Stars: Bill Skarsgard, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney | Written and Directed by Robert Eggers F.W. Murnau’s silent vampire classic Nosferatu receives its second remake, courtesy of Robert Eggers, acclaimed director of The Witch, The Lighthouse and The Northman. As with its predecessors (including Werner Herzog’s […]
Stars: John Cassavetes, Duncan McIntosh, John Ireland, Kerrie Keane, Helen Hughes, Erin Noble, Harvey Atkin, Harry Ditson | Written by Ray Russell, George Franklin | Directed by John Hough There are films that scare you in the moment, and then there are films that unnerve you in ways you can’t quite name. The Incubus, a 1981 […]
Stars: Elizabeth Vermilyea, Joe Falcone, Kathryn Miller, Lorenzo Beronilla, Darin F. Earl II, Leyah Rose | Written and Directed by Stephen Cognetti There’s something uniquely satisfying about a horror film that takes its time. 825 Forest Road, from writer/director Stephen Cognetti (Hell House LLC), is one of those rare slow-burners that doesn’t rush to its […]
Stars: Preston Geer, Neeley Dayan, Vinney Pugliese, Michael Paré, Paul Logan | Written by Glenn Campbell, Tammy Klein | Directed by Adrian Avila 20th Century Studios released Alien: Romulus, and The Asylum – as is their modus operandi – was right there with their mockbuster Alien Rubicon, but those who mistake Alien Rubicon for Alien: […]
Stars: Jared Rivet, Ashley Ahlquist, Ashley Dakin, Bix Krieger, Jessica DeBonville, Sean Young | Written and Directed by Marc Gottlieb Ape x Mecha Ape: New World Order is the third film in what might be loosely called a “trilogy,” if only because someone at The Asylum remembered that things often come in threes. It all […]
Stars: D.Y. Sao, Brian Le, Bear Williams, Sahajak Boontanakij, Ron Smoorenburg | Written by Laurence Walsh | Directed by Chaya Supannarat Our story kicks off with Special Agent Andrew Kang (D.Y. Sao), a U.S.-based operative with a serious love for solving problems with his fists or more accurately, his entire arsenal of martial arts skills. […]
Stars: Chris Pine, Gillian Jacobs, Sander Thomas, Ben Foster, Kiefer Sutherland, Alexej Manvelov | Written by J.P. Davis | Directed by Tarik Saleh The Contractor opens with the voice of a preacher delivering a sermon as we watch U.S. Special Forces sergeant, James Harper (Chris Pine; Star Trek, Z for Zachariah) go about his business, […]
Stars: Jackie Chan, Wei Xiang, Han Yanbo, Temur Mamisashvili, Shi Ce | Written by Meng Yida, Xu Wei | Directed by Zhang Luan Directed by Zhang Luan, Panda Plan is the latest vehicle for international action superstar Jackie Chan, who, at 70 years old, continues to defy the physical limitations of age (and science) with […]
Stars: Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Will Poulter, Téa Leoni, Richard E. Grant, Anthony Carrigan, Sunita Mani, Jessica Hynes, Stephen Park | Written and Directed by Alex Scharfman Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega co-star in this blackly satirical horror from debut writer-director Alex Scharfman. Produced by A24, it’s a refreshingly original creature feature that delivers a […]
Stars: Tyler Posey, David Howard Thornton, Jared Johnston, Brian Quinn, Jesse Kove, Anthony E. Williams, Kailey Hyman, Brian Scolaro, Sarah Kopkin, Jesse Posey | Written by Steven LaMorte, Matthew Garcia-Dunn | Directed by Steven LaMorte As someone who’s appreciated films like Jack and Jill, and Three Blind Mice but then didn’t adore Winnie the Pooh: […]
Stars: Jason Statham, Michael Peña, David Harbour, Jason Flemyng, Merab Ninidze, Maximilian Osinski, Cokey Falkow, Noemi Gonzalez, Arianna Rivas, Isla Gie, Emmett J Scanlan, Eve Mauro | Written by David Ayer, Sylvester Stallone | Directed by David Ayer Directed by David Ayer and co-written by Ayer and Sylvester Stallone, A Working Man attempts to balance […]
Stars: Stephen Lack, Patrick McGoohan, Michael Ironside, Jennifer O’Neill, Lawrence Dane, Robert A. Silverman, Mavor Moore, Adam Ludwig, Fred Doederlein | Written and Directed by David Cronenberg David Cronenberg’s Scanners is a film that lingers in the mind long after the credits roll—not just because of its infamous head-exploding sequence, but because of the way […]
Stars: Josh Hartnett, Charithra Chandran, Katee Sackhoff, Julian Kostov, Marko Zaror, JuJu Chan Szeto, Rebecka Johnston, Sarah Lam, Danny Ashok | Written by Brooks McLaren, D.J. Cotrona | Directed by James Madigan Fight or Flight tosses Josh Hartnett into the deep end of action-hero territory. He plays Lucas Reyes, a disgraced ex-Secret Service agent turned […]
Stars: Nicole Pastor, Jordan Fraser-Trumble, Stephen Degenaro, Jasper Bagg, Hannah Brooke, John Balazs, Zoran Bravo, Marselles Hei Hei | Written by Mike Gerbino | Directed by John Balazs “Everyone in Melbourne knows I was cutting porn.” Who wants to be an editor? From John Balazs comes the tragic and terrifying story of a down-on-her-luck film […]
Stars: Frank Grillo, Eden Brolin, Melissa Leo, Andy Garcia, Mekhi Phifer, Beau Knapp, George Carroll, Josh Hutcherson, Juan Pablo Raba | Written by John Swab, Santiago Manes Moreno | Directed by John Swab Long Gone Heroes is an action thriller directed by John Swab, this being his fifth collaboration with the always-awesome Frank Grillo. As […]
Stars: Josh Hartnett, Charithra Chandran, Katee Sackhoff, Julian Kostov, Marko Zaror, JuJu Chan Szeto, Rebecka Johnston, Sarah Lam, Danny Ashok | Written by Brooks McLaren, D.J. Cotrona | Directed by James Madigan What would you do to get a shot at making things right? That is the question mercenary Lucas Reyes (Josh Hartnett) must ask […]
Stars: James Preston, Aaron Dalla Villa, William Fichtner, Gigi Gustin, Melanie Martyn | Written and Directed by Samuel Gonzalez Jr. “Your actions were a disgrace.” The Plastic Men is a riveting new take on the PTSD drama. A psychological horror with a slight romance angle, Samuel Gonzalez Jr.’s new film is back and forth haunting […]
Stars: Jeff Rector, William Marshall, Harrison Ray, Denise Ames, Karen Black, Griffin Drew, Elizabeth Landau, Carrie Vanston | Written and Directed by Donald F. Glut With its catchy title and plentiful doses of both effects as well as T&A, Dinosaur Valley Girls became a staple of both video rental stores and late-night cable programming. Which […]
