Animal Factory Reveals the Machinery Within the Beast of a Flawed Prison System

On By C.H. NewellIn 2000, Crime, Drama, Edward Bunker, Film, Seymour Cassel, Tom ArnoldLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qQushdQ0Qc Animal Factory. 2000. Directed by Steve Buscemi. Screenplay by Edward Bunker & John Steppling; based on the novel by Bunker. Starring Edward Furlong, Willem Dafoe, Danny Trejo, Mark Boone Junior, Seymour Cassel, Mickey Rourke, Tom Arnold, John Heard, Chris Bauer, Rockets Redglare, Jake La Botz, Mark Engelhardt, Edward Bunker, Victor Pagan, Ernest Harden Jr., …

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Carnage Park: A Scary Slice of 1970s Americana

On By C.H. NewellIn Action, Ashley Bell, Crime, Film, Horror, James Landry Hébert, Larry Fessenden, Mickey Keating, Pat Healy, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uasqLAdxkJs Carnage Park. 2016. Directed & Written by Mickey Keating. Starring Ashley Bell, Pat Healy, James Landry Hébert, Michael Villar, Bob Bancroft, Larry Fessenden, Andy Greene, Alan Ruck, Graham Skipper, & Darby Stanchfield. Diablo Entertainment. Unrated. 90 minutes. Action/Crime/Horror/Thriller ★★★★ Ever since seeing Ritual, I've been hooked on Mickey Keating. His directing and writing are a sight …

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Preacher – Season 1, Episode 5: “South Will Rise Again”

On By C.H. NewellIn AMC, Dominic Cooper, Graham McTavish, Joseph Gilgun, Preacher, Ruth Negga, Season 1Leave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0QIDD4egZw AMC's Preacher Season 1, Episode 5: "South Will Rise Again" Directed by Michael Slovis Written by Craig Rosenberg * For a review of the previous episode, "Monster Swamp" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "Sundowner" - click here We're in the Old West once more. The Cowboy (Graham McTavish) …

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Aquarius – Season 2, Episode 5: “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey”

On By C.H. NewellIn Aquarius, Charles Manson, Claire Holt, David Duchovny, Gethin Anthony, Grey Damon, NBC, Season 22 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raD-gqbtS8A NBC's Aquarius Season 2, Episode 5: "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me & My Monkey" Directed by James L. Conway Written by David Reed * For a review of the previous episode, "Revolution 1" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "Revolution 9" - click here August 9th, 1969 …

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FELON: Justice v. Revenge Amongst the Horrors of the American Penal System

On By C.H. NewellIn Crime, Drama, Film, Harold Perrineau, Johnny Lewis, Prison, Prison Film, Ric Roman Waugh, Stephen Dorff, Val KilmerLeave a comment

What happens when a normal man accidentally kills someone trying to rob his home? FELON answers the terrifying question.

Alan Clarke’s The Firm Boils in the Blood of Hooliganism

On By C.H. NewellIn Al Ashton, Alan Clarke, BBC, Drama, Film, Football Hooligans, Gary Oldman, Screen TwoLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhRZfbt2XQQ The Firm (from BBC's Screen Two). 1989. Directed by Alan Carke. Written by Al Ashton (as Al Hunter). Starring Gary Oldman, Lesley Manville, Phil Davis, Andrew Wilde, Charles Lawson, William Vanderpuye, Jay Simpson, Patrick Murray, Robbie Gee, Terry Sue-Patt, Nick Dunning, Nicholas Hewetson, Steve McFadden, Steve Sweeney, & Hepburn Graham. British Broadcasting Corporation. Rated 13+. …

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American Gothic – Episode 2: “Jack-in-the-Pulpit”

On By C.H. NewellIn American Gothic, Antony Starr, CBS, Juliet Rylance, Justin Chatwin, Megan Ketch, Mini-series, Mystery, Virginia MadsenLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y6Bn_pEMdA CBS' American Gothic Episode 2: "Jack-in-the-Pulpit" Directed by Greg Beeman Written by Corinne Brinkerhoff * For a review of Episode 1, "Arrangement in Grey & Black" - click here * For a review of Episode 3, "Nighthawks" - click here Following the first episode, and a trend that runs through this mini-series, the second …

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Dead of Summer – Season 1, Episode 2: “Barney Rubble Eyes”

On By C.H. NewellIn ABC, Dead of Summer, Elizabeth Lail, Elizabeth Mitchell, Freeform, Horror Series, Paulina Singer, Ronen Rubinstein, Season 1, Slasher Horror, Zelda WilliamsLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8MoncsuS5E Freeform's Dead of Summer Season 1, Episode 2: "Barney Rubble Eyes" Directed by Ron Underwood Written by Ian Goldberg * For a review of the first episode, "Patience" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "Mix Tape" - click here After a decently exciting first episode, Dead of Summer's second episode …

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