Reviews

It has been many years since we have been treated to a good cannibal film along the lines of Cannibal Holocaust and Cannibal Ferox. Then along comes this French-Belgian film known as Raw. It made its debut at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim and was building a huge …

The unexpected death of a spouse can have a devastating impact leading one to seek consoling answers in an attempt to fill a void with closure. The emptiness felt in the wake of such a loss is a very true-to-life terrifying human experience. The final stages of grief and what can …

As a bibliophile, the news that one of my favorite books is becoming a movie fills me with dread. There’s no way to get an author’s true vision portrayed in two hours. Margaret Atwood’s (Oryx and Crake 2004) dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale is one of my favorite books, and the …

A few months ago, we told you about the upcoming indie film #FromJennifer. a black comedy shot entirely on GoPro cameras. Although they’re not related story wise, #FromJennifer is the third film in the Jennifer series, following To Jennifer (2013) and 2 Jennifer (2016). This one stars some pretty familiar faces. …

The last time we watched a short by Windar Media Productions was when we reviewed The Clown Network. Did their next horror short, The Last Night, leave us satisfied as well? The Last Night is a horror short directed and produced by Gustavo Genixo and stars Ximena Cou. It was released …

Personally, I love alien films. It’s always exciting to think about life beyond our planet. Several alien stories have come out throughout the years; some great while others are mediocre. Did the sci-fi film Zero Hour deliver a compelling story? https://youtu.be/2n345uleuTI Produced by Bluelight Films, Zero Hour is a sci-fi short …

Have you ever thought about whether our actions were based on nurture or nature? This subject has been argued for years, but there are barely any films that focus on that subject – until Inheritance!  (Synopsis provided by IMDb.com): When Ryan (Chase Joliet) mysteriously inherits a house from his biological father, …

It’s been awhile since I’ve watched a movie that was filmed in present day times but captured the essence of the 1970s or the 1980s so perfectly. The last movie to do that for me would have to be Ti West’s The House of the Devil. That is, until I …

When filmmakers decide to create horror movies that pay homage to their own favorite films, the results can either be fantastically familiar yet original works of art or a jumble of too many ideas and not enough linear plot. Where on the spectrum did XLrator Media’s Dark Signal land? The …

When a film has a shitload of buzz around it and expectations are high, sometimes it is hard to not feel disappointed or underwhelmed by the final product. XX is a horror anthology that has a ton of buzz around it, but has had a pretty mixed reaction with horror …