Amber Tegan, Author at FILMHOUNDS Magazine

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Fails To Keep Its Head Above Water – Gill (FrightFest 2025)

August 25, 2025 Amber Tegan

A man sat with a collar and blood on his head in a scene from El Instinto

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Annoyingly Safer Than The Twisted Central Premise – El Instinto (FrightFest 2025)

August 25, 2025 Amber Tegan

A woman wearing a black fur coat and red lipstick in a scene from Daughters Of Darkness

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Politically Charged Spectacle Of Beauty And Bloodshed – Daughters Of Darkness (FrightFest 2025)

August 23, 2025 Amber Tegan

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Off-Kilter Drama Grounded In Reality – Transcending Dimensions (New York Asian Film Festival 2025)

July 29, 2025 Amber Tegan

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A Frustrating Experience With Plenty Of Missed Potential – Babanba Banban Vampire (New York Asian Film Festival 2025)

July 28, 2025 Amber Tegan

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Fails To Establish Its Own Identity – Lilim (New York Asian Film Festival)

July 18, 2025 Amber Tegan

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Understated, Steady, And Mournful – Papa (New York Asian Film Festival)

July 18, 2025 Amber Tegan

A woman holding a doll in a scene from Dollhouse

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Enough To Give Even Grown Adults The Creeps – Dollhouse (New York Asian Film Festival)

July 16, 2025 Amber Tegan

A still from the Plainclothes poster, featuring Tom Blyth looking at Russell Tovey in a mirror.

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Painful But Necessary LGBTQ+ Tale – Plainclothes (SXSW London 2025)

June 29, 2025 Amber Tegan

A still from Forte featuring Yeonji in a pool of blue at the prestigious studio.

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Subtle, Slow, And Unsettling – Forte (SXSW London 2025)

June 28, 2025 Amber Tegan

Takashi Fujii in Missing Child Video Tape wearing a red waterproof coat standing outside in a forest

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A Simmering Slow Burn Of Anxiety That Refuses To Relent – Missing Child Video Tape (Tokyo International Film Festival)

December 4, 2024 Amber Tegan

An ape singing in front of a crowd in Better Man

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Knows How To Put On A Show – Better Man (Fantastic Fest 2024)

October 23, 2024 Amber Tegan

Amber Tegan

Fails To Keep Its Head Above Water – Gill (FrightFest 2025)

Annoyingly Safer Than The Twisted Central Premise – El Instinto (FrightFest 2025)

Politically Charged Spectacle Of Beauty And Bloodshed – Daughters Of Darkness (FrightFest 2025)

Off-Kilter Drama Grounded In Reality – Transcending Dimensions (New York Asian Film Festival 2025)

A Frustrating Experience With Plenty Of Missed Potential – Babanba Banban Vampire (New York Asian Film Festival 2025)

Fails To Establish Its Own Identity – Lilim (New York Asian Film Festival)

Understated, Steady, And Mournful – Papa (New York Asian Film Festival)

Enough To Give Even Grown Adults The Creeps – Dollhouse (New York Asian Film Festival)

Painful But Necessary LGBTQ+ Tale – Plainclothes (SXSW London 2025)

Subtle, Slow, And Unsettling – Forte (SXSW London 2025)

A Simmering Slow Burn Of Anxiety That Refuses To Relent – Missing Child Video Tape (Tokyo International Film Festival)

Knows How To Put On A Show – Better Man (Fantastic Fest 2024)

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