Movie Reviews

Sam Mason-Bell’s ‘Found Footage of Fear: Digital Terror’ (2022) – Movie Review

Found Footage of Fear: Digital Terror is a 2022 Trash Arts release, co-written by Chris Mills (Hacker: Trust No One 2021) and Sam Mason-Bell (Terror At Black Tree Forest 2021 – our review), and directed by Mason-Bell. It stars Chris Mills, Jackson Batchelor (Monstrous Disunion 2021), Spencer Craig (Right Here …

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Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Belle’ (2022): Film Review Plus Bonus Roundtable Interview Question

In a time when everybody in America at least knows someone with Disney+, it’s becoming quite rare to find an individual unfamiliar with the story of the Beauty And The Beast. Many critics look at the original animated version to be the be-all, end-all telling of the story. Regardless, famed …

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Blu-Ray Review: Josh Ruben’s ‘Werewolves Within’ (2021) Delivers The Perfect Whodunit Mystery!

Cheyenne Jackson and Harvey Guillén in the mystery/thriller/comedy film, “WEREWOLVES WITHIN,” an IFC Films release. Produced by Ubisoft Film & Television, Vanishing Angle, and Sam Richardson. Photo Credit: Sabrina Lantos.

Werewolves Within delivers a fantastic whodunit horror-comedy. The film was directed by Josh Ruben (Scare Me) from a script by Mishna Wolff (I’m Down). It stars Sam Richardson (Veep, Detroiters), Milana Vayntrub (This Is Us TV series), George Basil (Crashing), Sarah Burns (Barry), Michael Chernus (Tommy/CBS), Catherine Curtin (Orange Is …

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Tyler Smith’s ‘Valley of the Shadow: The Spiritual Value of Horror’ (2021) – Movie Review

Everyone is afraid of something. How do you get over that fear? Drag it out in the open and expose it to the light. If you look closely, you’ll see that there are chinks in that monster’s armor, and you’re not that afraid anymore. That’s what horror movies do for …

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Nitrous, Blood, And Flowers: Looking Back On Frank Oz’s ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ (1986) – Retro Review

First things first… I’m not really a fan of musicals. However, there are a few exceptions. I first saw Frank Oz’s Little Shop of Horrors, released on December 19, 1986, as a child and I immediately fell in love with the film. It is an adaptation of the off-Broadway musical …

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Movie Review: Daniel Farrands’ Crime Thriller ‘Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman’ (2021)

The Movie Partnership’s recent crime thriller Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman was not what I expected. I’ll admit that I didn’t have very high hopes for the film, but it proved me wrong with great performances and a different look/perspective at the Ted Bundy crimes. The film was directed and written …

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Blu-Ray Review: ‘CREEPSHOW Season 2’ (2021) Delivers A Mix Of Horrifyingly Wonderful Tales!

I’m incredibly impressed by CREEPSHOW Season 2. The five-episode season and bonus episodes A Creepshow Animated Special and A Creepshow Holiday Special from showrunner Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead) star Kevin Dillon (Entourage), Ted Raimi (Buddy Thunderstruck), Ali Larter (House On Haunted Hill), Thomas Howell (The Amazing Spider-Man), Iman Benson (Alexa and Katie), …

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Trevor Hollen’s ‘Eating Cars’ (2021) – Movie Review

There was the craze of indie films in the 90’s. I remember finding them at video stores like Suncoast or renting them at Blockbuster. My friends and I would get excited and talk about what films we watched the following Monday, deeply invested and try to outdo the previous film …

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