NOW ON VOD! As America’s slasher epidemic enters its 45th year, we are seeing on the street newer and deadlier masked killer movies. These aren’t regulated Hollywood meat grinders. Instead, they are souped-up, stripped-down blood spillers made by renegades straight…
Read moreIn Laurence Roberts’ short film Fool’s Game, a group of university friends gather together for a game of “chess.” It’s a simple dinner party at Peter’s (Jordan Duarte) and Ava’s (Lora Burke) home with their friend, Matt (Fuad Ahmed), and…
Read moreIn writer-director Benji Wragg’s short film, The Darkened Cottage, horror tackles the dark depths of the human condition in an unusual way. On this particular day, Jennifer (Anne McCaffery-French) is going about her daily gardening routine. Feeling uneasy, she has this…
Read moreAWARD THIS! 2023 NOMINEE! Like a geyser of blood and semen from a phallic cuttlefish, the unexpected insights keep spouting from writer-director Scott Barber’s incredible rock-doc This is Gwar. The story of a 1980s rock band comprised of alien barbarians exiled…
Read moreSly delves deep into the life and legacy of one of Hollywood’s most enduring icons, Sylvester Stallone. The film offers a comprehensive overview of Stallone’s nearly 50-year career. Sly traces the journey from a challenging childhood in Manhattan to becoming a…
Read moreCautionary Tale is a journey of healing, moving on, and acceptance told through a passionate filmmaking process. Neil Kafalas (Ted Limpert), a children’s television show host, is being sent to Bangkok to market his show to the Asian audience as part…
Read moreIn 1970, Bruce Friedman released an off-Broadway play, The Steam Bath. In that darkly comic tour-de-force, we learn Heaven is a steam bath. All the people in the steam bath are the current occupants of Heaven. Audience, written and directed by Tom…
Read moreThe Big Picture DreamWorks Animation has recently been pushing for more dynamic-looking films that break away from generic computer animation. Trolls Band Together focuses on boy bands, particularly those from the 90s, and includes a boy band medley that will…
Read moreThe Big Picture Aida Osman and KaMillion each deliver captivating performances in Rap Sh!t Season 2. Season 2 of Rap Sh!t takes a closer look at the nitty-gritty and seedy underbelly of the music industry, adding drama and conflict. Despite…
Read moreA Scottish horror film where stunning cinematography adequately compensates for a poor script and some questionable plot points, here’s our Mercy Falls review. A group of friends set off into the Scottish Highlands in search of a long lost cabin.…
Read moreNOW ONLINE! Melting! I am melting over director Daniel Alexander’s appetizing horror short Gale: Stay Away From Oz, written by Alexander and Matthew R. Ford. Emily Gale (Chloe Culligan Crump) is a disturbed young woman who has reoccurring nightmares about a…
Read moreHell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor is a chilling addition to the Hell House LLC franchise, blending elements of a sequel and a prequel to deliver an unsettling found footage horror experience. Directed and written by Stephen Cognetti, the…
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