Movie Reviews

2019 BITS Film Festival: Review Of Kyle Martellacci’s ‘She Must Vanish’

Showing this weekend at the 2019 Blood in the Snow Film Festival in Toronto, Canada, is a short film by Kyle Martellacci (The Scarlet Vultures 2018) called She Must Vanish. The film stars Anne-Carolyne Binette (Age Of The Living Dead 2018), Renny Jachowicz (Candy Skin 2016), Meri Spencer, (Message From …

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Moody And Topical ‘Rojo’ (2019) Is A Terrifying Glimpse Of A Complacent Society

“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” – Edmund Burke. In the case of the 2019 movie Rojo, directed by Benjamin Naishtat (History of Fear 2014), we see how the complacency of an entire population will allow a military dictatorship to slowly …

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2019 BITS: ‘She Never Died,’ An Electric Companion Piece To ‘He Never Died’

Playing at the 2019 Blood in the Snow Film Festival in Toronto, Canada, is an amazing new film directed by Darken’s (2017) Audrey Cummings (read our interview with her here) called She Never Died. The film stars Olunike Adeliyi (The Prodigy 2019 – read our review here), Peter MacNeill (A …

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‘The Tokoloshe’ (2018) Is A Tale Of Innocence Lost – Movie Review

A tokoloshe is a creature from Zulu mythology who terrorizes people (mostly children) in their sleep, leaving long scratches on their bodies before choking them to death. Director Jerome Pikwane’s debut film, The Tokoloshe, blends this myth with the story of a broken girl struggling to survive in modern Johannesburg. …

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Sadie: A Shocking New Short by Myles Erfurth – Movie Review

What happens when we die? What’s waiting for us on the other side? The new short film, Sadie,seeks to answer that. Written and directed by Myles Erfurth (Crocodylus 2017) and produced by newcomer Jamie “T” Trisheim, the film is about a woman named Sadie (Constance Payne: Crocodylus 2017) who chooses …

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Movie Review (2019) There Is A New ‘Animal Among Us’

Animal Among Us

Animal Among Us Directed by John Woodruff Written by Jonathan Murphy Starring Larisa Oleynik, Christian Oliver, Erin Daniels, Christine Donlon, and Jonathan Murphy. I love watching a film that makes me want to immediately jump on a 2-hour podcast to discuss the intricacies with fellow reviewers.  However, those films are …

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‘Midday Demons’ (2019) Is A Stunning Tale of Buried Secrets

Originally released as House of Shadows in 2014, Rossella De Venuto’s (Wanted in Rome 2008) Midday Demons has finally been released in the U.S. The film stars Fiona Glascott (Resident Evil 2002), Federico Castelluccio (The Sopranos TV series), Pietro Ragusa (The Talented Mr. Ripley 1999), and Salvatore Lazzaro (House of …

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‘The Shed’ (2019) Movie Review: Revengefully Entertaining

The Shed was one of my most anticipated films of the year and let’s just say it didn’t disappoint. From the moment I saw the trailer, I knew this was going to be good. RLJE Films never fails to surprise me. This new film was directed and written by Frank …

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Jeremy Sumrall’s ‘Pickaxe’ (2019) Is A Bloody Good Time

Possum Walk (2010) Director Jeremy Sumrall has a new film out called Pickaxe. No, it’s not a sequel to his 2014 film, The Pick-Axe Murders III: The Final Chapter. They’re actually the same movie. This film stars Tiffany Shepis (Victor Crowley 2017 – read our review here), Cory W. Ahre (Bloodsuckers Handbook 2012), …

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Blu-Ray Review (2019) ‘Satanic Panic’ is Horror Comedy Perfection

Satanic Panic

I’ve seen a lot of kickass horror movies this year, but after giving Satanic Panic a second viewing, I must say… it’s leaning towards making my number one favorite film of 2019. Everything about it is utterly fantastic and the Blu-ray is well worth every penny. This blood-drenched horror film …

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