SYNOPSIS: 13-year old Andy is new in town and doesn’t have any friends. That all changes when his mother gets him a Buddi doll, which is the newest craze. Unfortunately, his new best friend isn’t quite what he seems as someone at the factory where he was built changed the doll’s settings and made him homicidal. Soon people around Andy …
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Film Review: Candy Corn (2019)
SYNOPSIS: “It’s Halloween weekend and a group of bullies are planning their annual hazing on local outcast, Jacob Atkins. When they take things too far, he’s resurrected to seek revenge against those that wronged him.” REVIEW: Do I admit that I sometimes eat the candy corn? I went on social media and asked my friends. I got varied answers. Jacob Atkins …
Read More »Film Review: In The Tall Grass (2019)
SYNOPSIS: After hearing a young boy’s cry for help, a sister and brother venture into a vast field of tall grass in Kansas but soon discover there may be no way out…and that something evil lurks within. REVIEW: Stephen King is everywhere these days. Every day I read about a new adaptation of one of his books, be it a …
Read More »Film Review: Itsy Bitsy (2019)
SYNOPSIS: Based on the centuries old poem, a family moves into a secluded mansion where they soon find themselves being targeted by an entity taking the form of a giant spider. REVIEW: Have I expressed my dislike of spiders before? I really don’t like them. Not phobic, but I don’t trust them to just walk away and go enjoy the …
Read More »Film Review: TerrorVision (1986)
SYNOPSIS: A carnivorous alien creature is accidentally beamed to a family’s house from space via their new satellite dish and goes about eating everyone in sight. REVIEW: I remember watching TerrorVision when I was a kid with my cousin Marty on VHS one night back in the summer of 1986 (if memory serves me correctly, we also watched A Nightmare …
Read More »Film Review: The Fifth of November (short film) (2018)
SYNOPSIS: A psychological thriller following Jane, a survivor of a mass shooting. As she prepares to celebrate another birthday, the trauma shows itself – a reflection of America’s insatiable gun culture. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER, written by Qurrat Ann Kadwani & Javier Augusto Nunez, and directed by Javier Augusto Nunez. It has …
Read More »Film Review: Midsommar (2019)
SYNOPSIS: A couple travels to Sweden to visit a rural hometown’s fabled mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.
Read More »Film Review: Together (short film) (2019)
SYNOPSIS: A biohazard remediation cleaner finds the integrity of her business threatened after hiring a technician with an insatiable appetite for his work. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have TOGETHER, written and directed by Ryan Oksenberg. Julia (Arielle Hader, “Grey’s Anatomy”) runs a clean up company, one of those ones that comes in after crime scenes and handles …
Read More »Film Review: Men in Black: International (2019)
SYNOPSIS: A young woman sneaks her way into the mysterious Men in Black, and aids a disreputable member of the group in uncovering a nefarious infiltration into the organization. REVIEW: Director: F. Gary Gray Writers: Matt Holloway, Art Marcum, Lowell Cunningham (characters) Starring: Tessa Thompson, Chris Hemsworth, Kumail Nanjiani, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, Laurent & Larry Bourgeois REVIEW: Men in …
Read More »Film Review: Murder Ballad (short film) (2018)
SYNOPSIS: As an abused wife tends to the post-robbery wounds of her criminal ex-husband, they are visited by a mysterious – and malevolent – preacher. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have MURDER BALLAD, written and directed by Sergio Guerra. This appears to be Mr. Guerra’s directing debut, although some may recognize his name from his long-time work on …
Read More »Film Review: The Mangler (1995)
SYNOPSIS: A police officer tries to stop an industrial mangler that seems to have a mind of its own that is responsible for the deaths of several people. REVIEW: While a lot of people hate The Mangler I have always sort of dug it for some odd reason that I can’t quite figure out. Yeah, I’ll admit that it’s got …
Read More »Film Review: Shed of the Dead (2019)
SYNOPSIS: A pathetic grown man and his equally uninspiring friends seek to survive a U.K. zombie outbreak while he fantasizes about his role-playing game character. REVIEW: Writer/Director: Drew Cullingham Starring: Spencer Brown, Lauren Socha, Ewen MacIntosh, Emily Booth, Michael Berryman, Bill Moseley, Kane Hodder Shed of the Dead is writer/director Drew (The Devil’s Bargain 2014) Cullingham’s clearly Shaun of the …
Read More »Film Review: Nightmare Cinema (2018)
SYNOPSIS: Five strangers converge at a haunted movie theater owned by The Projectionist (Mickey Rourke). Once inside, the audience members witness a series of screenings that shows them their deepest fears and darkest secrets over five tales. REVIEW: I tend to enjoy anthology movies. It’s kind of like getting to see a bunch of little movies without having to sort …
Read More »Film Review: Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
SYNOPSIS: While babysitting the daughter of Ed and Lorraine Warren, a teenager and her friend unknowingly awaken an evil spirit trapped in a doll REVIEW: If there is one thing that delivers with consistency these days, it the abundance of Conjuring movies coming at us. “Annabelle Comes Home (2019)” which marks the 3rd Annabelle movie in the series and a …
Read More »Film Review: Ringu (The Ring) (1998)
SYNOPSIS: An intrepid reporter and her ex-husband investigate reports of a bizarre video which caused its viewer to die within one week.
Read More »Film Review: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
SYNOPSIS: While in the process of trying to become a better super hero young Peter Parker must also face off against the villain known as The Vulture and his cronies as well as the typical drama every teenage boy must deal with. REVIEW: Let me start this review off by saying that I love Spider-Man. Actually, that is an understatement. …
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