King Knight is one of the best, if not THE best, movies I have seen in 2021 thus far. I’m not surprised though, because it was written and directed by Richard Bates Jr., the brilliant filmmaker behind one of my all time favorite films, Excision. So when Fantasia Fest 2021 …
Read More »Interview With Filmmaker Brea Grant For ‘Lucky’
Brea Grant is everywhere these days. She truly embodies the statement, “The future of film is female.” From directing the stellar 12 Hour Shift (2020 – read our review of the film here) to starring in three films in the last two years all the way to a cameo in …
Read More »Interview With Horror Icon Dee Wallace
I feel like Dee Wallace needs no introduction. If you don’t know who she is by now… I don’t even know what to say to that. From secretly giving refuge to a displaced extraterrestrial in E.T., to saving her family from aliens again in Critters, to protecting her child from …
Read More »Interview With Director Martin Wilson For His Debut Film, ‘Great White’
It’s summer, so that means it’s really fucking hot here in Phoenix. All I want to do is go swimming, but it’s even too hot for that, unless you like swimming in bath water. To make up for how disgusting it is outside, I thought it would be lovely to …
Read More »Interview With Aleks Paunovic, Star Of ‘Chained’
To celebrate the release of the new crime-suspense film, Chained (2021 – read our review here), I chatted with star Aleks Paunovic about what intrigued him about the film, why he loves horror, and working with Anthony Hopkins. Be sure to check out Chained, a thriller about a young, bullied …
Read More »Interview With Prano Bailey-Bond And Niamh Algar For ‘Censor’
One of the best films I’ve seen this year is Censor (2021 – read our review here). Written and directed by the up-and-coming filmmaker Prano Bailey-Bond—you definitely want to keep her on your radar!—Censor weaves a thrilling and suspenseful tale of a Video Nasty censor, played by Niamh Algar, who is …
Read More »Interview With ‘Anything For Jackson’ Director Justin G. Dyck And Writer Keith Cooper
Go home right now and watch Anything for Jackson on Shudder. Or better yet, go out and buy the Blu-ray. You will not be disappointed. I chatted with filmmaking duo, Justin G. Dyck and Keith Cooper about making their first horror film, why they love horror, and what’s up next. …
Read More »Interview With Filmmaker/Producer/Founding Partner Of Raven Banner, Andrew Thomas Hunt
The new flick, Spare Parts by Andrew Thomas Hunt (Sweet Karma 2012), is fucking insane. Here’s the synopsis: While travelling on their first American tour, Ms. 45, an all-girl punk band, is drugged and kidnapped. They awaken to find their limbs removed and replaced with crude weaponry and are forced …
Read More »Ta-da! Interview With Karl Holt, Writer, Director And Star Of ‘Benny Loves You’
I never thought a horror comedy about a killer teddy bear would be one of my favorite movies of the year, but here we are. Benny Loves You is funny, gory, dark, and just brilliant. I was lucky enough to chat via Zoom with Karl Holt, the writer, director, and …
Read More »Interview With ‘The Djinn’ Filmmakers Justin Powell And David Charbonier
Before watching The Djinn, the latest film from filmmakers Justin Powell and David Charbonier, I had no idea what one was. It’s described as, “an intelligent spirit of lower rank than the angels, able to appear in human and animal forms and to possess humans.” Well, that’s fucking scary. I …
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