SYNOPSIS: Three inept night watchmen, aided by a young rookie and a fearless tabloid journalist, fight an epic battle for their lives against a horde of hungry vampires.
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Film Review: Conspiracy Theory (2016)
SYNOPSIS: While filming in southern Nevada, a television crew discovers a terrifying truth lurking beneath the waters of Lake Mead. REVIEW: Bad found footage movies are a dime a dozen. It’s as easy to find one of them as it is to find anyone who isn’t Waldo in a Where’s Waldo spread. They’re one of the easiest styles in which …
Read More »Film Review: Knucklebones (2016)
SYNOPSIS: A group of bored college students unleash a murderous demon while playing a dice game made from human knucklebone REVIEW: Who doesn’t love a good demon summoning film? Not good enough, how bout a Nazi killer corpse who doesn’t mind cracking a few one-liners before shoving a chainsaw up your ass? Too much information? Ok well in the spirit …
Read More »Film Review: Rupture (2016) – Review 2
SYNOPSIS: A single mother is abducted by a group of mysterious people who subject her to a series of terrifying experiments. REVIEW: I saw the trailer for Rupture several weeks ago and didn’t think that it looked like it was anything special. To me it appeared to be just another forgettable torture p*rn flick with very little going for it. …
Read More »Film Review: The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
SYNOPSIS: Cox and Hirsch play father and son coroners who receive a mysterious homicide victim with no apparent cause of death. As they attempt to identify the beautiful young “Jane Doe,” they discover increasingly bizarre clues that hold the key to her terrifying secrets REVIEW: It has been just over 6 years since André Øvredal gifted us the rather wonderful, …
Read More »Film Review: Beyond the Gates (2016)
SYNOPSIS: Two estranged brothers reunite at their missing father’s video store to liquidate the property and sell off his assets. As they dig through the store, they find a VCR board game dubbed ‘Beyond The Gates’ that holds a connection to their father’s disappearance and deadly consequences for anyone who plays it. REVIEW:
Read More »Film Review: Child Eater (2016)
SYNOPSIS: A simple night of babysitting takes a horrifying turn when Helen realizes the boogeyman really is in little Lucas’ closet. REVIEW: It seems like every region has a boogeyman unique to that locations, some kind of spook or specter that people in that location like to tell stories about to scare young ones. The folk tales and urban legends …
Read More »Film Review: Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)
SYNOPSIS: Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, Alice (Milla Jovovich) is the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity’s final stand against the undead. Now, she must return to where the nightmare began – The Hive in Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only …
Read More »Film Review: Capture Kill Release (2016)
SYNOPSIS: A couple plots to murder a random stranger just for the thrill of it, but things turn ugly when one of them decides not to go through with it. REVIEW: Capture Kill Release is yet another entry in the found footage genre. I don’t really have anything against found footage films. I’ve seen some pretty good ones. But it’s …
Read More »Film Review: Nocturne (2016)
SYNOPSIS: A girl running from her past is forced to confront her future when her friends perform an impromptu seance. Dirty secrets are revealed and an uninvited guest joins the party. REVIEW: Alfred Hitchcock defined suspense perfectly. In his famous analogy, he talks about a scene wherein a group of people are sitting around a table, talking, and without warning …
Read More »Film Review: Presidents Day (2016)
SYNOPSIS: Several living personifications proving America’s cultural decline are attacked by dead presidents. Only John Wilkes Booth can save them now. REVIEW: Director: David Zuckerman Starring: Jud Zumwalt, David Zuckerman, Michael Minto Not to be confused with 2010’s ‘President’s Day.’ This one has no comma, and several more dead presidents. ‘No comma, and a bunch more dead presidents’ was actually …
Read More »Film Review: Quarries (2016)
SYNOPSIS: To escape her abusive boyfriend, Kat joins a wilderness expedition with a group of women, all of whom are struggling with the uncertainty of life. What was supposed to be an opportunity for personal discovery quickly becomes a fight for survival, forcing each one to discover the strength within themselves that they didn’t even know they possessed. While being …
Read More »Film Review: The Axe Murders of Villisca (2016)
SYNOPSIS: ‘Villisca’ is a ghost story set in the actual house of the notorious and still unsolved 1912 ax murders. Three outcast teenagers break into the house in search of answers, but discover something far beyond their worst fears. REVIEW: “The Axe Murders of Villisca” is so close to being a good movie. It has decent, if not quite great, …
Read More »Film Review: Root of Darkness (2016)
SYNOPSIS: Erland is about to celebrate his 50th birthday. His wife Greta has invited some friends over to their newly bought cabin for a party. Erland is not happy about the upcoming party especially when some of the guests are relatives to Greta which he doesn’t like. The day before the party hell falls down a dried well and finds …
Read More »Film Review: Limbo (short film) (2016)
SYNOPSIS: A short film adaptation of a comic strip by Marian Churchland. A man is stranded on the side of the road and finds a dying dog. He gives the dog water and in exchange the dog grants him a single wish REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have LIMBO, written by Will Blank and Richard Kaponas, directed by …
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