Amanda Waltz

[Tribeca Review] Der Samurai

A strange man drags through the forest a meat-filled bag, its bloody contents all too visible through the clear plastic material. What seems like the introducti...

[Review] In the Blood

The road to action movie stardom is paved with as many missteps as successes. For every Rambo: First Blood, there’s a Cobra. For every Terminator, there’s a Com...

[Review] Hide Your Smiling Faces

Immediately after watching the Tribeca Film selection Hide Your Smiling Faces, I happened upon an article that, coincidentally, related closely to the film. Wri...

[Review] The Den

Nothing indicates the evolution of independent found footage horror more than the camera. In 1999, the sub-genre's granddaddy, Blair Witch Project, was shot wit...

[Review] Pompeii

As a filmmaker, Paul W.S. Anderson has become known for his video-game adaptations, most notably the zombie franchise Resident Evil and the scorned screen versi...