Reviews

Money doesn’t solve all problems. Shocking, I know. In the short film Don’t Be A Hero, belittled and lonely Lizzy Jo takes out her frustrations on the hand the world has dealt her by robbing banks. Because hell, everybody needs a hobby. https://vimeo.com/245447941 Don’t Be A Hero Synopsis: A middle-aged …

I had the opportunity to view Skye Borgman’s documentary, Abducted in Plain Sight, for the 2018 Toronto True Crime Film Festival this past weekend. It took me a bit to soak it all in and write this review. This is an unbelievable but true story of a young girl named …

The internet can be a terrifying place. There are tremendous benefits, sure, but far too often, the web serves as a veil for scumbags to hide behind. The Stranger, Nicole Nielsen Horanyi’s semi-documentary, highlights one such case, and will surely make you think twice before giving your trust to someone …

Whether or not you agree with it, capital punishment happens in the United States. As a matter of fact, 31 out of 50 US states practice capital punishment. Surprisingly, only 17 of those states require a physician to be present during an execution of any kind. Since all major medical …

This past weekend, the first annual Toronto True Crime Film Festival took place. It was a two day fest dedicated to both true crime and fictionalized films based on true crime. I had the opportunity to view Gus Krieger’s film, My Name is Myeisha, a fictionalized film based on a …

When I first heard of Maybe If It Were A Nice Room, I didn’t know what to expect. But after seeing it, I knew that, even though it was not long, this film told a powerful message. The short was written, directed and produced by Alicia Harris, whom I even …

28 Days Later… first graced American screens 15 years ago this month. I remember it vividly because my wife and I were expecting our first child, and I’m sitting there thinking that it’s either going to scar him in utero or give him an unexplainable affinity for horror. Well, neither …

Stephen King has been writing for longer than many of us have been alive. His first book, Carrie, was published in 1974, and since then, the Master of Horror has gone on to pen 56 novels and over 200 short stories, and that’s just the stuff that he’s let see …

End Trip is an exciting new thriller from Aaron Jay Rome that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018. It stars Rome (The Starving Games 2013), Eric LeBlanc (My B.F.F. 2017), Jaren Mitchell (21 Jump Street 2012), and Ashley Lenz (Law & Order True Crime 2017). In today’s high …

Thirty years ago this month, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master hit theaters to a horror-fueled pack of Freddy Krueger fans chomping at the bit to see more of their favorite child murdering anti-hero. In this one, Freddy returns to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as …