Category: Filmmakers

V/H/S/2: A Mixed Bag of Nasty Tricks

On By C.H. NewellIn 2013, Adam Wingard, Blogs, Blood, Blu ray, Bluray, Cinematography, Directors, Eduardo Sanchez, Effects, Film, Filmmakers, Found Footage, Gareth Evans, Gore, Gregg Hale, Horror, Horror Anthology, Jason Eisener, Movies, Reviews, Sequel, Simon Barrett, Timo Tjahjanto, V/H/S, V/H/S/2Leave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Tv0lhD1fw V/H/S 2. 2013. Directors: Simon Barrett, Adam Wingard, Eduardo Sánchez, Gregg Hale, Timo Tjahjanto, Gareth Huw Evans, and Jason Eisener. Magnet Releasing. Rated 18A. 96 minutes. Horror. ★★★1/2 (Movie) ★★ (Blu ray release) For my review of the first V/H/S on Blu ray, click here.  For a review of the third installment in the trilogy, V/H/S: Viral, …

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The Sacrament: Found Footage in Jonestown

On By C.H. NewellIn 2013, 2014, A.J Bowen, Blogs, Blood, Cinematography, Directors, Eden Parish, Eli Roth, Film, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Found Footage, Horror, Jim Jones, Jonestown Massacre, Movies, Reviews, The Sacrament, Thriller, Ti WestLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM56RubwTHg The Sacrament. 2014. Directed & Written by Ti West. Starring Joe Swanberg, AJ Bowen, Amy Seimetz, Kate Lyn Sheil, Gene Jones, and Kentucker Audley. Magnet Releasing. Rated R. 95 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★★★ Previously I discussed The Sacrament in my 15 Found Footage Films Worth Watching. Here, I'll go much more in-depth on why I think this …

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Cold Prey is a Vicious Modern Slasher

On By C.H. NewellIn 2006, Anchor Bay, Backwoods Horror, Blogs, Blood, Cinematography, Cold Prey, Drama, DVD, Film, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Foreign Films, Fritt Vilt, Horror, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Movies, Mystery, Norway, Norwegian Horror, Reviews, Roar Uthaug, Rolf Kristian Larsen, Slasher, SnowboardingLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FkzjOcEjoY Fritt Vilt (English title: Cold Prey). 2006. Dir. Roar Uthaug. Screenplay by Thomas Moldestad, Martin Sundland & Roar Uthaug; story by Jan Eirik Langoen & Magne Lyngner. Starring Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Rolf Kristian Larsen, Tomas Alf Larsen, Endre Martin Midtstigen, and Viktoria Winge. Anchor Bay Entertainment. Not Rated. 97 minutes. Drama/Horror/Mystery ★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (DVD release) I don't …

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Fulci’s Zombie: Because a Zombie Had to Fight a Shark Someday

On By C.H. NewellIn 1979, B-Movie, Blogs, Blood, Blu ray, Blue Underground, Bluray, Cinematography, Classic Horror, Directors, Effects, Film, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Foreign Films, Gore, Horror, Lucio Fulci, Movies, Reviews, Sequel, Special Features, Zombi 2, Zombie, Zombie Flesh EatersLeave a comment

A classic zombie flick if there ever were one! All hail Fulci!

Refn Looks Back on the Criminal Life in PUSHER III: I’M THE ANGEL OF DEATH

On By C.H. NewellIn 2005, Blogs, Cinematography, Cooking, Copenhagen, Crime, Criminals, Directors, Drama, Drugs, DVD, Film, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Foreign Films, Independent Film, Indie Film, Kim Bodnia, Movies, Nicolas Winding Refn, Pusher, Pusher II: With Blood On My Hands, Pusher III: I Am the Angel of Death, Reviews, Sequel, Thriller, Zlatko BuricLeave a comment

The second sequel to Refn's groundbreaking PUSHER is a bleak look at the end of the road for one Copenhagen druglord, as he juggles recovery, family, and business on a very special day for his daughter.

Pusher II: With Blood On My Hands – One Criminal & a Baby

On By C.H. NewellIn Action, Blogs, Cinematography, Copenhagen, Crime, Criminals, Directors, Drama, Drugs, DVD, Film, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Foreign Films, Independent Film, Indie Film, Mads Mikkelsen, Movies, Nicolas Winding Refn, Prison, Pusher, Pusher II: With Blood On My Hands, Reviews, Sequel, ThrillerLeave a comment

Refn's sequel to his 1st PUSHER film is another bleak trip to Copenhagen's underworld.

Pusher: A Gritty Copenhagen Tale of Crime

On By C.H. NewellIn 1996, Blogs, Cinematography, Copenhagen, Crime, Directors, Drugs, DVD, Film, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Independent Film, Indie Film, Kim Bodnia, Mads Mikkelsen, Movies, Nicolas Winding Refn, Pusher, Reviews, Special Features, Thriller, Trilogy, Zlatko BuricLeave a comment

Refn's debut, PUSHER, is a brutal, bleak piece of cinema.

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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