Movie Reviews

What do you get when you cross Steve Railsback (post Helter Skelter and pre Lifeforce) with a darker, 1970s version of Thirtysomething? You get Scott Mansfield’s Deadly Games. I have to call it a slasher because it has a masked killer and it came out in the sweet spot of …

It’s a spooky summer night around the campfire. The beers are flowing, the party is wild, and it’s time for a scary story to change the lives of some unfortunate, trespassing teenagers. This setup sounds like the perfect backdrop for a nostalgic horror movie, but very few do it like …

Martyn Pick’s Heckle follows the lives of two comedians, Joe Johnson (Guy Combes) and Ray Kelly (Steve Guttenberg), who suffer at the hands of a psycho heckler. Heckle: to interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse. “You’re nothing! This is a fucking lesson! You will remember …

A young couple is desperate for a child in award winning playwright Hamza Zaman’s directorial debut, The Institute. This microbudget feature utilizes relatable, pervasive unease and fears to endear its main characters to us. Most of the film’s 90ish minute runtime is a slow burn, but a handful of relatively …

I recently had the chance to watch the wildly bizarre yet entertaining mockumentary, Adventures in Success and it was a blast. Jay Buim’s Adventures in Success had its virtual world premiere at the CinequestFilm and Creativity Festival and went on to screen at Nashville Film Festival, Vail Film Festival, and …

I’ve been enjoying Brad Twigg’s movies for a few years now. Honestly, he’s one of my all-time favorite low-budget horror directors with films like Deathboard (2020 – our review), Brimstone Incorporated (2021 – our review), the Frames of Fear franchise (our reviews here and here), Killer Campout (2017 – our …

When I saw the list of names associated with Matt Leal’s film, Shadowmarsh, I knew I had to check it out. Synopsis: When Jacob and his niece Piper are forced to move back to their old home, they slowly uncover the truth that the town has an ancient evil lurking …

Filmmaker Gia Elliot’s feature film Directorial debut, Take Back The Night (2021), has been cleaning up on the festival circuit over the past year. The film has won a ton of awards, taking home hardware for Best Feature, Best Director, Best Actress, and even an Audience Award at various genre …

I’d like to start this review with a big thank you to Vinegar Syndrome. Not only do they share screener copies of their releases, but thanks to them, cult classic and strange films that are hard to find are preserved in the best quality available. Without their hard work, I …

I first heard about I Hear The Trees Whispering a few months ago. Described as a slow burn mystery drama, the film caught my eye when I saw its gorgeous poster. It reminded me of the cover of The Cure’s single, “The Forest,” with its tall, thin, monochrome trees reaching …