gained populaity until its end in 1996. Alas, a new compilation print is in the works next year and Moore has a significant and worthwhile interest, as well as tremendous and rare opportunity, in bringing a Latino superhero into the mix of today’s superhero movie craze. Granted if it bodes well for its audience, then it leaves plenty of room for a potential series at networks such as El Rey, or even a feature film. However, and with Moore having earned his fair bit of attention from his latest webseries a la […]