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Two Women Are Hunted By A Cult In The New ‘Those Who Call’ Trailer

Ahead of its release later this week, Uncork’d Entertainment has unveiled the trailer for Anubys Lopez’s backwoods horror film Those Who Call. The film, starring Angie Sandoval, Yetlanezi Rodriguez, Reese Fast, Kevin Kinkade, and Addison Cousins, tells the tale of two sisters that go on a road trip to Colorado. On their way there, their car breaks down in an abandoned old town. Soon they realize things aren’t what they seem and that they aren’t alone in the forest. Soon, they find themselves hunted by a sadistic pagan cult and must do everything possible to survive. “If you enjoyed THE LODGE, WINCHESTER, and THE HERETICS, THOSE WHO CALL should be on your must-see list,” said Keith Leopard, President Uncork’d Entertainment. “Headlined by two very strong actresses, THOSE WHO CALL has so much going for it. We look forward to audiences discovering it in January when we release.” Those Who Call will premiere on Digital on January 10, 2023, from Uncork’d

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 6, 2023

Family Is All That Matters In The Twisted New 'Daughter' Trailer

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New Trailer For Twisted Thriller ‘Daughter’ Makes A Kidnap Victim Part Of The Family

The new trailer for writer-director Corey Deshon‘s dark thriller Daughter reveals a twisted tale of terror as a woman finds herself kidnapped. Starring Casper Van Dien, Elyse Dinh, Vivien Ngô, and Ian Alexander, Daughter is the tale of “A young woman is kidnapped and inducted into a bizarre family as their new surrogate daughter. As she navigates through this twisted dynamic, awful secrets about the past are revealed, leading to even darker implications about the future.” Daughter will open in theaters and arrive on Digital and On Demand on February 10, 2023, followed by its release on DVD on May 9th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 6, 2023

Movie Review: 'Cocaine Bear' Snorts Its Way Into Our Hearts

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‘Cocaine Bear’ Is Unleashed In New Trailer!

What is scarier than an angry, hungry bear? One that’s pissed off and hopped up on A LOT of cocaine. Believe it or not, that’s what Universal’s upcoming movie Cocaine Bear is about, what’s more, is that it the movie is inspired by a true story. What’s even wilder than the movie’s concept is the trailer, which you have to see (below) to believe. “The movie finds an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists, and teens converging in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound predator has ingested a staggering amount of cocaine and gone on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow … and blood.” Keri Russell, Ray Liotta, Alden Ehrenreich, O’Shea Jackson, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson star in the action-packed thriller written by Jimmy Warden (The Babysitter: Killer Queen). Actress turned director Elizabeth Banks (“The Boys”) is behind the film based on the true event that took place in Kentucky in 1985. A botched drug smuggling attempt left many one-pound

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 5, 2023

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Action Thriller ‘Plane’ Starring Gerard Butler & Mike Colter Lands New Trailer

The new trailer for director Jean-François Richet’s action-thriller Plane, starring Gerard Butler (Gladiator) and Mike Colter (“Evil”), has just landed. “In the white-knuckle action movie Plane, pilot Brodie Torrance (Gerard Butler) saves his passengers from a lightning strike by making a risky landing on a war-torn island – only to find that surviving the landing was just the beginning. When most of the passengers are taken hostage by dangerous rebels, the only person Torrance can count on for help is Louis Gaspare (Mike Colter), an accused murderer the FBI was transporting. In order to rescue the passengers, Torrance will need Gaspare’s help and will learn there’s more to Gaspare than meets the eye.” Written by Charles Cumming and J.P. Davis, the movie also stars Yoson An, Daniella Pineda, Paul Ben-Victor, Remi Adeleke, Joey Slotnick, Evan Dane, Taylor, Claro de los Reyes, and Tony Goldwyn. Producers include Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Mark Vahradian p.g.a., Marc Butan p.g.a., Gerard Butler, and Alan Siegel,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 5, 2023

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Gods, Monsters And Men: ‘Exceptional Beings’ Premieres This January

This January, Freestyle Media will unleash the psychological action fantasy thriller Exceptional Beings co-directed by prolific Nigerian novelist Njedeh Anthony (“Creatures of Necessity,” “Mind Crawlers”) and acclaimed South African Christian Kazadi (“24 Hours Blind,” Blinkers”). Exceptional Beings, which serves as the prequel to the novel Godhood, explores the existential crisis of two supernatural beings as they question their Godhood when they encounter a woman with an uncanny essence that doesn’t conform with their 4,000 years of knowledge. They journey through her existence relating to their desperate need to understand answers to questions they never believed existed. The film features an extraordinary cast that embodies the Gods from several pantheons. The cast is led by Ciarra Carter (‘Ooga Booga,” “The Colony”), Dane Oliver (“The Resonator,” “Cupid’s Match”), Rachel Thundat (“9-1-1: Lone Star,” “Secrets Exposed”), Bunmi Famuyiwa (“Ida B. Wells: A Red Record,” “The Wake”), Clark Moore (“Yellowstone,” “Dahmer-Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”), Chad Sano (“Grease Live!,” “My Crazy Ex”), introducing Jean

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 4, 2023

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Gripping Thriller ‘The Devil To Pay’ Comes To Netflix This January

One of the great thrillers heading to Netflix this January is 2020’s gripping film The Devil to Pay, from directors Ruckus Skye and Lane Skye (Becky). In the intense film, “After the disappearance of her husband, Lemon, a struggling farmer in an isolated Appalachian community, must repay her husband’s debt to the oldest family on the mountain and their murderous biscuit-making matriarch in order to save her young son’s life. Armed with only her wits and tenacity, Lemon must unravel the mysteries her husband left behind or lose everything she’s ever loved.” Danielle Deadwyler, Catherine Dyer, Jayson Warner Smith, Brad Carter, Luce Rains, Adam Boyer, Charles Black, Parisa Johnston, Tim Habeger, and Ezra Haslam star in Devil to Pay. This is a gripping tale that puts the strength and determination of a woman is on display while we watch her experience a gambit of emotions that will pull you in and keep you on the edge of your seat. Danielle

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 4, 2023

Movie Review: 'The Pale Blue Eye' Is A Dark Love Letter To Edgar Allan Poe

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See ‘The Pale Blue Eye’ On Netflix This Week

From filmmaker Scott Cooper, the director of Antlers, comes the feature adaptation of Louis Bayard’s 2006 novel, The Pale Blue Eye starring Christian Bale (American Psycho) with Harry Melling (Harry Potter) playing the role of Edgar Allan Poe. Following its debut in theaters this past December, the film is coming to Netflix this week. Bale stars as retired detective Augustus Landor, tasked with investigating a rash of murders. Set at “West Point, 1830. A cadet is found dead in the early hours of a gray winter morning. But after the body arrives at the morgue, tragedy becomes savagery when it’s discovered that the young man’s heart has been skillfully removed. Fearing irreparable damage to the fledgling military academy, its leaders turn to a local detective, Augustus Landor (Christian Bale), to solve the murder. Stymied by the cadets’ code of silence, Landor enlists the help of one of their own to pursue the case, an eccentric cadet with a disdain for

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Jan 3, 2023

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Celebrate The Home Release Of ‘Prey For The Devil’ With Two New Featurettes

Today, we’ve got some clips to share to celebrate the Blu-ray release of the supernatural horror Prey for the Devil, which we called “the best possession movie we’ve seen in years.” in our review. In Prey for the Devil, Sister Ann (Jacqueline Byers) believes she is answering a calling to be the first female exorcist…but who or what called her? In response to a global rise in demonic possessions, Ann seeks out a place at an exorcism school reopened by the Catholic Church. Until now, these schools have only trained priests in the Rite of Exorcism – but a professor (Colin Salmon) recognizes Sister Ann’s gifts and agrees to train her. Thrusting onto the spiritual frontline with fellow student Father Dante (Christian Navarro), Sister Ann finds herself in a battle for the soul of a young girl, who Sister Ann believes is possessed by the same demon that tormented her own mother years ago. Determined to root out the evil,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 3, 2023

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There Is No Escape From The House From Hell For ‘The Caregiver’ (Trailer)

The creepy new trailer has just debuted for The Caregiver, the latest horror-thriller from Argentine writer-director and producer Ariel Luque (The Red Book Ritual), and it teases a terrifying and tense story full of twists and turns that you won’t see coming. “Running away from her abusive stepfather, Emma decided to go to the city. She takes a job as a caregiver to Mrs. Belov, a senile elderly woman. Strange things start happening in the house, and she begins to hear unusual sounds from the basement. What Emma doesn’t know is that the house hides a terrifying secret. Emma will do the impossible to escape that house of hell.” The film stars Clara Kovacic (The 100 Candles Game), Virginia Lombardo (Hostage), Nikola Kent (Hellraiser), Victoria Aristegui (Palau the Movie) and Lis Fernández. Shivery Pictures Pictures produces. The Caregiver, from Shivery Pictures, is currently making its festival rounds. We’ll let you know as soon as a release date is announced. In

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 3, 2023

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Reality And Fiction Collide In The One e Of A Kind Film ‘Landlocked’ (Trailer)

Next week Dark Sky Films will release the highly anticipated and critically praised, one-of-a-kind festival favorite Landlocked from director-director Paul Owens. We are incorporating actual found footage in the form of childhood home movies, Landlocked features a cast of real-life family members playing fictionalized versions of themselves. The result is a unique combination of documentary and narrative filmmaking, which critics have adored on the festival circuit. In the film, “Summoned to his soon-to-be demolished childhood home, Mason discovers an old VHS camera that can see into the past, driving him to record as many memories as possible before the doomed house is destroyed. Utilizing the director’s own home movies, filming in the actual locations where he spent his youth, and casting real-life family members to play fictionalized versions of themselves, LandLocked combines narrative and documentary with horror and sci-fi to create a movie unlike any other…” Landlocked is to be released on January 6, 2023, from Dark Sky Films.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Dec 30, 2022

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