SYNOPSIS: A scientist and a teacher living in a dystopian future embark on a journey of survival with a special young girl named Melanie. REVIEW: I remember when the first Resident Evil game came out. I had just purchased a Playstation and already had played the hell out of Tomb Raider. The moment I started playing Resident Evil, I was …
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Film Review: The Girl on the Train (2016)
SYNOPSIS: A divorcee becomes entangled in a missing persons investigation that promises to send shockwaves throughout her life. REVIEW: If you’re like myself, you’re up for a good murder mystery/thriller movie every once in a while. I always thought it was fun to try to put the clues together and guess who the killer is. I think that’s been the …
Read More »Film Review: I Know You’re in There (2016)
SYNOPSIS: When his mother commits suicide, Tom Redding discovers he has a long lost sister who cannot move or talk. Together they travel to their dead mother’s isolated home where Tom hopes to document his sister’s illness, only to be driven to the brink of madness by a supernatural evil. REVIEW: Just a little less than halfway into the movie, …
Read More »Film Review: Ghost Team (2016)
SYNOPSIS: A rightfully depressed man assembles a ragtag group to investigate a purportedly haunted house. This group includes his nephew, who looks like someone about to attend a late 90’s rave. Along for moral support is his chubby best friend who believes his girlfriend was abducted by aliens. Also there’s a mall cop with the haircut of an Amish terrorist, …
Read More »Film Review: Red Billabong (2016)
SYNOPSIS: In the Australian Outback, two brothers discover old secrets and family lies. As their friends start to go missing they fear they are being stalked by someone or something from their worst nightmares – But is it just – A story? A legend? A hoax? Or is it real?
Read More »Film Review: The Sound of Fear (short film) (2016)
SYNOPSIS: A gentle man is afflicted by “Musica Telephobia” – fearful music constantly follows him around. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have THE SOUND OF FEAR, written and directed by Colin Campbell. Something interesting to mention – the title card on the copy I was sent reads “A Sequence From The Sound of Fear”, which leads me to …
Read More »Film Review: Sadako v Kayako (2016)
SYNOPSIS: The vengeful spirits of the Ring and Grudge series face off.
Read More »Film Review: The Eyes of My Mother (2016)
SYNOPSIS: Francisca (Kika Magalhaes) has been unfazed by death from an early age because her mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, imbued her with a thorough understanding of the human anatomy. When tragedy shatters her family’s idyllic life in the countryside, her deep trauma gradually awakens some unique curiosities. As she grows up, her desire to connect with the world …
Read More »Film Review: Split (2016)
SYNOPSIS: After three girls are kidnapped by a man with 24 distinct personalities they must find some of the different personalities that can help them while running away and staying alive from the others. REVIEW: Director: M Night Shyamalan Starring: James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Haley Lu Richardson, Betty Buckley It’s pretty hard to overstate how hot M. Night Shyamalan was …
Read More »Film Review: The Remains (2016)
SYNOPSIS: After a family moves into an old Victorian home, they discover a chest in the attic containing antiques tainted by a malevolent spirit. As the antiques slowly possess each family member, the spirit grows stronger, hellbent on kidnapping the children. REVIEW: I don’t understand the way people in haunted house movies behave. Can they not google the history of …
Read More »Sleight (2016)
SYNOPSIS: A young street magician (Jacob Latimore) is left to care for his little sister after their parents passing and turns to illegal activities to keep a roof over their heads. When he gets in too deep, his sister is kidnapped and he is forced to use his magic and brilliant mind to save her.
Read More »Film Review: Pet (2016)
SYNOPSIS: An animal shelter worker becomes obsessed with a former classmate after his attempts at wooing her fail. During his stalking of her he finds out something that disturbs him enough to lock her in a cage as an attempt to save her from herself. REVIEW: Stalkers are a strange bunch. During the mid to late 1980s–a time when I …
Read More »Film Review: The Monster (2016)
SYNOPSIS: A mother and daughter must confront a terrifying monster when they break down on a deserted road. REVIEW: I have a friend, let’s call him Sal. Sal is a natural born screwup. He’s always behind on his bills, he can’t keep a girlfriend, he’s had five jobs in the last year. He drinks too much. He has no social …
Read More »Film Review: Hotel of the Damned (2016)
SYNOPSIS: Nicky just got out of prison after doing some hard time; thankfully, Jimmy, his buddy from way back, is there to pick him up and help Nicky find his wayward daughter. Once found, though, things begin to really fall apart when they all check in to the Hotel of the Damned, because that’s one hotel you can check in …
Read More »Film Review: Pitchfork (2016)
SYNOPSIS: A group of friends return home with a friend to help him share a secret only to learn that sometimes older secrets are even more deadly. REVIEW: “I’ll survive.” Hunter Killian, how very Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) Director Glenn Douglas Packard introduces us to a new character. Horror fans meet Pitchfork (Daniel Wilkinson) This film was shot in twenty-one …
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