Malvolia's Halloween Party...Director: Paul Stephen EdwardsWriters: Jennifer NangleStars: Reyna Meee Velarde, Sarah Schultz, Brialynn Massie, Charles Chudabala, Thomas Haley, Hunter Thompson, Sheri Davis, Jennifer NangleReviewThe queen is back! Malvolia's annual Halloween party is on again and of course that means fun... for Malvolia and her collection of ghouls, not so much fun for the victim.This... Continue Reading →
Review: Sator (Brooklyn Horror Film Festival) [-FILM-]
Sator…Director: Jordan GrahamWriter: Jordan GrahamStars: Michael Daniel, Rachel Johnson, Aurora Lowe, Gabriel Nicholson, June PetersonReviewJordan Graham took about five years to put together Sator and it was worth the wait. An unsettling, sad and personal story, Graham has created a film that won't be for everyone but that no one can take away how well... Continue Reading →
Review: The Swerve (Brooklyn Horror Film Festival) [-FILM-]
A quiet and devastating look at how some people simply become invisible to their family and the consequences that may come of that, it’s a film not easily forgotten.
Review: Rock, Paper and Scissors (Brooklyn Horror Film Festival) [-FILM-]
Rock, Paper and Scissors...Directors: Martín Blousson, Macarena García LenziWriters: Macarena García Lenzi, Martín BloussonStars: Agustina Cerviño, Valeria Giorcelli, Pablo SigalReviewAt the 2019 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, directors Macarena García Lenzi and Martín Blousson’s film Rock, Paper and Scissors will have it’s East Coast Premiere. Based on Lenzi’s stage play of the same name, this micro... Continue Reading →
Review: Bloodline [-FILM-]
Bloodline...Director: Henry JacobsonWriters: Avra Fox-Lerner, Will HonleyStars: Seann William Scott, Mariela Garriga, Dale DickeyReviewEvan is living a blessed life with a beautiful wife, a nice house and a job that he loves. Working as a high school counselor with at risk kids, Evan hears about physical abuse, drug addicted parents and the always present creepy... Continue Reading →
Review: Bliss [-FILM-]
Bliss... Director: Joe Begos Writer: Joe Begos Stars: Dora Madison, Tru Collins, Rhys Wakefield Review Bliss is a neon lit, scuzzy, hardcore vampire film that at its core is really about being creative and the creative process, filtered through an angry 'fuck you' vibe. Dezzy is an artist that through apathy, anxiety and a big... Continue Reading →
Review: 3 From Hell [-FILM-]
3 From Hell...Director: Rob ZombieWriter: Rob ZombieStars: Sheri Moon Zombie, Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Richard BrakeReviewIn 2005 Rob Zombie surprised everyone with The Devil's Rejects - a brutal throwback film, that managed to find the human inside the monster. Now fourteen years later the story of the Firefly clan continues with 3 From Hell.The film... Continue Reading →
Review: Satanic Panic [-FILM-]
Satanic Panic...Director: Chelsea StardustWriters: Grady Hendrix (screenplay), Ted Geoghegan (story)Stars: Hayley Griffith, Rebecca Romijn, Jerry O'Connell, Jordan Ladd, Ruby Modine, Ardin MyrinReviewSatanic Panic has that low budget horror comedy charm that relies more the dialogue than any huge effects and this gives the film some goodwill and occasionally this style of film needs that goodwill... Continue Reading →
Review: IT Chapter Two [-FILM-]
IT Chapter Two...Director: Andy MuschiettiWriters: Gary Dauberman (screenplay), Stephen King (novel)Stars: Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ransone, Bill Skarsgård ReviewAfter the massive success of IT Chapter One, the pressure was on to finish the story off and make a good film whilst doing it. Chapter Two is a far... Continue Reading →
Review: Wicked Witches [-FILM-]
Wicked Witches... Director: Martin J Pickering Writers: Mark Pickering, Martin J Pickering Stars: Duncan Casey, Justin Marosa, Kitt Proudfoot, Samantha Schnitzler Review Let’s start simple here. Wicked Witches, the first film by brothers Mark and Martin Pickering, is a surprisingly scary film. Originally titled as The Witches of Dumpling Farm – a title I prefer,... Continue Reading →
REVIEW: THE VELOCIPASTOR
Why are you reading this and not watching VelociPastor?
Review: Hors D’oeuvre [-SHORT FILM-]
Hors D'oeuvre...Director: Aleksandra SvetlichnayaWriter: Aleksandra SvetlichnayaStars: Aleksandra Svetlichnaya, Mariela Castillo, Sarah Megan MaltzReviewAleksandra Svetlichnaya created the Dinnerverse 4 years ago, kicked off by the incredible Dinner (2015), followed by Breakfast (2016) and Midnight Snack (2018). Her Buffy influences were on full display through those 3 films, all of them featuring monsters, face kicking and a... Continue Reading →
Fantasia 2019 Review: Dreadout [-FILM-]
Dreadout...Director: Kimo StamboelWriter: Kimo StamboelStars: Caitlin Halderman, Jefri Nichol, Marsha Aruan, Irsyadillah, Ciccio Manassero, Susan Sameh, Mike LucockReviewIndonesian horror is on the up, the Satan's Slaves remake was remarkable and you can add Dreadout to the list as well. Based on a PC game of the same name, Dreadout is South Asian teen horror by way of... Continue Reading →
Review: Trespassers [-FILM-]
Trespassers...Director: Orson OblowitzWriter: Corey DeshonStars: Fairuza Balk, Angela Trimbur, Zach Avery, Janel Parrish, Johnathan HowardReviewWhen two couples go to a secluded luxury house in desert country, to escape from their problems, things end up going sideways. Sarah (Trimbur), Joseph (Avery) and Estelle (Parrish) & Victor (Howard) are the couples and whilst Sarah and Estelle are... Continue Reading →
Review: Darlin’ [-FILM-]
Darlin'...Director: Pollyanna McIntoshWriters: Pollyanna McIntoshStars: Pollyanna McIntosh, Lauryn Canny, Bryan Batt, Lauren Ashley CarterReviewDarlin' starts with The Woman (McIntosh) dropping off Darlin (Canny) at the local hospital, Darlin is feral, dirty and naturally the 'civilised' world comes to her 'rescue' to clean her up. With no legal documents or family vouching for her, Darlin is turned over... Continue Reading →
Review: Bit [-FILM-]
Bit...Director: Brad Michael ElmoreWriter: Brad Michael ElmoreStars: Nicole Maines, M.C. Gainey, Diana HopperReviewStarring Nicole Maines (Supergirl) as Laurel, Bit gifts us with a feminist vampire film that celebrates all of the colors of the Pride flag without ever hitting us over the head with preachiness or slowing down the action in favor of heavy handed... Continue Reading →
Film Review: Relaxer
Relaxer...Director: Joel PotrykusWriter: Joel PotrykusStars: Joshua Burge, David Dastmalchian, Andre HylandReviewRelaxer is a nightmare for couch potatoes, a slow building slacker dread framed around the Y2K bug and the laziest motherfucker that just can't or won't help himself.Abbie (Burge) is a gamer nut that lives (or squats) with his brother Cam. Cam likes to punish... Continue Reading →
Review: Alien 4K Ultra HD
Alien 4K Ultra HD...This year sees the 40th anniversary of Ridley Scott’s Alien, and to mark the occasion 20th Century Fox is releasing a 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray package that will be available in the UK from April 1st, 2019.Alien is one of the most discussed, dissected and academically analysed movies in modern cinema.... Continue Reading →
Film Review: The Man Who Killed Hitler And Then The Bigfoot
For a title that reads like the greatest exploitation film you've never seen The Man Who Killed Hitler And Then The Bigfoot is surprisingly nuanced but don't worry the title isn't just window dressing and it's certainly not what you expect.
Film Review: St Agatha
St Agatha...Director: Darren Lynn BousmanWriter: Andy Demetrio, Shaun Fletcher, Sara Sometti Michaels, Clint Sears Stars: Sabrina Kern, Carolyn Hennesy, Courtney HalversonReviewThe Absolution of St. Agatha...Darren Lynn Bousman, best known for directing three Saw films, has orchestrated quite a tale with the harrowing and often brutal St. Agatha, a period piece toying with the mores of... Continue Reading →