A lot of film nerds wax nostalgic about the “classic” films of the 1980’s and early 90’s. By “classics” they generally mean the slasher flick boom, the original Star Wars trilogy, Indiana Jones and the like. But some of us long for the days of batshit crazy, over-the-top, mind scrambling …

Sadly, Shelley Duvall has passed away at the age of 75. She was a prolific and eccentric actress, probably best known to horror fans for playing Wendy Torrance in Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film, The Shining based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. She made her return to …

An alien sci-fi thriller that doubles as a love story? Count us in! On July 12, Lumina, directed and written by Gino McKoy, is hitting theaters, putting a unique spin on the extraterrestrial genre. Tatiana (Eleanor Williams, Halo: Nightfall 2014) and Alex (Rupert Lazarus, Requiem 2018) seem to have it all: …

Gino McKoy’s debut film Lumina will make you fear what’s in the sky. We all know something has to be out there, but what happens when it finds Earth? Lumina is a terrifying take on abduction, alien attacks, and more. This film could have easily made a Sci-Fi channel afternoon …

Joe Russo and Chris LaMont met in film school at Arizona State University, when Chris was Joe’s professor. They soon forged a lifelong friendship that has resulted in writing several shorts and feature length films together. Their latest screenplay, The Inheritance, is a horror film that not only won a …

Coming soon to select theaters and Digital from Vertigo Releasing and director Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers) is a new action film: Duchess. The film stars Charlotte Kirk (The Reckoning), Colm Meaney (Layer Cake), and Sean Pertwee (Event Horizon). Synopsis Follows a tough, working-class, petty criminal who morphs into an anti-heroine …

Growing up, I got sick a lot. My parents just went off to work, and I would watch Summer of Sam all day. I feel familiar with it, so we are doing a 25th Anniversary review. Unfortunately, this movie fell off many RADARs, even though it made a lot of …

My family never had any traditions, but we had bonding time in front of the TV. The Amityville Horror was my mom’s favorite, so it was the one thing we agreed on. Was it right to have parents let their kids watch these movies? The short answer is absolutely. It …

Back in the summer of 1999, I found myself recently single after a lengthy relationship and dealt with my grief by going to the movies. A lot. I went to the local movie theater at least once a week that summer, and saw films such as The Haunting, The Blair …

I love crime thrillers, whether it’s a movie or a book. I guess you could say one of my favorite subgenres for books is the police procedural or detective fiction, so of course I’m a big fan of those types of movies as well. Add in that it’s loosely based on …