Matthew Solomon

Think You Could Survive A Night in ‘The House’ (2016)? – Movie Review

Every now and again, a trailer will come along seemingly out of nowhere and just completely blow you away. Such was the case for me with the trailer for Artsploitation’s 2016 Norwegian chiller, Huset (The House). I’ve always been a sucker for foreign horror. The world has so much to …

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FGBFF 2019: ‘Obsessions’ Shorts Block Review

Obsession, as defined by Webster’s Dictionary is a persistent, disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling. Obsessions can be dangerous. They can cause us to act impulsively or irrationally, to do things completely against our nature or character. So naturally, such fixation can make for some powerfully compelling …

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WIHFF 2018 Short Film Review: ‘What Metal Girls Are Into’

As previously stated in my review for Echoes of Fear (read my review here), my favorite feature of The Women in Horror Film Festival in Peachtree, GA., this fest has shown an indisputable knack for selecting the very finest in female-centric horror films. The short films were no exception, as it was …

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‘John Wick 3’ Trailer Promises More Bullets and Bloodshed Than Ever

Fuck. Sorry, but that’s really about the best I can manage at the moment, with my jaw still on the floor. I probably don’t need to tell fans of the series that the John Wick 3: Parabellum trailer dropped today, and it promises 110% of the wonton gratuitous violence we’ve grown to …

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WIHFF 2018 Film Review: ‘Echoes of Fear’ is Supernatural Thriller Perfection

Trista Robinson as Alysa in 'Echoes of Fear'

For 2 years in a row, the Women in Horror Film Festival in Peachtree City, GA has served up some of the very best female-centric horror on the planet earth. I wasn’t sure festival organizers Vanessa Ionta Wright and Sam Kolesnik could top 2017’s near perfect lineup of all-killer no-filler …

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Twinning is Definitely Winning in ‘Let Her Out’ (2016)

I’m a huge fan of Black Fawn Distribution, the Canadian powerhouse has undeniably become one of the most reliable companies on the planet. They are consistently delivering the horror goods, with killer must-see films like Horsehead (2014), Bite (2015 – our review here ), The Heretics (2017 – our coverage of poster and trailer …

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Body Horror Finds A Lot of New Faces in ‘Lifechanger’ (2016) – Movie Review

Lifechanger

I imagine all of us, at one time or another, have fantasized about trading places, or at least trading faces, with someone else. Haven’t we all dreamt about what it would be like to live in someone else’s shoes, even if just for a day… or maybe even just a …

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BITS 2018: The Virtues of Femininity Redefined in ‘Level 16’

Level 16 challenges the oppressive nature of traditional femininity

Written and directed by Danishka Esterhazy, Level 16 is a glimpse at a chillingly cold dystopian world where subservience is the greatest virtue a young woman can have, and ageless beauty is a commodity more precious than any gem. This film challenges the oppressive notions of traditional femininity, proving that the strength of …

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BITS Festival 2018: Hilarious Mockumentary ‘The Hoard’ Turns Reality TV Upside Down

From the brilliant minds of writer Tony Burgess and directors Jesse Thomas Cook and Matt Wiele comes the uproarious mockumentary film The Hoard, a hilarious look at modern reality television that takes a wildly horror twist. Burgess might be best known for Pontypool, a powerfully inventive spin on zombie films, but he has …

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10-Year-Old Dynamo Viva Tolar Introduces Us to Some ‘Killer Kids’

Viva Tolar raising monsters in Sanguino

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s a simple enough question, one we’ve all undoubtedly been asked at least once in our lifetimes. It probably shouldn’t be an elusive answer, although for myself personally, I still feel it’s a question that’s gone unanswered. I never really …

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