Stars: Rachel Shelley, Wayne Brady, Heida Reed, Annie Cusselle, Rebecca-Clare Evans | Written by Stephen Herman | Directed by Natalie Kennedy Combining two popular themes, an author struggling with writer’s block and AI run amuck, Blank is the story of Claire Rivers (Rachel Shelley; Deep State, Lighthouse) who can’t seem to put words on paper […]
Stars: Maria Vera Ratti, Juane Kimmel, Lee Roy Kunz, Thomas Kretschmann, Alexander Siddig | Written by Lee Roy Kunz, Kane Kunz | Directed by Lee Roy Kunz, Cru Ennis I usually don’t pay too much attention to what the church has to say, but then The Catholic Review referred to Deliver Us as “A blast […]
Stars: Raymond E. Lee, Juan Cruz Rolla, Camila Pizzo, Laura Casale, Zhongbo Li Zhang | Written by Santiago Fernández Calvete | Directed by Federico Finkielstain Ghost Project, also known as Side Project and Paranormal Encounters in the UK, begins with a trio of ghost hunters equipped with a device that looks like an old video […]
Stars: Jamie Morgan, Jeff Kirkendall, Tim Hatch, Michael Korotitsch | Written by Aaron Drake | Directed by Mark Polonia What would Christmas be without a Yule Log? To make sure we don’t have to worry about it, Mark Polonia has followed up such wonderful seasonal films as Feeders 2: Slay Bells and Sister Krampus with […]
Stars: Kaya Coleman, Trey Anderson, Scarlett Sperduto, Cissy Ly, David Mitchum Brown | Written and Directed by Zac Locke While Santa Isn’t Real is only his second film as a director, the supernatural slasher #Float being his first, Zac Locke is no stranger to the genre. He has a long string of credits as a […]
Stars: Danell Leyva, Victoria Vertuga, Jamie Bernadette, Torrey B. Lawrence | Written and Directed by Eric Williford At the start of Cold Blows the Wind, Dean (Danell Leyva; Stealth, Broke Luck) and Tasha (Victoria Vertuga; Lexi, Caesar and Otto’s Deadly Xmas) look in the trunk of their car and are surprised to find a badly […]
Stars: Ava Cantrell, Hermione Lynch, Karimah Westbrook, Tren Reed-Brown, Trace Talbot | Written by Gunnar Garrett | Directed by Melissa Vitello In 1976 Abigail (Ava Cantrell; Lights Out, Exit 13) and her mother Eve (Hermione Lynch; Laced, We Are CVNT5) arrive in East Nowhere Alabama. Eve tells their new neighbours Donna (Karimah Westbrook; Suburbicon, The […]
Stars: Takashi Irie, Yukina Takase, Yurika Natsume, Miki Nomura, Laila Chiba, Scott Anthony, Dominic Early, Setsuka Akiyama, Takumi Isaji, Marilyn Kawakami | Written and Directed by Doug Roos Bakemono, the film’s title card informs us, is Japanese for monster, a combination of “bake” which means changing or transforming and “mono” which means thing or creature. And […]
Stars: Michael Bonini, Maddie Lane, Ben VanderMey, Rebecca Stoughton, Cooper Drippe, Sarah Buchanan | Written by Zalman Band | Directed by Danny Draven Since The Asylum doesn’t have something to release at the moment, Full Moon Pictures has graciously stepped up and given us Bad CGI Gator. With a self-referential title designed to deflect criticism […]
Stars: Ben Radcliffe, John Travolta, Claire Price, Scarlet Grace, Iwan Bond, Simon Wilson, Millie Kent, Steven Mackintosh | Written and Directed by Iain Softley I don’t usually cover shorts, I always seem to have more features to review than I do time, but I had to make an exception for The Shepherd. I remembered reading […]
Stars: Meredith VanCuyk, Joey Heyworth, Missy Jane, Cortney Davis, Sean Dillingham, George Nelson, Brenda Jean Foley | Written by Scott Gore, Matt Midgette | Directed by Mitesh Kumar Patel Gabbi Reynolds (Meredith VanCuyk; Outsiders, Sitting in Bars with Cake) has been sent to check some property the developer she works for has bought near Jerome, […]
Stars: Jason Brooks, Eden Campbell, Collin Fischer, Esha More | Written and Directed by Jeremy Rudd Die’ced opens on Halloween 1987 when a couple of nurses realize they’ve released the wrong patient. This allows one of them to deliver a long monologue telling us all about Benjamin Newman (Jason Brooks; The Barn Part II, Zombiegeddon). […]
Stars: Michael Smiley, Dominic Coleman, Spencer Brown, James Lance, Sophie Colquhoun | Written by Rutger Andrée Wiltens, Alex Martin | Directed by Daniel Wilson Tales of musicians who sold their soul for fame are common enough, Crossroads, Trick or Treat, Dark Roads 79 and The 27 Club are just a few examples. The Devil Went […]
Stars: Danielle Burgio, Wes Chatham, Sydney Carvill, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Kate Moennig, Tyrese Gibson, Theo Rossi | Written by Andy Armstrong, Danielle Burgio | Directed by Andy Armstrong Squealer is one of two films, the other being Chad Ferrin’s Pig Killer, inspired by Canadian serial killer, rapist, and possible cannibal Robert Pickton. Pickton killed as […]
Stars: Kellan Lutz, Robin Magdhalen, Manu Intiraymi, Jeff Fahey, Chelsea Lopez, Efren Ramirez, Tonantzin Esparza | Written and Directed by Javier Reyna Due Justice is the latest film in the never-ending line of Taken wannabes where a former badass has to go back into action to rescue their kidnapped daughter. In this case, it’s Max […]
Stars: Saori Izawa, Akari Takaishi, Tatsuomi Hamada, Iwanaga Joey, Junpei Hashino, Atom Mizuishi, Tsubasa Tobinaga | Written and Directed by Yugo Sakamoto Two years ago, Yugo Sakamoto’s (Hangman’s Knot, Yellow Dragon’s Village) quirky action comedy Baby Assassins came out of nowhere and blew me away with its story of Mahiro (Saori Izawa; A Janitor, Re:Born) […]
Stars: Zachary Le Vey, Alyson Gorske, Angel Prater, Caryn Richman, Michael Paré, Kio Cyr | Written by Brandon Christensen, Ryan Christensen, Matt Manjourides | Directed by Brandon Christensen Closing out the first night of this year’s Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival, The Puppetman tossed me a nugget of nostalgia early in the film when the leads […]
Stars: Roberto Scorza, Alex D’Alascio, Daniele Arturi | Written and Directed by Poison Rouge, Domiziano Cristopharo Taking its title from the 61 names found in a notebook when he was arrested, 61: Scorecard Killer is based rather loosely on the crimes of Randy Kraft. Kraft was convicted of the rape and murder of sixteen young […]
Stars: Derek Miller, Jase Rivers, Danielle Scott, Lila Lasso, May Kelly | Written by Derek Miller | Directed by Tyler-James Monsternado is, as far as I can tell, a first, this obvious rip-off of the Sharknado franchise marks the first time somebody has turned the tables and mockbustered The Asylum. And it probably won’t be […]
