Stars: Francis Magee, Lara Lemon, Lucy Drive, Jamie Langlands, Melissa Hollett, Tom Clear, Owen Llwelyn, Roger Wyatt, Peter Rayfield, Amelia Armande, Ron McMillan, Nicola Boreham | Written by Steph Du Melo, Jacob Coen, Roger Wyatt | Directed by Steph Du Melo As a Prelude to Fear is one of two new horrors from Steph Du […]
Stars: Reece Connolly, Peter Lofsgard, Greg Draven, Derek Nelson, Tim Cartwright, Jay O’Connell, Ricardo Freitas, Emma Spurgin Hussey | Written and Directed by Charlie Steeds We’re not five minutes into Charlie Steeds’ (Cannibal Farm, An English Haunting) new film, Werewolf Castle when he unleashes Wolfstan (Reece Connolly; A Werewolf in England) and his horde of […]
Stars: Chris Levine, Micheal Pashan, Tyrone Magnus, Rachel Alig, Matt Erdems | Written and Directed by Michael Matteo Rossi The Handler is the latest film from writer/director Michael Matteo Rossi, a name that might not be familiar to some but a filmmaker who has slowly been chipping away at the industry, honing his craft and […]
Stars: Lindsay Burdge, Jennifer Lafleur, Aleksa Palladino, Beth Grant, Ross Partridge | Written and Directed by Sarah Adina Smith Originally premièring at the Fantasia International Film festival in 2014 and going on to win the Breakthrough Audience Award at AFI Fest, as well as Best Feature Film at the Denver International Film Festival, The Midnight […]
Stars: Eve James, Kannon Smith, Lelyn Mac | Written and Directed by Richard Lowry Until the Scott Adkins actioner Seized I had never heard of writer/director Richard Lowry – who penned the 2020 related film – but I enjoyed that film so much that when I saw he’d not only written After the Pandemic but […]
Stars: Marika Sila, Kris Loranger, Lee Lopez, Declan O’Reilly, J. Lindsay Robinson, Reamonn Joshee, Lara Taillon, Tom Lim, Lianna Makuch, Mackenzie Gray | Written and Directed by Christopher Donaldson Canadian horror Ditched opens with Melina, a paramedic, who wakes up in an overturned ambulance with no memory of the accident. With her are the […]
Stars: Angela Cole, Daniel Repas, Peyton Hillis, Keith Migra, Joelle Westwood, Joaquin Guerrero | Written by Mark Andrew Hamer, Heather Ryan, Terrance Ryan | Directed by Mark Andrew Hamer The Hunting opens with a vaguely glimpsed furry creature killing a drunken fisherman under the full moon. When he doesn’t come home, his wife Sarah (Angela […]
Stars: Sandra Hüller, Gro Swantje Kohlhof, Max Hubacher, August Schmölzer, Marion Kracht, Agata Buzek, Martina Schöne-Radunski, Katharina Behrens, Andreas Anke | Written by Michael Venus, Thomas Friedrich | Directed by Michael Venus Tormented by vivid nightmares she believes are real, Marlene (Sandra Hüller) starts piecing together her oneiric visions. Assembling nightmarish sketches, maddening notes, and […]
Stars: Miranda Nieman, Hayley Sunshine, Scott Hale | Written by Kameron Hale, Scott Hale | Directed by Kameron Hale Entropy is defined as “lack of order or predictability; gradual decline into disorder”. Which is perfect for a film that makes absolutely no sense. Entropy begins with a woman in tears and talking on the phone. […]
Stars: Michael Weaver, Tim Griffin, Justin Huen, Rune Temte, Sarah Alles | Written by Darren Mann, Michael Weaver, William Paul Jones | Directed by Darren Mann Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, A tale of a fateful trip That started from this Arctic port Aboard this tiny ship. And within the first […]
Stars: Nicole Ari Parker, Drea de Matteo, Mackenzie Astin, Nik Sanchez, Monica Calhoun, Junie Hoang, Jalene Mack, Boris Kodjoe | Written by Nneka Gerstle | Directed by Boris Kodjoe Boris Kodjoe star of shows such as The Undercovers, The Last Man on Earth and Hulu’s Station 19, steps behind the camera for Safe Room (aka […]
Stars: Autumn Reeser, Antonio Cupo, Nicolas Madrazo, Angélica Lara, Danny Trejo, Zamia Fandiño | Written by Jose Prendes | Directed by Patricia Harris Seeley The Legend of La Llorona is the latest film dealing with the wailing spirit from Mexican folklore. Recently popularized in the US by the Conjuring spin-off The Curse of La Llorona, […]
Stars: Makis Papadimitriou, Michalis Sarantis, Anna Kalaitzidou, Danis Katranidis, Ivonni Maltezou, Alexandros Logothetis, Nikos Hatzopoulos, Elias Kounelas, Mary Mina | Written by Dimitris Bavellas, Katerina Kleitsioti | Directed by Dimitris Bavellas I can’t say I have seen many (if any?!) Greek movies and I sadly couldn’t even name you one. So it seems In the Strange […]
Stars: Josh Margulies, William Roehl, Stella Tinucci, Dezmond Gilla, Kava Jones, Terry Bookhart, Angelica Quinn | Written and Directed by Stella Tinucci The Lost Treasure begins with treasure hunter Eddie Fox (Josh Margulies; The Unhandymen, Water) having a book full of secrets literally dropped in his lap. In particular, it contains the location of a […]
Stars: Stefanie Scott, Isabelle Fuhrman, Judith Roberts, Rory Culkin | Written and Directed by Edoardo Vitaletti The Last Thing Mary Saw begins with an ominous quote from John Calvin, “All events whatsoever are governed by the secret counsel of God.” And God, or a twisted interpretation of His words, will have a large part to […]
Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Anthony Michael Hall, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Thomas Mann, Kyle Richards, Nancy Stephens, Robert Longstreet, Charles Cyphers, James Jude Courtney, Nick Castle | Written by Scott Teems | Directed by David Gordon Green “Evil dies tonight!” That’s both the tag-line on the poster and a chant that erupts in […]
Stars: Bruce Willis, Swen Temmel, Kate Katzman, Zack Ward, Chad Michael Murray, Kristos Andrews, Donna D’Errico, Canyon Prince, Michael Sirow | Written by Ross Peacock | Directed by James Cullen Bressack A drug bust gone bad leaves David (Bruce Willis; Cosmic Sin, Midnight in the Switchgrass, Out of Death) wounded and partner Cal (Swen Temmel; […]
Stars: Danielle Deadwyler, Catherine Dyer, Jayson Warner Smith, Adam Boyer | Written and Directed by Lane Skye, Ruckus Skye [NOTE: With the film set for a UK release next week, here’s a reposting of our four-star review of The Devil to Pay from it’s US release back in 2020] On the face of things, The […]
Stars: Eric Roberts, Jacqi Vene, Rob Riordan, Tricia Hawn, Serah Henesey, Johnny Santiago | Written by Nathan Cowles, Andrew Fein, Serah Henesey, Stephen Meier | Directed by Nick Lyon The Surprise Visit opens with a terrified woman in pyjamas and a housecoat fleeing through the woods before flashing back to the story’s beginning. Combine that […]
