Category: Movies

The Real Life Fear of The Houses October Built

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Backwoods Horror, Blogs, Bobby Roe, Film, Found Footage, Halloween, Horror, Movies, Reviews, The Houses October Built, ThrillerLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CxXdv3a4yQ The Houses October Built. 2014. Dir.  Bobby Roe.  Written by Roe, Zack Andrews & Jason Zada. Starring Brandy Schaefer, Zack Andrews, Bobby Roe, Mikey Roe, Jeff Larson, and Tansy Alexander. Room 101. Unrated. 91 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★1/2 Any horror movie, regardless of how its end product is perceived, always benefits from some decent performances. …

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Tackling Racism & Xenophobia with Honour

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Blogs, Cinematography, Crime, Drama, Film, Hitman, Honour, Honour Killing, Movies, Paddy Considine, Reviews, ThrillerLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBzFf6PvEi8 Honour. 2014. Directed & Written by Shan Khan. Starring Aiysha Hart, Paddy Considine, Faraz Ayub, Shubham Saraf, Harvey Virdi, and Nikesh Patel. Code Red. Not Rated. 104 minutes. Drama/Thriller ★★★★1/2 There are several reasons why I really enjoyed Shan Khan's Honour. First, Paddy Considine. He is a fine actor, as well as director, but …

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Fury: The Festering Reality of War

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Action, Blogs, Blood, Brad Pitt, Cinematography, David Ayer, Drama, Jon Bernthal, Logan Lerman, Michael Peňa, Movies, Nazi Germany, Reviews, Shia LaBeouf, Thriller, Tiger 131, Tiger Tank, War, World War 2, World War II, WWIILeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKu5lGfRBxc Fury. 2014.  Directed & Written by David Ayer. Starring Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Peňa, Jon Bernthal, and Jim Parrack. Columbia Pictures. 134 min. Rated R. Action/Drama/War ★★★★★ David Ayer’s new thriller Fury is by far one of the most brutal and honest films set during the Second World War ever made. Not only …

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COLD PREY II Gives Homage & Stays Brutal

On By C.H. NewellIn 2008, Anchor Bay, Blogs, Blood, Cinematography, Cold Prey, Cold Prey 2, Cold Prey II, Drama, DVD, Film, Foreign Films, Fritt Vilt, Fritt Vilt 2, Fritt Vilt II, Gore, Horror, Movies, Mystery, Norway, Norwegian Horror, Reviews, Sequel, Slasher, Slasher Film, ThrillerLeave a comment

This sequel to COLD PREY homages HALLOWEEN 2, though stays fresh in its own right.

DIG: The Ego & The Id

On By C.H. NewellIn 2004, Anton Newcombe, Blogs, Brent DeBoer, Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Dean Taylor, Dig!, Documentary, Drugs, DVD, Eric Hedford, Fame, Film, Filmmaking, Indie Rock, Joel Gion, Matt Hollywood, Movies, Music, Peter Holmstrom, Psychedelic Rock, Reviews, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Dandy Warhols, Zia McCabeLeave a comment

Ever watch a documentary that pissed you off? Well, here's another one.

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.