I have to admit, I was unaware of this film until I saw it. I know of the director’s work so I had an understanding on what to expect. The film, Crucified by Claudio Lattanzi (Zombie 5: Killing Birds), is a story about the end of the world and vampires. The …
Read More »Adam Egypt Mortimer’s ‘Archenemy’ (2020): An Anti-Hero Genre Mashup Movie Review
Adam Egypt Mortimer (read our interviews with him here and here) is a filmmaker I have come to deeply admire. Beginning with the supernatural, bully, revenge film of Some Kind of Hate (2015) to the thoughtful yet terrifying look into the horrors of mental health with Daniel Isn’t Real (2019 …
Read More »Movie Review: Vincent Paronnaud’s ‘Hunted’ (2021) Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf?
“Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf?” Hunted is the live-action, English-language, and solo directorial debut for acclaimed French filmmaker and comic artist Vincent Paronnaud (Cannes Jury Prize Winner Persepolis, Chicken With Plums). Co-written by Paronnaud alongside Léa Pernollet, the film stars Magritte Award-winning actors Lucie Debay (The Confession) and …
Read More »Movie Review: ‘A Nightmare Wakes’ (2021) Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Comes To Life
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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Movie Review: Louise Linton’s ‘ME YOU MADNESS’ (2021) Quirky, Over The Top, And Ridiculously Fun!
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 …
Read More »Movie Review: Samuel Vainisi’s ‘Violet’ (2020) A Complicated Revenge Story
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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »FGBFF 2021: Eye For An Eye Horror Shorts Block Review
Revenge horror is one of the trickiest subjects to pull off in a unique way to break the typical film formula. My favorite film of the last year was Promising Young Woman, so I knew when picking which short block to write for The Final Girls Berlin Film Festival this …
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Paradise Cove’ (2021) Your Dream Home Has Become A Nightmare
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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