Filmmaker Chuck Russell (Nightmare on Elm Street 3) is back in horror! Witchboard is being heralded as his “return to horror.” A reimagining of the 1986 film of the same name written and directed by Kevin Tenney, this new version is NOTHING like the original, and I think that’s what …
Read More »Jim Sharman’s ‘THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW’ (1975) – A Retro Review
Some moments never fade; people remember where they were on 9/11, or where they were when they found out Cliff Burton from Metallica was killed in a bus accident. Those are moments we should push to the side and store deep inside. Jim Sharman’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show replaced …
Read More »Meet Your New BookTok BF: Melrose Avenue’s Vlado Saric Talks Fitness, Fandom, and ACOTAR Comparisons – Interview
Thanks to bands like Sleep Token and Bad Omens, the once-separate worlds of metalcore and BookTok — TikTok’s obsessive corner of romantasy readers and morally gray heartthrobs — are unexpectedly colliding. With their emotional lyrics, dark aesthetics and brooding masked or tattooed frontmen who could easily pass for fantasy book …
Read More »Amara Cash’s ‘GET OFF MY LAWN’ (2025) – Movie Review
Amara Cash’s Get Off My Lawn will have you questioning everyone’s intentions, especially when moving into a new neighborhood. Get Off My Lawn is up, down, and all around throughout the entire movie. It poses a good question of “What if?” Sometimes what we see as harmless can escalate very …
Read More »Doodles of Doom: Seth Worley’s ‘SKETCH’ (2025) – Movie Review
Seth Worley makes his feature film debut as the writer & director for Sketch. Tony Hale (Veep 2012-2019) stars as a widowed father struggling to raise his two children amid the loss of their mother. Having trouble coping with the emotions of loss, Amber (Bianca Belle: Lady in the Lake …
Read More »Bears Rebecca Fonte’s ‘HOW FAR DOES THE DARK GO?’ (2025) – Movie Review
I’ve always been fascinated by vampires. As someone who fears death as much as I do, the thought of living forever definitely has its appeal. But what’s the point in living forever if you don’t have anyone to share it with? This is just one of many questions that How …
Read More »Interview With Writer/Director Calvin Lee Reeder And Star Johnny Whitworth For ‘The A-Frame’
A man comes up to you, a stranger, and says that in his research he’s discovered a cure for cancer. He offers to help you. Would you do it? A quantum physicist develops a machine that creates a tunnel to a subatomic universe. In his quest to prove the machine’s …
Read More »From Down Under To Sold-Out: Guitarist Shawn Mayer On Melrose Avenue’s First U.S. Tour, and What’s Next – Interview
The past few months have been the definition of a dream come true for the boys of Australian pop-metalcore band Melrose Avenue. After gaining a loyal fanbase through viral BookTok-coded Reels and TikToks, they proved they have the musical chops to match their sense of humor with a debut U.S. …
Read More »Ronald Black and Christopher Avellino’s ‘SWINE AND DINE’ (2025) – Review
I happened across this film on the internet, so I gave it a chance. I asked myself, “How bad can it be?”. It was one of the times I was happy with a short film. To me, it sets you up for a story that is going to end too …
Read More »Fantasia 2025: Interview With Filmmaker Emma Higgins For ‘Sweetness’
Well friends, it’s the summer so that means one thing – Fantasia! This year, the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, Canada is celebrating its 29th edition and once again showcasing some truly talented genre filmmakers and providing eclectic and explosive viewing material for movie enthusiasts. My first piece out …
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