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Film Review: The 16th Episode (2019)

SYNOPSIS: Three You tubers struggling to get more views on their adventure channel, travel to the mythical city of Casablanca, unaware that it hides a terrifying secret. REVIEW: YouTube can be a harsh place when battling for views. You have the millions of people who just want to be entertained/informed/converted/horrified. If you don’t keep triggering those lovely brain chemicals in …

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Film Review: Killer Joe (2011)

SYNOPSIS: “A totally twisted deep-fried Texas redneck trailer park murder story.”Synopsis: When an inopportune debt presents itself to one Chris Smith he brainstorms on ideas to come up with some considerable cash, fast. Seeing as it was his mother that created this predicament he obtains the services of Joe Cooper, professional hit man for hire. Will his mother’s insurance policy …

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Film Review: Elder Island (2016)

SYNOPSIS: Based on the true events revolving around Beaver Island, Michigan, and King James Strang… Elder Island. 1856. Peter Wiggentstein turned to the men of the five island families around him and warned, “Tell nothing of this,” as the men all looked at the body of their former Reverend – gunned down just outside his own home – and a …

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Film Review: Black Swan (2010)

Rate this Film SYNOPSIS: A thriller that zeros in on the relationship between a veteran ballet dancer and a rival. REVIEW: To say Black Swaw is open to interpretation, would be an understatement. Though we really shouldn’t expect anything less from visionary director Darren Aronofsky. His films have taken bold steps over his career, though I believe that Black Swan …

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Film Review: Tone-Deaf (2019)

SYNOPSIS: A woman goes to the countryside to spend a quiet weekend after losing her job and having her last complicated relationship implode. She rents a country house to an old-fashioned widower, who struggles to hide his pyschopatic tendencies. REVIEW: With memes of Pepe the Frog, Ok Boomer and Kevin Sorbo movies plastered over certain corners of the internet, it …

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Film Review: Surrogates (2009)

SYNOPSIS: Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop (Willis) is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others’ surrogates. REVIEW: 14 years ago, the world creates the first synthetic brain, 11 years ago…the military steps in and the use …

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Film Review: Freaky Farley (2007)

SYNOPSIS: When Farley Wilder (a weirdo peeping Tom in a small New England town) meets a daring young woman, he gains the confidence to both stand up to his domineering father and also save the town from the hushed-up secret that’s been killing people for decades! REVIEW: “Freaky Farley” isn’t freaky but it’s definitely a really bizarre little film. Half …

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Film Review: Cropsey (2009)

SYNOPSIS: Realizing the urban legend of their youth has actually come true; two filmmakers delve into the mystery surrounding five missing children and the real-life boogeyman linked to their disappearances. REVIEW: You may have caught wind of this film thru message boards or fan buzz, but I will say that I really didn’t get the grasp of what it was …

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