17th Jan2025

‘Hunting Daze’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Nahéma Ricci, Mattis Savard-Verhoeven, Frédéric Millaire-Zouvi, Alexandre Landry, Maxime Genois, Bruno Marcil, Marc Beaupré | Written and Directed by Annick Blanc Hunting Daze (Jour de Chasse), the first feature from writer/director Annick Blanc (The Colour of Your Lips, Beyond the Dark), begins on a desolate road somewhere in rural Quebec, the kind where the […]

16th Jan2025

‘Alarum’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Scott Eastwood, Willa Fitzgerald, Mike Colter, D.W. Moffett, Sylvester Stallone | Written by Alexander Vesha | Directed by Michael Polish Alarum is the Old English word from whence the word alarm came from. It’s also the title of Sylvester Stallone’s latest film, an espionage thriller whose players include an organization comprised of rogue agents […]

14th Jan2025

‘The Gardener’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michaël Youn, Nawell Madani, Carla Poquin, Jérôme Le Banner, Matthias Quiviger, Kaaris | Written by David Charhon, Vincent De Brus, Sebastien Fechner | Directed by David Charhon The Gardener (Le Jardinier), not to be confused with the Gary Daniels/Robert Bronzi film, reunites Jean-Claude Van Damme (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, Timecop) […]

09th Jan2025

‘George A. Romero’s Resident Evil’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Written by Brandon Salisbury, Robbie McGregor | Directed by Brandon Salisbury When you read about the films that could, and really should, have been made, you usually hear about Jodorowsky’s Dune, Richard Stanley’s The Island of Dr Moreau and Stanley Kubrick’s Napoleon are among the most frequently mentioned. However, one that should get just as […]

08th Jan2025

‘The Yorkie Werewolf’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Isabella Jaimie, Rebecca De Ornelas, Zsolt Kormendy, Risa Mei, Jacob Rainer, Roy Ward, Juan Salvati | Written and Directed by Michael DiBiasio-Ornelas The Yorkie Werewolf was bound to happen. With lycanthropes making a comeback lately, from Werewolves to The Beast Comes at Midnight and 12 To Midnight, somebody had to spoof them. And that […]

07th Jan2025

‘Wicked Season’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: E.K. Spila, David Oz Maya, Kirk Griffith, Paul Kolker, Melissa Cordero, Mark David Anthony, Abigail Overbey, Scott Rosen, Guillermo Iván | Written by E.K. Spila, Amy Acosta | Directed by Samuel Haun Wicked Season opens on a sombre note with a man we’ll come to learn is Sergeant Mike “Manhunter” Hughes, played by E.K. […]

06th Jan2025

‘Dead Before They Wake’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Nathan Shepka, Grace Cordell, Sylvester McCoy, Rebekah Clark, Manjot Sumal, Patrick Bergin | Written by Nathan Shepka | Directed by Andy Crane, Nathan Shepka Nathan Shepka’s been a busy man, over the past couple of years and working in various combinations of actor/writer/director/producer, has given us a trio of solid, if rather low budget […]

03rd Jan2025

‘Spithood’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Tess O’Flaherty, Matt Connelly, Claudia Bonifazio, Thibul Nettle, Trung Le, Gail Morrison, Nick Buckland, Natasha Wanganeen | Written by Thibul Nettle, Tim Pine, Travis Akbar | Directed by Tim Pine Coming in at just under an hour, including credits, it might seem like a stretch to call the Australian slasher Spithood a feature film. […]

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02nd Jan2025

‘DinoGator’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Michael Madsen, Bryan Clark, Paul Logan, Aaron Groben, Grace West, Lauren Parkinson, Savannah Goldstein, Jesse Bernstein, G.J. Echterkamp | Written by Blake Miller | Directed by Jim Wynorski DinoGator is one of those movies I never thought I’d actually get to see, at least not this side of a bootleg copy. Originally shot in […]

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02nd Jan2025

‘Mountain Shark’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Stephen Samson, Angela Wilding, Stephen Staley, Andy McQuaker, Ema Ekaete, Julia Quayle, Emily Felicia Moore | Written by Ken Daly | Directed by Greg AK Mountain Shark opens with a couple wandering along a path in the hills when they stumble across a body with a small bloodstain on it. The only clues as […]

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31st Dec2024

‘What Lurks Beneath’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Ryan Giesen, Simon Phillips, Michael Swatton, Dela Reilley, Sienna Star | Written by Marcus Raul | Directed by Jamie Bailey Much like airplanes, submarines are an excellent setting for films, especially in the horror and thriller genres. Not only are they inherently claustrophobic, but they also provide a great reason for the characters to […]

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30th Dec2024

‘Y2K’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Jaeden Martell, Tim Heidecker, Alicia Silverstone, Julian Dennison, Rachel Zegler, Fred Durst, Kyle Mooney | Written by Evan Winter | Directed by Kyle Mooney At the end of 1999 humanity faced the first major crisis of the computer era, the Y2K Bug. For those lucky enough to be too young to remember, it was […]

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27th Dec2024

‘Werewolves’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Frank Grillo, Ilfenesh Hadera, Kamdynn Gary, Lou Diamond Phillips, Katrina Law, James Michael Cummings | Written by Matthew Kennedy | Directed by Steven C. Miller Werewolves, originally titled Year 2, begins a year after a supermoon turned everyone who was exposed to it into a werewolf. For those who aren’t familiar with the term, […]

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24th Dec2024

‘American Trash’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Robert LaSardo, Lorelei Linklater, Rich R. Rendon, Gigi Gustin, Costas Mandylor, Tom Sizemore, Elissa Dowling | Written by Robert LaSardo, Adrian Milnes | Directed by Robert LaSardo Robert LaSardo’s American Trash marks both the directorial debut and a major change of pace for the prolific actor, whose first role was almost forty years ago […]

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20th Dec2024

‘Night Harvest’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Scot Scurlock, Dylan A. Young, Timothy Rogers, Faith McCoy, Garius Kemp, Tanner Bluewolf, Madelyn Hopfensperger, Daniel Considine | Written and Directed by Charlie Steeds For his third film of the year, writer/director Charlie Steeds delivers Night Harvest, a blend of Firestarter and Dark Night of the Scarecrow, with a dash of Friday the 13th: […]

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19th Dec2024

‘Glass Casa’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Harley Bronwyn, Nicole Clifford, Alison Iles, Geri Courtney-Austein, Justin Michael Terry, Jon Huybrecht, Travis Laughlin | Written and Directed by Laa Marcus Glass Casa opens with an intriguing montage of scenes, accompanied by a child’s voice narrating that this is a story told to them by their uncle about the events that transpired on […]

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19th Dec2024

‘Heretics’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Eric Roberts, Neeley Dayan, Anna DeRusso, Scott Mazzapica, Sara Kamine, Shelby Wright | Written by Ryan Ebert | Directed by Jose Prendes The Asylum have a new film out, Heretics, which shouldn’t be confused with Heretic or even The Heretics as much as its makers would like you to. The film is, surprisingly, only […]

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18th Dec2024

‘Listen Carefully’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Ryan Barton-Grimley, Simone Barton-Grimley, Ari Schneider, Richard Gayler | Written and Directed by Ryan Barton-Grimley Listen Carefully, is very much Ryan Barton-Grimley’s (Hawk and Rev: Vampire Slayers, Elijah’s Ashes) baby. He not only wrote, directed and starred in it, he also did some of the editing and cinematography. The story itself has its roots […]

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17th Dec2024

‘Fyre Rises’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Paul Marlon, Aaron Sidwell, Charlene Aldridge, May Jones, Stanley Clarke, Tia Owomoyela, Jake Canuso, Alana Wallace, Jay James, Sam Anthony, Otto Jäger, Dan Richardson, Cynthia Rothrock, Eric Roberts, Joseph Millson | Written and Directed by Paul Knight Fyre Rises is the story of Richard Fyre (Paul Marlon; War Blade, Renegades) who was once a […]

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16th Dec2024

‘Dirty Angels’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Eva Green, George Iskandar, Maria Bakalova, Ruby Rose, Emily Bruni, Jojo T. Gibbs, Rona-Lee Shimon | Written by Martin Campbell, Alissa Sullivan Haggis, Jonas McCord | Directed by Martin Campbell Martin Campbell’s Dirty Angels opens in Afghanistan in 2021. Jake (Eva Green; Nocebo, Dark Shadows) and her team are in a very bad spot. […]

13th Dec2024

‘Replicator’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Brey Noelle, Brian Spangler, Jim Azelvandre, Kayla Royko, KateLynn E. Newberry, LeJon Woods | Written by Mark Andrew Hamer, Russ Lindway | Directed by Mark Andrew Hamer Replicator, the new film from director Mark Andrew Hamer (The Hunting, What the Ride Reveals) and co-writer Russ Lindway (Yes, This Is Comedy!) comes with a wonderfully […]

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12th Dec2024

‘The Man in the White Van’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Madison Wolfe, Brec Bassinger, Gavin Warren, Ali Larter, Sean Astin, Tom Gillen, Skai Jackson, Noah Lomax | Written by Warren Skeels, Sharon Y. Cobb | Directed by Warren Skeels Based in part on the real-life crimes of Billy Mansfield Jr., The Man in the White Van is a 1970s set thriller from director Warren […]

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