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Revenge Thriller 'Vendetta' Unleashes Trailer Ahead Of May Release

Revenge Thriller ‘Vendetta’ Unleashes Trailer Ahead Of May Release

In the new action-packed trailer for the revenge thriller Vendetta, Clive Standen goes head to head with Theo Rossi, Bruce Willis, Thomas Jane, and Mike Tyson. In the movie, “after his teenage daughter is killed during a random gang initiation, ex-Marine William Duncan (Clive Standen) is left devastated and vengeful when her killer is acquitted and set free. Taking matters into his own hands, he exacts revenge on the gang member, unknowingly sparking a war with the man’s violent brother (Theo Rossi) and father (Bruce Willis). When the two retaliate by then killing his wife and putting William into a coma, he awakens a new man; a man set on revenge with nothing left to lose. Rehabilitated and armed, William begins hunting down members of the gang responsible.” Written and directed by Jared Cohn, Vendetta also stars Kurt Yue (Black Widow), Lauren Buglioli (The Oval), Maddie Nichols (Emergency), Cabot Basden (Watchmen), Randy Gonzalez (Bloodline), Jesse O’Neill (Godzilla: King of the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 7, 2022
Audience Walks Out During Cannes Screening Of Cronenberg's 'Crimes Of The Future'

New Trailer For Cronenberg’s ‘Crimes Of The Future’ Mixes Sex And Body Mods

From the brilliant mind of David Cronenberg, best known for making violent classics like The Fly, comes the new sci-fi horror film Crimes of the Future The new trailer is here, giving us a glimpse into a world in which disturbing body modifications fuel eroticism. Starring Kristen Stewart, Viggo Mortensen, and Léa Seydoux, the film is set in the not-so-distant future where humankind is learning to adapt to its synthetic surroundings. This evolution moves humans beyond their natural state and into a metamorphosis, altering their biological makeup. While some embrace the limitless potential of trans-humanism, others attempt to police it. Accelerated Evolution Syndrome’ is spreading fast. Saul Tenser (Viggo Mortensen) is a beloved performance artist who has embraced Accelerated Evolution Syndrome, sprouting new and unexpected organs in his body. Along with his partner Caprice (Léa Seydoux), Tenser has turned the removal of these organs into a spectacle for his loyal followers to marvel at. But with both the government and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 7, 2022
Sean Patrick Flanery's Horror-Thriller 'Frank & Penelope' Premieres This Summer (Trailer)

Sean Patrick Flanery’s Horror-Thriller ‘Frank & Penelope’ Premieres This Summer (Trailer)

From actor turned director Sean Patrick Flanery (Boondock Saints) comes the cannibalistic horror film, Frank & Penelope, opening in theaters this summer. The first trailer takes viewers on a road trip to hell, a couple must fight to stay off the menu. In the film, “While on the run from the law, Frank and his stripper girlfriend, Penelope, find themselves miles from civilization while traveling along a deserted stretch of dirt road. As darkness falls, they come upon a small motel and diner and decide to rest for the night. The next day, after robbing the diner, they suddenly become immersed in a hellish nightmare, When the proprietor of the motel and diner, Chisos, a psychotic, cannibalistic Bible thumper along with his sadistic family, take Frank and Penelope on a life and death journey, where escape is just a heart-pounding breath away. It soon becomes apparent that they are not the first to endure this. But these two will either

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 7, 2022
Rob Zombie's 'The Munsters' Is Nearly Three Hours Long

Rob Zombie’s ‘The Munsters’ Is Nearly Three Hours Long

Fans were thrilled when news broke last year that Rob Zombie was working on a movie adaptation of the hit series “The Munsters.” Casting updates and images have been coming in since. Now, a new detail about the movie that centers on a family of monsters who moves from Transylvania to an American suburb, has surfaced. According to original series cast member Butch Patrick, the movie is a long one, clocking in at just over two and a half hours. Dread Central is reporting that during a recent interview (below) with Patrick on the 20TIMinutes podcast the actor who originally played Eddie Munster had this to say: “This movie is going to kill in a really good way, It’s a very long movie, it’s like 2 hours and 38 minutes … but I’ve seen footage and I’ve seen where he’s going with it and it’s going to be great, it really is.” Will fans love the nearly three-hour-long family-friendly PG-rated

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 7, 2022
'My Bloody Valentine 3D' Director Is Back With The Horror Movie 'Play Dead'

‘My Bloody Valentine 3D’ Director Is Back With The Horror Movie ‘Play Dead’

Patrick Lussier, director of My Bloody Valentine 3D, Drive Angry, and 2019’s Trick, is directing the upcoming horror Play Dead, which is currently in post-production with Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, The Strangers: Prey at Night) producing. Screen Daily is reporting that Bailee Madison (The Strangers: Prey at Night, pictured above) will star in the lead role of the movie that also stars Jerry O’Connell, Anthony Turpel, Chris Butler, Chris Lee, and Jorge-Luis Pallo. Adam Mason and Simon Boyes penned the script for the film. Play Dead centers on “criminology student Chloe (Madison), who fakes her own death to break into a local morgue to steal a piece of evidence that ties her younger brother to a crime. Once inside she discovers the coroner is using the business as a front to sell body parts. When the coroner discovers Chloe is not dead a game of cat-and-mouse ensues.”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 6, 2022
Irish Folk Horror 'Mandrake' Set To Premiere Exclusively On Shudder

Irish Folk Horror ‘Mandrake’ Set To Premiere Exclusively On Shudder

Shudder, your home for streaming horror and more has acquired director Lynne Davison‘s feature film debut, the Irish folk horror Mandrake, in which the rehabilitation of a killer goes very wrong. “The film follows probation officer Cathy Madden who is given the task of rehabilitating notorious killer ‘Bloody’ Mary Laidlaw back into society after twenty years of jail. Cathy has always believed that every client deserves a shot at redemption, but her beliefs are firmly tested when two children disappear near Mary’s farm.” According to Deadline, the cast includes Deirdre Mullins (The Drowning), Derbhle Crotty (Notes On A Scandal), Seamus O’Hara (The Northman), Jude Hill (Belfast), and Roisin Gallagher (The Dry). The script was written by Matt Harvey (An Act of Defiance). Marie-Thérèse Mackle (Derry Girls series 3) and Paul Kennedy (Nightride) produce. “With the challenges of the pandemic, it has often felt like my ambitious debut feature might never find its place in the world. But not only are

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 6, 2022
Psychological Thriller 'Cordelia' Coming To Theaters And On-Demand This Week

Paranoia Fills The Unsettling Trailer For ‘Cordelia’

Screen Media has just unveiled the trailer for the unsettling psychological thriller, Cordelia, a tale of loneliness, paranoia, and survivor guilt. The film is directed by Adrian Shergold (“Mad Dogs,” Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman, “Eureka Street”), who co-wrote Cordelia along with Antonia Campbell-Hughes (3096 Days, Kelly + Victor, Zone 414) who stars alongside Johnny Flynn (Emma., Clouds of Sils Maria, Beast), Catherine McCormack (Braveheart, Spy Game, 28 Weeks Later), Joel Fry (In The Earth, Yesterday, Cruella), and Michael Gambon (Gosford Park, Harry Potter). In the thriller, “Cordelia (Antonia Campbell-Hughes), a young woman living in London, meets her mysterious and alluring neighbor Frank (Johnny Flynn) for the first time but quickly becomes suspicious of his motives. With her twin sister away for the weekend, Cordelia is left alone and overcome with paranoia. She begins to unravel and sink back into past traumas the more that Frank tries to charm his way into her life, becoming a danger to herself and others.”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 6, 2022
Horror-Thriller 'Glorious' Coming Exclusively To Shudder

Horror-Thriller ‘Glorious’ Coming Exclusively To Shudder

Shudder, AMC Network’s premium streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural has announced today that it has acquired rights to and set the release date for Rebekah McKendry’s Glorious starring Ryan Kwanten (True Blood, Kindred) and Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash, Being the Ricardos). In Glorious, “Kwanten plays a young man who is spiraling out of control after a bad breakup. His situation worsens after he finds himself locked inside a rest-stop bathroom with a mysterious figure (Simmons) speaking to him from an adjacent stall. As he tries to escape, he realizes he is an unwilling player in a situation bigger and more terrible than he could have imagined.” This film is written by Todd Rigney, Joshua Hull, and David Ian McKendry. AMP International’s Bob Portal and Inderpal Singh serve as producers along with Joe Wicker and Morgan Peter Brown from Fallback Plan Productions, Jason Scott Goldberg, and Christian Armogida. “For years, I had been searching for a project that

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 6, 2022
'Escape The Field' Is Out Today On Blu-ray

Movie Review: ‘Escape The Field’ Gets Lost Amongst The Rows

Lionsgate is gearing to unleash the puzzling horror film Escape the Field, about a group of strangers who wake up in a huge cornfield. They must work together, using the items they woke up with, and beat mazes to escape. But they aren’t alone, something deadly lurks amongst the rows. Escape the Field features a cast that includes Shane West, Jordan Claire Robbins, Theo Rossi, Tahirah Sharif, Julian Feder, and Elena Juatco. First off, all but two characters are not only unlikable, they are dicks, giving viewers zero reasons to care about what happens to them. The only two likable characters are played by Theo Rossi and Jordan Claire Robbins who give decent performances. The rest, well, they lack character development and depth, but that’s not their fault. They just serve to raise the body count. The constant trips the characters make back and forth to retrieve items they forget are a bit obnoxious. It wastes so much time that

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 6, 2022
Award-Winning Film 'Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes' To Be Released Next Week

Digital Release Announced For Gothic Thriller ‘Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes’

Dark Sky Films announced today the release date for the multi-award-winning Gothic German thriller Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes. In the film, “Margo, who comes from a noble family, inherited a castle that she inspects with her ill-tempered husband Dieter. When they arrive at the run-down keep, their relationship is put to a test as their sanity slowly deteriorates. This opens up a new world. As time and space begin to shift around them, a reality that only exists within the walls of the eerie building is exposed – a reality full of warmth and excess.” Things aren’t as they seem in this genre-bending film, which shifts between different story layers in unpredictable ways. It is a love letter to European cinema of the sixties and seventies that will leave viewers guessing what will happen next. Directed by Kevin Kopacka (Hades), and written and produced by Lili Villányi and Kevin Kopacka, Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes stars Anna Platen (Para

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 5, 2022

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Revenge Thriller 'Vendetta' Unleashes Trailer Ahead Of May Release

Revenge Thriller ‘Vendetta’ Unleashes Trailer Ahead Of May Release

In the new action-packed trailer for the revenge thriller Vendetta, Clive Standen goes head to head with Theo Rossi, Bruce Willis, Thomas Jane, and Mike Tyson. In the movie, “after his teenage daughter is killed during a random gang initiation, ex-Marine William Duncan (Clive Standen) is left devastated and vengeful when her killer is acquitted and set free. Taking matters into his own hands, he exacts revenge on the gang member, unknowingly sparking a war with the man’s violent brother (Theo Rossi) and father (Bruce Willis). When the two retaliate by then killing his wife and putting William into a coma, he awakens a new man; a man set on revenge with nothing left to lose. Rehabilitated and armed, William begins hunting down members of the gang responsible.” Written and directed by Jared Cohn, Vendetta also stars Kurt Yue (Black Widow), Lauren Buglioli (The Oval), Maddie Nichols (Emergency), Cabot Basden (Watchmen), Randy Gonzalez (Bloodline), Jesse O’Neill (Godzilla: King of the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 7, 2022
Audience Walks Out During Cannes Screening Of Cronenberg's 'Crimes Of The Future'

New Trailer For Cronenberg’s ‘Crimes Of The Future’ Mixes Sex And Body Mods

From the brilliant mind of David Cronenberg, best known for making violent classics like The Fly, comes the new sci-fi horror film Crimes of the Future The new trailer is here, giving us a glimpse into a world in which disturbing body modifications fuel eroticism. Starring Kristen Stewart, Viggo Mortensen, and Léa Seydoux, the film is set in the not-so-distant future where humankind is learning to adapt to its synthetic surroundings. This evolution moves humans beyond their natural state and into a metamorphosis, altering their biological makeup. While some embrace the limitless potential of trans-humanism, others attempt to police it. Accelerated Evolution Syndrome’ is spreading fast. Saul Tenser (Viggo Mortensen) is a beloved performance artist who has embraced Accelerated Evolution Syndrome, sprouting new and unexpected organs in his body. Along with his partner Caprice (Léa Seydoux), Tenser has turned the removal of these organs into a spectacle for his loyal followers to marvel at. But with both the government and

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 7, 2022
Sean Patrick Flanery's Horror-Thriller 'Frank & Penelope' Premieres This Summer (Trailer)

Sean Patrick Flanery’s Horror-Thriller ‘Frank & Penelope’ Premieres This Summer (Trailer)

From actor turned director Sean Patrick Flanery (Boondock Saints) comes the cannibalistic horror film, Frank & Penelope, opening in theaters this summer. The first trailer takes viewers on a road trip to hell, a couple must fight to stay off the menu. In the film, “While on the run from the law, Frank and his stripper girlfriend, Penelope, find themselves miles from civilization while traveling along a deserted stretch of dirt road. As darkness falls, they come upon a small motel and diner and decide to rest for the night. The next day, after robbing the diner, they suddenly become immersed in a hellish nightmare, When the proprietor of the motel and diner, Chisos, a psychotic, cannibalistic Bible thumper along with his sadistic family, take Frank and Penelope on a life and death journey, where escape is just a heart-pounding breath away. It soon becomes apparent that they are not the first to endure this. But these two will either

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 7, 2022
Rob Zombie's 'The Munsters' Is Nearly Three Hours Long

Rob Zombie’s ‘The Munsters’ Is Nearly Three Hours Long

Fans were thrilled when news broke last year that Rob Zombie was working on a movie adaptation of the hit series “The Munsters.” Casting updates and images have been coming in since. Now, a new detail about the movie that centers on a family of monsters who moves from Transylvania to an American suburb, has surfaced. According to original series cast member Butch Patrick, the movie is a long one, clocking in at just over two and a half hours. Dread Central is reporting that during a recent interview (below) with Patrick on the 20TIMinutes podcast the actor who originally played Eddie Munster had this to say: “This movie is going to kill in a really good way, It’s a very long movie, it’s like 2 hours and 38 minutes … but I’ve seen footage and I’ve seen where he’s going with it and it’s going to be great, it really is.” Will fans love the nearly three-hour-long family-friendly PG-rated

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 7, 2022
'My Bloody Valentine 3D' Director Is Back With The Horror Movie 'Play Dead'

‘My Bloody Valentine 3D’ Director Is Back With The Horror Movie ‘Play Dead’

Patrick Lussier, director of My Bloody Valentine 3D, Drive Angry, and 2019’s Trick, is directing the upcoming horror Play Dead, which is currently in post-production with Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, The Strangers: Prey at Night) producing. Screen Daily is reporting that Bailee Madison (The Strangers: Prey at Night, pictured above) will star in the lead role of the movie that also stars Jerry O’Connell, Anthony Turpel, Chris Butler, Chris Lee, and Jorge-Luis Pallo. Adam Mason and Simon Boyes penned the script for the film. Play Dead centers on “criminology student Chloe (Madison), who fakes her own death to break into a local morgue to steal a piece of evidence that ties her younger brother to a crime. Once inside she discovers the coroner is using the business as a front to sell body parts. When the coroner discovers Chloe is not dead a game of cat-and-mouse ensues.”

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 6, 2022
Irish Folk Horror 'Mandrake' Set To Premiere Exclusively On Shudder

Irish Folk Horror ‘Mandrake’ Set To Premiere Exclusively On Shudder

Shudder, your home for streaming horror and more has acquired director Lynne Davison‘s feature film debut, the Irish folk horror Mandrake, in which the rehabilitation of a killer goes very wrong. “The film follows probation officer Cathy Madden who is given the task of rehabilitating notorious killer ‘Bloody’ Mary Laidlaw back into society after twenty years of jail. Cathy has always believed that every client deserves a shot at redemption, but her beliefs are firmly tested when two children disappear near Mary’s farm.” According to Deadline, the cast includes Deirdre Mullins (The Drowning), Derbhle Crotty (Notes On A Scandal), Seamus O’Hara (The Northman), Jude Hill (Belfast), and Roisin Gallagher (The Dry). The script was written by Matt Harvey (An Act of Defiance). Marie-Thérèse Mackle (Derry Girls series 3) and Paul Kennedy (Nightride) produce. “With the challenges of the pandemic, it has often felt like my ambitious debut feature might never find its place in the world. But not only are

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 6, 2022
Psychological Thriller 'Cordelia' Coming To Theaters And On-Demand This Week

Paranoia Fills The Unsettling Trailer For ‘Cordelia’

Screen Media has just unveiled the trailer for the unsettling psychological thriller, Cordelia, a tale of loneliness, paranoia, and survivor guilt. The film is directed by Adrian Shergold (“Mad Dogs,” Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman, “Eureka Street”), who co-wrote Cordelia along with Antonia Campbell-Hughes (3096 Days, Kelly + Victor, Zone 414) who stars alongside Johnny Flynn (Emma., Clouds of Sils Maria, Beast), Catherine McCormack (Braveheart, Spy Game, 28 Weeks Later), Joel Fry (In The Earth, Yesterday, Cruella), and Michael Gambon (Gosford Park, Harry Potter). In the thriller, “Cordelia (Antonia Campbell-Hughes), a young woman living in London, meets her mysterious and alluring neighbor Frank (Johnny Flynn) for the first time but quickly becomes suspicious of his motives. With her twin sister away for the weekend, Cordelia is left alone and overcome with paranoia. She begins to unravel and sink back into past traumas the more that Frank tries to charm his way into her life, becoming a danger to herself and others.”

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 6, 2022
Horror-Thriller 'Glorious' Coming Exclusively To Shudder

Horror-Thriller ‘Glorious’ Coming Exclusively To Shudder

Shudder, AMC Network’s premium streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural has announced today that it has acquired rights to and set the release date for Rebekah McKendry’s Glorious starring Ryan Kwanten (True Blood, Kindred) and Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash, Being the Ricardos). In Glorious, “Kwanten plays a young man who is spiraling out of control after a bad breakup. His situation worsens after he finds himself locked inside a rest-stop bathroom with a mysterious figure (Simmons) speaking to him from an adjacent stall. As he tries to escape, he realizes he is an unwilling player in a situation bigger and more terrible than he could have imagined.” This film is written by Todd Rigney, Joshua Hull, and David Ian McKendry. AMP International’s Bob Portal and Inderpal Singh serve as producers along with Joe Wicker and Morgan Peter Brown from Fallback Plan Productions, Jason Scott Goldberg, and Christian Armogida. “For years, I had been searching for a project that

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 6, 2022
'Escape The Field' Is Out Today On Blu-ray

Movie Review: ‘Escape The Field’ Gets Lost Amongst The Rows

Lionsgate is gearing to unleash the puzzling horror film Escape the Field, about a group of strangers who wake up in a huge cornfield. They must work together, using the items they woke up with, and beat mazes to escape. But they aren’t alone, something deadly lurks amongst the rows. Escape the Field features a cast that includes Shane West, Jordan Claire Robbins, Theo Rossi, Tahirah Sharif, Julian Feder, and Elena Juatco. First off, all but two characters are not only unlikable, they are dicks, giving viewers zero reasons to care about what happens to them. The only two likable characters are played by Theo Rossi and Jordan Claire Robbins who give decent performances. The rest, well, they lack character development and depth, but that’s not their fault. They just serve to raise the body count. The constant trips the characters make back and forth to retrieve items they forget are a bit obnoxious. It wastes so much time that

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 6, 2022
Award-Winning Film 'Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes' To Be Released Next Week

Digital Release Announced For Gothic Thriller ‘Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes’

Dark Sky Films announced today the release date for the multi-award-winning Gothic German thriller Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes. In the film, “Margo, who comes from a noble family, inherited a castle that she inspects with her ill-tempered husband Dieter. When they arrive at the run-down keep, their relationship is put to a test as their sanity slowly deteriorates. This opens up a new world. As time and space begin to shift around them, a reality that only exists within the walls of the eerie building is exposed – a reality full of warmth and excess.” Things aren’t as they seem in this genre-bending film, which shifts between different story layers in unpredictable ways. It is a love letter to European cinema of the sixties and seventies that will leave viewers guessing what will happen next. Directed by Kevin Kopacka (Hades), and written and produced by Lili Villányi and Kevin Kopacka, Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes stars Anna Platen (Para

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 5, 2022
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