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Putting Opinions To Bed After Watching All Three ‘Ghostbusters’ Films
In recent years, there’s still a lot of talk about the “Ghostbusters” franchise, may it be about the anticipation of the long-awaited third installment, or the controversy still plaguing the 2016 reboot. The reboot has caused such a flare-up of toxic masculinity/femininity that it’s one of those films no one really wants to talk about or get into. Well, I don’t really have an opinion on the reboot because…I’ve never seen it, so I wanted to change that. I decided to do a “Ghostbusters” marathon and watch all three films in a row and give an honest opinion on them. WARNING: Potential Spoilers Ahead To keep it fair, I watched the theatrical versions of all three. I can’t really say a whole lot about the first (original) film Ghostbusters because out of the three it was the best. The problems seem to start with Ghostbusters 2. The problem right away in the 1989 sequel is there seems to be a
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Epic Rap Battles Kicks Off Season 6 With Showdown Between Freddy And Wolverine (Watch)
After two years of being on hiatus, Nice Peter and Epic Lloyd, the geniuses at Epic Rap Battles of History are back! The two have returned to YouTube with their hilarious, catchy rap battle videos that pit both historical figures and fictional characters against each other in an epic rap battle filled with disses, threats, and great lyrics. They have kicked off their sixth season with a battle between two icons that will cause nerdgasms for both horror fans and comic book lovers, the nightmare stalking killer Freddy Krueger and X-Men’s snarkiest badass, Wolverine. Enjoy!
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A Priest Transforms In A Raptor In The New Trailer For ‘The VelociPastor’
Forget werewolves, a troubled priest finds his way after becoming a wereraptor in writer-director Brendan Steere‘s action-packed movie The VelociPastor, coming later this year from Wild Eye Releasing. A priest on a mission to clean up the streets, a dinosaur, ninjas, blood, and gore, what more could you want? After a devastating family tragedy, a priest travels to China to find deeper spirituality but instead is endowed with an ancient ability that allows him to turn into a dinosaur. At first, he is horrified by his newfound superpower, but a local prostitute convinces him to use his newfound gift to fight evil – and ninjas. This grindhouse-style flick stars Claire Hsu, Nicholas M. Garofolo, and Alyssa Kempinski. The VelociPastor is set to have a special midnight screening and Q&A at Texas Frightmare on May 3rd ahead of its release.
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Full Moon Announces Deadly Ten, Ten New Feature Films!
Full Moon Features is boldly producing Deadly Ten a new series of ten original genre films, live-streamed for fans. The ten films will include sequels of beloved Full Moon franchises, a spin on classic cult favorites, and daring soon-to-be essential genre films. In an unprecedented move, Full Moon will be giving fans an all-access pass to this unique production by providing an inside peek into the magic of genre filmmaking. Fans will be able to log into the Deadly Ten website (www.DeadlyTen.com) and watch the current motion picture being shot in real time. Live feeds, exclusive on-set interviews, special effects secrets, pre-and post-production videos, interactive director’s blogs and more. Through this immersive experience, cineastes and budding young filmmakers can delve deep into mechanics of the movies and learn first-hand all about the joys, struggles, creativity, and hard work that goes into making a fully produced, independent feature film. This is one of the most exciting Full Moon production initiatives since
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Movie Review: Hail Satan? (2019)
Beginning with a political rally in which The Satanic Temple endorses a candidate for office that supports prayer in schools (because if you allow for Jesus in school it will open the way for Satan as well); Director Penny Lane’s documentary Hail Satan? (and that “?” will come into play in this revoltin’ review in a tick) is off to the races! What follows that is an examination of the origins The Satanic Temple (striking an even balance between the religions theatricality and honest beliefs) as well as their plans for public acceptance, and their absolute insatiable lust to fuck with people that desperately need to be fucked with (i.e. religious groups that seem to adore abusing those different from themselves). Also included is a look at the o.g. Devil lovers; Anton Lavey’s Church of Satan and it’s carnival aesthetic and how it lead to the more political minded Temple (which does still contain the more showy trappings of the
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Movie Review: Shed (2019)
A group of friends gather in a cabin in the woods on Halloween. While you may think these gaggle of goofs would be fodder for some masked lunatic, they are instead stalked n’ slayed by a skin stealing monster that can steal their identities. David Axe (who penned The Theta Girl, which I reviewed right here) brings us a tale that is both grindhouse and social commentary with Shed. While on the surface this is a creature feature that contains a healthy dollop of what many of us love the most…namely buckets of blood and naked flesh, all wrapped up in with “cabin in the woods/slasher” tropes…this picture has a bit more on it’s mind. The aforementioned monster is female, but isn’t afraid to take on the persona of men and could be a veiled allegory to the experiences of trans people and male or female gender roles being fluid, and that’s a statement I can get behind. As a
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A Warning Is Given On The Poster For ‘The Shed’ – From The Executive Producer Of The Saw Franchise
Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet director Frank Sabatella is back with his latest horror The Shed, from the producers of Saw VI and Jigsaw. We’ve got the new poster (above) and it comes with a warning. Frank Whaley (Vacancy), Cody Kostro (Worst Friends), Timothy Bottoms (Parasomnia, Last Picture Show), Sofia Happonen (Women of a Certain Age), and Jay Jay Warren (“Bosch”) star. “As an orphan, living with his abusive Grandfather, life sucks for Stan. But he’s got it better than his best friend Dommer who he regularly has to defend against the school bullies. And now their best friend Roxy, Stan’s secret crush, has fallen in with the cool crowd who harass them daily. But these “monsters” in Stan’s daily world are nothing compared to the monsters of Stan’s nightmare come to life. When Stan finds a murderous creature of the night has taken refuge in his backyard toolshed – and killed his Grandfather – he can’t go
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Horror Thriller ‘Level 16’ Coming To Blu-Ray And DVD This April
Bring home your copy of Dark Sky Films’ dark thriller Level 16 (review) from writer-director Danishka Esterhazy this April on Blu-ray and DVD. In the film, sixteen-year-old Vivien is trapped in The Vestalis Academy, a prison-like boarding school, keeping to herself and sticking her neck out for no one. Until she reunites with Sophia – the former friend who betrayed her. Together the girls embark on a dangerous search to uncover the horrifying truth behind their imprisonment. Soon running for their lives, the girls must save themselves or die trying. Katie Douglas (TV’s Mary Kills People) stars alongside Celina Martin (CW’s iZombie), Sara Canning (Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, War for the Planet of the Apes), Peter Outerbridge (Syfy’s 12 Monkeys, BBC’s Orphan Black), Alexis Whelan (Lucky 7), and Amalia Williamson (TV’s Northern Rescue). Described as “The Handmaid’s Tale” meets Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse, Level 16 arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on April 30, 2019.
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Suicide Can Be “Contagious” Says Science
Seeing the title of this article automatically fills your head with scenes from films where a supernatural force causes people to take their own lives after being exposed to it. Facts usually are more terrifying than fiction as it turns out there’s truth to this idea, it’s called Suicide Contagion and it’s on the rise. This contagion is not viral or bacterial but a psychological trigger. The concept of Suicide Contagion (also referred to as Copycat Suicide) has been around since the 18th century and was known as the Werther effect. This phenomenon was named after the main character in the 1779 novel The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe. The book became popular in Europe to the point that many people began to emulate portions of the story into their daily lives such as men dressing in the same fashion as Werther, and painted porcelain (that was mentioned in the book) began to appear in shops.
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Netflix Pulls The Plug On “Santa Clarita Diet”
I guess all good things must come to an end, at least that’s the case for Netflix’s zomcom “Santa Clarita Diet“. News has come that there will be no fourth season for the series starring Drew Barrymore, Timothy Olyphant, Liv Hewson, and Skyler Gisondo. With “Santa Clarita Diet‘s” third season currently available on the streaming giant, we’ll have to say goodbye. The third season found Sheila (Barrymore) and Joel (Olyphant), two realtors living in the suburbs of L.A. seem like a normal couple except for the fact that Shelia is a zombie. This season Shelia asks Joel to convert so that they can live together forever. Their daughter Abby (Hewson) and Eric (Gisondo) fight to stay off the FBI’s radar after blowing up the fracking site last season while trying to figure out their feelings for each other. “Santa Clarita Diet“, we’re going to miss you.
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Putting Opinions To Bed After Watching All Three ‘Ghostbusters’ Films
In recent years, there’s still a lot of talk about the “Ghostbusters” franchise, may it be about the anticipation of the long-awaited third installment, or the controversy still plaguing the 2016 reboot. The reboot has caused such a flare-up of toxic masculinity/femininity that it’s one of those films no one really wants to talk about or get into. Well, I don’t really have an opinion on the reboot because…I’ve never seen it, so I wanted to change that. I decided to do a “Ghostbusters” marathon and watch all three films in a row and give an honest opinion on them. WARNING: Potential Spoilers Ahead To keep it fair, I watched the theatrical versions of all three. I can’t really say a whole lot about the first (original) film Ghostbusters because out of the three it was the best. The problems seem to start with Ghostbusters 2. The problem right away in the 1989 sequel is there seems to be a
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Epic Rap Battles Kicks Off Season 6 With Showdown Between Freddy And Wolverine (Watch)
After two years of being on hiatus, Nice Peter and Epic Lloyd, the geniuses at Epic Rap Battles of History are back! The two have returned to YouTube with their hilarious, catchy rap battle videos that pit both historical figures and fictional characters against each other in an epic rap battle filled with disses, threats, and great lyrics. They have kicked off their sixth season with a battle between two icons that will cause nerdgasms for both horror fans and comic book lovers, the nightmare stalking killer Freddy Krueger and X-Men’s snarkiest badass, Wolverine. Enjoy!
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A Priest Transforms In A Raptor In The New Trailer For ‘The VelociPastor’
Forget werewolves, a troubled priest finds his way after becoming a wereraptor in writer-director Brendan Steere‘s action-packed movie The VelociPastor, coming later this year from Wild Eye Releasing. A priest on a mission to clean up the streets, a dinosaur, ninjas, blood, and gore, what more could you want? After a devastating family tragedy, a priest travels to China to find deeper spirituality but instead is endowed with an ancient ability that allows him to turn into a dinosaur. At first, he is horrified by his newfound superpower, but a local prostitute convinces him to use his newfound gift to fight evil – and ninjas. This grindhouse-style flick stars Claire Hsu, Nicholas M. Garofolo, and Alyssa Kempinski. The VelociPastor is set to have a special midnight screening and Q&A at Texas Frightmare on May 3rd ahead of its release.
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Full Moon Announces Deadly Ten, Ten New Feature Films!
Full Moon Features is boldly producing Deadly Ten a new series of ten original genre films, live-streamed for fans. The ten films will include sequels of beloved Full Moon franchises, a spin on classic cult favorites, and daring soon-to-be essential genre films. In an unprecedented move, Full Moon will be giving fans an all-access pass to this unique production by providing an inside peek into the magic of genre filmmaking. Fans will be able to log into the Deadly Ten website (www.DeadlyTen.com) and watch the current motion picture being shot in real time. Live feeds, exclusive on-set interviews, special effects secrets, pre-and post-production videos, interactive director’s blogs and more. Through this immersive experience, cineastes and budding young filmmakers can delve deep into mechanics of the movies and learn first-hand all about the joys, struggles, creativity, and hard work that goes into making a fully produced, independent feature film. This is one of the most exciting Full Moon production initiatives since
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Movie Review: Hail Satan? (2019)
Beginning with a political rally in which The Satanic Temple endorses a candidate for office that supports prayer in schools (because if you allow for Jesus in school it will open the way for Satan as well); Director Penny Lane’s documentary Hail Satan? (and that “?” will come into play in this revoltin’ review in a tick) is off to the races! What follows that is an examination of the origins The Satanic Temple (striking an even balance between the religions theatricality and honest beliefs) as well as their plans for public acceptance, and their absolute insatiable lust to fuck with people that desperately need to be fucked with (i.e. religious groups that seem to adore abusing those different from themselves). Also included is a look at the o.g. Devil lovers; Anton Lavey’s Church of Satan and it’s carnival aesthetic and how it lead to the more political minded Temple (which does still contain the more showy trappings of the
Continue reading →
Movie Review: Shed (2019)
A group of friends gather in a cabin in the woods on Halloween. While you may think these gaggle of goofs would be fodder for some masked lunatic, they are instead stalked n’ slayed by a skin stealing monster that can steal their identities. David Axe (who penned The Theta Girl, which I reviewed right here) brings us a tale that is both grindhouse and social commentary with Shed. While on the surface this is a creature feature that contains a healthy dollop of what many of us love the most…namely buckets of blood and naked flesh, all wrapped up in with “cabin in the woods/slasher” tropes…this picture has a bit more on it’s mind. The aforementioned monster is female, but isn’t afraid to take on the persona of men and could be a veiled allegory to the experiences of trans people and male or female gender roles being fluid, and that’s a statement I can get behind. As a
Continue reading →
A Warning Is Given On The Poster For ‘The Shed’ – From The Executive Producer Of The Saw Franchise
Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet director Frank Sabatella is back with his latest horror The Shed, from the producers of Saw VI and Jigsaw. We’ve got the new poster (above) and it comes with a warning. Frank Whaley (Vacancy), Cody Kostro (Worst Friends), Timothy Bottoms (Parasomnia, Last Picture Show), Sofia Happonen (Women of a Certain Age), and Jay Jay Warren (“Bosch”) star. “As an orphan, living with his abusive Grandfather, life sucks for Stan. But he’s got it better than his best friend Dommer who he regularly has to defend against the school bullies. And now their best friend Roxy, Stan’s secret crush, has fallen in with the cool crowd who harass them daily. But these “monsters” in Stan’s daily world are nothing compared to the monsters of Stan’s nightmare come to life. When Stan finds a murderous creature of the night has taken refuge in his backyard toolshed – and killed his Grandfather – he can’t go
Continue reading →
Horror Thriller ‘Level 16’ Coming To Blu-Ray And DVD This April
Bring home your copy of Dark Sky Films’ dark thriller Level 16 (review) from writer-director Danishka Esterhazy this April on Blu-ray and DVD. In the film, sixteen-year-old Vivien is trapped in The Vestalis Academy, a prison-like boarding school, keeping to herself and sticking her neck out for no one. Until she reunites with Sophia – the former friend who betrayed her. Together the girls embark on a dangerous search to uncover the horrifying truth behind their imprisonment. Soon running for their lives, the girls must save themselves or die trying. Katie Douglas (TV’s Mary Kills People) stars alongside Celina Martin (CW’s iZombie), Sara Canning (Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, War for the Planet of the Apes), Peter Outerbridge (Syfy’s 12 Monkeys, BBC’s Orphan Black), Alexis Whelan (Lucky 7), and Amalia Williamson (TV’s Northern Rescue). Described as “The Handmaid’s Tale” meets Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse, Level 16 arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on April 30, 2019.
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Suicide Can Be “Contagious” Says Science
Seeing the title of this article automatically fills your head with scenes from films where a supernatural force causes people to take their own lives after being exposed to it. Facts usually are more terrifying than fiction as it turns out there’s truth to this idea, it’s called Suicide Contagion and it’s on the rise. This contagion is not viral or bacterial but a psychological trigger. The concept of Suicide Contagion (also referred to as Copycat Suicide) has been around since the 18th century and was known as the Werther effect. This phenomenon was named after the main character in the 1779 novel The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe. The book became popular in Europe to the point that many people began to emulate portions of the story into their daily lives such as men dressing in the same fashion as Werther, and painted porcelain (that was mentioned in the book) began to appear in shops.
Continue reading →
Netflix Pulls The Plug On “Santa Clarita Diet”
I guess all good things must come to an end, at least that’s the case for Netflix’s zomcom “Santa Clarita Diet“. News has come that there will be no fourth season for the series starring Drew Barrymore, Timothy Olyphant, Liv Hewson, and Skyler Gisondo. With “Santa Clarita Diet‘s” third season currently available on the streaming giant, we’ll have to say goodbye. The third season found Sheila (Barrymore) and Joel (Olyphant), two realtors living in the suburbs of L.A. seem like a normal couple except for the fact that Shelia is a zombie. This season Shelia asks Joel to convert so that they can live together forever. Their daughter Abby (Hewson) and Eric (Gisondo) fight to stay off the FBI’s radar after blowing up the fracking site last season while trying to figure out their feelings for each other. “Santa Clarita Diet“, we’re going to miss you.
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