Stars: Zelda Adams, Toby Poser, Lulu Adams, John Adams, Rinzin Thonden, Khenzom, Shawn Wilson, Judy Rosen, Rob Figueroa | Written and Directed by John Adams, Zelda Adams, Toby Poser Teenager Izzy (Zelda Adams) lives a lonely life with her mother (Toby Poser), their house isolated deep in the Catskill Mountains. That scenic seclusion is no accident. […]
Stars: Henry Czerny, Mimi Kuzyk, Mark O’Brien | Written and Directed by Mark O’Brien The hype for The Righteous, actor Mark O’Brien’s feature debut as a writer and director, was certainly being cranked up to eleven ahead of its premiere at this years’ Fantasia. The festival’s publicity going as far as comparing it to Night […]
Stars: Bruce Willis, Megan Fox, Emile Hirsch, Colson Baker, Caitlin Carmichael | Written by Alan Horsnail | Directed by Randall Emmett Midnight in the Switchgrass presented me with a bit of a dilemma. After Cosmic Sin and Out of Death you can imagine the last thing I wanted to watch was another Bruce Willis film. […]
Stars: Hayley McFarland, Mary Buss, Ben Hall, Molly C. Quinn, Chris Browning | Written by Mickey Reece, John Selvidge | Directed by Mickey Reece After giving us a unique twist on the vampire film in Climate of the Hunter, Mickey Reece and co-writer John Selvidge are back with Agnes, their take on demonic possession and […]
Stars: Danay Garcia, Michael Drayer, Travis Hammer, Joey Kern, Taja V. Simpson, Vernon Taylor III | Written by Mikhael Bassilli, MJ Palo | Directed by Luc Walpoth, Mikhael Bassilli One of the best films to play the festivals, including Fantasia, last year was Gabriel Carrer and Reese Eveneshen’s home invasion film For the Sake of […]
Stars: Josh Ruben, Aya Cash, Chris Redd Rebecca Drysdale | Written and Directed by Josh Ruben Well-versed veteran of the comedy scene, Josh Ruben makes his directorial feature film debut here, with Scare Me, a film that aims to blend comedy and horror in a new way. Something fresh in a sub-genre that is well-trodden […]
Stars: Sam Gittins, Leslie Ash, Perry Benson, Marc Wingett, Toyah Willcox, Scott Peden | Written by Ray Burdis, Pete Meadows | Directed by Ray Burdis I have only ever seen Quadrophenia once in my life and honestly I wasn’t that enamoured with the movie, I’m not exactly a fan of The Who (apart from Tommy, […]
Stars: Joanna Whicker, Steve Polites, Jon Hudson Odom, Joseph Carlson, Frank Riley III, Rayanne Gonzales | Written by Paul Awad, Kathryn O’Sullivan | Directed by Paul Awad A lonely waitress is desperate to escape her small town and repair her marriage to her deputy sheriff husband. On the evening of their wedding anniversary, the troubled […]
Stars: Alice Sanders, Benjamin McMahon, Amy Newton, David Wayman, Elizabeth McNally, Julian London, Alexander Nicolaou | Written and Directed by Berty Cadilhac Making movies is not an easy game… Making a movie on little to no budget is even harder. In my time as a reviewer and podcaster I have spoken to countless industry folks […]
Stars: Daniyar Alshinov, Asel Kaliyeva, Azamat Marklenov, Yerlan Prynsetov, Alamat Sakatov, Rustem Zhaniyamanov, Yerkebulan Daiyrov, Dulgya Akmolda | Written by Yernar Nurgaliyev, Daniyar Soltanbayev, Ilyas Toleu, Anuar Turizhigitov, Alisher Utev, Aybasov Zhandos | Directed by Yernar Nurgaliyev We’ve reviewed films from all over the world, Estonia, Tunisia, Norway, Cambodia, even Mongolia. I’m fairly sure though […]
Features: Robert Eggers, Lawrence Gordon Clark, Piers Haggard, Alice Lowe, Jonathan Rigby | Written and Directed by Kier-La Janisse After watching Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror you certainly can’t accuse writer/director Kier-La Janisse (Eurocrime! the Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the ’70s) of just skimming the topic’s surface. […]
Stars: Nora Merivoo, Harri Merivoo, Mari Lill, Elise Tekko, Roland Teima, Ivo Uukkivi | Written and Directed by Rasmus Merivoo In Estonian mythology a Kratt is a creature made out of hay and old household implements and brought to life with a soul purchased from the devil. Once animated it was bound to do whatever […]
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, Adam Arkin, Cassandra Violet, Gretchen Corbett, Darius Pierce, Kevin Michael Moore, Davis King | Written by Michael Sarnoski, Vanessa Block | Directed by Michael Sarnoski Nicolas Cage has well and truly become one of those bankable stars once again. Don’t get me wrong though I don’t mean bankable as in he […]
Stars: Dee Wallace, Sarah Navratil, Kevin Patrick Murphy, Drez Ryan, Blaque Fowler, Anna Lynn Holleman, Penny Munroe, Maple Suttles, Piper Suttles | Written by Jennifer Trudrung | Directed by James Suttles The horror genre obviously hasn’t had enough movies about bees. You’d think Candyman would have started a trend (and The Nest seems to have […]
Stars: Dakota Shapiro, Luke Cook, Vlada Verevko, Rebecca Berg, Ashley Elyse Rogers, Evangeline Neuhart, Benedikt Sebastian, Sarah Marie, Patrick Zeller, Spencer Trinwith, Danielle Hope Abrom | Written and Directed by Ramin Niami Opening with an incredibly creepy scene featuring a woman walking slowly and methodically down a hallway, weapon in hand, shouting out for Henry […]
Features the voices of: Jensen Ackles, Billy Burke, Josh Duhamel, Troy Baker, Naya Rivera, David Dastmalchian | Written by Tim Sheridan | Directed by Chris Palmer Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two picks up almost immediately after the teaser at the end of Part One. Bruce Wayne (Jensen Ackles; Supernatural, My Bloody Valentine) is under […]
Stars: Colm Feore, Steven Morana, Holly Deveaux, Ari Millen, Art Hindle, Bobbie Phillips, Melissa D’Agostino, Marco Timpano, Mark Andrade, Nicole Stamp, Jon Cor, Supinder Wraich | Written by Matthew Campagna, Rudy Jahchan | Directed by Chris Green, Steven Morana [NOTE: With the film now out on DVD in the UK, here’s a reposting of our […]
Stars: Jack Rowan, Michael Hough, Fra Fee, Robert Nairne, Nigel O’Neill, Louisa Harland | Written and Directed by Chris Baugh Despite its title Boys from County Hell isn’t another backwoods hicksploitation film. It’s actually an Irish horror comedy that pits a road crew against the Emerald Isle’s own species of bloodsucker. Writer/director Chris Baugh (Bad […]
Stars: Jennifer Taylor, Julia Terranova, Emily Sweet, Justin C. Schilling, Patrick Cronen, Richard Neil, Kamen Casey | Written by Daniel West | Directed by David Benullo Hostage House sees an ambitious realtor, who’s showing a palatial-looking home in her neighbourhood, get caught up, along with her daughter, in a hostage situation during an open house… […]
Stars: Brinke Stevens, Mel Novak, D.T. Carney, Eric Prochnau, Alana Evans, Sheri Davis, Jennifer Nangle, Raymond Vinsik Williams, Geovonna Casanova, Ken May, Shawn C. Phillips | Written and Directed by Dustin Ferguson Writer and director Dustin Ferguson (Zombi VIII: Urban Decay) is an incredibly prolific filmmaker with 110 directorial credits (so far) on IMDb, churning […]
