Reviews

One of my favorite films from Fantasia International Film Festival is Coming Home in the Dark. I recently interviewed Daniel Gillies (check it out – HERE) and we talked about this film a bit and damn he wasn’t wrong about this film being dark! The film wad directed by James …

There’s no telling what will come in the mail from Vinegar Syndrome. It’s always a complete surprise to me what they will choose to send for review. For August 2021, I found 3 Blu-rays waiting patiently in my mailbox: John P. Finegan’s Girls School Screamers (1984) and a delectable little …

BEHEMOTH is the directorial debut of digital artist Peter Sefchik and what a wild debut it is. He also is the co-writer, producer, and VFX supervisor. The film’s cast includes Josh Eisenberg, Paul Statman, Jennifer Churchich, Richard Wagner, and Whitney Nielsen. Synopsis for BEHEMOTH Joshua Riverton spent ten years working for a …

For those who may not be familiar with Phil Tippett, please allow me a second to catch you up. A legend in the VFX field, Tippett has worked on and supervised practical and stop motion FX for many of the major formative films of the last century. Jurassic Park, A …

I recently checked out Hulu’s new original series, Nine Perfect Strangers and I’m loving it so far. This series is from David E. Kelley, Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories, Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films, and Endeavor Content. Jonathan Levine directs all eight episodes of the series and serves as executive producer …

The Fantasia International Film Festival delivered a variety of unique stories including the horror-comedy, Kratt. This film was directed and written by Rasmus Merivoo. It’s an Estonian exotic mix of horror and family film that stars Mari Lill, Nora Merivoo, Harri Merivoo, Elise Tekko, Roland Treima, and Ivo Uukkivi.   …

One of my most anticipated films of 2021, was the new drama thriller that’s based on a true story, No Man of God. The film was directed by Amber Sealey and written by Kit Lesser. It stars Elijah Wood, Luke Kirby, Aleksa Palladino, and Robert Patrick. Synopsis for No Man …

I recently had the privilege of watching Hellbender for the Fantasia International Film Festival, which is the sixth feature from Wonder Wheel Productions, the family-run production company founded by Poser and Adams and their children, Zelda and Lulu. The Adams family first screened at Fantasia with their award-winning The Deeper …

In films and television, child vampires are often depicted as willful, angry, and petulant. They illustrate an ongoing theme of the difficulties of an immature mind being trapped an eternally young body. But the new movie, All the Moons, directed by Igor Legarreta (When You No Longer Love Me), chooses …

Prolific underground provocateur, SamHel, is at it again. After creating some of the most subversive and sought after titles for those that like to experience experimental cinema (Love Dump, Vania, Sadistic Pleasures), he’s back with Flesh Eater X.  If this is your introduction to SamHel, let me assure you that …