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An Interview With Michael Lombardi Director & Star Of 'The Retaliators'

An Interview With Michael Lombardi Director & Star Of ‘The Retaliators’

Ahead of its premiere this September, I sat down with co-director and star Michael Lombardi to discuss his killer horror film The Retaliators, which left me impressed as hell. Lambardi, who made a name for himself in movies like Last Knights and series such as “Rescue Me,” plays the lead in The Retaliators about “an upstanding pastor who uncovers a dark and twisted underworld as he searches for answers surrounding his daughter’s brutal murder. Kelli: You not only direct the film but also star in it, will you tell us a little bit about who John is? Michael: “Yeah, so, um, John Bishop, he’s a small town pastor. The film starts in a sort of Spielbergian-Joe Dante Gremlin way. He’s beloved by his community. He’s a man of morals, a man of the cloth. And one of the things that the writers had put in the script, which really was a shoo-in for me. He’s a rock star in this

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 13, 2022
Disney+ Unveils Trailer For Hair-Raising Marvel Halloween Special 'Werewolf By Night'

Disney+ Unveils Trailer For Hair-Raising Marvel Halloween Special ‘Werewolf By Night’

Hocus Pocus 2 isn’t the only spooktacular Halloween movie debuting on Disney+ this fall. The new trailer for Marvel’s hair-raising Special Werewolf by Night has just arrived. The black and white horror is from director Michael Giacchino who wanted to pay homage to the horror classics that spooked you as a child while honoring the comic of the same name. The character made its first appearance in Marvel Spotlight #2, released in February 1972. Gael Garcia Bernal (M. Night Shyamalan’s Old) stars as a character able of transforming into a werewolf while retaining their human intellect. Laura Donnelly stars as Nina Price. “Price is the niece of the character Jack Russell/Werewolf by Night and a vampire/werewolf hybrid. She carried the Lycan gene and was further changed after being bitten by a vampire.” Werewolf by Night will be unleashed on Disney+ on October 7, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 12, 2022
An Interview With Michael Lombardi Director & Star Of 'The Retaliators'

Movie Review: The Retaliators Is One Of The Best Horror Films Of 2022

To be 100% honest, when I sat down to watch The Retaliators, I wasn’t expecting much. Why? Because damn near every horror movie packed with stars is usually overcompensating for a shit script. Guys, I was so wrong about this movie. But let’s start at the beginning, The Retaliators has not one, not two, but three directors, Samuel Gonzalez Jr, Michael Lombardi, and Bridget Smith. It was written by Darren Geare and Jeff Allen Geare. It’s amazing that the movie is so seamless with that many cooks in the kitchen, if you know what I mean. The cast for the film is massive and features both well-known actors such as Michael Lombardi, Marc Menchaca Marc Menchaca, Joseph Gatt, and Katie Kelly, among others, and musicians in acting roles such as Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe), Ivan Moody (Five Finger Death Punch), and Jacoby Shaddix (Papa Roach). Folks, let me tell you, the soundtrack is worth watching the movie for all on

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 12, 2022
Zach Gilford Joins The Cast Of The "Criminal Minds" Revival "Evolution"

Zach Gilford Joins The Cast Of The “Criminal Minds” Revival “Evolution”

The Paramount+ revival of “Criminal Minds,” titled “Criminal Minds: Evolution,” continues to add to its cast. The latest addition is Zach Gilford (“Midnight Mass,” The Purge: Anarchy) who will play the reoccurring role of Elias Volt. The character is described as “an operations analyst for a global cyber-security firm who has a dark side and an obsession with death.” The original series, which premiered back in 2005 on CBS, came to an end in 2020 after 15 seasons. Now, “Evolution” will once again center on “the FBI’s elite team of criminal profilers,” who will “come up against their greatest threat yet, an UnSub who has used the pandemic to build a network of other serial killers.” Unlike the original series that followed a story per episode format, “Evolution” will feature one story per season. This season, “As the world opens back up and the network goes operational, the team must hunt them down, one murder at a time.” Along with

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 12, 2022
'Project Wolf Hunting' Sailing Towards Its World Premiere At TIFF

‘Project Wolf Hunting’ Sailing Towards Its World Premiere At TIFF

Bloody bedlam breaks out on the high seas in writer-director Kim Hongsun’s gnarly action-horror that pits cops versus cons aboard a cargo ship with a sinister secret in its hold in Project Wolf Hunting, from Well Go USA, who brought you Train To Busan. “When efforts to extradite notorious convicts from the Philippines to South Korea are stymied by a deadly airport bombing, the Korean authorities commandeer the cargo freighter, Frontier Wolf, for their next transfer. As a rogues’ gallery of lowlifes, including a callous heir to a criminal empire (Seo In-guk), board the titanic vessel, they are escorted by two dozen hardened detectives and the vigilant oversight of a hot-headed Coast Guard captain (Sung Dong-il). Despite the heavy security, a plot to seize control of the ship percolates among the prisoners and soon boils over, but what neither cop nor crook appears to be privy to is that they are not the freighter’s only cargo. What starts as a

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 12, 2022
Bigfoot Horror 'The Wild Man' Hunts Down New Trailer

Bigfoot Horror ‘The Wild Man’ Hunts Down New Trailer

The new trailer for Terror Films’ indie horror film The Wild Man, from director Ryan Justice (Followers), pits Michael Pare against bigfoot. In the film, “Young women have been going missing in Ochopee, FL, without a single suspect in custody. A young journalist, Sara, convinces her crew to join her investigation as she travels to Ochopee to document her discoveries, but they soon realize their presence in this town is not welcome. Determined to find her story, Sara convinces her friends to stick with her, because they’re onto something big. Upon meeting Dale, the town’s notorious conspiracy theorist, she’s convinced he knows more than he is willing to share. The crew humors Dale’s ridiculous theories, even accompanying him into the Florida swamps on his quest to show them “The Wild Man”, hoping he’ll somehow reveal his guilt. But what the crew discovers is a secret much deeper than fairy tales and legends. What they discover is much darker and more

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 12, 2022
The F*cking Fantastic, Action-Packed Film 'SISU' Is Out Today!

Movie Reviews: “Sisu” and “Baby Ruby” (Toronto International Film Festival)

Sisu I’m not big on war films and I’m rather picky about action movies, so when I tell you that Finnish war/action film Sisu provided one of the most fun times I have had watching a genre film this year, that statement should not be taken lightly. Light on dialogue but chock full of practically non-stop excitement and sporting more practical gore and make-up effects than many horror movies, Sisu is a cinematic rollercoaster ride from writer/director Jalmari Helander (Rare Exports [2010]; Big Game [2014]) that will have audiences cheering out loud. In 1944 northern Denmark’s Lapland Plains, Aatami Korpi (Jorma Tommila) is a prospector who discovers gold, only to be confronted by a band of Nazi soldiers as he walks with his dog to turn the gold into cash. Seeing the gold as their way of escaping punishment by death when the war ends, the Nazis, led by their commander (Aksel Hennie) aim to get their hands on the

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Joseph Perry
Sep 10, 2022
From The Writer Of Scream Comes Home Invasion Horror 'Sick' (Trailer)

First Clip From Scream Writer’s ‘Sick’ Sees The Arrival Of An Intruder

One of the films premiering at Midnight Madness at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) from September 8-18, 2022, is Sick, from Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer‘s writer Kevin Williamson. In a new clip, shared by Collider, which gives off major Scream vibes, a knock at the door sees the arrival of an intruder. John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, “Black Summer”) directed Sick, which is being described as a “lean, mean, and wickedly timely slasher.” In the film, “Due to the pandemic, Parker and her best friend decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone – or so they think.” Dylan Sprayberry, Jane Adams, Marc Menchaca, Gideon Adlon, Charla Bocchicchio, and Bethlehem Million star.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2022
Disney Is Conjures 'Hocus Pocus 3'

New ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ Trailer Reveals The Sanderson Sister’s Backstory

Disney+ has finally conjured the long-awaited sequel to Hocus Pocus. Ahead of its release later this month, a second trailer has been unleashed giving us a glimpse of the Sanderson sister’s back story. It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century Sanderson sisters, and they are looking for revenge. Now it is up to three high-school students to stop the wicked witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve. The original Sanderson sisters, Bette Midler (Winifred), Sarah Jessica Parker (Sarah), and Kathy Njimy (Mary) are all returning as is Doug Jones who plays Winifred’s ex, Billy. They will be joined by The Tomorrow War actor Sam Richardson, Whitney Peak (“Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”), Belissa Escobedo (“American Horror Stories”), Lila Buckingham (“Crown Lake”), and Hannah Waddingham (“Ted Lasso”). Anne Fletcher (Dumplin’, The Proposal) directs from the script by Jen D’Angelo. Hocus Pocus 2 will cast its

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2022
'Final X: The Final Experiment' Premiering At The Silicon Beach Film Festival

‘Final X: The Final Experiment’ Premiering At The Silicon Beach Film Festival

Actor-director Thomas Haley’s newest film, Final X: The Final Experiment, is set to premiere at the iconic Chinese Theater for the 7th annual Silicon Beach Film Festival, today! “Everyone needs closure from something, Erik Crowe (Thomas Haley) has signed up for what he thinks is a social experiment for other people’s pain, but it just might be The Final Experiment for him, at the hands of three scientists (Jessica Cameron, Konstantin Lavysh, and James Duval) with seemingly unclear motives.” Final X stars James Duval (Donnie Darko, Independence Day, May), Konstantin Lavysh (Ice, The Americans), Jessica Cameron (Truth or Dare, Song of Solomon, Red Eye), Robert Donovan (The Black Room, Art of the Dead, Sunset Society), Dani Inks ( Hornet, My Uncle John is a Zombie, Maskhead), and Hadiyyah Noelle (Intrusion, Boo Bitch). Final X: Final Experiment is produced by H2 Crew Productions. Final X: Final Experiment will have its world premiere at the Silicon Beach Film Festival on Saturday, September

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2022

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An Interview With Michael Lombardi Director & Star Of 'The Retaliators'

An Interview With Michael Lombardi Director & Star Of ‘The Retaliators’

Ahead of its premiere this September, I sat down with co-director and star Michael Lombardi to discuss his killer horror film The Retaliators, which left me impressed as hell. Lambardi, who made a name for himself in movies like Last Knights and series such as “Rescue Me,” plays the lead in The Retaliators about “an upstanding pastor who uncovers a dark and twisted underworld as he searches for answers surrounding his daughter’s brutal murder. Kelli: You not only direct the film but also star in it, will you tell us a little bit about who John is? Michael: “Yeah, so, um, John Bishop, he’s a small town pastor. The film starts in a sort of Spielbergian-Joe Dante Gremlin way. He’s beloved by his community. He’s a man of morals, a man of the cloth. And one of the things that the writers had put in the script, which really was a shoo-in for me. He’s a rock star in this

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 13, 2022
Disney+ Unveils Trailer For Hair-Raising Marvel Halloween Special 'Werewolf By Night'

Disney+ Unveils Trailer For Hair-Raising Marvel Halloween Special ‘Werewolf By Night’

Hocus Pocus 2 isn’t the only spooktacular Halloween movie debuting on Disney+ this fall. The new trailer for Marvel’s hair-raising Special Werewolf by Night has just arrived. The black and white horror is from director Michael Giacchino who wanted to pay homage to the horror classics that spooked you as a child while honoring the comic of the same name. The character made its first appearance in Marvel Spotlight #2, released in February 1972. Gael Garcia Bernal (M. Night Shyamalan’s Old) stars as a character able of transforming into a werewolf while retaining their human intellect. Laura Donnelly stars as Nina Price. “Price is the niece of the character Jack Russell/Werewolf by Night and a vampire/werewolf hybrid. She carried the Lycan gene and was further changed after being bitten by a vampire.” Werewolf by Night will be unleashed on Disney+ on October 7, 2022.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 12, 2022
An Interview With Michael Lombardi Director & Star Of 'The Retaliators'

Movie Review: The Retaliators Is One Of The Best Horror Films Of 2022

To be 100% honest, when I sat down to watch The Retaliators, I wasn’t expecting much. Why? Because damn near every horror movie packed with stars is usually overcompensating for a shit script. Guys, I was so wrong about this movie. But let’s start at the beginning, The Retaliators has not one, not two, but three directors, Samuel Gonzalez Jr, Michael Lombardi, and Bridget Smith. It was written by Darren Geare and Jeff Allen Geare. It’s amazing that the movie is so seamless with that many cooks in the kitchen, if you know what I mean. The cast for the film is massive and features both well-known actors such as Michael Lombardi, Marc Menchaca Marc Menchaca, Joseph Gatt, and Katie Kelly, among others, and musicians in acting roles such as Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe), Ivan Moody (Five Finger Death Punch), and Jacoby Shaddix (Papa Roach). Folks, let me tell you, the soundtrack is worth watching the movie for all on

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 12, 2022
Zach Gilford Joins The Cast Of The "Criminal Minds" Revival "Evolution"

Zach Gilford Joins The Cast Of The “Criminal Minds” Revival “Evolution”

The Paramount+ revival of “Criminal Minds,” titled “Criminal Minds: Evolution,” continues to add to its cast. The latest addition is Zach Gilford (“Midnight Mass,” The Purge: Anarchy) who will play the reoccurring role of Elias Volt. The character is described as “an operations analyst for a global cyber-security firm who has a dark side and an obsession with death.” The original series, which premiered back in 2005 on CBS, came to an end in 2020 after 15 seasons. Now, “Evolution” will once again center on “the FBI’s elite team of criminal profilers,” who will “come up against their greatest threat yet, an UnSub who has used the pandemic to build a network of other serial killers.” Unlike the original series that followed a story per episode format, “Evolution” will feature one story per season. This season, “As the world opens back up and the network goes operational, the team must hunt them down, one murder at a time.” Along with

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 12, 2022
'Project Wolf Hunting' Sailing Towards Its World Premiere At TIFF

‘Project Wolf Hunting’ Sailing Towards Its World Premiere At TIFF

Bloody bedlam breaks out on the high seas in writer-director Kim Hongsun’s gnarly action-horror that pits cops versus cons aboard a cargo ship with a sinister secret in its hold in Project Wolf Hunting, from Well Go USA, who brought you Train To Busan. “When efforts to extradite notorious convicts from the Philippines to South Korea are stymied by a deadly airport bombing, the Korean authorities commandeer the cargo freighter, Frontier Wolf, for their next transfer. As a rogues’ gallery of lowlifes, including a callous heir to a criminal empire (Seo In-guk), board the titanic vessel, they are escorted by two dozen hardened detectives and the vigilant oversight of a hot-headed Coast Guard captain (Sung Dong-il). Despite the heavy security, a plot to seize control of the ship percolates among the prisoners and soon boils over, but what neither cop nor crook appears to be privy to is that they are not the freighter’s only cargo. What starts as a

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 12, 2022
Bigfoot Horror 'The Wild Man' Hunts Down New Trailer

Bigfoot Horror ‘The Wild Man’ Hunts Down New Trailer

The new trailer for Terror Films’ indie horror film The Wild Man, from director Ryan Justice (Followers), pits Michael Pare against bigfoot. In the film, “Young women have been going missing in Ochopee, FL, without a single suspect in custody. A young journalist, Sara, convinces her crew to join her investigation as she travels to Ochopee to document her discoveries, but they soon realize their presence in this town is not welcome. Determined to find her story, Sara convinces her friends to stick with her, because they’re onto something big. Upon meeting Dale, the town’s notorious conspiracy theorist, she’s convinced he knows more than he is willing to share. The crew humors Dale’s ridiculous theories, even accompanying him into the Florida swamps on his quest to show them “The Wild Man”, hoping he’ll somehow reveal his guilt. But what the crew discovers is a secret much deeper than fairy tales and legends. What they discover is much darker and more

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 12, 2022
The F*cking Fantastic, Action-Packed Film 'SISU' Is Out Today!

Movie Reviews: “Sisu” and “Baby Ruby” (Toronto International Film Festival)

Sisu I’m not big on war films and I’m rather picky about action movies, so when I tell you that Finnish war/action film Sisu provided one of the most fun times I have had watching a genre film this year, that statement should not be taken lightly. Light on dialogue but chock full of practically non-stop excitement and sporting more practical gore and make-up effects than many horror movies, Sisu is a cinematic rollercoaster ride from writer/director Jalmari Helander (Rare Exports [2010]; Big Game [2014]) that will have audiences cheering out loud. In 1944 northern Denmark’s Lapland Plains, Aatami Korpi (Jorma Tommila) is a prospector who discovers gold, only to be confronted by a band of Nazi soldiers as he walks with his dog to turn the gold into cash. Seeing the gold as their way of escaping punishment by death when the war ends, the Nazis, led by their commander (Aksel Hennie) aim to get their hands on the

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Sep 10, 2022
From The Writer Of Scream Comes Home Invasion Horror 'Sick' (Trailer)

First Clip From Scream Writer’s ‘Sick’ Sees The Arrival Of An Intruder

One of the films premiering at Midnight Madness at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) from September 8-18, 2022, is Sick, from Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer‘s writer Kevin Williamson. In a new clip, shared by Collider, which gives off major Scream vibes, a knock at the door sees the arrival of an intruder. John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, “Black Summer”) directed Sick, which is being described as a “lean, mean, and wickedly timely slasher.” In the film, “Due to the pandemic, Parker and her best friend decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone – or so they think.” Dylan Sprayberry, Jane Adams, Marc Menchaca, Gideon Adlon, Charla Bocchicchio, and Bethlehem Million star.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2022
Disney Is Conjures 'Hocus Pocus 3'

New ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ Trailer Reveals The Sanderson Sister’s Backstory

Disney+ has finally conjured the long-awaited sequel to Hocus Pocus. Ahead of its release later this month, a second trailer has been unleashed giving us a glimpse of the Sanderson sister’s back story. It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century Sanderson sisters, and they are looking for revenge. Now it is up to three high-school students to stop the wicked witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve. The original Sanderson sisters, Bette Midler (Winifred), Sarah Jessica Parker (Sarah), and Kathy Njimy (Mary) are all returning as is Doug Jones who plays Winifred’s ex, Billy. They will be joined by The Tomorrow War actor Sam Richardson, Whitney Peak (“Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”), Belissa Escobedo (“American Horror Stories”), Lila Buckingham (“Crown Lake”), and Hannah Waddingham (“Ted Lasso”). Anne Fletcher (Dumplin’, The Proposal) directs from the script by Jen D’Angelo. Hocus Pocus 2 will cast its

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2022
'Final X: The Final Experiment' Premiering At The Silicon Beach Film Festival

‘Final X: The Final Experiment’ Premiering At The Silicon Beach Film Festival

Actor-director Thomas Haley’s newest film, Final X: The Final Experiment, is set to premiere at the iconic Chinese Theater for the 7th annual Silicon Beach Film Festival, today! “Everyone needs closure from something, Erik Crowe (Thomas Haley) has signed up for what he thinks is a social experiment for other people’s pain, but it just might be The Final Experiment for him, at the hands of three scientists (Jessica Cameron, Konstantin Lavysh, and James Duval) with seemingly unclear motives.” Final X stars James Duval (Donnie Darko, Independence Day, May), Konstantin Lavysh (Ice, The Americans), Jessica Cameron (Truth or Dare, Song of Solomon, Red Eye), Robert Donovan (The Black Room, Art of the Dead, Sunset Society), Dani Inks ( Hornet, My Uncle John is a Zombie, Maskhead), and Hadiyyah Noelle (Intrusion, Boo Bitch). Final X: Final Experiment is produced by H2 Crew Productions. Final X: Final Experiment will have its world premiere at the Silicon Beach Film Festival on Saturday, September

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2022
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