Film Reviews

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Deep in the Shenandoah backcountry, a killer stalks for prey. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have THE KILLER OF GRASSY RIDGE, written and directed by Johnny K. (yup that’s the whole name). This film has several nominations at various film festivals, and awards for best first time director and best low budget film. Total …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A couple receives a mysterious package from an old friend. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have OTHER SIDE OF THE BOX, written by Nick Tag & Caleb J. Phillips and directed by Caleb J. Phillips. This film has several nominations and awards at film festivals, including two grand jury awards at SXSW 2019. Our …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Dr. Nova Thorpe must warn everyone that something is on the loose. Something, different. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have NOVA, written and directed by David McAbee. ok, I do not want to give any spoilers here. This is super cool. I’m not even sure exactly what I watched, or how to describe it, …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: In the 14th century, a group of Satan worshipers, the Knight Templars, is captured during a ritual and brutally murdered by the locals. Just before the execution, the Knights swear to return from their graves to haunt the village and the nearby forest. Centuries later, in a post-apocalyptic future, a man and his daughter try to …

Rate This Movie REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have THE DRAWER, written and directed by Tony Savero. Mr. Savero also plays our hapless hero in the film. Full disclosure – Mr Savero was an assistant camera operator on a film I worked on a few years ago. His company, Save-Room Productions, was originally based in Baltimore Maryland, but …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: “Theourgia” official selecction at Chilemonos Film Festival 2020, Warsaw Animation Festival 2020, Screamfest 2020, BeyondFest 2020 REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have THEOURGIA, a film by jorge jaramillo. I’m not sure where to begin on this one. Its a high concept film, based on a philosphy from Hellenic traditions. I looked it up. Not …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: When strange events occur in a neighborhood in Buenos Aires, a doctor specializing in the paranormal, her colleague, and an ex police officer decide to investigate further. REVIEW: How have all of you been in 2020? Enjoying the freaky descent into weirdness and insanity? Yup, this year has been a real treat. Many folks like to …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: The rapid spread of an unknown infection has left an entire city in ungovernable chaos, but one survivor remains alive in isolation. It is his story. REVIEW: The past year has been a challenging one to say the least. Most of us have had to face at least some degree of lockdown measures, whether it has …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS Taking place years after The Haunting of Molly Hartley, who now, as an adult, has fallen under the possession of an evil spirit and must be exorcised by a fallen priest before the devil completely takes her. REVIEW: Exorcism films are a “seen one, seen them all” bag of tricks so a lot of effort is …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A Sheriff comes under fire when two S.B.I. Agents question his involvement in an unsolved murder that shares distinct similarities with a recent homicide REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have MINER’S MOUNTAIN, written and directed by Bennett Pellington. This film won best short film at Beaufort International Film Festival, US. It was also nominated …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A young woman terrified of the dark takes on a pet sitting job and discovers a supernatural game that will cure her fears, if she faces them first. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have FACE YOUR FEARS, written and directed by Neil Stevens. This film has several film festival awards, including a nomination for …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: We meet Dr. Vanessa Stevens, a psychiatrist, on her first day back to work since the tragic death of her sister, Natalie. Convinced that work is the best distraction from her grief, Dr. Stevens agrees to visit a fanatically religious family who are convinced their Mother is possessed by the Devil. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Based on the 2014 celebrity cell phone hacking incident (sort of), this movie revolves around a struggling filmmaker whose phone is hacked and several sexy photos are released to the public. The filmmaker has several lawsuits pending against him as a result, so he decides to fix the situation by killing those attempting to take him …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Possessor follows an agent who works for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies – ultimately driving them to commit assassinations for high-paying clients. REVIEW: As many reviewers have said, this is an interesting new take on the possession genre. Who can deny the influence of David Cronenberg. His son Brandon …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A look into the life of real-life serial killer Jeffery Dahmer. REVIEW: I’m not as fascinated by real-life serial killers as some people, but occasionally, I enjoy watching movies that are based on the lives of some of them. Some of them, such as The Deliberate Stranger, Bundy, The Town that Dreaded Sundown, and Ed Gein …