Robert really loves Fern. I mean he really loves her – so much, in fact, that he stalks her from the grave, baby! This is actually a bit of Fern’s fault but we will get to that in a minute. But girls out there, if you ever thought you had a stalker, you need to […]
Director L. Gustavo Cooper takes some big-time cues from Stephen King for his “coming-of-rage” story about a young girl with supernatural powers and a devilish secret. June, featuring Kennedy Brice in the title role, travels those well-worn paths of films like Carrie and Firestarter but plays out more like a cross between Rosemary’s Baby – […]
Horror anthologies are on the rise from ABCs of Death to the VHS films to the upcoming Tales of Halloween. RLJ Entertainment and Image Entertainment mix Halloween horror with Christmas cheer into four holiday-blended tales, along with William Shatner as their surrogate Crypt Keeper, to bring their latest effort A Christmas Horror Story to VOD […]
Ridley Scott returns his cinematic gaze back to outer space in the visually triumphant and emotionally satisfying film The Martian. Aided by a classically structured and a strong, character-driven script from Drew Goddard (based on the book by Andy Weir), Scott delivers a Sci-fi opus on par with his previous efforts Alien and Blade Runner. […]
The first time I watched the troubling Canadian short horror film Heir, I knew nothing about it going in except that it starred renowned independent horror film actor Bill Oberst Jr. Less than 14 minutes later when the short finished, I was so thoroughly impressed that I instantly researched more about director Richard Powell and […]
Big monster type movies like Godzilla or King Kong or ‘insert whatever giant creature here’ type of movie have unmistakably left an impact on the history of cinema. Since the 1950’s when the threat of nuclear war was very real and the mutations it could cause, giant monsters of terror and horror have been a […]
Since Peter Jackson’s early films, along with efforts from other filmmakers such as those behind Black Sheep (2006), New Zealand has had a solid track record with producing horror comedies that worked in both aspects of this subgenre, which is not an easy feat. The past year or so has seen releases that pleased both […]
It may be late September, but the Halloween style monster mashes are already in full swing with the recent release of Hotel Transylvania 2. The original film was a surprise success upon its release in 2012, bringing together various popular monsters like Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolfman, The Invisible Man and The Mummy in kinetic animated […]
Eli Roth is in the business of shock value. Cabin Fever made an initial splash because of its sudden jolt of sexually themed skin crawling gore, splicing in non sequitur bits of comedy and dude bro characters that allow audiences to lack sympathy for the characters when they meet their fates. The same goes for […]
Using the framework of John Carpenter’s classic Assault On Precinct 13 (1976) as a template, Writer/Director Anthony DiBlasi’s Last Shift reshapes that framework into a surprisingly scary supernatural tale. Set in a near abandoned police station, it tells the story of a rookie police officer, Jessica (Juliana Harkovy) who reports to duty at a police […]
I am a fan of do-it-yourself film projects. Even the greats must start somewhere and many start with low budget, humble beginnings. So when I get to see a film that is obviously a labor of love and a DIY project, I am interested. I also understand that such projects can come with warts, some […]
Just when you thought Fear the Walking Dead couldn’t get any worse, IT DOES! I’m officially what the kids call “a hater” of this show and it’s not that I’m jealous. Wait, maybe I am because I have some crappy ideas that can be considered for TV shows too, if AMC is interested. However, here […]
When I first got wind of Turbo Kid, I wasn’t all too impressed. After reading a synopsis of it, I was pretty sure that it was going to be something for the kiddies. I had no interest whatsoever in watching what sounded like a Power Ranger/Kamen Rider clone. I even turned down an offer to […]
Being a guy who is familiar with UFO, paranormal and unexplained topics, I am well aware of the Montauk Conspiracy theory. Now, I have the opportunity to view a new pseudo-documentary about the topic, Montauk Chronicles. As with most films dealing with subject matter of this sort, the viewer better be ready to not only […]
The first season is officially half way over. Perhaps I should say the only season is halfway over, but that would be wishful thinking. I tried to like this show, really I did. I even thought that episode two stepped it up a bit; however, any progress made in episode two digressed majorly in episode […]