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Movie Review: Prodigy (2018)

On the skids psychologist James Fonda (Richard Neil…who we recently interviewed right here) is called in to one of your garden variety top secret government facilities by an old classmate named Olivia (Jolene Andersen) to assist in examining Ellie (Savannah Liles) a whip smart telekinetic girl. Of course those that run the facility want to carve Ellie up like a Christmas goose to see what makes her so damn special. Making excellent use of a small cast and only a handful of locations (4 by my count, with interiors used to clinical and claustrophobic perfection), Prodigy is an impressive low budget sci-fi thriller. Neil and Liles deliver strong performances, their relationship grows believably, and the plight of young Ellie is an engaging one (if a bit derivative of King’s Firestarter here and there…minus the fire of course), and contains both strong emotional content, well-done visual effects to illustrate our young protagonists psychic powers,and a mounting tension as her fate looks

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DanXIII

Apr 9, 2018

Film FestivalsIndieTrailers

‘Hunting Lands’ Set To Screen At Newport Beach Film Festival

APS Films has announced the next screening of Zack Wilcox’s Hunting Lands at the 19th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival that runs from April 30, 2018, to May 3rd. Set and shot in the backdrop of a Midwestern winter, the film centers a group of young actors on a collision course with each other and destiny. Following the world premiere at this year’s Cinequest VR & Film Festival, Hunting Lands won Best Screenplay and Best Picture at Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema and screened at the Beverly Hills Film Festival. Marshall Cook (Division III: Football’s Finest), Joe Raffa (You’ll Know My Name) and Keyna Reynolds (Moving Parts) star. Zack Wilcox directed from a script he penned alongside cinematographer and executive producer Edwin Stevens (HBO’s “The Defiant Ones”). In the film, “Reclusive veteran Frank Olsen yearns to escape from the complexities of the modern world. Unfortunately, despite his efforts, the world comes looking for him. When he discovers a discarded, beaten

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 9, 2018

IndieNewsReviewsTrailers

The Many F-cks: Review Of ‘Dead List’

High Octane Picture’s Dead List is about an actor named Cal, played by Dean Sullivan (Pithuahua) who discovers a magical book whereby writing the names of rival actors in it, curses them to die. He and his fellow actors/rivals, the ladies man Zander played by Director Matt Fowler (Dynasty Warriors 9, Legend of the demon cat, The Bride), big jerk Scott played by Nick Bandera, stoner surfer drug dealer Kush played by Rob Healy (Corey and Lucas for the win, Broken at Love), and broken hearted Jason played by Eric Pierce (My crazy Ex, 6 Ways to Die, The Eastsider), and recovering addict Bob played by Josh Eichenbaum (In the company of Strangers, The traveling Traveler, Detective Professor Chiklis MD) are competing for a role in an upcoming film that can make their careers. Along with his successful friend and fellow actor Trevor, played by Jan-David Soutar (YouTube Assassin, Banshee, The Guide), Cal writes the names of the other actors

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Capt McNeely

Apr 9, 2018

Movies

DVD Review: Dawning of the Dead (2017)

Dawning of the Dead (are you fucking serious with that title guys?!!) concerns the zombie apocalypse beginning through the spread of a man-made virus. The scientist responsible for said outbreak entrusts his test results to an ex-war correspondent turned news anchor (Katya by name) who holes up in the local TV station and views the end of the world as we know it via news feeds. Also in the mix are an assassin who aims to stop the test results from getting out (for reasons). Can Katya survive the killer and escape into a new world of hungry dead (would she even want to? I mean c’mon, I’d rather take my chances with an assassin hell bent on my destruction than a whole world of flesh hungry living corpses)… The first thing you’ll notice about Dawning of the Dead is it’s incredible sense of scope; especially for a lower budget indie zombie picture. The makers of this film show zombie

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DanXIII

Apr 8, 2018

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Killer Robots, Drug Cartels, And Danny Trejo: Review Of ‘Cartel 2045’

Chris Le’s film Cartel 2045 takes us to the year 2045 where the drug war in Mexico has reached new heights of brutality as one of the drug cartels acquired a new weapon to strike fear in rivals and the United States, combat robots. The robots were used by the US military till an incident in Iran made them illegal. Now the company that made the robots have sold them to a Mexican drug cartel headed by Angel Malvado played by Danny Trejo (Machete, Machete Kills). Former Marine Carson Wright, played by Brad Schmidt (The Birth of a Nation, Here and Now, House of Lies) who was responsible for the incident in Iran due to a “faulty” chip that’s implanted in his head that allowed him to control combat droids, is sent to Juarez, Mexico to meet up with a special forces team sent in to rescue an engineer played by Chris Perskey (Bagboy, Hot Bot, Artifice) who’s being held

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Capt McNeely

Apr 7, 2018

Indie

‘Orphan Black’ Actress Ksenia Solo Joins Indie Thriller ‘Sweet Harmony’

Ksenia Solo, who has starred in series like “Orphan Black” and Syfy’s “Lost Girl”, has signed on to star in the indie physiological thriller Sweet Harmony from director Jeff Beasley (The Pinkertons). “The story takes place in a rent-controlled New York apartment building in a gentrifying neighborhood that has gone condo. Conflict arises between the newer upscale residents and one of the original tenants.” Filming is set to begin this summer in Winnipeg on Sweet Harmony, written by Kerry Douglas Dye. Kevin Niu and Shane Snoke of Scary Good Films are producing, with Lynwood Spinks and Casey Wolfe serving as executive producers, Deadline reports.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 7, 2018

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Johnny Galecki Meets His Inner Demon In ‘The Cleanse’

“Big Bang Theory” actor Johnny Galecki meets his inner demon in writer-director Bobby Miller’s dark comedy The Cleanse. In the film, Paul Berger (Galecki), “an unemployed, down and out, heartbroken man is searching for happiness. When Paul sees an ad for a spiritual retreat promising to restart your life, he immediately signs up, hoping to cleanse himself and fix his broken life. But after only a few days, he discovers the cleanse is releasing more than just everyday toxins… a lot more.” Starring Anna Friel, Oliver Platt, and Academy Award® Winner Anjelica Huston (The Addams Family) as the leaders of the retreat, The Cleanse is a darkly humorous, weird, and soulful fantasy that examines the inner demons in all of us. The Cleanse opens in theaters on May 4, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 7, 2018

MoviesParanormal

Blu-ray Review: City of the Dead (1960)

Originally released on these shores as Horror Hotel (Misfits fiends, take note!), City of the Dead is the tale of Nan Barlow (Stevenson), a young co-ed who travels to New England to investigate witchcraft at the behest of her college professor (Lee). Upon arriving in the small town of Whitewood things are rather bizarre; but it goes from bad to worse when Nan is marked for sacrifice by a coven of witches. Now that sounds like my kind of vacation, my creeps! Dripping with atmosphere and rich Gothic overtones, The City of the Dead is a “can’t miss” fright flick classic! Fog enshrouded locales, dilapidated buildings, graveyards, sinister locals, arcane ceremonies — this one has got all you crave from the “old guard” style of horror storytelling. While the film is an undeniable monsterpiece, the extras on this release offer a few treats for fright fans! You get a commentary track (one with no less than Christopher Lee himself), an

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DanXIII

Apr 7, 2018

MusicTrailers

‘Anna And The Apocalypse’ Getting A Holiday Release

This December Orion Pictures is set to release director John McPhail’s fresh musical twist on the zombie genre, Anna and the Apocalypse. In the film, “When a zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven, Anna and her high school pals must fight, sing and slash their way to survival. Teaming with her best friend John, Anna and her crew try to save family and faculty alike as they encounter zombified snowmen, a manic bachelor party, and teenage hormones. But they soon discover that no one is safe in this new world, and the only people they can truly rely on are each other.” Ella Hunt (Our Robot Overlords) stars alongside Mark Benton (The Halcyon) and Paul Kaye (Game Of Thrones). Malcolm Cumming, Sarah Swire, Christopher Leveaux, Ben Wiggins, and Marli Siu co-star. Ryan McHenry, who wrote the 2010 short film Zombie Musical the feature is based on also penned the original script along with Alan McDonald. McHenry was

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 6, 2018

Trailers

“A Nation Is Reborn” In ‘The First Purge’ Trailer

The Purge franchise continues this 4th of July with The First Purge, from director Gerard McMurray and screenwriter James DeMonaco, the franchise’s creator. Today, we get a look at how the annual night of chaos and murder began in the film’s first trailer. “To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the marginalized, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.” Luna Lauren Velez, Melonie Diaz, Mo McRae, Chyna Layne, Y’lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Patch Darragh, Aaron Williamson, Joivan Wade, Jessica Bell, Jermel Howard, Scott Matheny, and Martin Mlodozeniec star. This Independence Day (July 4, 2018) we will witness The First Purge in theaters, from Universal Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 6, 2018

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