I’ve been dying to see The Lodge for the past year and when the official trailer dropped a few weeks ago, it sent chills down my spine. However, nothing could have prepared me for what I was about to see. The film was co-directed by Goodnight Mommy’s Severin Fiala and …
Read More »Panic Fest 2020 Review: ‘Greenlight’
Greenlight is a thriller about an amateur director who gets his opportunity at creating a feature-length film, but there’s a catch. One of the crew must suffer a terrible fate. The film was both created and directed by Graham Denman, his directorial debut in a feature-length film, who’s also an …
Read More »George A. Romero — Why His Zombie Legacy Lives and Thrives
Born on February 4, 1940, George A. Romero is well known as a horror icon and the co-creator of the modern, man-eating zombie (along with John Russo). In fact, as crazy and fanboy-ish as this sounds, it’s actually difficult to exaggerate his influence on pop culture. Virtually everyone is familiar …
Read More »Panic Fest 2020 Review: ‘The Swerve’ (2019) Explores A Woman On The Verge
Mental illness is a subject that is often explored in movies, but rarely as raw and successfully done as in Writer/Director Dean Kapsalis’ (Jigsaw Venus 2000) The Swerve. The film stars a fragile, nearly stripped to the core Azura Skye (One Missed Call 2008) as Holly, a woman who slowly …
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Mon Mon Mon Monsters’ (2020) Is Utterly Disturbing and Leaves You Aching For Revenge
I love a good revenge story and Mon Mon Mon Monsters is definitely one will leaving you aching for revenge. Painfully so. This film was written and directed by Giddens Ko (You Are the Apple of My Eye). The cast includes Eugenie Liu (Behind Your Smile), Pei-Hsin Lin, Carolyn …
Read More »Panic Fest 2020 Review: ‘Uncle Peckerhead’ Is Loads Of Fun
Directed by Matthew John Lawrence (Larry Gone Demon 2015), Uncle Peckerhead shines a very different light on the semi-glamorous life of a touring musician. The film opens as Judy (a brilliant Chet Siegel: The Last Two People On Earth TV series), the lead singer/bass player of the group DUH, quits …
Read More »WiHM 2020: Interview with Up and Coming Scream Princess, Jonni Shandor
I absolutely love interviewing young talent. They’re so inspirational and have their whole lives ahead of them. That’s why I was honored when someone reached out to me about a young and brilliant actress and performer, Jonni Shandor. She may be young, but she knows what she wants and she’s …
Read More »‘The Killer Of Grassy Ridge’ (2020) Is A Solid Atmospheric Short – Movie Review
An atmospheric short with a wicked twist is always a welcome treat in my book. The Killer of Grassy Ridge, directed by Johnny K (The Walking Dead: The World Beyond 2020), is one of those films. It stars Kevin Conn (Bonus Content 2014) and newcomers Michael Stumbo and Heather Stone. Synopsis: …
Read More »Panic Fest 2020: ‘The New End’ Is A Familiar Post-Apocalyptic Fable – Movie Review
Written and directed by Leonel Dietsche (3000 2015), The New End is a post-apocalyptic fairy tale, full of knights, kings, jesters, and magicians rotted beyond recognition in radioactive dust. But in this decaying kingdom, there’s only one fair maiden left. The moral of this story, eulogized in the simultaneously hopeful …
Read More »‘Lore” (2017) Is A Visually Beautiful, Slow Burn – Movie Review
Lore, written and directed by Christian Larsen (Another Time 2016) and Brock Manwill (White Salamander), is a visually spellbinding, slow burn thriller. It stars Lyndsey Lantz (By Day’s End 2020), Max Lesser (Ashby 2015), and Sean Wei Mah (Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee 2007). Synopsis: A woman searches for …
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