Trigger warning for this film review: The Forest of the Lost Souls deals very heavily in suicide in many forms and it will be discussed in the review. If you or someone you love is contemplating suicide, you can find all help numbers here. Please talk with someone; there is …
Read More »Fantasia Fest 2018: The Old Woman Who Hid Her Fear Under the Stairs – Movie Review
Anxiety is a monster. Even on two separate medications for my own anxiety disorder, the illness is still prone to snarl its teeth and tear at my throat from time to time. Fear and dread are my life partners, and they’re both stone-cold bitches who are nearly impossible to live …
Read More »Fantasia Film Festival 2018: Small Gauge Trauma Horror Shorts
The 2018 Fantasia International Film Festival has been one hell of a ride, and sadly, it will soon be wrapping up. Although we covered a lot of the feature film hits, we are also giving some love to the shorts as well. On that note, here are my thoughts on …
Read More »Fantasia Fest 2018: ‘The Brink’…. It’s Not Bad Movie Review
It’s no secret that films that come out of Asia are usually great, for the most part. Whether it is horror or action (although comedy doesn’t get at much love at it rightfully should), we eat it up. Movies from Japan and South Korea usually get all of the attention, …
Read More »Fantasia Fest 2018: ‘The Night Eats the World’ is a New Breed of Zombie Film
I’m always on the hunt for a new twist on the zombie genre. There’s only so much to be done with the undead, shambling shells of our former selves. One film on the Fantasia Film Festival circuit hopes to take up the challenge and make it less about the fight …
Read More »Lou Simon’s ‘3: An Eye for an Eye’ Delivers A Delightful Revenge Story (Review)
Lou Simon came onto my radar back in 2016 when I first saw All Girls Weekend. What stuck with me about this film was it was all women, made by a woman, with practical effects and enough of everything else to keep me interested. So when I was given the …
Read More »‘Euthanizer’ (2017) – The Rainbow Bridge Movie Review
The hardest part of owning a pet is watching them get old and suffer, or so one would think. Try being the person that has to do the physical act of putting the animal down. The 2017 movie, Euthanizer, delves into the mind of such a person and shows the darkness …
Read More »Animals Gone Wild: ‘Rampage’ (2018) Movie Review
Growing up, Rampage was one of my favorite video games to play, whether it be console or arcade. When the feature film was announced, I was cautiously optimistic. After seeing the trailer to the film, which obviously took several liberties with the source material, I thought it looked like a fun …
Read More »FIFF/Born Of a Woman 2018 – ‘The Gaze’ Horror Short Review
As an indie movie reviewer, I sometimes get sent films I’ve never heard of. Some projects are so obscure that there’s not any information online so I can see what I’m getting myself into. This can lead to surprising gems or barely watchable flops. So when I was asked to …
Read More »‘Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts’: A Tale of Self-Preservation Movie Review
We all know the standard tale of vengeance that Meir Zarchi’s 1978 film, I Spit on Your Grave, perfected. The protagonist, typically female, becomes a victim of sexual assault and seeks justice where the legal system falls short. More recently, other gems such as Leah McKendrick’s M.F.A. have used this story …
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