Dementer is unapologetically writer/director Chad Crawford Kinkle's film. Personal and with sharp focus, Kinkle brings straight in a head long mix of stark reality and horrifying manipulations.
Review: Dementer (2021)
Now on Netflix: Recap: Hannibal Season 3 Ep 01
With Hannibal finding a new audience on Netflix it's timely to revisit our recaps.
Review: Becky
There may be no greater fury than an angry thirteen year old girl and to prove this point, writers Nick Morris and Lane Skye have gifted us with Becky.
Review: Blood Quantum
A recently and oft heard complaint is that the zombie genre is played out. The people that say this will be made to eat those words with Blood Quantum
Review: Powerbomb
Powerbomb... Directors: R. Zachary Shildwachter, B.J. Colangelo Writers: Wes Allen, R. Zachary Shildwachter, B.J. Colangelo Stars: Matt Capiccioni, Roni Jonah, Josh Miller, Britt Baker, Wes Allen, Cash K. Allen Review Growing up, I had two big loves: genre movies and wrestling. Who am I kidding? Those are still my biggest loves. I love nothing more... Continue Reading →
Review: We Summon The Darkness
We Summon The Darkness... Director: Marc Meyers Writer: Alan Trezza Stars: Alexandra Daddario, Johnny Knoxville, Keean Johnson, Logan Miller, Maddie Hasson, Amy Forsyth, Austin Swift Review Get ready to go back to 1988 and smack bang in the middle of a satanic murder spree. We meet three friends Alexis (Daddario), Val (Hasson), and Bev (Forsyth)... Continue Reading →
Review: Dead By Dawn
Dead By Dawn... Director: Sean CainWriter: Wes Laurie, Sean Cain (story)Stars: Drew Lindsey Mitchell, Kelcey Watson, Jamie Bernadette Review Opening on a zen yoga scene, these quiet moments will be the last peaceful ones experienced in Dead By Dawn. Although set in modern day L.A., Dead By Dawn is a throwback to 70’s rape/revenge films... Continue Reading →
Review: Tingle Monsters (Short Film)
Tingle Monsters... Director: Alexandra Serio Writer: Alexandra Serio Stars: Alexandra Serio, Kareem Rahma Review In Tingle Monsters Alexandra Serio (Writer, Director and Star) takes aim at how female are viewed on the internet and that words and their intent are a jumping off point for violence or at the very least the possibility of violence... Continue Reading →
Review: Queer Horror Shorts (Final Girls Berlin Film Festival)
Queer Horror Shorts...Queerness is an integral part of horror’s tapestry and has been throughout the genre’s histories in both literature and film. It’s only natural considering the genre is where we bear witness to our anxieties and re-consume them. And, though LGBT themes in horror often appeared coded in the past, like in the case... Continue Reading →
Film Review: VFW
VFW... Director: Joe Begos Writers: Max Brallier, Matthew McArdle Stars: Martin Kove, Stephen Lang, Sierra McCormick, William Sadler Review Joe Begos continues to showcase his talent for untamed and unapologetic cinema nurtured by the grit of uninhibited cult gems in his latest feature, VFW (from Fangoria Films), which has already gained quite the reputation before... Continue Reading →
Film Review: Swallow (Final Girls Berlin Film Festival)
Swallow... Director: Carlo Mirabella-Davis Writer: Carlo Mirabella-Davis Stars: Haley Bennett, Austin Stowell, Denis O'Hare Review We may be in the #MeToo era, but women are still living in a reality of being the “lesser” gender and many women still find themselves trapped in McMansion prisons while convincing themselves that they are lucky and happy to... Continue Reading →
Film Review: Dark Whispers Volume 1 (Final Girls Berlin Film Festival)
Dark Whispers Vol 1...Directors: Angie Black (Birthday Girl), Jub Clerc (Storytime), Lucy Gouldthorpe (Grillz), Katrina Irawati Graham (White Song), Janine Hewitt (The Intruder), Briony Kidd (Watch Me), Isabel Peppard (Gloomy Valentine), Marion Pilowsky (The Ride), Madeleine Purdy (Little Sharehouse of Horrors), Megan Riakos (The Book of Dark Whispers), Kaitlin Tinker (The Man Who Caught a... Continue Reading →
Film Review: Daniel Isn’t Real
Daniel Isn't Real...Director: Adam Egypt MortimerWriters: Adam Egypt Mortimer, Brian DeLeeuw from his novel ‘In This Way I Was Saved’Stars: Miles Robbins, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Mary Stuart Masterson, Sasha Lane, Chukwudi Iwuj, Hanna Marks, Griffin Robert Faulkner, Nathan ReidReviewDaniel Isn’t Real is a vivid psychological horror from director Adam Egypt Mortimer, which centres around troubled college... Continue Reading →
Film Review: Color Out Of Space
Color Out Of Space...Director: Richard StanleyWriter: Scarlett Amaris, Richard StanleyStars: Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Madeline Arthur, Brendan Meyer, Julian Hillard, Elliot Knight, Q'Orianka Kilcher, Tommy Chong ReviewThere are so many wackadoo elements at play in Color Out of Space that it’s hard to pinpoint how well the movie does, or does not, work. An adaptation of... Continue Reading →
Review: Hang Up!
Hang Up!...Director: Richard PowellWriter: Richard PowellStars: Astrida Auza, Robert Nolan, Jane PokouReviewHang Up! is the latest short film from Fatal Pictures, written and directed by Richard Powell.When Gary (Nolan) answers a call from his wife Emelia (Auza), he finds out that it is just a harmless butt dial and he is about to hang up... Continue Reading →
Review: Dry Blood [-FILM-]
Dry Blood...Director: Kelton JonesWriter: Clint CarneyStars: Clint Carney, Jaymie Valentine, Kelton JonesReviewHorror films and their associated sub-genres (Paranormal, Monsters, Possession) have been used as analogies for a variety of real life issues such as addiction, mental illness, political statements. In Dry Blood, addiction is the scary thing hiding in the closet. Brian (Carney) escapes to a... Continue Reading →
Review: Daniel Isn’t Real [-FILM-]
Daniel Isn't Real...Director: Adam Egypt MortimerWriters: Brian DeLeeuw, Adam Egypt MortimerStars: Miles Robbins, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sasha Lane, Mary Stuart MastersonReviewDaniel isn’t Real. Or maybe he is. Either way, he’s causing trouble. This premise seems simple for a horror film, maybe one seen a dozen or more times over the years, but this dilemma is given... Continue Reading →
Review: Z (Blood In The Snow Festival) [-FILM-]
Z...Director: Brandon ChristensenWriters: Brandon Christensen, Colin MinihanStars: Keegan Connor Tracy, Jett Klyne, Sean RogersonReviewHaving it's Toronto premiere at the Blood In The Snow Festival, Z is probably one of the more downbeat and therefore ballsy horror films I have seen in a while.When Elizabeth (Tracy) and Kevin's (Rogerson) child Joshua (Klyne) begins to start talking... Continue Reading →
Review: Happy Face (Blood In The Snow Festival) [-FILM-]
Happy Face...Director: Alexandre FranchiWriters: Joelle Bourjolly, Alexandre FranchiStars: Robin L'Houmeau, Debbie Lynch-White, Dean Perseo ReviewThe world can be an ugly place and ugly people can hide inside of beautiful shells. Director Alexandre Franchi dives deep into this particular conundrum in his film Happy Face. Having it’s Toronto premiere at the Blood In The Snow Film... Continue Reading →
Review: Carmilla [-FILM-]
Carmilla...Director: Emily HarrisWriter: Emily HarrisStars: Tobias Menzies, Greg Wise, Jessica RaineReviewThe vampire has gone through countless incarnations and served many roles in art, but sexuality is a key component to this figure’s identity that is prevalent in all its forms from Dracula to Twilight. That sexual energy is the heartbeat in Carmilla, the recent adaptation... Continue Reading →