Category: Film

THE PURGE: ANARCHY Further Envisions POTUS Trump’s Domestic Policies on Crime

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Action, Film, Horror Movies, Reviews, Social Issues, The Purge, ThrillerLeave a comment

The Purge: Anarchy. 2014. Directed & Written by James DeMonaco. Starring Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez, Zoë Soul, Justina Machado, John Beasley, Jack Conley, Noel Gugliemi, Castulo Guerra, Michael Kenneth Williams, and Edwin Hodge. Blumhouse Productions. Rated 14A. 103 minutes. Action/Horror/Thriller ★★★★My favourite thing about the fact The Purge: Anarchy exists is that there …

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THE PACT II Lets Down its Predecessor

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Film, Horror Movies, Review, Sequel, Serial Killer, Supernatural, The PactLeave a comment

The Pact II. 2014. Directed/Written by Dallas Richard Hallam & Patrick Horvath. Starring Caity Lotz, Camilla Luddington, Scott Michael Foster, PAtrick Fischler, Amy Pietz, Haley Hudson, Market Steger, Nick Micheaux, Brad Gunberg, and Suziey Block. Campfire. Unrated. 96 minutes. Horror/Mystery/Thriller ★★ The Pact came out of nowhere for me, and despite what others have said about …

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WRONG TURN 5: BLOODLINES – Doug Bradley Spent His Hellraiser Money

On By C.H. NewellIn 2012, Doug Bradley, Film, Gore, Horror Movies, Reviews, Wrong Turn 5, Wrong Turn Series2 Comments

Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines. 2012. Directed & Written by Declan O'Brien. Starring Doug Bradley, Camilla Arfwedson, Simon Ginty, Roxanne McKee, Paul Luebke, Oliver Hoare, Kyle Redmond-Jones, Amy Lennox, Duncan Wisbey, Radoslav Paranov, George Karlukovski, Borislav Iliev, Peter Brooke, and Finn Jones. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Rated R. 91 minutes. Horror No ★s Now, I actually …

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THE COLLECTION Could’ve Been a Contender

On By C.H. NewellIn 2012, Film, Horror Movies, Horror Series, Josh Stewart, Movies, Reviews, Sequel, Serial Killer, The Collection, The Collector, VillainLeave a comment

The Collection. 2012. Directed by Marcus Dunstan. Screenplay by Marcus Dunstan & Patrick Melton. Starring Josh Stewart, Emma Fitzpatrick, Christopher McDonald, Lee Tergesen, Tim Griffin, Andre Royo, Randall Archer, Shannon Kane, Brandon Molale, Erin Way, Johanna Braddy, and Michael Nardelli. Fortress Features. Rated R. 82 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★1/2 My love for The Collector is strong, but …

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THE COLLECTOR is an Unsettling New Horror Villain

On By C.H. NewellIn 2009, Film, Horror, Horror Movies, Jerome Dillon, Josh Stewart, Marcus Dunstan, Patrick Melton, Reviews, Series, Soundtrack, The Collection, The Collector, ThrillerLeave a comment

The Collector. 2009. Directed by Marcus Dunstan. Screenplay by Marcus Dunstan & Patrick Melton. Starring Josh Stewart, Andrea Roth, Michael Reilly Burke, and Juan Fernández. Fortress Features. Rated 18A. 90 minutes. Horror/Thriller. ★★★★ It's only natural to see why people try to say that this movie is a Saw knock-off. First of all, anything involving traps now …

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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.

THE CANAL’s Ending Ruins its Terror

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Adultery, British horror, Film, Haunted House, Horror, Movies, Murder, Mystery, Review, Rupert Evans, ShockTillYouDrop, The Canal, The Orchard, ThrillerLeave a comment

With a slightly different finale, THE CANAL could've been one of the greatest post-2000 horror movies out there. Instead, it's only midway fare.

CLOSER TO GOD and the Ethics of Science

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Billy Senese, Closer to God, Film, Frankenstein, Genetic Manipulation, Genetic Modification, Horror, Human Cloning, Indie Film, Indie Horror, Jeremy Childs, Mary Shelley, Movies, Playing God, Review, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Thriller, Victor FrankensteinLeave a comment

Closer to God. 2014. Directed and Written by Billy Senese. Starring Jeremy Childs, Shelean Newman, Shannon Hoppe, David Alford, and Isaac Disney. LC Pictures. Unrated. 81 minutes. Horror/Sci-Fi/Thriller. ★★★ Usually I keep my ear out and head up for any new horror films that sound different, or for whatever reason pique my interest. Closer to God …

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