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Blu-ray Review: The Ringmaster (2018)

Seemingly all of Denmark is balls deep into the finals of the nondescript European Championships. Speaking of “games”, our heroine, the studious Agnes (Anne Bergfeld), is hoping for an easy night at the gas station in which she works… since everyone should be home watching feet colliding with balls, as previously established, but wouldn’t you just know it, things become a bit more hectic for our heroine and her co-worker, Belinda (Karin Michelsen) as they soon find themselves besieged by intense folks coming through those damned doors all night long… and as is so often the case, Agnes soon finds herself at the (not so) tender mercies of a sadistic, greasepaint adorned Ringmaster (Damon Younger) and his torture-porn emporium! Let’s look at the positive aspects of this film before I slam you with what’s wrong here… In the hands of co-writer/director Søren Juul Petersen and his co-writer Carsten Juul Bladt (working from a novel by Steen Langstrup, The Ringmaster has

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Jun 26, 2021

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DVD Review: Incarnation (2016)

Down Serbia way, a dude keeps doing the wakey-wakey bag in town square and immediately gets ventilated by a mysterious cadre of well-dressed masked gunman. Then he wakes up and has to do that shit over, and over, and even mother fuckin’ over, and peep this, he gets closer to solving the mystery of his demise with each go around! Making good use of that aforementioned square (although our hero gets further away with each dose of the ol’ murder biz, we always go back to that central location), Incarnation, the debut feature from Filip Kovacevic (who also co-wrote the film with Masa Senicic and Ivan Senicic) is a tense, fast-paced mystery that will have your ass on the eerie edge of your seat from start to finish! Sure we’ve seen flicks like this before (Groundhog Day immediately comes to mind… though that one is a damn sight lighter than this nail-biter), but this picture has so many interesting angles

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Jun 25, 2021

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Bruce Willis & Jaime King Fight Dirty Cops In The Action-Thriller ‘Out Of Death’

Out this July, the action-thriller Out of Death sees Bruce Willis and Jaime King fight to survive dirty cops in the wilderness. In the film, “Retired cop Jack Harris’s (Bruce Willis) solace in the remote wilderness is hijacked when he encounters a lone hiker, Shannon (Jaime King), who’s on the run from dirty police. Determined to help her at any cost, Jack must tap into his killer instincts to survive the wilderness and the human predators within it.” Directed by Mike Burns and written by Bill Lawrence, Out of Death also stars Lala Kent and Michael Sirow and is produced by the people who brought you The Irishman and Lone Survivor. Out of Death opens in theaters and On Demand on July 16, 2021, from Vertical Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 24, 2021

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Phsychoplogical Horror-Thriller ‘Blurred Vision’ Out Today On DVD & Digital

Ivan Elmer makes his feature directorial debut with the Danish psychological horror-thriller Blurred Vision. Blurred Vision (originally titled Tågesyn) follows Andre (Niklas Herskind, Neon Heart) and Elisa (Ida Rasmussen, People Get Eaten), a couple who has recently discovered they’re expecting their first child. Full of hope and excitement for their family’s future, they move to the countryside to be closer to Elisa’s mother, Martha (Dorte Højsted, “Doggystyle”). When life seems perfect, things start to unravel as Elisa develops psychosis and Andre begins to question his own sanity, the pregnancy, and his girlfriend. As disturbing secrets surface about Elisa and a web of lies are spun by her and her overprotective mother, Andre must fight for himself and the life of his unborn child. Blurred Vision, written by Morten Hammershøy and based on an idea by Hammershøy and Niklas Herskind, is out on DVD and Digital today (June 22, 2021) from Indican Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 23, 2021

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‘Spiral: From The Book Of Saw’ Comes Home This July

The terrifying new chapter in the Saw franchise, Spiral: Book of Saw, comes home this July. “A criminal mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in Spiral, the terrifying new chapter from the book of Saw. Working in the shadow of his father, an esteemed police veteran (Samuel L. Jackson), brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks (Chris Rock) and his rookie partner (Max Minghella) take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the center of the killer’s morbid game.” Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II, Repo! The Genetic Opera) and written by Josh Stolberg (Jigsaw, “Avatar: The Last Airbender”), and Peter Goldfinger (Jigsaw, Piranha 3D), Spiral stars Chris Rock (“Fargo,” Top Five), Max Minghella (“The Handmaid’s Tale,” The Ides of March), Marisol Nichols (“Riverdale,” “Teen Wolf”), and Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction, Snakes on a Plane). Spiral, which opened at #1

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 23, 2021

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Yellow Veil Pictures Acquires Mattie Do’s Sci-fi Thriller ‘The Long Walk’

Yellow Veil Pictures has snagged the North American rights to Mattie Do‘s acclaimed Laos sci-fi thriller The Long Walk and is set to release it in early 2022. The film tells “the story of an elderly man who has the power to travel back in time thanks to a mysterious spectral companion whose death he witnessed fifty years earlier. He decides to trespass into his own past and set in motion a plan to preempt his mother’s terminal suffering, and ultimately appease his soul.” The Long Walk made its world premiere at the 76th Venice International Film Festival in the Giornate degli Autori section and later went on to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival in the Contemporary World Cinema program, Fantastic Fest, and Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival. The Long Walk was written by Christopher Larsen, who also penned Do’s previous films, produced by Do, Larsen, Annick Mahnert, Justin Deimen, Anousone Sirisackda, and Abhi Rastogi. Jeremy Sim and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 22, 2021

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The First ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ Trailer Takes Us Back 65 Million Years

Universal Pictures has unleashed the first teaser trailer for Jurassic World: Dominion! The trailer takes us back sixty-five million years as we watch a herd of ankylosaurus at a watering hole along with a few other dinos, including an angry T-Rex. Brilliant filmmaker Colin Trevorrow, who was behind Jurassic World, directs from a script written by Emily Carmichael, based on a story by Trevorrow and Derek Connolly. Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, and BD Wong are all returning for Dominion as are stars of the original trilogy, Sam Neill, Lauren Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. Following the release of the poster earlier this month, director Colin Trevorrow teased that Dominion will show dinosaurs in their original habitat. “Ever since I was a kid, I have wanted to see dinosaurs in their natural habitat,” he explained. “It may have taken a few decades, but with a little help from ILM, Universal and Amblin, it has finally happened. This preview is just a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 22, 2021

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“Raw” Director Is Back With “Titane” (First Look Trailer)

French filmmaker Julia Ducournau made her debut back in 2016 with the critically acclaimed cannibal horror film Raw. She’s back with her next picture, Titane, starring Agathe Rousselle and Vincent Lindon. While details are still being kept quiet, Neon has released an intriguing first-look teaser trailer that teases a film filled with sex and violence. Instead of releasing the film’s plot, Neon has shared the definition of titane. “A metal highly resistant to heat and corrosion, with high tensile strength alloys, often used in medical prostheses due to its pronounced biocompatibility.” Titane will make its world premiere this July at Cannes. As soon as we learn more we will give you an update. In the meantime, check out the trailer. WARNING: NSFW The trailer contains nudity.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 21, 2021

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Yellow Veil Pictures Taking New Horror Film ‘Hellbender’ To Cannes Market

Ahead of the virtual Cannes Pre-Screening market, arthouse genre outfit Yellow Veil Pictures have added worldwide sales rights to Hellbender from directors Toby Poser, Zelda Adams, and John Adams, which is set to world premiere at the upcoming Fantasia International Film Festival. The film follows “16-year-old Izzy (Zelda Adams), who leads an isolated life on a lonely mountaintop due to a rare sickness. Questioning her illness and starving for companionship, Izzy sneaks down the mountain where she befriends the brazen older girl Amber (Lulu Adams). Just as Izzy finally begins to feel happiness, a drinking game involving a live worm unleashes a new kind of insatiable hunger within her. Confused and scared, Izzy appeals to her mother for answers but the family’s secrets are as old and dark as the bloodline from which they’re born.” Justin Timms, Yellow Veil Pictures Co-Founder, said, “Hellbender is unlike anything you’ve ever seen and we’re absolutely thrilled to team with the mad genius filmmaking

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 21, 2021

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OITNB’s Taryn Manning Playing A “Karen” In New Social Horror-Thriller (Trailer)

The name Karen has become synonymous with petty, bitchy, often racist, behavior. Director Coke Daniels’ new socially relevant horror-thriller Karen, is capitalizing on that. The newly released trailer is here and it reminds us that evil comes in many forms. Already completed, the film centers on “Karen Drexler (Manning), a racist white woman who makes it her personal mission to displace the new Black family that has just moved in next door to her. Community activist Malik (Cory Hardrict) and his wife Imani (Jasmine Burke) are the couple who have just moved to the Atlanta suburb, but they won’t be backing down without a fight.” Roger Dorman and Gregory Alan Williams co-star “Last year during the global pandemic and civil unrest, I — like many of us — felt anger, despair and hopelessness. The overwhelming amount of support from people around the globe, who want to see change, has been such an inspiration,” Daniels told Deadline. Manning added, “I felt

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 21, 2021

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