Tag Archives: 2016

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: To celebrate his birthday (and to get over the fact that his girlfriend cheated on him) Brady heads to Mexico with his friend Tommy for a fun-filled adventure. Unfortunately after hooking up with a couple of women-who aren’t exactly what they seem to be-Brady’s birthday becomes a living nightmare that he may not survive. REVIEW: I …

Rate This Movie REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have MR. THUMP, written and directed by Nate Pommering. Our story focuses on a girl (Sophie Beacom) who is home alone while her parents are out of town. She’s supposed to be completing a chore list, but is instead watching tv and not doing much of anything. Pretty typical for …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: “THE GIANT SCORPION” is an independent science fiction horror short movie, with 3D graphic special effects, about a scorpion that became giant after the fall of a meteor. In other words: “What is better than a beautiful girl that sweetly sleeps under an ’80s issue of “Fangoria” magazine and fights monster with a sharp blade?” :) …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Four waves of increasingly deadly alien attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. REVIEW: With Katniss having hung up her bow and arrows in the final Hunger Games film last year, and the Divergent series dying a slow, painful death, could The 5th Wave …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A couple in a troubled marriage locate a meteorite, initiating an encounter with a mysterious creature. Their lives are turned upside down by the discovery of the creature, which is a source of both pleasure and destruction. REVIEW: The Untamed (or La Region Salvaje, which translates literally to The Wild Region) is a sci-fi/horror film coming …

SYNOPSIS: On a quiet suburban street, a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from intruders, only to discover it’s far from a normal home invasion. REVIEW: In the land of the horror film, no holiday is safe from evil, terror, killers, and monsters of various origins. Christmas, with all of its images of love, peace, and happiness, is the perfect …

SYNOPSIS: A Rock and Roll singer wakes up after The Rapture and not only can’t remember what happened, is afraid of what’s outside. REVIEW: Apocalypse the drunk a 2016 short film directed by Ryan McCoy opens out mind to new possibilities. This film runs under 7 minutes and takes place with the only character stranded in an old broken down …

SYNOPSIS: A young couple awakens a terrible force when they attempt to socialize their reclusive neighbor. REVIEW: Not many people would truly say they wouldn’t help someone in a bind should the occasion arise. Reaching out to our neighbors in their times of need is what alleviates us above animals. It makes your neighbor feel good, it makes you feel …

SYNOPSIS: While shooting a documentary, a group of film students spots a fireball in the sky and proceed to track down its location in the woods; unbeknownst to them, something deadly is waiting for them at their final destination. REVIEW: This little bit of kibble from Germany is written and directed by Daniele Grieco, founder of Stella Maris Film and …

SYNOPSIS: Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threa REVIEW: OK YOU SAW THE TITLE, SO I’M GONNA LET A FEW LINES SCROLL BEFORE I START TALKING……. tic tok tik tok tik tok ok times up. Hopefully that bought …

SYNOPSIS: A family moves into a secluded cabin only to be terrorized by a mysterious creature. REVIEW: Is it possible to successfully mix the aesthetics of the comedy, horror, and thriller genres? Stephen Folker, the seething mastermind behind Field Freak (aka The Monster Outside), who both wrote and directed the movie, thinks so. This genre mash-up stars Dave Juehring as …

SYNOPSIS: During the Vietnam War, a Viet Cong soldier stationed in the claustrophobic Cu Chi tunnels is haunted by the ghost of a fallen comrade. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have WANDERING SOUL, written by Josh Tanner & Jade van der Lei, directed by Josh Tanner. This one is a bit heavy and maybe hard to watch for …

SYNOPSIS: An adventurous woman with a secret from her husband insists the couple go camping to reconnect. Something in the woods wipes out a group of hunters nearby, preventing the couple from leaving their tent. Secrets and supernatural stories come to light, and they must determine if the real threat is inside or outside their enclosure. REVIEW: At some point, …

SYNOPSIS: A mother tells her child a story about the monster in the close REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD, a Canadian bedtime story written and directed by Gregg Jeffs. Yes, I said bedtime story. It’s a Shel Silverstein/Doctor Seuss-esque nightmare, narrated in meter by a mother telling her child a story before …

SYNOPSIS: When his girlfriend is abducted by a sadistic killer, a distraught businessman seeks answers from a blind psychic who can see through the eyes of the madman. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have HIDDEN DAYLIGHT from Man in the Crowd Productions, written by John Rice and directed by Adrienne Lovette. A desperate man (played by David Rey) …