12th Dec2025

‘Shelby Oaks’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Camille Sullivan, Brendan Sexton III, Michael Beach, Joe Quinn, Mason Heidger, Sarah Durn | Written by Chris Stuckmann, Sam Liz | Directed by Chris Stuckmann Shelby Oaks arrives riding a wave of internet anticipation—the kind you’d normally reserve for a long-lost horror classic, not the debut feature from Chris Stuckmann, YouTube’s most famously conflict-averse […]

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19th Aug2025

‘Confessions of a Serial Killer (2020)’ Review

by George Thomas

Stars: Brendan Sexton III, Dominique Swain, DMX, Steve Stanulis, Jack Scalia, James Russo, Dan Zagarino, Aly Mang | Written by John Bianco | Directed by Steve Stanulis Confessions of a Serial Killer, aka Chronicle of a Serial Killer, written by John Bianco and directed by Steve Stanulis, is a gritty dive into the disturbed psyche of […]

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02nd Sep2024

Frightfest 2024: ‘Shelby Oaks’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Camille Sullivan, Keith David, Michael Beach, Sarah Durn, Brendan Sexton III, Robin Bartlett, Charlie Talbert, Emily Bennett | Written by Chris Stuckmann, Sam Liz | Directed by Chris Stuckmann Having built a name for himself as a YouTube film critic, Chris Stuckmann made the decision to change lanes and instead become a filmmaker. His […]

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12th Oct2021

Grimmfest 2021: ‘Faceless’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Alex Essoe, Brendan Sexton III, Terry Serpico, Richard Haylor | Written by Marcel Sarmiento, Ed Dougherty | Directed by Marcel Sarmiento Directed by Marcel Sarmiento (Deadgirl, Totem) who co-wrote it with Ed Dougherty (Paint it Black, 7 Witches) and co-starring Alex Essoe (Midnighters, Homewrecker) Faceless (no relation to the Jess Franco film from 1987) […]

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19th Aug2015

Joe Dante produced ‘Dark’ to premiere at Oldenburg

by Phil Wheat

The debut narrative feature by director Nick Basile (American Carny), indie thriller Dark – written by Elias (Gut) and executive produced by Joe Dante (Gremlins) – will make its world premiere at the Oldenburg International Film Festival this September. Funded partially through Kickstarter, the film is set in New York during the Northeast blackout of […]

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11th Jul2014

‘The Trials of Cate McCall’ Review

by Richard Axtell

Stars: Kate Beckinsale, James Cromwell, Nick Nolte, Clancy Brown, Mark Pellegrino, David Lyons, Dale Dickey, Brendan Sexton III, Isaiah Washington  | Written and Directed by Karen Moncrieff Cate McCall (Kate Beckinsale) was once a hotshot lawyer before she put an innocent man away thinking him guilty. Now, she is a recovering alcoholic and on probation and must […]

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