The thought that if you die in your dreams you die in real life is something that has frequently been seen in various media, most famously in the A Nightmare on Elm Street series. The latest film to use this is Soul Reaper, which filters it through an Indonesian Folk …
Read More »The Last Of The OG Films In High Def: ‘JASON GOES TO HELL’ and ‘JASON X’ Arrow Video 4K Review
Ah! Remember the good old days, when the Friday the 13th franchise was in creative (and I’m using that term loosely) limbo? Paramount had the rights to the name and the fictional location, but New Line had aquired the name, so they, naturally, attempted to cash in on name only …
Read More »Interview With David Midell, Director Of ‘The Ritual’
David Midell’s (cowritten by Enrico Natale) new film, The Ritual, is based on a true story. Starring Al Pacino (Scarface) and Dan Stevens (Abigail), along with Ashely Greene (Twilight) and Patricia Heaton (Everybody Loves Raymond), the film tells the true-life tale of Emma Schmidt (played by Abigail Cowen) and the …
Read More »Topical and Heart Wrenching: ‘TATAMI’ (2025) – Review
Timing is everything for a film release, especially when it comes to finding an audience. The timing for a film like Tatami, with it’s themes of politics, oppression, and foreign relations, set in the microcosm of an international sports competition, couldn’t be more perfect. Synopsis “Leila, an Iranian judo athlete …
Read More »Steven Spielberg’s ‘THE GOONIES’ (1985) – Retro Review
Let me say first that I jumped at he chance to review this. The Goonies became a well-known classic since the day it premiered. People ate this film up as one of the greatest adventure movies of all time. The Goonies opened my eyes to see a brighter side. It …
Read More »‘GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH’ (1990) – A Sequel That Mocks The Idea Of Sequels
Gremlins 2: The New Batch isn’t just a follow-up to Joe Dante’s 1984 horror-comedy, Gremlins. It’s a cinematic prank, a meta-spectacle that turns its back on the original’s relatively darker edge in favor of even more chaos, satire, and total self-awareness. Gremlins 2: The New Batch: A Cartoon in a …
Read More »Jason Trost’s ‘The Waves of Madness’ (2024) Movie Review
Are you a fan of side-scrolling video games? Have you ever wondered what it would be like if a movie utilized this style? Let me introduce to you The Waves of Madness, the first side-scroller horror film. The Waves of Madness follows a lone special agent investigating a distress call …
Read More »Interview With Hassie Harrison, Star Of ‘DANGEROUS ANIMALS’
Shark movies are a dime a dozen these days so it’s really important that this one is better than the last one. Dangerous Animals (read our review HERE) is that movie. Written by Nick Lepard (This is like his first movie. Color me impressed!) and directed by Australian filmmaker Sean Byrne (read our …
Read More »Interview With Jai Courtney, Star Of ‘Dangerous Animals’
Shark movies are a dime a dozen these days so it’s really important that this one is better than the last one. Dangerous Animals (read our review HERE) is that movie. Written by Nick Lepard (This is like his first movie. Color me impressed!) and directed by Australian filmmaker Sean Byrne (read …
Read More »Sean Byrne’s ‘DANGEROUS ANIMALS’ (2025) – Movie Review
Dangerous Animals is one of the better shark movies in recent memory—one that not only takes itself seriously, but actually manages to pull off a tense, gripping experience without falling into the trap of campy or intentionally bad B-movie territory. In a post-Sharknado world, where over-the-top absurdity has often become …
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