Reviews

Great Performances Highlight An Otherwise Lackluster ‘Getaway’ – Movie Review

Getaway, the new thriller by Lane Toran (in his directorial debut), features a clever plot and a fantastic cast, but still somehow fails to rise above the average fare. The film stars Toran, Scout Taylor-Compton (Halloween 2007), Landry Allbright (Feral 2017), Jamil Walker Smith (Stargate Universe 2009), Jaclyn Betham (Dear White …

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Movie Review (2019): ‘To Your Last Death’ is a Surreal, Animated Nightmare

As a huge anime fan, I was excited to watch Jason Axinn’s new animated horror film To Your Last Death. The film starred the voices of Morena Baccarin (Deadpool), William Shatner (Star Trek), Ray Wise (Twin Peaks), Bill Mosely (3 From Hell), Damien C. Haas (Unravelled), Dani Lennon (The Love …

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‘Candyman: Farewell To The Flesh’ (1995) Retro Review

Nearly every horror fan has heard about the macabre revenge slasher, Candyman (1992). However, not everyone is as well acquainted with the sequel, which released three years later on March 7, 1995. Enter 1995’s Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh, where the lovable Tony Todd (Candy Corn 2019) reprised his role as …

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‘M.O.M. (Mothers of Monsters)’ (2020) Movie Review

What makes a monster? Is it hereditary, the way they are brought up or something else entirely? In the found footage film M.O.M. (Mothers of Monsters), we are witness to a battle of wills between a mother and son that seeks to answer that question. Does it leave us with …

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‘Facing East’ (2019): A Sobering Look At A Cemetery’s Scandalous Past – Movie Review

When you lay your loved one to rest, you assume that they will stay there undisturbed forever. But, what if that wasn’t the case? What if human greed was greater than human decency? This terrible scenario is explored in Tommy Baker’s new documentary, Facing East. Synopsis: This story follows the …

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‘Zombie Jesus Vampire Hunter: The Codices Vol. I.’ Graphic Novel Review

Back in 2017, we introduced you all to the end all and be all of genre crossovers: Allon Media’s award winning short, Zombie Jesus Vampire Hunter (read my review here) from the series Twilight of Dreams. Along with Green Valley Studios and Flash/Bang Productions, this surreal film introduced the world …

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40 Years Of The Post-Apocalypse: ‘Mad Max’ (1979)

These days, post-apocalyptic road movies are a dime a dozen. Some can be very entertaining, like Zombieland (2009), or an epic flop, like Zombie Hunter (2013), but the genre has been done to death. It wasn’t always like this. Once upon a time, the genre was fresh and new. The …

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‘Hey Alice’ Horror Short Review: One Toxic Techy Relationship

As Charlie Brooker’s sci-fi anthology series, Black Mirror, has so eloquently demonstrated, our ever-growing dependency on technology is not necessarily a good thing. Our relationship with tech has the potential for dire consequences as we become even more detached from our humanity. Filmmakers Russell Ketterman and David Bennett (Ryker 2019 …

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Blumhouse’s ‘Fantasy Island’ (2020): No Horror Fan’s Fantasy – Movie Review

Fantasy Island came in as one of the most criticized and panned Blumhouse Films efforts in recent memory. Amidst a list of anticipated franchise sequels in 2020, this film had a lot to overcome as a winter release. Fantasy Island was released as a horror version of the 1978 drama series that …

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