Movie Reviews

Fantasia Fest 2021 Review: ‘The Last Thing Mary Saw’ Is A Haunting And Intense Drama Thriller

The Last Thing Mary Saw

Director Edoardo Vitaletti’s The Last Thing Mary Saw premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival 2021 on August 15 and 17 and is, hands down, one of my favorite films I’ve seen this year. The Last Thing Mary Saw is a period occult drama set in an isolated farmhouse in the …

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James Gunn’s ‘The Suicide Squad’ (2021) – Don’t Get Too Attached, But Enjoy The Ride! – Movie Review

To start this off, I want to answer a question a lot of people have been asking about The Suicide Squad, especially since there seems to have been another movie released a few years back with a very similar name: What is it? A remake? A sequel? Honestly, more of …

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Slaughtered Lambs: John Landis’ ‘An American Werewolf in London’ (1981) – Retro Review

Writer/director John Landis’ An American Werewolf in London was released forty years ago on August 21, 1981, and it is inarguably the greatest werewolf movie of all time. I’d also say it’s one of the best horror films of the ‘80s, a decade that’s absolutely saturated with genre classics. Notably, …

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Welcome to Willy’s Wonderland (2020): Another Animatronic Nightmare – Movie Review

I love strange films, and one of my newest obsessions is the whole animatronics gone bad scenario. Recently, I reviewed the film The Banana Splits (2019 – read that review here), and then I came across this gem. Welcome to Kevin Lewis’s Willy’s Wonderland, a world fueled by Nicolas Cage’s …

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Small Town Monsters’ ‘On the Trail of UFOs: Dark Sky’ (2021) – Film Review

On the Trail of UFOs: Dark Sky

There is no doubt, I absolutely enjoy Small Town Monsters’ films. I’ve already had the opportunity to review The Mothman Legacy (2020 – you may read my review here). We’ve also published reviews for Momo: The Missouri Monster (2019) here, On The Trail Of Bigfoot (2019) here, The Bray Road …

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Tom Daley’s ‘The Lamp’ AKA ‘The Outing’ (1987): Vinegar Syndrome 2k Restoration Blu-ray Review

Let’s travel back to 1987 and talk about the genre flick, The Lamp/The Outing, Director Tom Daley’s only foray into the world of feature film. The script was written by Warren Chaney (Behind The Mask 1992), whose wife, Deborah Winters (The Winds Of War 19983), was cast in the film …

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Daniel Foreman’s ‘Abducted’ (2021): A Supernatural Film About Kidnappings – Movie Review

Growing up was hard for a lot of us, and I’m sure it was hard for our parents before us, too. Sometimes we rise above, and sometimes we fall. Why do we fall? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up. Yes, I am quoting Batman Begins. But the …

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Harry Greenberger’s ‘Here After’ (2021) Explains What We Find After Death… Turns Out, It’s Love – Movie Review

For horror fans with iron stomachs able to withstand the most hardcore, disgusting, wretched, vomit-inducing films to those who don’t even like horror, we can all agree on one thing. For those of us not lucky to find love, we make it a mission to search for it and keep …

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Fantasia Fest 2021: Richard Bates Jr’s ‘King Knight’ – Movie Review

After the mixed reception of his last film, Tone Deaf, Richard Bates Jr. (read our interview with him here) has rebounded strong with King Knight, his own film of self acceptance and embracing the art that drives oneself, even if others are telling you not to. Richard Bates Jr. has …

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‘Bloody Summer Camp’ (2021): A True ’80s Summer Slasher Throwback – Movie Review

Slasher 15 is back, and this time, they’re out for blood in the new slasher throwback, Bloody Summer Camp! For the third film in his directorial filmography, David Kerr (Curse of the Slasher Nurse 2017) and his production team takes us camping in true ’80s horror fashion: No phone, no …

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