Blue Moon is one of those rare biopics that truly seizes its opportunities to reintroduce audiences to a forgotten era in the music industry. Rather than retreading the familiar beats of musical legends, director Richard Linklater crafts a deeply intimate portrait of Lorenz Hart—a gifted yet troubled lyricist whose work …
Read More »Brunch, Blood, and Bad Decisions: Ian Kimble Talks ‘DEAD GIVEAWAY’ (2025)
After waking up hungry, hungover, and next to a murdered stranger, Jill’s (Ruby Modine, Silent Night, Deadly Night, Shameless) day goes from bad to apocalyptic. Between a tied-up man in her closet, an unconscious roommate, and a knife to her best friend’s neck, her only mission is somehow to make …
Read More »Happenstance Horror Fest – Animation Block (2025) Review
The Happenstance Horror Fest is coming to Salem, Massachusetts, on November 8th, and there is a lot to cover. I would, of course, take the animated short films, and I was shocked at what I witnessed. I wasn’t let down one single bit with these stories. They are cheesy, but …
Read More »Happenstance Horror Fest – National Block Review (2025)
HAPPENSTANCE HORROR FEST offers a full day of short horror films, divided into multiple blocks—so every horror fan should find something that tickles their scary bone (that’s a thing, right?). If you’re craving blood and guts made right here in the U.S.A., check out the RED, WHITE, AND EW block. Spoiler-Free …
Read More »Interview With Eli Roth, Mallory Drumm, Alex Lee Williams, And Jay Drakulic For ‘Dream Eater’
Dream Eater, the second selection from Eli Roth’s The Horror Section, and written/directed/produced/starring Mallory Drumm and Alex Lee Williams, and written/directed/produced by Jay Drakulic, is a terrifying found footage film that reminds us just how vulnerable we are when we’re sleeping. A filmmaker documents her boyfriend’s violent parasomnia during their …
Read More »Aleen Isley’s ‘I:Scream A Minty Musical’ (2025) Movie Review
I absolutely love musicals and one of my favorites is Little Shop of Horrors, so I have a thing for musicals with a sci-fi horror bent. I was extremely excited when I:Scream was announced and even more so when it was announced halfway through funding that it would be a …
Read More »Interview With Lucinda Berry, Author Of ‘This Is A Safe Space’
I love to read. I’ve been a bookworm for as long as I can remember and I have more books than I have bookshelf space, plus my Kindle is jam packed with things I have yet to even touch. However, I had never experienced an audiobook before Lucinda Berry’s made-for-audio …
Read More »He’s a Religious Nut!: ‘MASSAGE PARLOR MURDERS!’ (1973) Revisited – Retro Review
God bless Tubi. They have a massive collection of obscure horror films from the 70s and 80s in their library that you can watch for free, and I think it is awesome. Some of them are hidden gems while others are quite terrible, but the cool thing is that you …
Read More »A Gothic Masterpiece: 10 Years of ‘CRIMSON PEAK’ – Retro Review
Guillermo Del Toro is one of my favorite directors, and Crimson Peak is one of my all time favorite movies. I’ve watched it countless times over the years. It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years this month since Crimson Peak was released to the world. Read on for why …
Read More »Antonio Negret’s ‘Shaman’ (2025) – Movie Review
Possession films are a dime a dozen. They have been done to death. That’s why it’s so refreshing when a film comes that does something different with this tired genre. One of the latest films to try to shake things up is Shaman. Did it succeed? Read on for my …
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