Stars: Michael Paré, Sarah Lieving, Carly Medina, Javier Duran, Joe Maria Fernandez, Jude Merkel, Jenna Day, Travis Lincoln Cox, Bryce Tipple | Written by Ryan Ebert | Directed by Mario N. Bonassin Shark Terror is the latest in a long line of quick-turnaround shark movies from The Asylum, and if you’ve seen a few of […]
Stars: Spencer Breslin, Eric Roberts, Bai Ling, Michael Paré, Scout Taylor-Compton, Tom Arnold, William McNamara, Robert LaSardo, Lisa Wilcox, Lorelei Linklater, Nicole Butler | Written by Ethan Phillips, Shawn C. Phillips | Directed by Shawn C. Phillips There’s something genuinely delightful about watching a lifelong horror reviewer pick up a camera and say, “Right, I’m […]
Stars: Ronan Summers, Jeanine Nerissa Sothcott, Caroline Wilde, Michael Paré, Tee Blackwood, Ben Cluett, Simon Cluett, Tamsin Dean, Shenton Dixon | Written and Directed by Phil Claydon Phil Claydon’s Helloween arrives as a low-budget British slasher attempting to fuse the real-world “killer clown” panic of 2016 with a cult-driven horror narrative. Visually indebted to the […]
Stars: Paul Collett, Erin Alvey O’Sullivan, Russell Geoffrey Banks, Wayne Han, Zara Dragon, Poi Haywood, Alexandra Merle, Selina Wiesmann, Michael Paré | Written by Dustin Alexander III, Daniel Zirilli | Directed by Steven Edgewood Beautiful women, deadly sharks, and dangerous criminals – that’s the enticing promise of Shark Island, the 2024 thriller directed by Steven […]
Stars: David Kurzhal, Krista Hedins, Michael Nesto, Michael Paré, Richard Tyson, Silvio Simac, Chase Bloomquist, Candace Cannon | Written by Rene Perez, Barry Massoni | Directed by Rene Perez Rene Perez (Pro God – Pro Gun, Death Kiss), the fiercely independent and prolific low-budget action auteur, returns with Bloodstorm, a backwoods mashup of Con Air […]
Stars: Stevie J., Darris Love, Alimi Ballard, Paula Jai Parker, Michael Paré, Duane Finley, William L. Johnson | Written and Directed by Van Elder “I’ve been running from myself.” What happens when writer/director, Van Elder, mixes a criminal, a dodgy local politician, bent cops, and gang dealings all together in the heat of LA? You […]
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: Michael Paré, Costas Mandylor, Anthony Loddo, Johan Wickholm, Rebecca Davis, Tayah Kansik | Written and Directed by Martin Nuza In Tenebras: Into the Darkness begins with text telling us that at the end of World War II, a German U-boat was seized off the coast of Gibraltar. Its contents were hidden somewhere in the […]
Stars: David Margetts, Jasmine Hope, Jack Pearson, Michael Paré, Lauren Koopowitz, Michelle Bauer, Bix Krieger, Nate Charles Karagiannis-Troisi | Written by Dan Telfer | Directed by Anthony Frith Originally published in 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ The Land That Time Forgot has inspired multiple adaptations, most notably Kevin Connor’s 1974 film. Now, the story returns to […]
Stars: William Baldwin, April Mae Davis, Michael Paré, Kate Hodge, Jessy Holtermann, Jack Pearson | Written by Marc Gottlieb | Directed by Christopher Ray War of the Worlds: Extinction is a followup to The Asylum’s 2021 film War of the Worlds: Annihilation, but in the opening montage, however, the film flips the script entirely, revealing […]
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 was right there with their mockbuster Alien: Rubicon, ready to take advantage of anyone not paying attention when they scan the VOD listings […]
Stars: Jonathan Lipnicki, Bonnie Aarons, Andrew Divoff, Michael Paré, Kelly Lynn Reiter, Robert LaSardo, Maritza Brikisak, Greg Tally | Written and Directed by Thomas Walton “They say you cross paths with at least 20 killers in your lifetime and don’t even know it…” This line of text opens the latest feature from writer/director Thomas Walton, […]
DeskPop Entertainment will release Thomas Walton’s refreshingly indie new horror film Camp Pleasant Lake in select US cinemas and on VOD February 27th! The film, which stars 90s screen icon Jonathan Lipnicki (Jerry Maguire, Stuart Little) alongside a bevvy of genre film icons, is a loving throwback to the thrilling, violent summer camp slasher films […]
Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Kelsey Grammer, Aaron McPherson, Michael Paré, Christina Villa, Daniela Soto-Brenner | Written by Dolph Lundgren, Hank Hugues, Michael Worth | Directed by Dolph Lundgren The press release for Wanted Man describes writer/director/star Dolph Lundgren’s character like this, “Johansen is an ageing detective, whose outdated policing methods have given the department a recent […]
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: Rich Sands, Michael Paré, Susan Elle, Sam Schweikert, Gina Vitori, Jackie Kay, Duane Whitaker, Elizabeth Trieu, Zack Kozlow | Written by Palmer Edward | Directed by John A. Russo, Gavin Peretti, Joseph M. Setele On-screen text opens the film to highlight the harm caused by the 2018 red tide outbreak, as over $10 million […]
Stars: Michael Pare, Sarah French, Anahit Setian, Tyler Gallant, Olivier Gruner, Rachele Brooke Smith, Sadie Katz, Jed Rowen, Elise Muller | Written by Garo Setian, Joe Knetter | Directed by Garo Setian Spoiler Alert… I f**king loved Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar. This was quite possibly the most fun I have had watching a […]
Stars: Jhey Castles, Lindsey Marie Wilson, Michael Paré, Presley Alexander, Jolene Andersen, Lauren Elyse Buckley, Phillip Andre Botello, Natalie Daniels, Josh Duhon | Written by Marc Gottlieb | Directed by Michael Su The tagline for The Asylum’s latest film Monster Armageddon reads “Welcome to the Multiverse”. But the film actually has less in common with […]
Stars: Michael Paré, Jack Pearson, Erin Coker, Neli Sabour | Written by Gil Luna | Directed by Noah Luke No relation to the anime of the same name or the Don Bluth film Titan A.E. for that matter, this Attack on Titan is – you guessed it – another creatively titled film from The Asylum. […]
Stars: Michael Pare, Sarah French, Anahit Setian, Tyler Gallant, Olivier Gruner, Rachele Brooke Smith, Sadie Katz, Jed Rowen, Elise Muller | Written by Garo Setian, Joe Knetter | Directed by Garo Setian It’s been a while since I’ve watched a low-budget sci-fi action movie that wants to be a big-budget sci-fi movie but that’s exactly […]
Stars: Ethan Daniel Corbett, Amanda Jones, Nic Caruccio, Sean Whalen, Michael Paré, Kate Hodge, Jonathan Huynh-Mast, Adam Pepper | Written and Directed by Jose Prendes The Headless Horseman is one of the latest horror films from The Asylum to hit DVD here in the UK, and it;s what sounds like a mashup of Ghost Rider […]
Stars: Robert LaSardo, Dane Bingenheimer, Kate Watson, Michael Paré, Johnny Huang, King Jeff, Sarah French, William ‘Bill’ Connor, Thomas Haley | Written by Adrian Milnes | Directed by Michael Su Bridge of the Doomed certainly can’t be accused of being a slow burn. Within the first few minutes, an army base comes under attack, and […]
