Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘A Nightmare Wakes’ (2021) Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Comes To Life

A Nightmare Wakes

Shudder has been killing it with their releases lately, and one of their new psychological thrillers is A Nightmare Wakes from Writer/Director Nora Unkel. This film is based on Mary Shelley’s writing of Frankenstein, which is steeped in accurate period details but told with a modern perspective. It stars Alix Wilton …

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Brian Dorton’s ‘Truly, Madly’ (2020) Puts A Grindhouse Spin On Maternal Dysfunction – Movie Review

There’s a million ways to deal with the death of a partner. Therapy, religion, meditation… hell, even multi-level marketing, if that blows your hair back. But Truly, Madly (2020) is the only movie I’ve seen where a recently widowed religious woman, Barbara (Sondra Carver), seeks solace in a murderous obsession …

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Movie Review: Louise Linton’s ‘ME YOU MADNESS’ (2021) Quirky, Over The Top, And Ridiculously Fun!

You Me Madness

It will also be Available on Digital Download platforms in the UK and Ireland beginning April 19.I recently watched, STX’s comic thriller, ME YOU MADNESS, and it was quirky, over the top, and ridiculously fun. ME YOU MADNESS was directed and written by Louise Linton (Intruder) who also stars in …

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Movie Review: Samuel Vainisi’s ‘Violet’ (2020) A Complicated Revenge Story

Violet

I’ve been sitting on this film for some time now because I am a huge fan of the director and wanted to give it the respect and attention it deserved. However, when it comes to assault especially sexual assault, sometimes I’m not able to watch things because it triggers my …

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Sundance 2021 Review: ‘Prisoners of the Ghostland’ Arthouse Meets Grindhouse in Nic Cage’s Wild Ride

Have you ever wished that there would be a neon fuelled, Mad Max inspired retooling of John Carpenter’s Escape from duology? Then Sion Sono’s American debut Prisoners of the Ghostland may be the best thing you see this year. Synopsis for Prisoners of the Ghostland In the treacherous frontier city …

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Movie Review: ‘Paradise Cove’ (2021) Your Dream Home Has Become A Nightmare

Paradise Cove

Paradise Cove is a horror/thriller with an ominous title. Maybe it’s a college vacation film where zombies take over a beach, maybe it’s a film about Stepford wives invading a suburb. After watching this film, I can assure you these plots were not part of the film. Directed by Martin …

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Movie Review: ‘Killer Therapy’ (2021) A Realistic Progression Of Denial, Trauma and Anger

killer therapy

I recently watched the new horror film, Killer Therapy. It was directed by Barry Jay and stars Nicole Marie Appleby, Skyler Caleb, Lola Davidson, Michael Dempsey, Michael Qeliqi, and Jonathan Tysor, plus many other iconic horror actors make an appearance. Synopsis for Killer Therapy  A tormented and angry man named …

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Four Color Craven: A Look Back at 1982’s ‘Swamp Thing’

Created by comic book gods Len Wein (who also co-created Marvel’s Wolverine) and Bernie Wrightson (illustrator of Stephen King’s Cycle of the Werewolf 1983), horror icon Wes Craven’s Swamp Thing (1982) loosely adapts the early part of their published run. Finding a balance between camp and horror, Craven (A Nightmare on …

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Final Girls Berlin Film Festival 2021: ‘The Stylist’ Is ‘Single White Female’ Meets ‘Audition’

The Stylist

A few years back, I reviewed Jill Gevargizian’s (check out our interview with her HERE) horror short drama, The Stylist, for Women in Horror Month (read that review here) and fell in love with it. When I heard it was being made into a full-length feature, I knew it was …

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