Category: Film

Rob Zombie Presents Halloween: The Horrific Origins of Michael Myers

On By C.H. NewellIn 2007, Film, Horror, John Carpenter, Malcolm McDowell, Michael Myers, Remake, Rob Zombie, Scout Taylor-Compton, Sheri Moon Zombie, SlasherLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeQiSdznHGo Halloween. 2007. Directed & Written by Rob Zombie; based on the original screenplay by John Carpenter & Debra Hill. Starring Malcolm McDowell, Brad Dourif, Tyler Mane, Daeg Faerch, Sheri Moon Zombie, William Forsythe, Richard Lynch, Udo Kier, Clint Howard, Danny Trejo, Lew Temple, Tom Towles, Bill Moseley, & Leslie Easterbrook. Dimension Films/Nightfall Productions/Spectacle Entertainment …

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2: Dark Comedy and the Repression of Leatherface

On By C.H. NewellIn 1986, Bill Moseley, Caroline Williams, Dennis Hopper, Film, Jim Siedow, Sequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Tobe Hooper1 Comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUyEaYxTI2U The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. 1986. Directed by Tobe Hooper. Screenplay by L.M. Kit Carson. Starring Dennis Hopper, Caroline Williams, Jim Siedow, Bill Moseley, Bill Johnson, Ken Evert, James N. Harrell, Lou Perryman, & Chris Douridas. Cannon Films/Golan-Globus Productions. Rated R. 101 minutes. Comedy/Horror ★★★1/2  Horror sequels are often unduly shit on. Many, in …

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The Demolisher Lulls You in for Nothing

On By C.H. NewellIn 2015, Action, Film, Gabriel Carrer, Horror, Ry Barrett, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzJ2jwK185Q The Demolisher. 2015. Directed & Written by Gabriel Carrer. Starring Ry Barrett, Tianna Nori, Jessica Vano, Duncan McLellan, Gerrit Sepers, Bruce Turner, Duane Frey, Andrew Bussey, Owen Fawcett, Rich Piatkowski, & Reese Eveneshen. Latefox Pictures. Not Rated. 85 minutes. Action/Horror/Thriller ★1/2 Sometimes the hype of a film precedes it with way too much intensity. The …

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MAY: The Lonely Ms. Frankenstein of Lucky McKee

On By C.H. NewellIn 2002, Angela Bettis, Anna Faris, Drama, Film, Horror, Lucky McKee, ThrillerLeave a comment

Lucky McKee's MAY dives down a dark rabbit hole inspired by Mary Shelley in a modern world.

The Limits of Friendship: Raw Realism in NASTY BABY

On By C.H. NewellIn Drama, Film, Independent Film, Kristen Wiig, Reg E. Cathey, Sebastián Silva, Tunde AdebimpeLeave a comment

A gay couple & their close friend decide on having a baby together. All their plans are derailed when a momentary act of frustration boils over into something unimaginably worse.

Afflicted: Found Footage Captures a Dangerous Disease

On By C.H. NewellIn 2013, Clif Prowse, Derek Lee, Film, Found Footage, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, VampireLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWQfdR3cGVk Afflicted. 2013. Directed/Written by Derek Lee & Clif Prowse. Starring Derek Lee, Clif Prowse, Michael Gill, Baya Rehaz, Benjamin Zeitoun, Zach Gray, Jason Lee, Edo Van Breeman, Gary Redekop, Lily Py Lee, & Ellen Ferguson. Automatki Entertainment/IM Global/Téléfilm Canada. Rated 14A. 85 minutes. Horror/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★ When I start reviews of films which use the …

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Civic Duty: Paranoid Delusion in Post 9/11 America

On By C.H. NewellIn 9/11, Film, George W. Bush, Kari Matchett, Peter Krause, Richard Schiff, TerrorismLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF3P5RWEYwc Civic Duty. 2006. Directed by Jeff Renfroe. Screenplay by Andrew Lanter. Starring Peter Krause, Kari Matchett, Ian Tracey, & Richard Schiff. Christal Films/Sepia Films/Landslide Pictures/Movie Central. Rated 14A. 95 minutes. Drama/Thriller ★★★★  Jeff Renfroe's first debut feature One Point O is a thriller built on mystery and paranoia, so it's no surprise Civic Duty is …

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Condemned is a Gross Out and Nothing More

On By C.H. NewellIn 2015, Dylan Penn, Eli Morgan Gesner, Film, Horror, Johnny Messner, Perry Yung, Ronen RubinsteinLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T3xKFkTIXY Condemned. 2015. Directed & Written by Eli Morgan Gesner. Starring Johnny Messner, Michel Gill, Jon Abrahams, Ronen Rubinstein, Lydia Hearst, Dylan Penn, Michael Drayer, Jordan Gelber, Genevieve Hudson-Price, Anthony Chisholm, Kea Ho, Michael DeMello, Perry Yung, & Tuffy Questell. Caliber Media Company. Not Rated. 83 minutes. Horror ★★1/2 Director-writer Eli Morgan Gesner is obviously …

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