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Film Review: Pigskin (short film) (2015)

SYNOPSIS: A high school cheerleader faces a grisly manifestation of her self-deprecating inner demons. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have PIGSKIN, directed by Jake Hammond and written by jake Hammon and Nicola Newton. This short was made through the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts, so I’m going out on a limb to say this is …

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Film Review: Family Game Night (short film) (2015)

SYNOPSIS: A heartbroken office drone is coaxed out of his self-imposed isolation by two bubbly, enthusiastic co-workers. Their proposition: to join them for their renowned “family game night,” where they promise him an evening of fun and a chance to forget his troubles. But something sinister lurks just beneath the surface of these happy-go-lucky lovebirds, and our sad sack is …

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Film Review: Foxwood (short film) (2017)

SYNOPSIS: A blind date takes a monstrous turn as a couple meets on a cold Christmas night. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have FOXWOOD, written and directed by Trevor Dillon and Ian Hock. This film was an official selection at the Nashville Film Festival, Shriekfest Los Angeles and Orlando, Horrible Imaginings, Idaho Horror, and Sacramento Horror. Internet dating…yea, …

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Film Review: Athas (short film) (2018)

SYNOPSIS: A writer finds himself trapped in a small inn overseen by a mysterious woman who is constantly encouraging him to finish his story. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have ATHAS, written, directed, and starring Charles Davis. Mr Davis plays a young man with aspirations to be a writer. What exactly he wants to write, even he isn’t …

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Film Review: Benehooy (short film) (2019)

SYNOPSIS: Dave and Owen test their fears and their friendship when confronted with how one properly drives through a tunnel. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have BENEHOOY, written and directed by Martin Vavra. Two friends, Dave and Owen (Darius Pierce, Tyler Hughs) on a road trip, hunting trip maybe, driving through the night. It’s Dave’s turn to drive, …

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Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2020) Trailer Review – First Look

Ghostbusters, baby, yea!!! ok it’s time! Time to talk about the long-awaited GB20 trailer that dropped today. Big excitement when the poster art dropped over the weekend, and then the announcement of the first-look trailer this morning. Everyone who knows me knows that ALL YOUR GHOSTBUSTERS ARE BELONG TO ME. I even liked the mostly reviled GB16. Yea it wasn’t …

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Film Review: Marty (short film) (2015)

SYNOPSIS: A travelling salesman reveals himself as a psychopath when he tries to fill the void his parents left. REVIEW: Another short film, kiddies. this time we have MARTY from writer/director Gregory Fox. Our story focuses on a traveling salesman named Martin J. Donivitz (Danny Ghantous). We see him pull up to a lovely country home, pull out his sample …

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Film Review: Grin (short film) (2015)

SYNOPSIS: A young woman faces old demons in this creepy horror short film. REVIEW: Another short film! Today we have GRIN, directed by Danny Donahue and written by Mr. Donahue with Casey Fichtner. Actually, this film is basically a two-person production. Every position on the entire crew is one or the other of these two people with the exception of …

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Film Review: Bl33ch (short film) (2019)

SYNOPSIS: While working the night shift at his IT office, a computer repairman is haunted by a digital entity that threatens his very existence. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have BL33CH, written by Grant Goodrich and G.D. Goya, directed by and starring Grant Goodrich. Ah, the life of an information technology (IT) guy. Pretty dull, overall. Fielding calls …

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Film Review: Bitch: The Scary Terry Story (short film) (2019)

REVIEW: More short films, Kiddies! Today we have BITCH:THE SCARY TERRY STORY, written and directed by Chris R. Notarile. Our story is a “documentary” following a wanna-be horror icon, Terence Scarenstein, also known as  “Scary” Terry. He studied hard and graduated from Scary University with a degree in “Bitchology”, apparently a sub-set of a language arts/English major. Scary Terry (Aaron …

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