George James Fraser’s ‘Last Night’- Short Film Review

Last Night

I believe the expectations of bachelor parties are not only wild but can be over the top sometimes. No one really discusses their counterpart, bachelorette parties. Let me tell you, ladies know how to party, perhaps even a little more than men do. George James Fraser’s short film Last Night …

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Celebrating Cronenberg – A Letter To The Influential Filmmaker On His Birthday

Dear Mr. Cronenberg,  March 15th marks your 80th trip around the sun. An auspicious occasion in itself, but you sir, are celebrating 80 glorious years on this earth, many of which were spent making indispensable films, writing novels, acting, and being a father. You helped create a new, subversive sub-genre, …

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Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret’s ‘The Worst Ones (2023) – Movie Review

There’s a fine line between responsible commentary and exploitation. The film-within-a-film aesthetic of The Worst Ones could fall on either side with its compelling inside look at the troubled process of filmmaking. Chronicling the production of an “art” film about life in the Picasso slums of Boulogne-Sur-Mer in Northern France, …

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Vertical Acquires North American/UK Rights to Lawrence Fowler’s ‘The Ghost Within’

Vertical has acquired the North American and UK rights to the horror/thriller, The Ghost Within, directed by Lawrence Fowler (The Jack in the Box). The film stars Michaela Longden (The Jack in the Box: Awakening), Rebecca Phillipson (Dazed), and Tom Millen (Star Night). It is set to hit theaters March 17, 2023. …

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Coming Soon to Theaters – Julius Avery’s ‘The Pope’s Exorcist’

Coming soon to theaters from Sony Pictures and director Julius Avery (Son of a Gun) is a new horror thriller: The Pope’s Exorcist. The film stars Russell Crowe (Gladiator), Franco Nero (Immortalist), and Ralph Ineson (The Witch). It will hit theaters April 14, 2023. Synopsis: Inspired by the actual files …

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Brandon McLemore’s ‘Dark Entities’ (2023) – Movie Review

Dark Entities, the debut feature film from writer/director Brandon McLemore (who also plays the male lead, Wes), is a film that wears its influences on its sleeve.   Synopsis: Following a tragic accident in 1977, the three Winters siblings move into the mysterious home they inherited. They soon discover the …

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Psychosis Baby Blues: ‘ADALYNN’ (2023) – Movie Review

Adalynn

Only a few things come to mind as more difficult than becoming a new parent. Now add living with untreated mental illness and grieving trauma. Mixed in some baby blues and postpartum psychosis and you’ve got a recipe for real-life elevated horror cinema. Adalynn(2023) Synopsis After Adalynn’s husband goes away …

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Interview With Jolene Purdy, Star Of ‘Unseen’

Yoko Okumura’s directorial debut, Unseen, is so fucking good. I have not seen a film with such strong female leads in a long time. Midori Francis (Grey’s Anatomy) and Jolene Purdy (Donnie Darko) carry this film from start to finish and I am here for it. All of it. Even though …

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