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Gugu Mbatha-Raw, who starred in The Cloverfield Paradox, has joined the cast of Apple TV’s new upcoming series “Surface,” Variety reports. Described as a psychological thriller, the eight-episode series was both created and written by Veronica West (“High Fidelity”). West, Reese Witherspoon, and Lauren Neustadter will executive produce for Hello Sunshine along with Apple Studios producing. At this time, no plot details have been revealed. But we’ll keep you posted.
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Unearthed Films has just announced the upcoming 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD release of the uncut and uncensored, remastered version of A Serbian Film, one of the most infamous and brutal movies ever to see the light of day. Unearthed states, “The film shines on beautiful Blu-ray and DVD with English Subtitles. It’s the first time the film has been released from the 4K master!” In Ryan Nicholson‘s A Serbian Film, “Milos, a retired porn star, leads a normal family life with his wife Maria and six-year-old son Petar in tumultuous Serbia, trying to make ends meet. A sudden call from his former colleague Layla will change everything. Aware of his financial problems, Layla introduces Milos to Vukmir – a mysterious, menacing, and politically powerful figure in the pornographic business. A leading role in Vukmir’s production will provide financial support to Milos and his family for the rest of their lives. From then on, Milos is drawn into a maelstrom of
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Troma is going mainstream with a reboot of the horror-comedy The Toxic Avenger which is being produced by Legendary Pictures, the company that brought you Jurassic Park, Crimson Peak, and many other blockbusters. According to Deadline, “Game of Thrones” actor Peter Dinklage is currently in talks to star in the film that will be directed by Macon Blair writer and director of Netflix’s I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore. There is no word yet what role Dinklage will play. The Toxic Avenger premiered in 1984 as a successful midnight movie in New York, becoming a cult classic and going on to spawn three sequels, a cartoon series, a musical, and a Marvel comic. In the movie, Toxic Avenger was created when a meek, bullied mop boy named Melvin falls into toxic waste. After mutating he sets out to stop evildoers. Loyd Kaufman, creator of Toxic Avenger and co-creator of Troma Studios will be producing along with his
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This December, director Eric Schultz‘s sci-fi thriller Minor Premise, currently ranked at 100% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, will take viewers on a journey into the mind of a man facing off against his darker side. “Attempting to surpass his father’s legacy and pressured by an old colleague (Dana Ashbrook of “Twin Peaks”), a reclusive neuroscientist becomes entangled in his own risky experiment. Ethan (Sathya Sridharan) has now locked himself in his home with his ex-girlfriend Allie (Paton Ashbrook) and the two navigate trauma, ambition, and missteps of the past. Diving headfirst into the uncharted equations of the brain, they realize that there is more at stake than just their relationship or Ethan’s reputation. With time quickly running out, he is forced to face off against the darker sides of himself while frantically attempting to solve an enigma that lies within his subconscious. Minor Premise was written by Justin Moretto, Eric Schultz, and Thomas Torrey. It will be out on VOD
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Take shelter, a new terrifying storm is headed your way from director Dustin Ferguson (5G Zombies), Arachnado! “When a freak cyclone swamps Los Angeles, millions of poisonous spiders terrorize the city.” Mel Novak (Bruce Lee’s Game of Death), Deborah Dutch (Hard To Die), Brinke Stevens (Slumber Party Massacre), Mike Furgeson (Death Squad), and Shawn C. Phillips (Ghost Shark). Arachnado has now been unleashed. Check out the trailer.
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How far would you go to bring back a lost loved one? That’s the subject of the supernatural horror film Anything for Jackson. Starring Sheila McCarthy, Konstantina Mantelos, and “Supernatural” actor Julian Richings, the film follows a pair of grandparents desperate to bring their grandson Jackson back from the dead, which includes kidnapping a pregnant woman and making a deal with a demon. The first thing I noticed about the film is its cinematography that was both dark and rich. Even when it featured a gritty look, it still somehow retained its beauty. As for the cast, bravo. It felt like they really put their whole hearts into it. McCarthy left me impressed. The way she emotes her character, Audrey’s, every feeling is top-notch. She really gave her character an air of authenticity. Richings appeared to be in a near-constant state of panic as his character Henry struggled to keep their plan on track. Mantelos did great as well, portraying
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The holiday season is here. Christmas is coming and holiday-themed horror films are beginning to be released, including director Paul Tanter’s The Nights Before Christmas. “In the run-up to Christmas, a murderous Santa and Mrs. Claus rampage their way through a series of gruesome killings. FBI Special Agent Natalie Parker is tasked with tracking the pair of psychotic serial killers and discovering what links their victims. With the body count rising, she discovers the couple met in and escaped from an asylum for the criminally insane. As Christmas day nears, the psychotic couple slaughters their way through their special naughty list, playing a cat and mouse game with the FBI and leaving a trail of gruesome bloody bodies in their wake.” Simon Phillips, Sayla De Goede, Kate Schroder, Keegan Chambers, and Anne-Carolyn Binnette star. It’s been described as “fantastic,” “gory, brutal and nasty” and “a fun holiday horror gift” by horror festival-goers who also said, “Santa and Mrs. Claus are
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Writer-director Daniel Emery Taylor’s It’s Just a Game is headed to Blu-ray and DVD. I got a chance to review it and well, these are my thoughts. Brianna (Hannah Cohen-Lawlor) is a shy, bashful teen who is constantly getting humiliated by the other girls in her social circle. Her circumstances change when she is kidnapped by a bizarre incestual cult intent on summoning an ancient witch. Hannah Cohen-Lawlor, Sarah Kopkin, Leah Hudspeth, Rachel Marshall, Alicia Clark, and G Larry Butler star in It’s Just A Game, from Wild Eye Releasing. There are times that I hate doing reviews. I don’t enjoy picking apart a movie that a lot of people put their hard work into. But I think our readers deserve the truth, even if it is a bit harsh. This is one of those times. This low-budget flick has a host of issues, for example, 90% film is too bright, giving it a washed-out look. The strong “tracer effect”
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Both the official poster and trailer are here for writer-director-editor Alex Montilla‘s (Hot Tub Time Machine) new horror-comedy short film OverKill. Starring Amy Letcher, Mike Hall, and Will Coffin, the award-winning film is a comedic take on a familiar setup: when too-woke-for-their-own-good college kids are terrorized by an unstoppable masked killer, the final girl must outsmart him to survive. Only in this movie, the killer literally cannot be stopped (or killed). It’s an 80’s slasher movie by way of “Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner” cartoons. OverKill is now making its film festival rounds. And we wouldn’t be surprised if the short ends up getting a feature adaptation in the future, because the trailer is freaking awesome. Check it out! For more information and the festival schedule please visit the film’s official website.
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Avengers: End Game actor Anthony Mackie will be both starring and producing Netflix’s upcoming action-thriller The Ogun, Variety reports. Also produced by Jason Michael Berman, the film centers on Mackie’s character Xavier Rhodes, who takes his teenage daughter to Nigeria to find a cure for the rare genetic condition that he passed on to her. When his daughter is kidnapped, Rhodes goes on a rampage through the criminal underworld to find her before it’s too late. The Ogun was written by stuntman-turned-screenwriter Madison Turner. Timber previously worked with Michael B. Jordan’s banner Outlier Society on The Liberators. At this time a director has not been named.
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Gugu Mbatha-Raw, who starred in The Cloverfield Paradox, has joined the cast of Apple TV’s new upcoming series “Surface,” Variety reports. Described as a psychological thriller, the eight-episode series was both created and written by Veronica West (“High Fidelity”). West, Reese Witherspoon, and Lauren Neustadter will executive produce for Hello Sunshine along with Apple Studios producing. At this time, no plot details have been revealed. But we’ll keep you posted.
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IndieMoviesNewsTrailers
Unearthed Films has just announced the upcoming 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD release of the uncut and uncensored, remastered version of A Serbian Film, one of the most infamous and brutal movies ever to see the light of day. Unearthed states, “The film shines on beautiful Blu-ray and DVD with English Subtitles. It’s the first time the film has been released from the 4K master!” In Ryan Nicholson‘s A Serbian Film, “Milos, a retired porn star, leads a normal family life with his wife Maria and six-year-old son Petar in tumultuous Serbia, trying to make ends meet. A sudden call from his former colleague Layla will change everything. Aware of his financial problems, Layla introduces Milos to Vukmir – a mysterious, menacing, and politically powerful figure in the pornographic business. A leading role in Vukmir’s production will provide financial support to Milos and his family for the rest of their lives. From then on, Milos is drawn into a maelstrom of
Continue reading →
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Troma is going mainstream with a reboot of the horror-comedy The Toxic Avenger which is being produced by Legendary Pictures, the company that brought you Jurassic Park, Crimson Peak, and many other blockbusters. According to Deadline, “Game of Thrones” actor Peter Dinklage is currently in talks to star in the film that will be directed by Macon Blair writer and director of Netflix’s I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore. There is no word yet what role Dinklage will play. The Toxic Avenger premiered in 1984 as a successful midnight movie in New York, becoming a cult classic and going on to spawn three sequels, a cartoon series, a musical, and a Marvel comic. In the movie, Toxic Avenger was created when a meek, bullied mop boy named Melvin falls into toxic waste. After mutating he sets out to stop evildoers. Loyd Kaufman, creator of Toxic Avenger and co-creator of Troma Studios will be producing along with his
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsThrillerTrailers
This December, director Eric Schultz‘s sci-fi thriller Minor Premise, currently ranked at 100% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, will take viewers on a journey into the mind of a man facing off against his darker side. “Attempting to surpass his father’s legacy and pressured by an old colleague (Dana Ashbrook of “Twin Peaks”), a reclusive neuroscientist becomes entangled in his own risky experiment. Ethan (Sathya Sridharan) has now locked himself in his home with his ex-girlfriend Allie (Paton Ashbrook) and the two navigate trauma, ambition, and missteps of the past. Diving headfirst into the uncharted equations of the brain, they realize that there is more at stake than just their relationship or Ethan’s reputation. With time quickly running out, he is forced to face off against the darker sides of himself while frantically attempting to solve an enigma that lies within his subconscious. Minor Premise was written by Justin Moretto, Eric Schultz, and Thomas Torrey. It will be out on VOD
Continue reading →
IndieMoviesNewsTrailers
Take shelter, a new terrifying storm is headed your way from director Dustin Ferguson (5G Zombies), Arachnado! “When a freak cyclone swamps Los Angeles, millions of poisonous spiders terrorize the city.” Mel Novak (Bruce Lee’s Game of Death), Deborah Dutch (Hard To Die), Brinke Stevens (Slumber Party Massacre), Mike Furgeson (Death Squad), and Shawn C. Phillips (Ghost Shark). Arachnado has now been unleashed. Check out the trailer.
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsReviewsShudderStreaming TVTrailers
How far would you go to bring back a lost loved one? That’s the subject of the supernatural horror film Anything for Jackson. Starring Sheila McCarthy, Konstantina Mantelos, and “Supernatural” actor Julian Richings, the film follows a pair of grandparents desperate to bring their grandson Jackson back from the dead, which includes kidnapping a pregnant woman and making a deal with a demon. The first thing I noticed about the film is its cinematography that was both dark and rich. Even when it featured a gritty look, it still somehow retained its beauty. As for the cast, bravo. It felt like they really put their whole hearts into it. McCarthy left me impressed. The way she emotes her character, Audrey’s, every feeling is top-notch. She really gave her character an air of authenticity. Richings appeared to be in a near-constant state of panic as his character Henry struggled to keep their plan on track. Mantelos did great as well, portraying
Continue reading →
Holiday HorrorMoviesNewsTrailers
The holiday season is here. Christmas is coming and holiday-themed horror films are beginning to be released, including director Paul Tanter’s The Nights Before Christmas. “In the run-up to Christmas, a murderous Santa and Mrs. Claus rampage their way through a series of gruesome killings. FBI Special Agent Natalie Parker is tasked with tracking the pair of psychotic serial killers and discovering what links their victims. With the body count rising, she discovers the couple met in and escaped from an asylum for the criminally insane. As Christmas day nears, the psychotic couple slaughters their way through their special naughty list, playing a cat and mouse game with the FBI and leaving a trail of gruesome bloody bodies in their wake.” Simon Phillips, Sayla De Goede, Kate Schroder, Keegan Chambers, and Anne-Carolyn Binnette star. It’s been described as “fantastic,” “gory, brutal and nasty” and “a fun holiday horror gift” by horror festival-goers who also said, “Santa and Mrs. Claus are
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsReviews
Writer-director Daniel Emery Taylor’s It’s Just a Game is headed to Blu-ray and DVD. I got a chance to review it and well, these are my thoughts. Brianna (Hannah Cohen-Lawlor) is a shy, bashful teen who is constantly getting humiliated by the other girls in her social circle. Her circumstances change when she is kidnapped by a bizarre incestual cult intent on summoning an ancient witch. Hannah Cohen-Lawlor, Sarah Kopkin, Leah Hudspeth, Rachel Marshall, Alicia Clark, and G Larry Butler star in It’s Just A Game, from Wild Eye Releasing. There are times that I hate doing reviews. I don’t enjoy picking apart a movie that a lot of people put their hard work into. But I think our readers deserve the truth, even if it is a bit harsh. This is one of those times. This low-budget flick has a host of issues, for example, 90% film is too bright, giving it a washed-out look. The strong “tracer effect”
Continue reading →
MoviesNewsTrailers
Both the official poster and trailer are here for writer-director-editor Alex Montilla‘s (Hot Tub Time Machine) new horror-comedy short film OverKill. Starring Amy Letcher, Mike Hall, and Will Coffin, the award-winning film is a comedic take on a familiar setup: when too-woke-for-their-own-good college kids are terrorized by an unstoppable masked killer, the final girl must outsmart him to survive. Only in this movie, the killer literally cannot be stopped (or killed). It’s an 80’s slasher movie by way of “Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner” cartoons. OverKill is now making its film festival rounds. And we wouldn’t be surprised if the short ends up getting a feature adaptation in the future, because the trailer is freaking awesome. Check it out! For more information and the festival schedule please visit the film’s official website.
Continue reading →
MoviesNetflixNewsStreaming TVThriller
Avengers: End Game actor Anthony Mackie will be both starring and producing Netflix’s upcoming action-thriller The Ogun, Variety reports. Also produced by Jason Michael Berman, the film centers on Mackie’s character Xavier Rhodes, who takes his teenage daughter to Nigeria to find a cure for the rare genetic condition that he passed on to her. When his daughter is kidnapped, Rhodes goes on a rampage through the criminal underworld to find her before it’s too late. The Ogun was written by stuntman-turned-screenwriter Madison Turner. Timber previously worked with Michael B. Jordan’s banner Outlier Society on The Liberators. At this time a director has not been named.
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