After reading our interview with Filmmaker Johannes Grenzfurthner about his new project, Solvent, I decided I needed to check this film out. Anything involving missing Nazis, decrepit farmhouses, delusional filmmakers, and the director’s actual grandfather had to be awesome, right? Here’s the synopsis: While searching for Nazi documents in an …
Read More »Marielle Heller’s ‘NIGHTBITCH’ (2024) – Movie Review
There are movies that can exceed expectations and then there are movies that don’t do anything other than exist and fulfill a slot in theaters and a resume-builder for some actors. Nightbitch is the latter of the two options. The story centers around a middle-aged mother named…..Mother. That’s her name …
Read More »Why ‘THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY’ (1945) Is Uniquely Terrifying
When people think of horror movies, they might think of Universal Monsters, 2000s campy, scary movies or comedy horror movies. You might not think of Albert Lewin’s 1945 film The Picture of Dorian Gray. It might seem like a random pick for a terrifying horror movie, but it certainly checks …
Read More »Charlie Brady’s ‘WHISPERS’ (2024) – Movie Review
I’m not too big on period pieces. I find most of them dull. However, I Thoroughly enjoyed Charlie Brady’s Whispers more than I expected. I was initially turned off once I realized it was a period piece—I am not afraid to admit that. Whispers is a Western movie with a giant donkey kick. …
Read More »I am the Night: ‘BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM’ (1993) Revisited – Retro Review
While Spider-Man is my favorite superhero, I am also quite fond of Batman as well. I love Batman: The Animated Series so I was extremely excited when I heard that there was going to be a movie that took place in the same universe coming out back in 1993 and …
Read More »Derek Braasch’s ‘TORTURE THE FLESH’ (2024) – Movie Review
Some of the greatest thrillers of all time have managed to mix a homicidal maniac out for blood with a hardened police force who will stop at nothing to catch the killer. Such is the case in Torture The Flesh, the newest indie whodunit from Cheevies Films. Torture The Flesh …
Read More »Andy Greskoviak’s ‘BLACK FRIDAY’ (2021) – Movie Review
Work-related horror often brings some of the best ambiance to the genre, as co-workers being trapped in a confined space ratchets up the internal clock and limits the options of the survivors. Such is the case in Black Friday, a horror comedy named after the newly formed “holiday.” As we …
Read More »Beautiful Trash: Grindhouse Releasing’s ‘HOLLYWOOD 90028’ – Blu-ray Review
Bob Murawski and the late Sage Stallone’s Grindhouse Releasing, famed for cleaning up those gritty, grimy and often (and maybe rightfully so) overlooked films that existed on the fringes of “respectable” cinema, gives the seldom seen Hollywood 90028 a shiny new package with all the bells and whistles that collectors …
Read More »Leah Sturgis’s ‘TRAPPED INN’ (2024) – Movie Review
Lisa Sturgis has been producing and directing films and commercials for 20 years. Trapped Inn is one of her beautifully wild stories. I have to say I enjoyed the movie a lot. It’s going to be a movie to watch again and again. Let’s talk about why I feel this …
Read More »Dallas King’s ‘SWAP’ (2024) – Movie Review
Swap, written, directed, and starring Dallas King, is a new film that has turned the tables on typical vampire movies. It could easilyhave been a trashy romance novel. Swap is a modern-day 70s exploitation film. Check out the trailer below, then read on for the review! Synopsis New couple, Rad (James …
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