PRESERVATION is All About Female Survival

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2x8eDLFwuY Preservation. 2015. Directed & Written by Christopher Denham. Starring Wrenn Schmidt, Aaron Staton, and Pablo Schreiber. The Orchard. Not Rated. 90 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★ I'm a fan of the survival thriller sub-genre, whether it's something strictly thriller based, or a film that's a little more horror oriented. I've enjoyed films like Southern Comfort, the classic Deliverance, …

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[REC] Follows Everyday Life into a Zombie Epidemic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMzrgj11T2E [Rec]. 2007. Directed by Jaume Balagueró & Paco Plaza. Screenplay by Jaume Balagueró, Luis Berdejo & Paco Plaza. Starring Manuela Velasco, Ferran Terraza, Jorge-Yamam Serrano, Pablo Rosso, David Vert, Vicente Gil, Martha Carbonell, and Carlos Vicente. Sony Pictures. Rated R. 78 minutes. Horror/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★1/2 First off - I'm not one of these snobs who feels the …

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Zack Parker’s PROXY: Twisting Tales of Extraordinary Madness

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dmJ5ap8lh4 Proxy. 2014.  Dir. Zack Parker. Starring Kristina Klebe, Joe Swanberg, Alexa Havins, and Alexia Rasmussen. IFC Midnight. Unrated. 120 minutes. Drama/Horror/Thriller ★★★★★ Previously, I've seen Zack Parker's work with his earlier film Scalene, which I actually really enjoyed. Perhaps enjoy is not the best verb to describe the experience of that film, but either way …

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Madison County is Weak & Trite Backwoods Horror

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zUOJHGqF6M Madison County. 2011. Directed & Written by Eric England. Starring Colley Bailey, Matt Mercer, Ace Marrero, Joanna Sotomura, Natalie Scheetz, Nick Principe, Dayton Knoll, Adrienne Harrell, and Katie Stegeman. Image Entertainment. Rated R. 81 minutes. Horror/Mystery/Thriller ★1/2One of the young characters asks the question "where did he get the ideas if they weren't true?" at …

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Bela Kiss: Prologue – Because Literary Terms Be Damned

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt_f_0Djlq4 Bela Kiss: Prologue. 2013. Directed & Written by Lucien Förstner. Starring Kristina Klebe, Rudolf Martin, Fabian Stumm, Ben Bela Böhm, Janina Elkin, Angus McGruther, Julia Horvath, and Jörg Koslowsky. 4Digital Media. Rated R. 106 minutes. Horror/Mystery/Thriller 1/2★ There are movies which sometimes fool me, for one reason or another, into thinking they'll turn out to …

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The Remake of BLACK CHRISTMAS is Visual Vomit

Not all remakes are bad, not even close. This one? It's a stinking turd.

V/H/S: Viral is a Weird, Wild Ride

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cFewDDEP_M V/H/S: Viral. 2014. Directors: Marcel Sarmiento, Gregg Bishop, Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead, and Nacho Vigalondo (the Blu ray release will include the segment "Gorgeous Vortex" directed by Todd Lincoln). Starring Emmy Argo, Emilia Ares Zoryan, Justin Welborn, Amanda Baker, Gregg Bishop, Nick Blanco, Dan Caudill, Stephen Caudill. Magnet Releasing. Rated R. 82 minutes. Horror/Thriller …

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COLD PREY II Gives Homage & Stays Brutal

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