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Box-set Review: Violent Streets - The Umberto Lenzi /Tomas Milian Collection (1974 -1978)

Box-set Review: Violent Streets – The Umberto Lenzi /Tomas Milian Collection (1974 -1978)

Those delightful devils have become criminally minded and have gathered five of director’s Umberto Lenzi’s (Nightmare City, Cannibal Ferox) crime flicks, all featuring actor Tomas Milian, and eleased them in one handy-dandy box-set aptly called Violent Streets – The Umberto Lenzi /Tomas Milian Collection. Things kick off with 1974’s Almost Human: Giulio (Milian) is a bank robber who gives zero fucks when it comes to being a murderous lunatic. It’s that last bit that finds him kicked soundly from his bank robbing gang straight into his girlfriend Iona’s (Anita Strindberg) abode. Human Sponge is super effective! Soon Giulio spies comely Mary Lou (Laura Belli), a girl that comes from a Richy Rich type of sitch with Daddy Dearest owning the company Iona works for no less, and gets the brilliant idea to throw together a lil’ gang and kidnap the heiress in the hopes of collecting a giant ransom. There’s a huge fuckin’ fly in the ointment however as Inspector

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DanXIII
Mar 5, 2023
Survival Horror 'Hunt Her, Kill Her' Coming To Select Theaters

Survival Horror ‘Hunt Her, Kill Her’ Coming To Select Theaters

From emerging filmmakers Greg Swinson and Ryan Thiessen comes the nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat survival horror film Hunt Her Kill Her, released in 150 U.S. theaters by Welcome Villian Films this March. “On an otherwise peaceful evening during her first night on the job, a lone night shift janitor finds herself in an unexpected fight for survival when she becomes the target of sinister masked intruders. As their disturbing motives become more apparent, she must use her crafty instincts and brutal violence to survive the night. ” In what critics are touted as “brutal and intense” and “one of the most engaging experiences of the year,” Hunt Her Kill Her takes a simple premise and injects it with adrenaline. The story follows Karen (Natalie Terrazino) on an otherwise peaceful evening during her first job as a lone night shift janitor. She soon finds herself in an unexpected fight for survival when she becomes the target of a group of sinister masked intruders. As

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 26, 2023
Release Of Blumhouse's Horror Thriller 'Unseen' Is In Sight

Release Of Blumhouse’s Horror Thriller ‘Unseen’ Is In Sight

A blind woman fights to survive in director Yoko Okumura’s horror thriller Unseen, whose release date is drawing near. In the movie, two women form an unlikely connection when a depressed gas station clerk Sam (Jolene Purdy), receives a call from Emily (Midori Francis), a nearly blind woman who is running from her murderous ex in the woods. Using video call, Emily must survive the ordeal with Sam being her eyes from afar. Midori Francis, Jolene Purdy, Missi Pyle, and Michael Patrick Lane star in the tense film from writers Salvatore Cardoni and Brian Rawlins. Jason Blum, Alexander Kruener, Jeremy Gold, and Chris McCumber produce. See Unseen on Digital and On Demand on March 7, 2023, or watch it on MGM+ this May, from Blumhouse, MGM+, and Paramount.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 25, 2023
Trailer Debuts For Avatar SFX Master's Action Thriller 'End Of Loyalty'

Trailer Debuts For Avatar SFX Master’s Action Thriller ‘End Of Loyalty’

A new action thriller, End of Loyalty, directed by special effects and make-up master Hiroshi Katagiri (Avatar: The Way of Water, Antlers, Captain Marvel), will be released on DVD and VOD this March from Uncork’d Entertainment. Today, the trailer has arrived, teasing an action-packed flick. In the film, “when a rival family kills the head of a notorious crime family, his son Grant promises retribution. But as Grant’s grief turns into violence and destruction, his best friend Ray, a federal agent, does everything he can to keep Grant from going off the deep end. Their friendship is tested as both men cling to their conflicting moral codes.” Braxton Angle, Justice Joslin, Simon Phillps, Sho Ikushima, Michael Pare, Vernon Wells, and Tenley Kellogg star. End of Loyalty arrives on Digital, DVD, and On Demand on March 7, 2023.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 25, 2023
Movie Review: Ash and Bone (2022)

Movie Review: Ash and Bone (2022)

Lucas (Harley Wallen, who also directed the flick) and his wife Sarah (Kaiti Wallen… who just so happens to be the aforementioned Harley’s real-life spouse in a page seemingly torn from the ol’ Robert Zombie playbook) have their hands full with their gothy gal Cassie (Angelina Danielle Cama); a wild-child that needs a lil’ course correction. To that end, the caring couple shove Cassie right the fuck out the door and off to a secluded retreat deep in the middle of the heart of ‘Nowhere U.S. of mutha-fuckin’ A.’… but she doesn’t stay put for long, and soon finds her ass at the local watering hole where she befriends Anna (Jamie Bernadette) and Tucker (Mason Heidger). So what does that gang of goofs get up to, you may or may not ask? Why, exploring the ye olde (un)friendly neighborhood haunted house, of course! Only problem is, the house is lacking in arcane apparitions…but it more than makes up for that

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DanXIII
Feb 23, 2023
Hulu Unleashes Trailer For 'Boston Strangler' Starring Kiera Knightley

Hulu Unleashes Trailer For ‘Boston Strangler’ Starring Kiera Knightley

This March, Hulu will take you back to the ’60s to examine the true crimes of the Boston Strangler through the eyes of two reporters. Two-time Oscar nominee Kiera Knightley and Emmy nominee Carrie Coon star in the film as the real-life reporters who broke the news that the series of recent crimes were at the hand of one man, the Boston Strangler. In the film, the bodies of three elderly women are discovered. Loretta McLaughlin (Knightley), a reporter for the Record-American newspaper, is the first journalist to publish a story connecting the crimes. As the mysterious killer claims more and more victims, Loretta attempts to continue her investigation alongside colleague and confidant Jean Cole (Coon). Yet, the duo find themselves facing the era’s rampant sexism. Nevertheless, McLaughlin and Cole bravely pursue the story at great personal risk, putting their own lives on the line in their quest to uncover the truth. Alessandro Nivola, David Dastmalchian, Morgan Spector, Bill Camp,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 23, 2023
Gritty Thriller 'Devil's Peak' Starring Billy Bob Thorton Coming To Digital

Gritty Thriller ‘Devil’s Peak’ Starring Billy Bob Thorton Coming To Digital

The crime thriller Devil’s Peak, starring Academy Award winner Billy Bob Thorton (The Gray Man, Bad Santa), is heading to home release. Golden Globe winner Robin Wright (Wonder Woman 1984, House of Cards), Hopper Penn (War Machine, The Cleaner), and Academy Award nominee Jackie Earle Haley (The Watchmen) also star. Set in the Appalachian Mountains, Devil’s Peak is a tense thriller about a family dominated by a crime lord (Thornton) who controls his family and business with his fists. When his son (Penn) meets the girl of his dreams (Katelyn Nacon), desperately wanting to escape the life he is expected to lead and free himself from the clutches of his father, he is forced to go head to head with the terrifying man who will stop at nothing to ensure loyalty from all of those around him.” Devil’s Peak is directed by Ben Young (Hounds of Love, Extinction) from a screenplay written by Robert Knott (Appaloosa). The film is based

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2023
A Perfect Life Unravels In Netflix's 'The Strays' (Trailer)

A Perfect Life Unravels In Netflix’s ‘The Strays’ (Trailer)

This week, the intense thriller The Strays, which reveals the story of a woman living a lie, makes its debut on Netflix. “A perfect life… a perfect lie… An upper-middle-class woman’s perfectly crafted life begins to unravel with the arrival of two shadowy figures in her town,” in The Strays. “The Umbrella Academy” and “Salem” actress Ashley Madekwe leads the cast which also includes, Jorden Myrie, Bukky Bakray, Justin Salinger, and Samuel Paul Small. This tense thriller was written and directed by Nathaniel Martello-White (Cla’am). The Strays is set to premiere on Netflix on February 22, 2023.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2023
Brandon Cronenberg's 'Infinity Pool' Is Out Now (Trailer)

Brandon Cronenberg’s ‘Infinity Pool’ Is Out Now (Trailer)

Brandon Cronenberg, whose film Possessor was released in 2020, is back with Infinity Pool, starring Mia Goth (Pearl) and Alexander Skarsgård (The Northman). And it is out now! In the film, “While staying at an isolated island resort, James (Alexander Skarsgård) and Em (Cleopatra Coleman) are enjoying a perfect vacation of pristine beaches, exceptional staff, and soaking up the sun. But guided by the seductive and mysterious Gabi (Mia Goth), they venture outside the resort grounds and find themselves in a culture filled with violence, hedonism, and untold horror. A tragic accident leaves them facing a zero-tolerance policy for crime.” Thomas Kretschmann, Cleopatra Coleman, Amanda Brugel, and John Ralston co-star. NEON co-financed and executive-produced the sci-fi thriller alongside Topic Studios. Telefilm Canada and the Croatian Film Fund also co-financed the production. Karen Harnisch and Andrew Cividino of Film Forge produce, along with Noah Segal and Christina Piovesan of Elevation Pictures. Daniel Kresmery and Jonathan Halperin are co-producing for Hero Squared

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 15, 2023
Prime Video Unveils First Look At "Dead Ringer" Series

Prime Video Unveils First Look At “Dead Ringer” Series

Today, Prime Video announced the premiere date and released first-look images of Rachel Weisz (Disobedience, The Favourite, Black Widow) as OBGYN twins Beverly and Elliot Mantle for the highly anticipated psychological thriller Dead Ringers. The limited series is created, written, and executive produced by Emmy-nominated writer and playwright Alice Birch (Normal People, Succession, The Wonder). A modern take on David Cronenberg’s 1988 thriller starring Jeremy Irons, Dead Ringers will feature Rachel Weisz playing the double-lead roles of Elliot and Beverly Mantle, twins who share everything: drugs, lovers, and an unapologetic desire to do whatever it takes—including pushing the boundaries of medical ethics—in an effort to challenge antiquated practices and bring women’s health care to the forefront. The series’ ensemble cast includes Britne Oldford (The Umbrella Academy, American Horror Story: Asylum) as Genevieve, Poppy Liu (Hacks, Better Call Saul) as Greta, Michael Chernus (Severance, Orange is the New Black) as Tom, Jennifer Ehle (Zero Dark Thirty, Saint Maud) as Rebecca, and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 15, 2023

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Box-set Review: Violent Streets - The Umberto Lenzi /Tomas Milian Collection (1974 -1978)

Box-set Review: Violent Streets – The Umberto Lenzi /Tomas Milian Collection (1974 -1978)

Those delightful devils have become criminally minded and have gathered five of director’s Umberto Lenzi’s (Nightmare City, Cannibal Ferox) crime flicks, all featuring actor Tomas Milian, and eleased them in one handy-dandy box-set aptly called Violent Streets – The Umberto Lenzi /Tomas Milian Collection. Things kick off with 1974’s Almost Human: Giulio (Milian) is a bank robber who gives zero fucks when it comes to being a murderous lunatic. It’s that last bit that finds him kicked soundly from his bank robbing gang straight into his girlfriend Iona’s (Anita Strindberg) abode. Human Sponge is super effective! Soon Giulio spies comely Mary Lou (Laura Belli), a girl that comes from a Richy Rich type of sitch with Daddy Dearest owning the company Iona works for no less, and gets the brilliant idea to throw together a lil’ gang and kidnap the heiress in the hopes of collecting a giant ransom. There’s a huge fuckin’ fly in the ointment however as Inspector

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Mar 5, 2023
Survival Horror 'Hunt Her, Kill Her' Coming To Select Theaters

Survival Horror ‘Hunt Her, Kill Her’ Coming To Select Theaters

From emerging filmmakers Greg Swinson and Ryan Thiessen comes the nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat survival horror film Hunt Her Kill Her, released in 150 U.S. theaters by Welcome Villian Films this March. “On an otherwise peaceful evening during her first night on the job, a lone night shift janitor finds herself in an unexpected fight for survival when she becomes the target of sinister masked intruders. As their disturbing motives become more apparent, she must use her crafty instincts and brutal violence to survive the night. ” In what critics are touted as “brutal and intense” and “one of the most engaging experiences of the year,” Hunt Her Kill Her takes a simple premise and injects it with adrenaline. The story follows Karen (Natalie Terrazino) on an otherwise peaceful evening during her first job as a lone night shift janitor. She soon finds herself in an unexpected fight for survival when she becomes the target of a group of sinister masked intruders. As

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 26, 2023
Release Of Blumhouse's Horror Thriller 'Unseen' Is In Sight

Release Of Blumhouse’s Horror Thriller ‘Unseen’ Is In Sight

A blind woman fights to survive in director Yoko Okumura’s horror thriller Unseen, whose release date is drawing near. In the movie, two women form an unlikely connection when a depressed gas station clerk Sam (Jolene Purdy), receives a call from Emily (Midori Francis), a nearly blind woman who is running from her murderous ex in the woods. Using video call, Emily must survive the ordeal with Sam being her eyes from afar. Midori Francis, Jolene Purdy, Missi Pyle, and Michael Patrick Lane star in the tense film from writers Salvatore Cardoni and Brian Rawlins. Jason Blum, Alexander Kruener, Jeremy Gold, and Chris McCumber produce. See Unseen on Digital and On Demand on March 7, 2023, or watch it on MGM+ this May, from Blumhouse, MGM+, and Paramount.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 25, 2023
Trailer Debuts For Avatar SFX Master's Action Thriller 'End Of Loyalty'

Trailer Debuts For Avatar SFX Master’s Action Thriller ‘End Of Loyalty’

A new action thriller, End of Loyalty, directed by special effects and make-up master Hiroshi Katagiri (Avatar: The Way of Water, Antlers, Captain Marvel), will be released on DVD and VOD this March from Uncork’d Entertainment. Today, the trailer has arrived, teasing an action-packed flick. In the film, “when a rival family kills the head of a notorious crime family, his son Grant promises retribution. But as Grant’s grief turns into violence and destruction, his best friend Ray, a federal agent, does everything he can to keep Grant from going off the deep end. Their friendship is tested as both men cling to their conflicting moral codes.” Braxton Angle, Justice Joslin, Simon Phillps, Sho Ikushima, Michael Pare, Vernon Wells, and Tenley Kellogg star. End of Loyalty arrives on Digital, DVD, and On Demand on March 7, 2023.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 25, 2023
Movie Review: Ash and Bone (2022)

Movie Review: Ash and Bone (2022)

Lucas (Harley Wallen, who also directed the flick) and his wife Sarah (Kaiti Wallen… who just so happens to be the aforementioned Harley’s real-life spouse in a page seemingly torn from the ol’ Robert Zombie playbook) have their hands full with their gothy gal Cassie (Angelina Danielle Cama); a wild-child that needs a lil’ course correction. To that end, the caring couple shove Cassie right the fuck out the door and off to a secluded retreat deep in the middle of the heart of ‘Nowhere U.S. of mutha-fuckin’ A.’… but she doesn’t stay put for long, and soon finds her ass at the local watering hole where she befriends Anna (Jamie Bernadette) and Tucker (Mason Heidger). So what does that gang of goofs get up to, you may or may not ask? Why, exploring the ye olde (un)friendly neighborhood haunted house, of course! Only problem is, the house is lacking in arcane apparitions…but it more than makes up for that

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Feb 23, 2023
Hulu Unleashes Trailer For 'Boston Strangler' Starring Kiera Knightley

Hulu Unleashes Trailer For ‘Boston Strangler’ Starring Kiera Knightley

This March, Hulu will take you back to the ’60s to examine the true crimes of the Boston Strangler through the eyes of two reporters. Two-time Oscar nominee Kiera Knightley and Emmy nominee Carrie Coon star in the film as the real-life reporters who broke the news that the series of recent crimes were at the hand of one man, the Boston Strangler. In the film, the bodies of three elderly women are discovered. Loretta McLaughlin (Knightley), a reporter for the Record-American newspaper, is the first journalist to publish a story connecting the crimes. As the mysterious killer claims more and more victims, Loretta attempts to continue her investigation alongside colleague and confidant Jean Cole (Coon). Yet, the duo find themselves facing the era’s rampant sexism. Nevertheless, McLaughlin and Cole bravely pursue the story at great personal risk, putting their own lives on the line in their quest to uncover the truth. Alessandro Nivola, David Dastmalchian, Morgan Spector, Bill Camp,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 23, 2023
Gritty Thriller 'Devil's Peak' Starring Billy Bob Thorton Coming To Digital

Gritty Thriller ‘Devil’s Peak’ Starring Billy Bob Thorton Coming To Digital

The crime thriller Devil’s Peak, starring Academy Award winner Billy Bob Thorton (The Gray Man, Bad Santa), is heading to home release. Golden Globe winner Robin Wright (Wonder Woman 1984, House of Cards), Hopper Penn (War Machine, The Cleaner), and Academy Award nominee Jackie Earle Haley (The Watchmen) also star. Set in the Appalachian Mountains, Devil’s Peak is a tense thriller about a family dominated by a crime lord (Thornton) who controls his family and business with his fists. When his son (Penn) meets the girl of his dreams (Katelyn Nacon), desperately wanting to escape the life he is expected to lead and free himself from the clutches of his father, he is forced to go head to head with the terrifying man who will stop at nothing to ensure loyalty from all of those around him.” Devil’s Peak is directed by Ben Young (Hounds of Love, Extinction) from a screenplay written by Robert Knott (Appaloosa). The film is based

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2023
A Perfect Life Unravels In Netflix's 'The Strays' (Trailer)

A Perfect Life Unravels In Netflix’s ‘The Strays’ (Trailer)

This week, the intense thriller The Strays, which reveals the story of a woman living a lie, makes its debut on Netflix. “A perfect life… a perfect lie… An upper-middle-class woman’s perfectly crafted life begins to unravel with the arrival of two shadowy figures in her town,” in The Strays. “The Umbrella Academy” and “Salem” actress Ashley Madekwe leads the cast which also includes, Jorden Myrie, Bukky Bakray, Justin Salinger, and Samuel Paul Small. This tense thriller was written and directed by Nathaniel Martello-White (Cla’am). The Strays is set to premiere on Netflix on February 22, 2023.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 20, 2023
Brandon Cronenberg's 'Infinity Pool' Is Out Now (Trailer)

Brandon Cronenberg’s ‘Infinity Pool’ Is Out Now (Trailer)

Brandon Cronenberg, whose film Possessor was released in 2020, is back with Infinity Pool, starring Mia Goth (Pearl) and Alexander Skarsgård (The Northman). And it is out now! In the film, “While staying at an isolated island resort, James (Alexander Skarsgård) and Em (Cleopatra Coleman) are enjoying a perfect vacation of pristine beaches, exceptional staff, and soaking up the sun. But guided by the seductive and mysterious Gabi (Mia Goth), they venture outside the resort grounds and find themselves in a culture filled with violence, hedonism, and untold horror. A tragic accident leaves them facing a zero-tolerance policy for crime.” Thomas Kretschmann, Cleopatra Coleman, Amanda Brugel, and John Ralston co-star. NEON co-financed and executive-produced the sci-fi thriller alongside Topic Studios. Telefilm Canada and the Croatian Film Fund also co-financed the production. Karen Harnisch and Andrew Cividino of Film Forge produce, along with Noah Segal and Christina Piovesan of Elevation Pictures. Daniel Kresmery and Jonathan Halperin are co-producing for Hero Squared

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 15, 2023
Prime Video Unveils First Look At "Dead Ringer" Series

Prime Video Unveils First Look At “Dead Ringer” Series

Today, Prime Video announced the premiere date and released first-look images of Rachel Weisz (Disobedience, The Favourite, Black Widow) as OBGYN twins Beverly and Elliot Mantle for the highly anticipated psychological thriller Dead Ringers. The limited series is created, written, and executive produced by Emmy-nominated writer and playwright Alice Birch (Normal People, Succession, The Wonder). A modern take on David Cronenberg’s 1988 thriller starring Jeremy Irons, Dead Ringers will feature Rachel Weisz playing the double-lead roles of Elliot and Beverly Mantle, twins who share everything: drugs, lovers, and an unapologetic desire to do whatever it takes—including pushing the boundaries of medical ethics—in an effort to challenge antiquated practices and bring women’s health care to the forefront. The series’ ensemble cast includes Britne Oldford (The Umbrella Academy, American Horror Story: Asylum) as Genevieve, Poppy Liu (Hacks, Better Call Saul) as Greta, Michael Chernus (Severance, Orange is the New Black) as Tom, Jennifer Ehle (Zero Dark Thirty, Saint Maud) as Rebecca, and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 15, 2023
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