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Film Review: Host (2020)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Six friends hire a medium to hold a seance via Zoom during lockdown, but they get far more than they bargained for as things quickly go wrong. REVIEW: I’ll be honest, when I saw that Host takes place in COVID lockdown and is based off a painfully realistic Zoom call, I was dying to slam my …

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Film Review: The Swerve (2019)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: “Holly seems to have it all: two kids, a nice house, a good job as a teacher, and a husband with his career on the way up. But there are troubling signs that all is not right in her world. The insomnia. The medication for the insomnia. The dreams from the medication for the insomnia. The arrival of her estranged sister and a mouse invading her home don’t help either. Add the weight of a …

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Film Review: Ghosts of War (2020)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Five American soldiers assigned to hold a French Chateau near the end of World War II. This unexpected respite quickly descends into madness when they encounter a supernatural enemy more terrifying than anything seen on the battlefield. REVIEW: Review: This film is on Amazon Prime Video currently, at time of writing this. I’m happy to review …

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Film Review: Gnomercy (2019)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A late summer trip to the cottage turns into a bloodbath when a group of friends are stalked by an unlikely killer. REVIEW: What do you get if you cross a garden gnome with cocaine, urine, alcohol and an STD? Why, a Mighty Morphin’ Gnome Ranger—err, I mean a human-sized killer gnome with a blood lust …

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Film Review: Nail in the Coffin: The Fall and Rise of Vampiro (2019)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A rare glimpse into the legendary career of wrestling icon, Vampiro, as he grapples with his demons and life after fame. Straight from one of wrestling’s most outspoken characters, this is a candid look beyond the ring. REVIEW: Written and directed by Michael Paszt (Sweet Karma) takes us on a bitter sweet ride. A glimpse into …

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Film Review: Death of Me (2020)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Vacationing on an island off the coast of Thailand, Christine (Maggie Q) and Neil Oliver (Luke Hemsworth) awake hungover and with no memory of the previous night. They find footage on Neil’s camera, and watch, horrified, as Neil appears to murder Christine. With twenty-four hours until the next ferry and a typhoon threatening the island, Christine and Neil attempt to reconstruct the …

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Film Review: Confessions (Kokuhaku) (2010)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS A psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter’s death. REVIEW: Tetsuya Nakashima’s 2010 thriller Confessions offers genuine suspense, bleaker than bleak atmosphere and fantastic performances. It is a twisted tale to say the least, but one that will assuredly …

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Film Review: The Pale Door (2020)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: “Directed by Aaron B. Koontz (Camera Obscura, Scare Package) who also co-wrote the script with Cameron Burns (Camera Obscura) and Keith Lansdale (“Creepshow”), THE PALE DOOR stars Devin Druid (“13 Reasons Why”), Zachary Knighton (“Happy Endings”), Noah Segan (Knives Out), Stan Shaw (Monster Squad), Pat Healy (Cheap Thrills), Bill Sage (We Are What We Are) and Melora Walters (Magnolia).  The film is presented and executive produced by Joe R. Lansdale, the writer of Bubba Ho-Tep & Cold In July. REVIEW: In THE PALE DOOR, the Dalton gang finds shelter in a seemingly uninhabited ghost town after …

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