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Movie Review: Justine (1969 – Blue Underground 4K)

On the eve of his imprisonment within the formidable confines of the Bastille on charges of obscenity contained within his work, the notorious Marquis de Sade (played by actual lunatic Klaus Kinski) sets about jottin’ down the tit-filled tale of sisters Justine (Romina Power) and Juliette (Maria Rohm) raised in a convent. Speaking of said convent; with it’s funding run dry the sisters are soon out on their asses… and soon up to their asses (and beyond) in various manners of perverts all hungry for some of that sweet lovin’! Along the way, Juliette spends her days in a brothel pursuing a sapphic love affair with Claudine (Rosemary Dexter), while Justine becomes a maid at the local inn… but she gets canned after being wrongly accused of nixing the goods from one of the guests. After a brief fling with lesbian crime-lord Madame Dusbois (Mercedes McCambridge) and her horny hooligans, not to mention a murder plot, Justine falls in with

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DanXIII

Feb 10, 2023

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Horror ‘Viking Wolf’ Bares Its Teeth On Netflix (Trailer)

Looking for something you can sink your teeth into? The Norwegian horror Viking Wolf (aka Vikingulven) bares its teeth on Netflix this February. The movie centers on 17-year-old “Thale, who has just moved with her parents to a small town after her mother has a new job in the local police. After a student is killed brutally at a party Thale attends, she becomes a key witness. Was the killer an animal? A wolf?” Directed by Stig Svendsen (King’s Bay, Elevator) from the script by Espen Aukan and Stig Svendsen, the action-packed horror stars Liv Mjönes, Arthur Hakalahti, Elli Rhiannon Müler Osborne, Sjur CanteBrean, and more. Watch Viking Wolf on Netflix now.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 4, 2023

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Film Reviews: SORCERY and MY ANIMAL (Sundance Film Festival)

Sorcery Blending elements of dark folklore and revenge horror, Chilean-set Sorcery (Brujeria; Mexico/Germany/Chile, 2023) finds 13-year-old indigenous girl Rosa Rain (Valentina Véliz Caileo) seeking justice after her father is savagely killed when the head of the German colonist family for which she has been working has his dogs attack him. Bonding with elderly Mateo Parancán (Daniel Antivilo), who is accused of being the leader of a group of local sorcerers, Rosa seeks to learn the mystical secrets of the members. When the two young sons of the German family go missing — having possibly been either killed or turned into dogs — Rosa, Mateo, and the group members find themselves accused of murder. Director Christopher Murray, who cowrote the screenplay with Pablo Paredes, bases the film on actual historical events from the late 19th century. He addresses political and cultural elements in this atmospheric chiller, which is a slow burner that offers plenty of mystery and symbolism — such as

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Joseph Perry

Feb 1, 2023

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Brazilian Horror ‘Lacuna’ Possesses New Trailer

The Brazilian horror Lacuna possesses a new trailer ahead of its release sometime later this year. While it looks great, the trailer is tame compared to the film and does not show that the movie is a real gorefest. Filmed in just two weeks during the pandemic, the film, directed by Rodrigo Lages, centers on a mother-daughter relationship. Sofia’s (Loren Comparato) life is shattered after her mother, Helena (Kika Kalache), has a severe car accident. When her mother returns home, Sofia discovers that her mother is no longer herself and has been possessed by a sinister entity. When doctors can not help, Sofia is forced to seek answers beyond science. Laila Zaid, Guilherme Prates, Priscila Maria, and Charles Fricks co-star in the film that features English subtitles. We will let you know when a release date is announced. TheMovieAgency.com is currently seeking distribution. In the meantime, check out the trailer for Lacuna.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 31, 2023

An Interview With T3 And 'Sound Of Silence' Star Penelope Sangiorgi

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Discover The Trailer For The Haunting Film ‘Sound Of Silence’

From XYZ Films comes Sound of Silence, a scary, stylish haunted house horror movie with a twist in the vein of The Conjuring and Oculus, from the Italian director trio T3, the directors behind 2020’s You Die. In the film, when her father is gravely injured, Emma returns to her family home in Italy. Alone in the house while her father recovers, she encounters a haunted radio – and the evil entity behind it. With the supernatural force growing stronger by the hour, Emma must reveal the dark secret behind the radio’s curse to survive the night. The cast for the Italian film includes Penelope Sangiorgi, Rocco Marazzita (You Die, TV’s Jack Stall Dead), Lucia Caporaso (Baggage Red), Daniele De Martino (House of Gucci), Chiara Casolari, and Peter Stephen. Producers include Eryde Produzioni, T4 Productions Horror House, T3, Alessandro Antonaci, Stefano Mandalà, Daniel Lascar, Raffaele Rinaldi and Riccardo Scalva. Discover Sound of Silence on VOD and digital platforms on March

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 28, 2023

'Birth/Rebirth' Puts A New Spin On The Frankenstein Story This August

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Film Reviews: BIRTH/REBIRTH and RUN RABBIT RUN (Sundance Film Festival)

birth/rebirth A provocative take on the Frankenstein mythos, director Laura Moss’s birth/rebirth finds pathologist Rose (Marin Ireland) — who doesn’t have the time or desire to deal with your petty life problems — forming an uneasy alliance with midwife Celie (Judy Reyes) when the latter discovers that Rose is using Celie’s recently suddenly deceased daughter Lila (A.J. Lister) in an experiment designed to bring the dead back to life. Plenty of horror films have questioned how far parents will go to bring back a child who has passed away, but the questionable ethics displayed by the two main characters here go beyond the usual supernatural bargains and such, making them more monstrous than any reanimated corpse. Moss, who cowrote the screenplay with Brendan J. O’Brien, shows assured direction, and Ireland and Reyes have terrific chemistry together. Aficionados of Frankenstein mythology should put this one high on their need-to-see lists, as should fans of medical horror. Run Rabbit Run One bizarre

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Joseph Perry

Jan 26, 2023

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Film Review: TALK TO ME (Sundance Film Festival)

One of the finest fright-fare features in recent memory that involves teenagers making contact with spirits of the deceased is Talk to Me (Australia, 2023) from codirectors Danny Philippou and Michael Philppou. I finished this film about 24 hours ago and haven’t stopped thinking about it since — that’s how much impact it has had on me. Not content with mere ouija boards and seances, a group of teens has begun communicating with the dead using a ceramic-covered embalmed hand of a medium and sharing the wicked results on social media. Mia (Sophie Wilde) is working through the emotions of having lost her mother to an accidental overdose of pills two years earlier when she, her best friend Jade (Alexandra Jensen), Jade’s younger brother Riley (Joe Bird) and some of their friends, acquaintances, and frenemies attend and start participating in sessions in which teens are tied to chairs, inviting spirits to inhabit their bodies for 90 seconds or less —

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Joseph Perry

Jan 25, 2023

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Film Reviews: NEW RELIGION and THE UNDERBUG (Slamdance Film Festival)

New Religion Writer/director Keishi Kondo’s haunting debut feature New Religion (Japan, 2022) offers a unique take on ghost stories. Focusing on existential horror and a dread-filled atmosphere rather than easy jump scares and CGI effects, Kondo unveils the tale of Miyabi (Kaho Seto), a divorced woman whose daughter died when the youngster was watering plants on the balcony and fell off while Miyabi was reading a book indoors. On a decidedly downward spiral, Miyabi begins work as a call girl, taking over a mysterious client when one of her coworkers begins a murderous spree. The client, shut-in Oka (Satoshi Oka), speaks using a mechanical voice box and only wants to photograph Miyabi one body part at a time, with the woman requesting he not take pictures of her eyes. The more photos he takes over time, the stronger the sensation Miyabi feels that she is making contact with the ghost of her daughter. Besides being visually hypnotic, New Religion also

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Joseph Perry

Jan 25, 2023

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Film Review: In My Mother’s Skin (Sundance Film Festival)

From its blood-soaked, batty beginning to its harrowing third act, writer/director Kenneth Dagatan’s dark fairy tale horror feature In My Mother’s Skin (Philippines/Singapore/Taiwan, 2023) is a masterful tale of terror. Tala (Felicity Kyle Napuli) is a young girl living in The Philippines at the end of World War II, when Japanese forces are still occupying the county. Her father has been accused of stealing gold from the Japanese and leaves to meet with American contacts. With barely any food to eat, Tala, her younger brother Bayani (James Mavie Estrella), and her mother Ligaya (Beauty Gonzalez) must fend for themselves, and as Ligaya grows ever sicker, times get desperate. Tala meets a fairy (Jasmine Curtis-Smith) in the nearby woods who offers to help with a cure for Ligaya’s ailment, but she says that Tala must make the decision as to whether to use it or not. As fright-fare fans might surmise, the fairy has a dark side and Tala’s decision to

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Joseph Perry

Jan 24, 2023

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Movie Review: Piggy (2022)

Heavy-set teen Sara (Laura Galán) spends her days toiling away in her parents butcher shop when she isn’t being bullied by the beautiful (on the outside) popular kids (one of whom was a former friend) who give her the nickname “Piggy”. So things basically suck, and after another round of harassment, this time poolside, Sara begins the long walk home with only the swim-suit on her back. Of course she’s hounded once again by the town idiots, but things are going to change quite quickly in that department… You see, our heroine has caught the attention of the local serial killer (Richard Holmes), who has kidnapped the girls that have been hassling our heroine… and Sara bears witness to the crime, and proceeds to clam right the fuck up about the whole affair, even as the town is sent into a frenzy that a madman is on the loose. Speaking of that madman, after some amateur sleuthing, Sara catches up

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DanXIII

Jan 21, 2023

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