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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NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN’s Religious Parable

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJEmdYS6QxU Nothing Bad Can Happen. 2014. Directed & Written by Katrin Gebbe. Starring Julius Feldmeier, Sascha Alexander Gersak, and Annika Kuhl. Celluloid Dreams. Not Rated. 110 minutes. Drama/Thriller ★★★★1/2 While I usually try not to go too deep into personal theories of a movie, if it appears to me as metaphorical, Nothing Bad Can Happen feels …

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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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SUMMER OF BLOOD: Unlikeable Hipster Vampires

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAtJwbxIrec Summer of Blood. 2014. Directed & Written by Onur Tukel. Starring Onur Tukel, Anna Margaret Hollyman, Vanna Pilgrim, Jason Selvig, and Melodie Sisk. Dark Sky Films. Not Rated. 86 minutes. Comedy/Horror ★★1/2 Erik Sparrow, played by writer and director Onur Tukel, seems to have a stable life - he has a nice job, he …

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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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ALMOST HUMAN: Help, My Best Friend is a Murderous Alien!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXK0XSA8XE8 Almost Human. 2013. Directed & Written by Joe Begos. Starring Graham Skipper, Josh Ethier, Vanessa Leigh, Susan T. Travers, and Anthony Amaral III. IFC Midnight. Not Rated. 80 minutes. Horror/Sci-Fi/Thriller ★★★1/2 While this was made in 2013 and released in certain areas, this didn't make its way to Canada until 2014, so it's one …

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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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SILENT NIGHT: A Remake for the Naughty List

One hot, horrific, Christmasy remake that has a bit of bite to it.