Category: Blogs

Drop Something on a Walk Down Toad Road

On By C.H. NewellIn 2012, Blogs, Cinematography, Drugs, Elijah Wood, Film, Filmmaking, Hell, Horror, Independent Film, Indie Film, James Davidson, Jason Banker, Movies, Mystery, Psychological horror, Reviews, Sara Anne Jones, Seven Gates of Hell, SpectreVision, Thriller, Toad Road, Urban LegendLeave a comment

TOAD ROAD is a haunting modern story of drug abuse.

Kevin Smith’s Whacky Creature Feature: Tusk

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Backwoods Horror, Black and White, Blogs, Cinematography, Comedy, Directors, Drama, Film, Filmmakers, Gore, Horror, Johnny Depp, Justin Long, Kevin Smith, Michael Parks, Movies, Mystery, Podcast, Reviews, Tusk, WalrusLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCQJnOn0ru0 Tusk. 2014. Directed & Written by Kevin Smith. Starring Michael Parks, Justin Long, Genesis Rodriguez, Haley Joel Osment, and Johnny Depp. Sony Pictures Releasing Canada. Rated 14A. 102 minutes. Comedy/Horror ★★★★ First of all, a lot of people seem to misunderstand Tusk as a film overall. It's meant, above all else, as a comedy and a …

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Chasing the White Rabbit of Anger

On By C.H. NewellIn 2013, Blogs, Drama, Film, Indie Film, Movies, ReviewsLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lLgXSfzC2Y White Rabbit. 2013. Dir. Tim McCann. Written by Anthony Di Pietro. Starring Nick Krause, Sam Trammell, Britt Robertson, and Ryan Lee. Breaking Glass Pictures. Unrated. 90 minutes. Drama ★★★★ White Rabbit is the story of Harlon (Krause) - a normal, awkward young man who is trying, like a flower stuck in a walk of pavement, …

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Psycho: Alfred Hitchcock & the Birth of the Slasher

On By C.H. NewellIn 1960, Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Perkins, Bates Motel, Black and White, Blogs, Blu ray, Bluray, Cinematography, Classic Horror, Directors, Film, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Horror, Janet Leigh, Literature, Movies, Mystery, Reviews, Robert Bloch, Slasher, Thriller2 Comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTJQfFQ40lI Psycho. 1960. Dir.  Alfred Hitchcock. Written by Joseph Stefano; based on the novel by Robert Bloch. Starring Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam, and John McIntire. Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Rated PG. 109 minutes. Horror/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (Blu ray release) For my review of the sequel, Psycho II, click here. …

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William Friedkin’s THE HUNTED – A Retrospective Review

On By C.H. NewellIn 2003, Action, Benicio Del Toro, Blogs, Cinematography, Connie Nielsen, Crime, Directors, Drama, Fighting, Film, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Movies, Paramount Pictures, Retrospective Review, Reviews, The Hunted, Thriller, Tommy Lee Jones, William FriedkinLeave a comment

A look back at an underrated William Friedkin film.

As I Lay Dying is Stream of Consciousness on Film

On By C.H. NewellIn 2013, As I Lay Dying, Blogs, Cinematography, Drama, Film, Filmmaking, James Franco, Literature, Movies, Novels, Reviews, Storytelling, Tim Blake Nelson, VOD, William Faulkner, WritingLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-kHDmfEnPU As I Lay Dying. 2013. Dir.  James Franco. Screenplay by Franco & James Rager; based on the novel of the same name by William Faulkner. Starring James Franco, Tim Blake Nelson, Jim Parrack, Ahna O'Reilley, Logan Marshall-Green, Brady Permenter, and Danny McBride. Millenium Films. Rated R. 110 minutes. Drama ★★★★ It's not always necessary …

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The Redemption Song of Anvil: The Story of Anvil

On By C.H. NewellIn 2008, Anvil, Biography, Blogs, Comedy, Documentary, Fame, Film, Heavy Metal, Metal, Movies, Music, Reviews, Sacha Gervasi, The Story of AnvilLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF4H8lB2Y_o Anvil: The Story of Anvil. 2008.  Dir. Sacha Gervasi. Starring Anvil. Abramorama. Unrated. 80 minutes. Documentary - Biography/Music. ★★★★★ Before this film, I had only briefly heard of Anvil by thumbing through old metal records in my search for bands that had escaped mainstream eyes. I never much gave them a listen, and it …

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Psycho III: Norman, Still Crazy After All These Years

On By C.H. NewellIn 1986, Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Perkins, Bates Motel, Blogs, Classic Horror, Film, Horror, Movies, Mystery, Norman Bates, Novels, Psycho III, Psychological horror, Reviews, Robert Bloch, Sequel, Slasher, Thriller, Universal PicturesLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaY-q1P4QWE Psycho III.  1986. Dir. Anthony Perkins. Screenplay by Charles Edward Pogue; based on characters by Robert Bloch. Starring Anthony Perkins, Diana Scarwid, Jeff Fahey, Roberta Maxwell, Hugh Gillin, and Lee Garlington. Universal Pictures. Rated 18+. 93 minutes. Horror/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★ If you haven't yet - read my Blu ray review for Alfred Hitchcock's original 1960 …

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