Movie Reviews

October was insanely busy, but we’re wrapping our coverage for festivals all around the world, including the 2018 Screamfest Film Festival. One of the horror stories we had the privilege of covering for this event is Here There Be Monsters. This brilliant horror short was written/directed by Drew Macdonald and was …

As we wrap up our coverage of the 2018 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, I had an opportunity to watch the Head Trip Block Shorts for review. The block is perfectly described on the BHFF site as: At its boldest, horror doesn’t play by any rules. As you’ll see in these unclassifiable shorts, …

Although I do enjoy possession films, they are not my favorite horror subgenre. There’s just so many out there filled with too much regurgitated material, so it takes a compelling story to peek my interest. IFC Midnight has released several killer titles this year, and when I heard about Welcome …

How many times can one movie break your heart? When I started watching the newly released film, Silencio, I didn’t ask myself that, but perhaps I should have. I sat down to watch this movie thinking it would have some cool, sci-fi-esque story, and ended up getting all caught up …

As someone who was bullied throughout junior and high school, as well as backhanded compliments from family members, I’ve always wondered what it would be like to say or even do exactly what I was thinking. In my mind, it never ends well, so I mostly just kept it all …

I absolutely love horror shorts. They’re like bite-sized chunks of terror that deliver a pitiless punch in just a fraction of the time a full length genre film. But, because of their short time frame, the filmmaker is usually limited as to what they can actually touch upon. However, in …

Not since the halcyon days of Bruce Li/Lai/Le has there been a motion picture sold on the intentional deception of its star looking like some other guy. Considering I first caught wind of Death Kiss from a headline that announced Charles Bronson’s return to acting (and from the grave), the …

An exciting new suspense thriller called Escape Room is now available. Directed by Will Wernick (Alone 2010, The Breaks 2014), the film stars Evan Williams (Degrassi: The Next Generation TV series, Awkward TV series), Pray for Rain’s (2017) Annabelle Stephenson and John Ierardi, Elisabeth Hower (Louie TV series, Suits TV series), Dan …

Extreme horror is home to the some of the most violent, bloodiest, and controversial films out there. They tend to pack an unprecedented punch to the viewers gut, burning into the memory, leaving a lasting impression. Writer/Director Lucio A. Rojas’ (Perfidy 2014) latest film, Trauma, is no exception to this …

Anyone who knows me knows I’m a sucker for horror comedies. There’s just something gratifying about a genre flick that can laugh at itself. So it was my absolute pleasure to be able to review Laugh Now Die Later Shorts Block, the horror comedy block from this year’s Brooklyn Horror …