I was lucky enough to watch The Shed a few months back and after giving it a second viewing, I like it even more now. It’s a fun film to sink your teeth into! This new film was directed and written by Frank Sabatella. The cast includes Jay Jay Warren, …
Read More »‘Nothing Man’ (2020) Is A Sympathetic, Compelling Thriller – Movie Review
Stephen Gallacher’s Nothing Man, a thriller about a homeless amnesiac, came at an interesting time for me. In Denver where I live, they are making a systematic, almost brutal effort to clear out the homeless. It’s even being framed as almost entertainment on the news. But the simple truth is that …
Read More »‘Water Horse’ (2019) Crackles With Anxiety And Tension – Movie Review
Sometimes the most is said by saying almost nothing at all. There is very little actual dialogue in the short film, Water Horse, directed by Sean Temple (Illegal 2011) and Writer Sarah Wisner (Safe 2015), but the characters convey so much. The film stars Safe’s Charlotte Rea, Darren Bailey (Vigilante …
Read More »Human Hibachi (2020): First World Cannibalism At Its Finest – Movie Review
There are a lot of horror fans out there that don’t eat meat. While it’s a strange dichotomy that shatters a perceived genre stereotype, the lifestyle happens so frequently in the industry that there has to be something to it at a subconscious level. Real life bloodletting means inflicted suffering, …
Read More »‘Anyone Home?’ (2019): An American Dream Turned Nightmare – Movie Review
Real life mental illness can be a horror story all on its own for those who struggle with psychological disorders. Treatment isn’t always available and, when it is, medication can bring on undesirable side effects. The latter is the bane of a single mother’s existence as she strives for a …
Read More »‘Zombieland 2: Double Tap’ (2019): An Undead Sequel With Lots Of Bite – Movie Review
Ever since 2009’s Zombieland, fans of the undead horror comedy have been dying to see what’s become of their favorite characters, Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita and Little Rock. Ten years ago, this film unearthed a whole slew of wacky walker spoofs as it blended a post-apocalyptic world with funny and relatable …
Read More »‘A Stranger Among The Living’ (2020) Turns Uncertainty Into Horror
Much like the main character, I never knew quite where things stood in A Stranger Among The Living (2020). The film has a way of establishing “rules,” and then pulling the rug out in a way that could easily frustrate the audience, but instead, compels you to keep watching. The …
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Underwater’ (2020): A Solid Yet Claustrophobic Monster Movie
Okay, let me start by saying two things. First, I love monster movies. And second, I like Kristen Stewart. She gets a bad rap for what? Being in a kids’ movie? Big deal. Director William Eubank’s Underwater gives us both of these things, and I am here for it. Underwater …
Read More »‘Detroit Driller Killer’ (2020) Honors The Past While Carving Out Its Own Story
Detroit Driller Killer (2020) opens with a shot of a dead rodent on a sidewalk getting stepped on — and things only get gnarlier and bleaker from there. Director Matt Jaissle (Necro Files 3000 2017) has re-imagined an indie homage to Abel Ferrara’s classic, The Driller Killer (1979), and it’s bloody, …
Read More »‘The Mutilator’ (1984) Retro Review: We’re Going On A… Fall Break!
In the 1980s, no special occasion was ignored by horror filmmakers. Halloween, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Friday the 13th, New Year’s Eve, Mother’s Day… they all had their time in the spotlight. However, Buddy Cooper decided one important time of year was being ignored: Fall Break. So, he took a group of …
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