Brett Wright
@brettsplittooth.bsky.social
Writer/Film Section Editor Split Tooth Media
Author of The Films of Frank V. Ross on Split Tooth
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Author of The Films of Frank V. Ross on Split Tooth
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Brett Wright
@brettsplittooth.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Fab Sounds: The Oral History of the Young Fresh Fellows' Early Days and Debut Record - Split Tooth Media
This is the origin story of one of Seattle's finest rock bands and its debut record, The' Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest' (1984).
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Earlier this year, @craigsplittooth.bsky.social and I were honored to work with the Young Fresh Fellows on an oral history commemorating the 40th anniversary of their debut LP. This was so much fun to work on. You can read it here: www.splittoothmedia.com/young-fresh-...
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Set during the holiday season in Chicago, 'Tiger Tail in Blue' (2012) features writer/director Frank V. Ross starring alongside Rebecca Spence in his most unorthodox narrative yet. Watch and read about the film here: www.splittoothmedia.com/ross-tiger-t...
December 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Set during the holiday season in Chicago, 'Tiger Tail in Blue' (2012) features writer/director Frank V. Ross starring alongside Rebecca Spence in his most unorthodox narrative yet. Watch and read about the film here: www.splittoothmedia.com/ross-tiger-t...
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Full of creeping dread and frayed family bonds, Josh Lobo’s ‘I Trapped the Devil’ (2019) is a cracked-mirror portrait of returning home for the holidays.
Must Be Satan: Josh Lobo’s ‘I Trapped the Devil’ (2019) - Split Tooth Media
Full of creeping dread and frayed family bonds, Lobo's 2019 film is a cracked-mirror portrait of returning home for the holidays.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Full of creeping dread and frayed family bonds, Josh Lobo’s ‘I Trapped the Devil’ (2019) is a cracked-mirror portrait of returning home for the holidays.
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The 2025 Split Tooth Holiday Special is available now! Watch the online premiere of Jordan Lisi’s 12 AND MORE OMISSIONS with an exclusive video intro and post-film interview with Lisi: www.splittoothmedia.com/12-and-more-...
December 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The 2025 Split Tooth Holiday Special is available now! Watch the online premiere of Jordan Lisi’s 12 AND MORE OMISSIONS with an exclusive video intro and post-film interview with Lisi: www.splittoothmedia.com/12-and-more-...
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The 2025 Split Tooth Holiday Special is now available!
Check out the online premiere of Jordan Lisi’s 12 AND MORE OMISSIONS with an intro by @whitecitycinema.bsky.social and post-film conversation between Lisi and Shaun Seneviratne! www.splittoothmedia.com/12-and-more-...
Check out the online premiere of Jordan Lisi’s 12 AND MORE OMISSIONS with an intro by @whitecitycinema.bsky.social and post-film conversation between Lisi and Shaun Seneviratne! www.splittoothmedia.com/12-and-more-...
The 2025 Split Tooth Holiday Special: '12 And More Omissions' (Jordan Lisi, 2024) Online Premiere - Split Tooth Media
In our first holiday special, we present the online premiere of Lisi's debut feature alongside a video introduction and post-film interview.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The 2025 Split Tooth Holiday Special is now available!
Check out the online premiere of Jordan Lisi’s 12 AND MORE OMISSIONS with an intro by @whitecitycinema.bsky.social and post-film conversation between Lisi and Shaun Seneviratne! www.splittoothmedia.com/12-and-more-...
Check out the online premiere of Jordan Lisi’s 12 AND MORE OMISSIONS with an intro by @whitecitycinema.bsky.social and post-film conversation between Lisi and Shaun Seneviratne! www.splittoothmedia.com/12-and-more-...
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Many are the Christmas stories about anxieties of existence, but 'Dead Man’s Letters' (1986) is one of the only truly existential Christmas movies. Oliver O'Sullivan explores the first entry in Konstantin Lopushansky’s decades-spanning Apocalypse Quartet.
Nuclear Winter Wonderland: Konstantin Lopushansky’s ‘Dead Man’s Letters’ (1986) - Split Tooth Media
Many are the Christmas stories about anxieties of existence, but Dead Man’s Letters is one of the only truly existential Christmas movies.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Many are the Christmas stories about anxieties of existence, but 'Dead Man’s Letters' (1986) is one of the only truly existential Christmas movies. Oliver O'Sullivan explores the first entry in Konstantin Lopushansky’s decades-spanning Apocalypse Quartet.
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On this day in 2021, we lost Michael Nesmith. Breanna McCann wrote a loving tribute to the late great Monkee and cosmic cowboy by looking back on his time with the First National Band.
Cosmic Cowboy Adrift: Mike Nesmith, The First National Band, And The Enigma Of Identity - Split Tooth Media
After severing ties with his Monkee Mike persona, Michael Nesmith rebuilt his image as a cosmic country troubadour.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
On this day in 2021, we lost Michael Nesmith. Breanna McCann wrote a loving tribute to the late great Monkee and cosmic cowboy by looking back on his time with the First National Band.
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Marie Menken’s ‘Lights’ (1966) is a joyous distillation of the beauty that abounds during the holiday season, and the darkness that surrounds it.
Fairytale of New York: Marie Menken’s ‘Lights’ (1966) - Split Tooth Media
Lights is a joyous distillation of the beauty that abounds during the holiday season, and the darkness that surrounds it.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Marie Menken’s ‘Lights’ (1966) is a joyous distillation of the beauty that abounds during the holiday season, and the darkness that surrounds it.
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Before 'Home Alone,' René Manzor created a darker Christmas home invasion film. Craig Wright explores 'Deadly Games: Dial Code Santa Claus,' in which a child’s wish to see Santa turns into a battle to the death.
The Blood Red Robes of St. Nick: ‘Deadly Games: Dial Code Santa Claus’ (1989) - Split Tooth Media
Before Home Alone, René Manzor created a darker Christmas home invasion film where a child's wish to see Santa turns deadly.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Before 'Home Alone,' René Manzor created a darker Christmas home invasion film. Craig Wright explores 'Deadly Games: Dial Code Santa Claus,' in which a child’s wish to see Santa turns into a battle to the death.
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Tyler Taormina’s ‘Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point’ (2024) is full of mirth and melancholy, a sprawling yet intimate instant holiday classic.
The Point of No Return: 'Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point' (2024) - Split Tooth Media
Tyler Taormina’s latest feature is full of mirth and melancholy, a sprawling yet intimate instant holiday classic.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Tyler Taormina’s ‘Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point’ (2024) is full of mirth and melancholy, a sprawling yet intimate instant holiday classic.
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An update of 'The McPherson Tape,' ‘Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County’ (1998) similarly duped audiences with home video of aliens arriving on Thanksgiving well before the found-footage boom arrived.
Pan-and-Scan Thanksgiving: 'Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County' (1998) - Split Tooth Media
An update of 'The McPherson Tape,' 'Alien Abduction' similarly aimed to dupe audiences with found-footage of aliens arriving on Thanksgiving.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
An update of 'The McPherson Tape,' ‘Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County’ (1998) similarly duped audiences with home video of aliens arriving on Thanksgiving well before the found-footage boom arrived.
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Young Fresh Fellows are back with a new version of their new LP 'Loft' for Record Store Day Black Friday! Scott McCaughey (@theeminus5.bsky.social) returns to Split Tooth to discuss the making of the special guest-filled album, recording in Wilco's Loft, and the latest chapter of the band’s career.
Morphine Drip of Heaven: Scott McCaughey on the Young Fresh Fellows' 'Loft' - Split Tooth Media
Scott McCaughey discusses the making of 'Loft,' the special guest-filled album, and the latest chapter of the band's career.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Young Fresh Fellows are back with a new version of their new LP 'Loft' for Record Store Day Black Friday! Scott McCaughey (@theeminus5.bsky.social) returns to Split Tooth to discuss the making of the special guest-filled album, recording in Wilco's Loft, and the latest chapter of the band’s career.
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Read about Paul Morrissey's 'Flesh for Frankenstein' and 'Blood for Dracula,' both starring the late great Udo Kier (1944-2025): www.splittoothmedia.com/flesh-franke...
November 26, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Read about Paul Morrissey's 'Flesh for Frankenstein' and 'Blood for Dracula,' both starring the late great Udo Kier (1944-2025): www.splittoothmedia.com/flesh-franke...
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The year R.W. Fassbinder died, a group of his collaborators, including Udo Kier, met on an island in the Philippines to make an exploitation film. The production and the resulting movie were anything but what was expected. Read about the making of 'The Island of the Bloody Plantation' (1983) on ST!
Chaos in the South Pacific: The Making of 'The Island of the Bloody Plantation' (1983) - Split Tooth Media
When R.W. Fassbinder’s collaborators met in the Philippines to make an exploitation film, the production was anything but what was expected.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:25 AM
The year R.W. Fassbinder died, a group of his collaborators, including Udo Kier, met on an island in the Philippines to make an exploitation film. The production and the resulting movie were anything but what was expected. Read about the making of 'The Island of the Bloody Plantation' (1983) on ST!
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Happy to officially announce Make More Movies, a new Split Tooth podcast about independent filmmaking where Aaron Bartuska interviews various DIY artists about what keeps them creating. Listen to the first three episodes now, including the latest installment featuring Aidan Cronin!
Make More Movies: An Independent Film Podcast - Split Tooth Media
A new Split Tooth podcast about independent filmmaking where Aaron Bartuska interviews various DIY filmmakers about what keeps them creating.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Happy to officially announce Make More Movies, a new Split Tooth podcast about independent filmmaking where Aaron Bartuska interviews various DIY artists about what keeps them creating. Listen to the first three episodes now, including the latest installment featuring Aidan Cronin!
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One of my favorite pieces I’ve done for @splittoothmedia.bsky.social. Check out my look at Antoine Pellissier’s moody, atmospheric super 8 epic
Despite its utter obscurity and incomplete status, the mysterious three-hour ‘Les Proies du Mal’ may be Antoine Pellissier’s masterpiece. @valbarano.bsky.social explores the remains of the 1982 underground horror epic.
Say a Spell: An Incomplete Excavation of Antoine Pellissier’s 'Les Proies du Mal' (1982) - Split Tooth Media
Despite its utter obscurity and incomplete status, the mysterious three-hour epic may be Antoine Pellissier’s masterpiece.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
One of my favorite pieces I’ve done for @splittoothmedia.bsky.social. Check out my look at Antoine Pellissier’s moody, atmospheric super 8 epic
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Filmmaker and illustrator Tyler Rubenfeld explores Michael Almereyda’s 'Happy Here and Now' (2002), a forgotten New Orleans-set mystery produced just before Hurricane Katrina.
Oh How the Ghost of You Clings: Michael Almereyda's 'Happy Here and Now' (2002) - Split Tooth Media
Filmmaker and illustrator Tyler Rubenfeld explores Almereyda's forgotten New Orleans-set mystery film produced just before Hurricane Katrina.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Filmmaker and illustrator Tyler Rubenfeld explores Michael Almereyda’s 'Happy Here and Now' (2002), a forgotten New Orleans-set mystery produced just before Hurricane Katrina.
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Presented on crumpled and torn paper, ‘The Timekeepers of Eternity’ is a re-adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘The Langoliers’ that resembles a story being devoured as it passes
Paperback: Prisoners of the Printed Page and the Frayed Aesthetics of ‘The Timekeepers of Eternity’ (2021) - Split Tooth Media
Presented on crumpled and torn paper, 'The Timekeepers of Eternity' is a re-adaptation of Stephen King's 'The Langoliers.'
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October 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Presented on crumpled and torn paper, ‘The Timekeepers of Eternity’ is a re-adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘The Langoliers’ that resembles a story being devoured as it passes
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We recently unleashed the latest edition of our ever-expanding collection of favorite horror films. See which films our staff, friends, and favorite artists selected for their top 10 lists!
Our Favorite Horror Films: 2025 Edition - Split Tooth Media
Your new favorite horror movie is somewhere on this page. It's up to you to find it and report back. Happy Halloween!
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November 17, 2025 at 3:00 AM
We recently unleashed the latest edition of our ever-expanding collection of favorite horror films. See which films our staff, friends, and favorite artists selected for their top 10 lists!
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Explore Split Tooth’s Frank V. Ross video interview series! Episodes on 'Quietly on By,' 'Hohokam,' 'Present Company,' 'Audrey the Trainwreck,' and 'Tiger Tail in Blue' available now!
Frank V. Ross: The Video Interviews - Split Tooth Media
A new video interview series with Ross looks back on his films from 'Quietly on By,' through to 'Bloomin Mud Shuffle.' Watch them all here.
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November 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Explore Split Tooth’s Frank V. Ross video interview series! Episodes on 'Quietly on By,' 'Hohokam,' 'Present Company,' 'Audrey the Trainwreck,' and 'Tiger Tail in Blue' available now!
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Radu Jude, Romania’s premier absurdist, turns the tale of Dracula into a volatile combination of asinine nonsense and intimidating intelligence.
Everything Sucks: Radu Jude’s ‘Dracula’ (2025) - Split Tooth Media
Romania’s premier absurdist turns the tale of Dracula into a volatile combination of asinine nonsense and intimidating intelligence.
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November 15, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Radu Jude, Romania’s premier absurdist, turns the tale of Dracula into a volatile combination of asinine nonsense and intimidating intelligence.
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Aidan Cronin’s films are in conversation with anxieties that we have all faced, or will face in the future. Aaron Bartuska spoke with the filmmaker about his various artistic endeavors and his latest feature, 'The Birds Tell Me All There Is To Know.'
Aidan Cronin: The Split Tooth Interview - Split Tooth Media
Cronin's films are in conversation with universal anxieties that we have all faced, or will face in the future.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Aidan Cronin’s films are in conversation with anxieties that we have all faced, or will face in the future. Aaron Bartuska spoke with the filmmaker about his various artistic endeavors and his latest feature, 'The Birds Tell Me All There Is To Know.'
Very happy to share my first contribution to @splittoothmedia.bsky.social's October Horror 2025! I wrote on a favorite, Don Dohler’s FIEND (1980)! You can read it here: splittoothmedia.com/fiend/
November 1, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Very happy to share my first contribution to @splittoothmedia.bsky.social's October Horror 2025! I wrote on a favorite, Don Dohler’s FIEND (1980)! You can read it here: splittoothmedia.com/fiend/
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Three decades after its premiere swept the UK into a frenzy, 'Ghostwatch' (1992) continues to terrify audiences with its paranormal investigation gone horribly wrong.
Ghost in the Machine: ‘Ghostwatch’ (1992) at 30 - Split Tooth Media
The 'Ghostwatch' premiere swept the UK into a frenzy. It continues to terrify audiences with its paranormal investigation gone horribly wrong
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November 1, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Three decades after its premiere swept the UK into a frenzy, 'Ghostwatch' (1992) continues to terrify audiences with its paranormal investigation gone horribly wrong.
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October Horror 2025 has been one for the books and we hate to see it conclude. But the end of October also means we get to unleash the latest edition of our ever-expanding collection of favorite horror films by our staff, friends, and favorite artists! Happy Halloween!
Our Favorite Horror Films: 2025 Edition - Split Tooth Media
Your new favorite horror movie is somewhere on this page. It's up to you to find it and report back. Happy Halloween!
www.splittoothmedia.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:55 AM
October Horror 2025 has been one for the books and we hate to see it conclude. But the end of October also means we get to unleash the latest edition of our ever-expanding collection of favorite horror films by our staff, friends, and favorite artists! Happy Halloween!