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A Woman's Past Comes Back To Haunt Her In 'Our Father, The Devil'

A Woman’s Past Comes Back To Haunt Her In ‘Our Father, The Devil’

Last night, Our Father, The Devil, made its world premiere at Tribeca. Today, we have a new clip to share with you. Written and directed by Ellie Foumbi, Our Father, The Devil, centers on Marie Cissé (Babetida Sadjo), who works as the head chef at a retirement home in small-town France. Her easy day-to-day life spent caring for residents, hanging out with her co-worker and best friend Nadia, and teasing a potential new romance is disrupted by the arrival of Father Patrick (Souléymane Sy Savané), an African priest whom she recognizes from a terrifying episode in her homeland. As he further endears himself to the residents and staff, Marie is forced to decide how best to deal with this reminder of her troubled past. Babetida Sadjo, Souleymane Sy Savané, Jennifer Tchiakpe, Franck Saurel, and Martine Amisse star. Our Father, The Devil, continues to screen at Tribeca this week on Wednesday the 15th, 18th, and the 19th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 13, 2022
Special Edition Of Documentary 'Tom Savini: Smoke And Mirrors' Being Released

Special Edition Of Documentary ‘Tom Savini: Smoke And Mirrors’ Being Released

Wild Eye Releasing has now announced details on a special edition Blu-ray of Tom Savini: Smoke and Mirrors, the acclaimed documentary that explores the celebrated career of special makeup effects legend, actor, director, and stuntman Tom Savini. Smoke and Mirrors covers everything, from his childhood in Pittsburgh, PA, to his tour of duty during Vietnam, to his beginnings with George A. Romero, and beyond. Blu-ray extras will include commentary with Tom Savini and director Jason Baker, hours of Tom’s personal video archives, including behind-the-scenes footage from movies like Day of the Dead, From Dusk Till Dawn, Creepshow, Friday the 13th Part 4, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. A collectible folded poster also comes with the purchase. The Blu-ray will be released just in time for Halloween.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 13, 2022
Movie Review: “Family Dinner” (Tribeca Festival) 

Movie Review: “Family Dinner” (Tribeca Festival) 

Austrian horror film Family Dinner serves up characters and situations that haunt long after the ending credits roll. Wonderfully acted, grim, and unsettling, writer/director Peter Hengl’s debut big-screen feature does a fine job of getting under the skin of viewers. Simi (Nina Katlein) is an overweight teenager who visits her Aunt Claudia (Pia Hierzegger), a published cookbook author and authority on nutrition, in the hopes of losing some weight. Her visit is met with a cool welcome, and she is told that she must leave in a few days, before Claudia, her new husband Stefan (Michael Pink), and Claudia’s son from her first marriage, Filipp (Alexander Sledik), celebrate Easter. Simi must room with Filipp, and his despisal of her is clear from the beginning. He taunts her by showing off his torso, and his relationship with his mother and new stepfather is also highly strained. Claudia seems to be either skirting around information or outright lying when she is not

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Joseph Perry
Jun 13, 2022
Ex-Death Row Prisoner Rickey Jackson & Director Matt Waldek Discuss Their True Crime Doc "Lovely Jackson"

Ex-Death Row Prisoner Rickey Jackson & Director Matt Waldek Discuss Their True Crime Doc “Lovely Jackson”

When it comes to true crime, there are thousands of documentaries, and if you’re like me, you’ve probably seen a lot of them. There’s one new documentary headed your way that is different, more profound, and more emotionally charged, Lovely Jackson. In the documentary, the life and wrongful incarceration of Rickey Jackson are explored. Rickey was convicted of murder while just a teen and sentenced to death before his sentence was commuted to life in prison three years later. He spent the next 39 years fighting for his freedom. You see, Rickey was innocent, and the only thing that tied him to the crime was a lie told by a 12-year-old boy, who eventually recanted his statement. Rickey was convicted without evidence and even had a witness tell the police he wasn’t the man. But still, Rickey spent the majority of his life in prison until the Ohio innocents Project came to his aid. Finally, he was set free. Lovely

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 13, 2022
Trailer For Folk Horror 'Troll' Unleashed By Netflix

Trailer For Folk Horror ‘Troll’ Unleashed By Netflix

One of the many trailers shared by Netflix during Geek Week is one for the Norwegian folk horror Troll from Tomb Raider director Roar Uthaug. We watch as a giant troll is awakened and sets out on a path of destruction headed straight for the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The first sign we see of the troll is a giant foot track. Ine Marie Wilmann, Kim Falck, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Gard B. Eidsvold, and Pål Richard Lunderby star in this action-packed film, directed by Roar Uthaug. Troll is expected to premiere later this year. Other trailers unveiled by Netflix during Greek Week include “Wednesday,” “The Sandman,” “Day Shift,” “1899,” and “Locke & Key.”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 12, 2022
True Crime Documentary 'Lovely Jackson' Premiering At Justice Film Festival

Review: If You Watch One True Crime Doc This Year Make It ‘Lovely Jackson’

Can you imagine being sentenced to death, having it commuted, only to spend 39 years facing the brutality and real horrors of prison and knowing that you are completely innocent? That was the reality for Rickey Jackson, prisoner A144-061. In the new documentary Lovely Jackson, we are introduced to Rickey and the hardships he experienced for many decades. Lovely Jackson is not your average true crime film. We rarely see through the eyes of someone who has experienced so much suffering at the hands of a failed justice system. You may be wondering how an innocent man found himself in such a situation, the state’s entire case hinged on a statement made b12-year-old-old, and it was a complete lie. Rickey waited for thirty-nine years for him to tell the truth. You would think Rickey would be bitter, but no. Somehow he remains kind and found forgiveness for the man who almost put him in the electric chair. I wasn’t sure

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 11, 2022
The Past Comes Back To Haunt The Living In New Trailer For Irish Horror 'Gateway'

The Past Comes Back To Haunt The Living In New Trailer For Irish Horror ‘Gateway’

This July, Dark Sky Films will unleash the Irish supernatural horror film, Gateway from writer-director Niall Owens, making his directorial feature film debut. Today, the first trailer has arrived, teasing a dark thriller. In the film, “Mike is a low-level drug dealer in debt to a ruthless supplier. When he and his gang set up shop in an abandoned house, he thinks his problems are solved. But a mysterious locked door inside the house and growing discord within the team bring old feuds boiling to the surface. As friendships unravel, the house begins to enact its own plan, using the gang’s own deepest dark thoughts against them. Like lambs to the slaughter, the men are lured one by one into the room, and there they are confronted by the evil world that lies within themselves. The once-locked door is now open, and what lies beyond has its own desires.” Gateway stars Tim Creed (Vikings, Dominion Creek), Kevin Barry (Michael Inside,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 11, 2022
True Crime Thriller 'When George Was Murdered' Centers On The Cop Who Killed George Floyd (Trailer)

True Crime Thriller ‘When George Was Murdered’ Centers On The Cop Who Killed George Floyd (Trailer)

The upcoming true crime-inspired film, When George Was Murdered, explores what happened inside of the jail where the ex-cop who killed George Floyd was being held in the Spring of 2020. As the guards and the inmates are witnessing what is taking place in their city and around the world due to George Floyd’s murder, the news of the killers’ presence in the jail has spread. Inside the jail, the guards know that doing their job to keep the killer safe will not be an easy task. And they have recently become aware that none of the minority guards in the jail are being allowed to work the unit where the killer of George Floyd is being held. In addition, there is the mounting pressure of the inmates, who have begun making outright threats against the Killer ex-cop as their own form office, threats that every one of the guards knows could potentially happen. It does not take long before

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 11, 2022
Paramount Is Taking Us Back To 'Sleepy Hollow'

Paramount Is Taking Us Back To ‘Sleepy Hollow’

Paramount is taking us back to Sleepy Hollow for a brand new take on the legendary story of the Headless Horseman. Lindsey Beer, hot off the heels of writing and directing the soon-to-be-released prequel to Stephen King’s Pet Sematary, is set to write and direct. Beer will also produce the new Sleepy Hollow reboot along with Todd Graner and Spencer Walken of Broken Road Productions. The Headless Horseman was initially born in the Washington Irving story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” published in 1819. In 1999 Tim Burton brought the tale to the big screen, starring Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, and Christopher Walken as the horseman.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 11, 2022
Season Three Of "Evil," The Best Season Yet, Premieres This Week

Season Three Of “Evil,” The Best Season Yet, Premieres This Week

The season 3 premiere of the supernatural horror series “Evil” is only days away. I had a chance to check out the new season and let me tell you, it’s like fine wine, the series only gets better with time. This season begins “moments after the end of season two: when a newly ordained David (Mike Colter) and Kristen (Kristen Bouchard,) kiss. In season three, the two not only have to navigate this fraught new reality but contend with David’s involvement with “the entity,” an espionage unit within the Catholic church. Meanwhile, Ben (Aasif Mandvi) finds his brain breaking from their unsolved cases and turns to his sister for help.” Father David struggles with doubts and questions, while Ben is questioning everything, and Kristen continues to face off against Leland (Michael Emerson ) but also struggles to protect her family. I will say this, Kristen’s got bigger balls this season, she’s tired of the bullshit and is ready to put

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 10, 2022

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A Woman's Past Comes Back To Haunt Her In 'Our Father, The Devil'

A Woman’s Past Comes Back To Haunt Her In ‘Our Father, The Devil’

Last night, Our Father, The Devil, made its world premiere at Tribeca. Today, we have a new clip to share with you. Written and directed by Ellie Foumbi, Our Father, The Devil, centers on Marie Cissé (Babetida Sadjo), who works as the head chef at a retirement home in small-town France. Her easy day-to-day life spent caring for residents, hanging out with her co-worker and best friend Nadia, and teasing a potential new romance is disrupted by the arrival of Father Patrick (Souléymane Sy Savané), an African priest whom she recognizes from a terrifying episode in her homeland. As he further endears himself to the residents and staff, Marie is forced to decide how best to deal with this reminder of her troubled past. Babetida Sadjo, Souleymane Sy Savané, Jennifer Tchiakpe, Franck Saurel, and Martine Amisse star. Our Father, The Devil, continues to screen at Tribeca this week on Wednesday the 15th, 18th, and the 19th.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 13, 2022
Special Edition Of Documentary 'Tom Savini: Smoke And Mirrors' Being Released

Special Edition Of Documentary ‘Tom Savini: Smoke And Mirrors’ Being Released

Wild Eye Releasing has now announced details on a special edition Blu-ray of Tom Savini: Smoke and Mirrors, the acclaimed documentary that explores the celebrated career of special makeup effects legend, actor, director, and stuntman Tom Savini. Smoke and Mirrors covers everything, from his childhood in Pittsburgh, PA, to his tour of duty during Vietnam, to his beginnings with George A. Romero, and beyond. Blu-ray extras will include commentary with Tom Savini and director Jason Baker, hours of Tom’s personal video archives, including behind-the-scenes footage from movies like Day of the Dead, From Dusk Till Dawn, Creepshow, Friday the 13th Part 4, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. A collectible folded poster also comes with the purchase. The Blu-ray will be released just in time for Halloween.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 13, 2022
Movie Review: “Family Dinner” (Tribeca Festival) 

Movie Review: “Family Dinner” (Tribeca Festival) 

Austrian horror film Family Dinner serves up characters and situations that haunt long after the ending credits roll. Wonderfully acted, grim, and unsettling, writer/director Peter Hengl’s debut big-screen feature does a fine job of getting under the skin of viewers. Simi (Nina Katlein) is an overweight teenager who visits her Aunt Claudia (Pia Hierzegger), a published cookbook author and authority on nutrition, in the hopes of losing some weight. Her visit is met with a cool welcome, and she is told that she must leave in a few days, before Claudia, her new husband Stefan (Michael Pink), and Claudia’s son from her first marriage, Filipp (Alexander Sledik), celebrate Easter. Simi must room with Filipp, and his despisal of her is clear from the beginning. He taunts her by showing off his torso, and his relationship with his mother and new stepfather is also highly strained. Claudia seems to be either skirting around information or outright lying when she is not

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jun 13, 2022
Ex-Death Row Prisoner Rickey Jackson & Director Matt Waldek Discuss Their True Crime Doc "Lovely Jackson"

Ex-Death Row Prisoner Rickey Jackson & Director Matt Waldek Discuss Their True Crime Doc “Lovely Jackson”

When it comes to true crime, there are thousands of documentaries, and if you’re like me, you’ve probably seen a lot of them. There’s one new documentary headed your way that is different, more profound, and more emotionally charged, Lovely Jackson. In the documentary, the life and wrongful incarceration of Rickey Jackson are explored. Rickey was convicted of murder while just a teen and sentenced to death before his sentence was commuted to life in prison three years later. He spent the next 39 years fighting for his freedom. You see, Rickey was innocent, and the only thing that tied him to the crime was a lie told by a 12-year-old boy, who eventually recanted his statement. Rickey was convicted without evidence and even had a witness tell the police he wasn’t the man. But still, Rickey spent the majority of his life in prison until the Ohio innocents Project came to his aid. Finally, he was set free. Lovely

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 13, 2022
Trailer For Folk Horror 'Troll' Unleashed By Netflix

Trailer For Folk Horror ‘Troll’ Unleashed By Netflix

One of the many trailers shared by Netflix during Geek Week is one for the Norwegian folk horror Troll from Tomb Raider director Roar Uthaug. We watch as a giant troll is awakened and sets out on a path of destruction headed straight for the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The first sign we see of the troll is a giant foot track. Ine Marie Wilmann, Kim Falck, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Gard B. Eidsvold, and Pål Richard Lunderby star in this action-packed film, directed by Roar Uthaug. Troll is expected to premiere later this year. Other trailers unveiled by Netflix during Greek Week include “Wednesday,” “The Sandman,” “Day Shift,” “1899,” and “Locke & Key.”

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 12, 2022
True Crime Documentary 'Lovely Jackson' Premiering At Justice Film Festival

Review: If You Watch One True Crime Doc This Year Make It ‘Lovely Jackson’

Can you imagine being sentenced to death, having it commuted, only to spend 39 years facing the brutality and real horrors of prison and knowing that you are completely innocent? That was the reality for Rickey Jackson, prisoner A144-061. In the new documentary Lovely Jackson, we are introduced to Rickey and the hardships he experienced for many decades. Lovely Jackson is not your average true crime film. We rarely see through the eyes of someone who has experienced so much suffering at the hands of a failed justice system. You may be wondering how an innocent man found himself in such a situation, the state’s entire case hinged on a statement made b12-year-old-old, and it was a complete lie. Rickey waited for thirty-nine years for him to tell the truth. You would think Rickey would be bitter, but no. Somehow he remains kind and found forgiveness for the man who almost put him in the electric chair. I wasn’t sure

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 11, 2022
The Past Comes Back To Haunt The Living In New Trailer For Irish Horror 'Gateway'

The Past Comes Back To Haunt The Living In New Trailer For Irish Horror ‘Gateway’

This July, Dark Sky Films will unleash the Irish supernatural horror film, Gateway from writer-director Niall Owens, making his directorial feature film debut. Today, the first trailer has arrived, teasing a dark thriller. In the film, “Mike is a low-level drug dealer in debt to a ruthless supplier. When he and his gang set up shop in an abandoned house, he thinks his problems are solved. But a mysterious locked door inside the house and growing discord within the team bring old feuds boiling to the surface. As friendships unravel, the house begins to enact its own plan, using the gang’s own deepest dark thoughts against them. Like lambs to the slaughter, the men are lured one by one into the room, and there they are confronted by the evil world that lies within themselves. The once-locked door is now open, and what lies beyond has its own desires.” Gateway stars Tim Creed (Vikings, Dominion Creek), Kevin Barry (Michael Inside,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 11, 2022
True Crime Thriller 'When George Was Murdered' Centers On The Cop Who Killed George Floyd (Trailer)

True Crime Thriller ‘When George Was Murdered’ Centers On The Cop Who Killed George Floyd (Trailer)

The upcoming true crime-inspired film, When George Was Murdered, explores what happened inside of the jail where the ex-cop who killed George Floyd was being held in the Spring of 2020. As the guards and the inmates are witnessing what is taking place in their city and around the world due to George Floyd’s murder, the news of the killers’ presence in the jail has spread. Inside the jail, the guards know that doing their job to keep the killer safe will not be an easy task. And they have recently become aware that none of the minority guards in the jail are being allowed to work the unit where the killer of George Floyd is being held. In addition, there is the mounting pressure of the inmates, who have begun making outright threats against the Killer ex-cop as their own form office, threats that every one of the guards knows could potentially happen. It does not take long before

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 11, 2022
Paramount Is Taking Us Back To 'Sleepy Hollow'

Paramount Is Taking Us Back To ‘Sleepy Hollow’

Paramount is taking us back to Sleepy Hollow for a brand new take on the legendary story of the Headless Horseman. Lindsey Beer, hot off the heels of writing and directing the soon-to-be-released prequel to Stephen King’s Pet Sematary, is set to write and direct. Beer will also produce the new Sleepy Hollow reboot along with Todd Graner and Spencer Walken of Broken Road Productions. The Headless Horseman was initially born in the Washington Irving story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” published in 1819. In 1999 Tim Burton brought the tale to the big screen, starring Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, and Christopher Walken as the horseman.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 11, 2022
Season Three Of "Evil," The Best Season Yet, Premieres This Week

Season Three Of “Evil,” The Best Season Yet, Premieres This Week

The season 3 premiere of the supernatural horror series “Evil” is only days away. I had a chance to check out the new season and let me tell you, it’s like fine wine, the series only gets better with time. This season begins “moments after the end of season two: when a newly ordained David (Mike Colter) and Kristen (Kristen Bouchard,) kiss. In season three, the two not only have to navigate this fraught new reality but contend with David’s involvement with “the entity,” an espionage unit within the Catholic church. Meanwhile, Ben (Aasif Mandvi) finds his brain breaking from their unsolved cases and turns to his sister for help.” Father David struggles with doubts and questions, while Ben is questioning everything, and Kristen continues to face off against Leland (Michael Emerson ) but also struggles to protect her family. I will say this, Kristen’s got bigger balls this season, she’s tired of the bullshit and is ready to put

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 10, 2022
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