SYNOPSIS: “Troubled college freshman Luke (Robbins) suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (Schwarzenegger) to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps Luke to achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very edge of sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of his mind — and his soul.” REVIEW: …
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Film Review: Harpoon (2019)
SYNOPSIS: A strained friendship-triangle departs on a private boat for a pleasurable day trip, only to run afoul of secrets and violent urges. REVIEW: Director: Rob Grant Writers: Rob Grant, Mike Kovac Starring: Munro Chambers, Emily Tyra, Christopher Gray, Brett Gelman (narrator) Harpoon is a surprisingly fun film. That should be said first, because I was not ready to enjoy …
Read More »Film Review: The Shed (2019)
SYNOPSIS: In THE SHED, Stan (Warren) and his best friend Dommer (Kostro) have put up with bullies their entire lives. All of that changes when Stan discovers he has a murderous vampire living in his shed. Seeing the bloodshed and destruction the monster is capable of, Stan knows he has to find a way to destroy it – but Dommer has a much more sinister plan in mind. REVIEW: …
Read More »Film Review: Ambition (2019)
SYNOPSIS: A young aspiring musician preparing for a competition, is incredibly confidant and gets herself involved in a frightening trap that she has to find her way out of. It raises the question: If an insane person is telling a story, is it real? REVIEW: Robert Shaye is best known for starting New Line Cinema. Probably the greatest thing the …
Read More »Film Review: Red Letter Day (2019)
SYNOPSIS: A newly divorced mother of two teenagers moves to a new community looking for a fresh start. Unfortunately, the entire family soon receives letters telling them that they must each kill one of the neighbors or be killed by said neighbor if they fail to act. Although the mother brushes it off as a joke at first, she soon …
Read More »Film Review: Mary (2019)
SYNOPSIS: “In MARY, David (Academy Award Winner Gary Oldman) is a struggling blue-collar captain looking to make a better life for his family. Strangely drawn to an abandoned ship that is up for auction, David impulsively buys the boat, believing it will be his family’s ticket to happiness and prosperity. But soon after they embark on their maiden journey, strange and …
Read More »Film Review: Department 666 (short film) (2019)
SYNOPSIS: A recently deceased man discovers that the afterlife isn’t quite what he was expecting REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have DEPARTMENT 666, written by Dave Harlequin and directed by Adam York. Our story opens with the death of Chris (Michael Ray Williams) in an apparent car accident. He wakes up in a reception area, similiar to that …
Read More »Film Review: A Tale of an Onion Witch (short film) (2019)
SYNOPSIS: Two flatmates, evidently from the gym-going North Indian breed of tinsel-town hopefuls, are warned about the 100 year old Witch that occasionally wanders around at night asking for an Onion. When an attractive neighbour knocks for help at midnight, their red-blooded fates unravel. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have A TALE OF AN ONION WITCH, an urban …
Read More »Film Review: Hazard (short film) (2019)
SYNOPSIS: Jane’s car breaks down in the outskirts of a small-town, and starts to experience supernatural activity connected to the ghost of a mass shooter. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have HAZARD, written and directed by Gairo Cuevas. Just one character on screen, a woman called Jane (played by Joanna Kay) who is driving alone at night to …
Read More »Film Review: Doctor Sleep (2019)
SYNOPSIS: Years following the events of “The Shining,” a now-adult Dan Torrance meets a young girl with similar powers as he tries to protect her from a cult known as The True Knot who prey on children with powers to remain immortal. REVIEW: Full disclosure, The Shining is one of my favorite films ever. It is amazingly shot, has an …
Read More »Film Review: 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019)
SYNOPSIS: Four teen girls diving in a ruined underwater city quickly learn they’ve entered the territory of the deadliest shark species in the claustrophobic labyrinth of submerged caves. REVIEW: You want pretty girls? Got ‘em. Did you say you want scary sharks? Well, we got sharks. How about pretty girls being stalked by sharks? Oh, Hell, YEAH!!! You want it …
Read More »Film Review: The Haunting of Sharon Tate – Review 2
SYNOPSIS: Sharon Tate is haunted by visions of her death only for them to come true when…well, you know the rest of the story.
Read More »Film Review: Mollywood (2019)
SYNOPSIS: A religious madman in Hollywood murders drug users for revenge on the junkie who killed his family. REVIEW: Director: Morocco Vaughn Writer: Ken Hoyd Starring: Micah Fitzgerald, Vinicius Machado, Billy Dec, Waka Flocka Flame Mollywood (2019) is a neon-lit tale of a serial killer with a religious obsession preying on the casual drug users of Hollywood. The film is …
Read More »Film Review: Assassinaut (2019)
SYNOPSIS: A group of kids in an alternate timeline where earth has interstellar enemies gets stuck on an alien planet with the President after an assassination attempt. REVIEW: Writer/Director: Drew Bolduc Starring: Shannon Hutchinson, Vito Trigo, Jasmina Parent, Johnathan Newport, Yael Haskal, Irene Santiago Assassinaut is the film you get when you throw the 1970’s Land of the Lost TV …
Read More »Film Review: Along Came the Devil 2 (2019)
SYNOPSIS: After receiving an unsettling voicemail, Jordan (Wiggins) returns home, looking for answers, only to find her estranged father and even more questions. A demonic force has attached itself to the town and no one is safe. The only one who seems to know anything is the small town’s Reverend. REVIEW: Academy Award Nominated Actor, Bruce Davison; Laura Slade Wiggins (Shameless); Mark Ashworth (Magnificent Seven) Cassius …
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