Category: Film

Deodato Spearheads Corruption with CUT & RUN

On By C.H. NewellIn Claudio Simonetti, Dardano Sacchetti, Film, Jim Jones, Michael BerrymanLeave a comment

This Deodato flick is not as filled with brutality as CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, but it doesn't skimp on the vicious murder and desecration of the flesh.

Lower V. Upper Class: THE HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK

On By C.H. NewellIn David Hess, Film, Horror, Ruggero Deodato, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-Hq14TGCgE The House on the Edge of the Park. 1980. Directed by Ruggero Deodato. Screenplay by Gianfranco Clerici & Vincenzo Mannino. Starring David Hess, Annie Belle, Christian Borromeo, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Marie Claude Joseph, Gabriele Di Giulio, Brigitte Petronio, Karoline Mardeck, & Lorraine De Selle. F.D. Cinematografica. Unrated. 91 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★ Riding on the …

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HELL OR HIGH WATER: Desperation and Death in the Dirty South

On By C.H. NewellIn Ben Foster, Chris Pine, Film, Jeff Bridges, WesternLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzw4wkHtEt4 Hell or High Water. 2016. Directed by David Mackenzie. Screenplay by Taylor Sheridan. Starring Ben Foster, Chris Pine, Jeff Bridges, Dale Dickey, William Sterchi, Gil Birmingham, Buck Taylor, Kristin Berg, & Katy Mixon. Film 44/OddLot Entertainment/Sidney Kimmel Entertainment. Rated 14A. 102 minutes. Crime/Drama/Western ★★★★★ Disclaimer: This review may contain several spoilers concerning the film's …

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BE MY CAT: A FILM FOR ANNE is One Blurry Line Between Movies & Murder

On By C.H. NewellIn Adrian Tofei, Film, Found Footage, HorrorLeave a comment

BE MY CAT is an innovative found footage film that blurs the line between where reality and fiction meet in murder.

There’s Twice the Psychosis WHEN A STRANGER CALLS BACK

On By C.H. NewellIn 1993, Dana Kaproff, Film, Fred Walton, Horror, Jill Schoelen, Mystery, Sequel, ThrillerLeave a comment

WHEN A STRANGER CALLS BACK: an unexpected sequel that chills almost as much if not more than the original.

SHELLEY: What Would You Accept to Replace a Dead Child?

On By C.H. NewellIn Ali Abbasi, Cosmina Stratan, Drama, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Film, HorrorLeave a comment

SHELLEY takes us past the threshold of ROSEMARY'S BABY, helping us discover what Satan's spawn might do in its infancy.

Science Fiction Icarus in X: THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES

On By C.H. NewellIn Film, Horror, Ray Milland, Roger Corman, Sci-Fi, ThrillerLeave a comment

This Roger Corman classic ventures into what happens when hubris of science takes over one man's ambition, to possibly fatal extremes.