Film Reviews

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Friends on a virtual drinks call are targeted by a supernatural Zoombomber, who forces them to reveal dark secrets. Hearts are broken, blood is spilled. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! today we have FULL DISCLOSURE, written and directed by Michael Strode. its a Zoom cocktail party! I’ve attended a few of these myself in the Age …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Set in an alternate Detroit in 1986, Goodnight Halloween presents a world where Halloween creatures have co-existed with mankind forever…now, following the Kreatures Act pushed through the Senate by KRONA, a right-wing religious group with their own agenda, all creatures can be exterminated on sight. Forced into hiding, these creatures have formed uneasy alliances with each …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A man finds himself alone and lost after a horrifying encounter with a monster during a backpacking trip into the Adirondack High Peaks. Now, he must fight for his life, and sanity, as he battles the evil Native American legend, The Wendigo. REVIEW: The concept of a Wendigo waiting in the forest for two unsuspecting climbers …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier. REVIEW: So every now and then, you might find yourself asking “yunno what I feel like watching today? A good Rutger Hauer movie!” Of course you might make your way to the 1986’s release, The …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: On an eerily quiet Halloween night during the pandemic, an unhinged woman shows up at her virtual spinning instructor’s home unannounced. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have POSSESSED, a “macabre musical” written and directed by Michael Zara. Before I even watch it, I just want to point out that this is a SEVEN MINUTE …

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 …