Category: Drama

Hannibal – Season 1, Episode 3: “Potage”

On By C.H. NewellIn 2013, Crime, David Slade, Drama, Hannibal, Horror, Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, NBC, Red Dragon, Season One, Thomas Harris, TV SeriesLeave a comment

Will and Hannibal feel responsibility for Abigail

MEGAN IS MISSING Illustrates Youth at Risk

On By C.H. NewellIn 2011, Crime, Drama, Film, Found Footage, Horror Movies, Megan is Missing, Reviews, Unrated3 Comments

Megan Is Missing. 2011. Directed & Written by Michael Goi. Starring Amber Perkins, Rachel Quinn, Dean Waite, Jael Elizabeth Steinmeyer, Kara Wang, Brittany Hingle, Carolina Sabate, April Stewart, and John K. Frazier. Trio Pictures. Unrated. 85 minutes. Crime/Drama/Horror ★ There are a ton of different found footage horror movies hitting the market in the past …

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True Detective – Season 2, Episode 6: “Church in Ruins”

On By C.H. NewellIn Church in Ruins, Crime, Drama, Episodes, Morality, Philosophy, Season Two, Thriller, True DetectiveLeave a comment

HBO's True Detective Season 2, Episode 6: "Church in Ruins" Directed by Miguel Sapochnik (Banshee, Game of Thrones) Written by Nic Pizzolatto * For a review of the next episode, "Black Maps and Motels Rooms" - click here * For a review of the previous episode, "Other Lives" - click here Beginning where we left off, the tense …

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THE WOMAN IN BLACK Remake Doesn’t Scare as Much as the Original

On By C.H. NewellIn Daniel Radcliffe, Drama, Film, Hammer Films, Haunted House, Horror, Movies, Reviews, ThrillerLeave a comment

THE WOMAN IN BLACK remake does its best, but it can't hold a ghostly candle to the original.

TRUE STORY: Franco & Hill Play it Straight

On By C.H. NewellIn 2015, Christian Longo, Disgraced Reporter, Drama, Film, Fox Searchlight Pictures, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Michael Finkel, Movies, Mystery, New York Times, Plan B Entertainment, Review, Rupert Goold, Thriller, True StoryLeave a comment

Jonah Hill and James Franco are the selling point of TRUE STORY, all the way.

INSIDIOUS Takes Us Back to Classic Haunting

On By C.H. NewellIn 2010, Drama, Haunted House, Horror, Insidious, James Wan, Leigh Whannell, Mystery, SawLeave a comment

Insidious. 2010. Directed by James Wan. Screenplay by Leigh Whannell. Starring Rose Byrne, Patrick Wilson, Ty Simpkins, Lin Shaye, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, and Barbara Hershey. Rated 14A. 103 minutes. Drama/Horror/Mystery. 4 out of 5 stars There aren't many horror movies that feel like the classics these days, except for a few. Even some of …

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APOCALYPTIC(ally Bad)

On By C.H. NewellIn Apocalyptic, Cult, Dark Epic Films, David Macrae, Drama, Found Footage, Gareth Evans, Geoff Pinfield, Glen Triggs, Handheld, Horror, Indie Film, Jane Elizabeth Barry, Jim Jones, Jonestown, Jonestown Massacre, Michael Parks, Red State, Religious Sect, Safe Haven, The Sacrament, Ti West, Timo Tjahjanto, Unrated, V/H/S 2Leave a comment

Apocalyptic. 2014. Directed & Written by Glen Triggs. Starring Jane Elizabeth Barry, David Macrae, and Geoff Pinfield. Dark Epic Films. Unrated. 84 minutes. Drama/Horror ★ A lot of people seem to have had more than their fill of found footage. Me - I'm not quite done with the sub-genre. Of course, that's me, I like …

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