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Dive Into The Trailer For Horror Film ‘The Tank’
From writer-director Scott Walker comes the terror-filled horror The Tank, which is now playing in theaters and heading to Digital and VOD. In the film, “After mysteriously inheriting an abandoned coastal property, Ben and his family accidentally unleashed an ancient, long-dormant creature that terrorized the entire region—including his ancestors—for generations.” Starring Luciane Buchanan, Mark Mitchinson, and Matt Whelan, The Tank is from Well Go USA, who brought you Train to Busan. The Tank will land on VOD and Digital on April 25, 2023, or watch it in select theaters now.
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‘Scream VI’ Slashes Its Way Onto Digital This April!
Ghostface is more terrifying than ever on a rampage in the Big Apple in SCREAM VI, arriving on Digital this April from Paramount Home Entertainment. No one is safe, and everyone is a suspect in the smash hit thriller from Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group that has earned more than $167 million worldwide. The four survivors from the most recent Woodsboro Ghostface killings have moved to New York City for a fresh start. Just as they begin to feel a sense of normalcy, they receive that infamous call. Ghostface is more brutal and relentless than ever and will stop at nothing to hunt them down. Fans who buy the film on Digital will have access to over an hour of killer bonus content, including behind-the-scenes interviews with the cast and crew discussing the wildly popular franchise and upping the ante in this latest installment. Bonus Content Commentary by Filmmakers—Hear from the directors, writers, and executive producers as they dive
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Spoiler-Free Review: THE WRATH OF BECKY (Calgary Underground Film Festival)
Becky’s back, and that’s bad news for another bunch of neo-Nazis. In The Wrath of Becky, Lulu Wilson reprises the titular role in this sequel to 2020’s Becky, in which a preteen girl wastes a group of white supremacists who killed her father. This time around, a trio of them hassle her at the restaurant where she waitresses, and after she embarrasses one of them, they invade the home of the woman with whom she is staying and do some nasty business, including stealing her beloved dog Diego. Interestingly, the codirectors and writers of Becky didn’t repeat their roles for this sequel, which was helmed by Matt Angel (who also costars as one of the baddies) and Suzanne Coote, and written by Angel with Coote receiving a story credit. The pair give the sequel a decidedly more humorous tone than its predecessor, and I had a blast watching Becky deliver comeuppance to the villains and get herself out of trouble,
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Movie Review: The Brutal Action-Thriller ‘SISU’ Is F*cking Fantastic!
Unlike most of our reviews, this SISU review contains some spoilers because, damn it, I need to talk about this movie! Let’s start at the beginning, with the film’s name. “Sisu is a Finnish concept described as stoic determination, tenacity of purpose, grit, bravery, resilience, and hardiness, and is held by Finns to express their national character. There is no translation for the word.” Written and directed by Jalmari Helander (interview) and produced by Petri Jokiranta, SISU stars Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, Onmi Tommila, and Mimosa Willamo. Set in during WWII, a gold prospector (Jorma Tommila) crosses paths with a squad of Nazis in northern Finland. Once they learn that the man is carrying gold, they set out to steal it. But it doesn’t take long for them to realize they’ve messed with the wrong man! In reality, they have tangled with a legendary ex-commando who you wouldn’t want to cross. I’ll start with the cinematography. Making a
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Examine The Horror Film ‘Exhibit #8’ This Week On Demand
Exhibit #8, the documentary-style horror film, poses the question, “Would you want to know the truth, whatever the cost?” when it’s released this week. In the film, “When refugee Aisha and cameraman Elias decide to shoot a documentary on the mysterious disappearance of Aisha’s brother, they discover the dark truth and cross paths with another film crew, who are creating an even more sinister narrative.” The cast includes Nastaran Razawi Khorasani, Claudio Gabriel Magaña Torres, Mike Reus, Coen van Vlijmen, Guido Gerard, Jennifer Evenhuis, Marije Loermans, Tom de Jong, Akri Issa, and Arend Brandligt. Exhibit #8, written by Sarah Offringa, marks the feature directorial debut of Ruben Broekhuis. Examine Exhibit #8 On Demand from Gravitas Ventures on April 25, 2023.
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Spoiler-Free Review: MELTDOWN: A NUCLEAR FAMILY’S ASCENSION INTO MADNESS (Fantaspoa 2023)
Director Colton Van Til takes a trippy deep dive into the dark heart of a 1950s American family in Meltdown: A Nuclear Family’s Ascension into Madness. This impressive fear-fare feature combines disorienting visuals — those with photosensitive epilepsy or other photosensitive issues are hereby warned — with a chilling mystery and heated drama. Political candidate for city office Norman (William Elsman) and his wife Ruby (Hannah Beck), who served as a nurse in the armed forces, put on a brave front as Norman ramps up his campaign, with the unexplained disappearance of their youngest son a few years earlier still weighing heavily on them. Their teen daughter Joan (Maleah Goldberg), meanwhile, is secretly dating Galen (Finn Roberts), the son of Norman’s Bible-verse–spouting political rival George (Eric Hanson) and his heavily drinking wife Teresa (Celena Rae), and their preteen son Harry (Joshua Weatherby) is freely going against his parent’s wishes. If that all sounds volatile enough already, add a dinner party
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Teaser Trailer For Markiplier’s ‘Iron Lung’ Adaptation Takes You Into The Depths
The indie horror game Iron Lung is getting a feature film adaptation from YouTube’s content creator Markiplier, whose real name is Mark Fischbach. He penned the script and will direct as well as star in the film alongside Caroline Rose Kaplan (The Plot Against America, “Orange is the New Black”). David Szymanski created the game released in 2022 in which the player controls an unnamed convict who explores an ocean of blood on a desolate moon in a rusty submarine nicknamed the “Iron Lung.” The YouTube star is also producing the film alongside Will Hyde and Jeff Guerrero. The first teaser trailer has now debuted (below) for the film adaptation of Iron Lung, which is currently in production.
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Movie Review: Cocaine Bear (2023) – Universal Blu-ray
Back in ’85, an ass-load of that White Gold is hucked out of a plane down Appalachia way where it is partially consumed by a black bear. As fate would have it, the intended recipient of that shipment gone very fuckin’ astray, one Syd White (Ray Liotta), is none to happy about his drug’s current whereabouts, so he entrusts some of his best men; his constantly crying, recently widowed son Eddie (Alden Ehrenreich) and the put-upon, though decidedly more competent Daveed (O’Shea Jackson Jr.) to bring that coke back right quick! Of course that bear has been tearing anyone within paws reach a new asshole, so retrieving those bags o’ fun will be a bit dicey for our “heroes”… and when you add in a lovelorn Park Ranger (played by prolific character actress Margo Martindale to comedic perfection), a cache of stab-happy pop art punks, kids playing hooky, and an intrepid out-of-town flatfoot (Isiah Whitlock Jr.) that task goes from
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Bruce Campbell Joins Peacock’s Upcoming Series ‘Hysteria!’
The cast of Peacock’s upcoming series “Hysteria!” just keeps getting more impressive. The latest star to join the cast is none other than horror legend Bruce Campbell! The series, directed by Jonathan Goldstein (Dungeons & Dragons, Game Night), sees “a beloved varsity quarterback disappear during the “Satanic Panic” of the late 1980s. “A struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town’s sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a Satanic metal band, until a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings, and reported “supernatural activity” triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them.” Campbell (Evil Dead, Army of Darkness) will play the role of Chief Dandridge, described as “a small-town police chief whose understanding of his community is tested after a disturbing series of murders, disappearances, and unexplained phenomena,” Variety reports. Campbell joins previously announced cast members Anna Camp, Julie Bowen, Emjay Anthony, Chiara Aurelia, Kezii Curtis, and Nikki
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Horror Western ‘Organ Trail’ Is Heading Your Way (Trailer)
Saddle up; the brutal, horror western Organ Trail is locked and loaded and headed your way on Digital this May. Starring Zoé De Grand’Maison (“Orphan Black”), Nicholas Logan (“Watchmen”), Olivia Applegate (“Euphoria”), Michael Abbott Jr. (Mud), Jessica Frances Dukes, Clé Bennett (“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”), and Sam Trammell (“True Blood”), this action-packed film is directed by Michael Patrick Jann and written by Megan Turner. Organ Trail, set in 1870, centers on Abigale and her family, who fall victim to a ruthless gang while making their way across the Oregon Trail. As the only survivor, she will do whatever it takes to retrieve her one earthly possession, her family’s horse, from the clutches of the bloodthirsty bandits. Organ Trail, which is rated “R” for strong violence, language, and some sexual references, is out now playing in theaters and will arrive on Digital on May 12, 2023, from Paramount.
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Dive Into The Trailer For Horror Film ‘The Tank’
From writer-director Scott Walker comes the terror-filled horror The Tank, which is now playing in theaters and heading to Digital and VOD. In the film, “After mysteriously inheriting an abandoned coastal property, Ben and his family accidentally unleashed an ancient, long-dormant creature that terrorized the entire region—including his ancestors—for generations.” Starring Luciane Buchanan, Mark Mitchinson, and Matt Whelan, The Tank is from Well Go USA, who brought you Train to Busan. The Tank will land on VOD and Digital on April 25, 2023, or watch it in select theaters now.
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‘Scream VI’ Slashes Its Way Onto Digital This April!
Ghostface is more terrifying than ever on a rampage in the Big Apple in SCREAM VI, arriving on Digital this April from Paramount Home Entertainment. No one is safe, and everyone is a suspect in the smash hit thriller from Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group that has earned more than $167 million worldwide. The four survivors from the most recent Woodsboro Ghostface killings have moved to New York City for a fresh start. Just as they begin to feel a sense of normalcy, they receive that infamous call. Ghostface is more brutal and relentless than ever and will stop at nothing to hunt them down. Fans who buy the film on Digital will have access to over an hour of killer bonus content, including behind-the-scenes interviews with the cast and crew discussing the wildly popular franchise and upping the ante in this latest installment. Bonus Content Commentary by Filmmakers—Hear from the directors, writers, and executive producers as they dive
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Spoiler-Free Review: THE WRATH OF BECKY (Calgary Underground Film Festival)
Becky’s back, and that’s bad news for another bunch of neo-Nazis. In The Wrath of Becky, Lulu Wilson reprises the titular role in this sequel to 2020’s Becky, in which a preteen girl wastes a group of white supremacists who killed her father. This time around, a trio of them hassle her at the restaurant where she waitresses, and after she embarrasses one of them, they invade the home of the woman with whom she is staying and do some nasty business, including stealing her beloved dog Diego. Interestingly, the codirectors and writers of Becky didn’t repeat their roles for this sequel, which was helmed by Matt Angel (who also costars as one of the baddies) and Suzanne Coote, and written by Angel with Coote receiving a story credit. The pair give the sequel a decidedly more humorous tone than its predecessor, and I had a blast watching Becky deliver comeuppance to the villains and get herself out of trouble,
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Movie Review: The Brutal Action-Thriller ‘SISU’ Is F*cking Fantastic!
Unlike most of our reviews, this SISU review contains some spoilers because, damn it, I need to talk about this movie! Let’s start at the beginning, with the film’s name. “Sisu is a Finnish concept described as stoic determination, tenacity of purpose, grit, bravery, resilience, and hardiness, and is held by Finns to express their national character. There is no translation for the word.” Written and directed by Jalmari Helander (interview) and produced by Petri Jokiranta, SISU stars Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, Onmi Tommila, and Mimosa Willamo. Set in during WWII, a gold prospector (Jorma Tommila) crosses paths with a squad of Nazis in northern Finland. Once they learn that the man is carrying gold, they set out to steal it. But it doesn’t take long for them to realize they’ve messed with the wrong man! In reality, they have tangled with a legendary ex-commando who you wouldn’t want to cross. I’ll start with the cinematography. Making a
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Examine The Horror Film ‘Exhibit #8’ This Week On Demand
Exhibit #8, the documentary-style horror film, poses the question, “Would you want to know the truth, whatever the cost?” when it’s released this week. In the film, “When refugee Aisha and cameraman Elias decide to shoot a documentary on the mysterious disappearance of Aisha’s brother, they discover the dark truth and cross paths with another film crew, who are creating an even more sinister narrative.” The cast includes Nastaran Razawi Khorasani, Claudio Gabriel Magaña Torres, Mike Reus, Coen van Vlijmen, Guido Gerard, Jennifer Evenhuis, Marije Loermans, Tom de Jong, Akri Issa, and Arend Brandligt. Exhibit #8, written by Sarah Offringa, marks the feature directorial debut of Ruben Broekhuis. Examine Exhibit #8 On Demand from Gravitas Ventures on April 25, 2023.
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Spoiler-Free Review: MELTDOWN: A NUCLEAR FAMILY’S ASCENSION INTO MADNESS (Fantaspoa 2023)
Director Colton Van Til takes a trippy deep dive into the dark heart of a 1950s American family in Meltdown: A Nuclear Family’s Ascension into Madness. This impressive fear-fare feature combines disorienting visuals — those with photosensitive epilepsy or other photosensitive issues are hereby warned — with a chilling mystery and heated drama. Political candidate for city office Norman (William Elsman) and his wife Ruby (Hannah Beck), who served as a nurse in the armed forces, put on a brave front as Norman ramps up his campaign, with the unexplained disappearance of their youngest son a few years earlier still weighing heavily on them. Their teen daughter Joan (Maleah Goldberg), meanwhile, is secretly dating Galen (Finn Roberts), the son of Norman’s Bible-verse–spouting political rival George (Eric Hanson) and his heavily drinking wife Teresa (Celena Rae), and their preteen son Harry (Joshua Weatherby) is freely going against his parent’s wishes. If that all sounds volatile enough already, add a dinner party
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Teaser Trailer For Markiplier’s ‘Iron Lung’ Adaptation Takes You Into The Depths
The indie horror game Iron Lung is getting a feature film adaptation from YouTube’s content creator Markiplier, whose real name is Mark Fischbach. He penned the script and will direct as well as star in the film alongside Caroline Rose Kaplan (The Plot Against America, “Orange is the New Black”). David Szymanski created the game released in 2022 in which the player controls an unnamed convict who explores an ocean of blood on a desolate moon in a rusty submarine nicknamed the “Iron Lung.” The YouTube star is also producing the film alongside Will Hyde and Jeff Guerrero. The first teaser trailer has now debuted (below) for the film adaptation of Iron Lung, which is currently in production.
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Movie Review: Cocaine Bear (2023) – Universal Blu-ray
Back in ’85, an ass-load of that White Gold is hucked out of a plane down Appalachia way where it is partially consumed by a black bear. As fate would have it, the intended recipient of that shipment gone very fuckin’ astray, one Syd White (Ray Liotta), is none to happy about his drug’s current whereabouts, so he entrusts some of his best men; his constantly crying, recently widowed son Eddie (Alden Ehrenreich) and the put-upon, though decidedly more competent Daveed (O’Shea Jackson Jr.) to bring that coke back right quick! Of course that bear has been tearing anyone within paws reach a new asshole, so retrieving those bags o’ fun will be a bit dicey for our “heroes”… and when you add in a lovelorn Park Ranger (played by prolific character actress Margo Martindale to comedic perfection), a cache of stab-happy pop art punks, kids playing hooky, and an intrepid out-of-town flatfoot (Isiah Whitlock Jr.) that task goes from
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Bruce Campbell Joins Peacock’s Upcoming Series ‘Hysteria!’
The cast of Peacock’s upcoming series “Hysteria!” just keeps getting more impressive. The latest star to join the cast is none other than horror legend Bruce Campbell! The series, directed by Jonathan Goldstein (Dungeons & Dragons, Game Night), sees “a beloved varsity quarterback disappear during the “Satanic Panic” of the late 1980s. “A struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town’s sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a Satanic metal band, until a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings, and reported “supernatural activity” triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them.” Campbell (Evil Dead, Army of Darkness) will play the role of Chief Dandridge, described as “a small-town police chief whose understanding of his community is tested after a disturbing series of murders, disappearances, and unexplained phenomena,” Variety reports. Campbell joins previously announced cast members Anna Camp, Julie Bowen, Emjay Anthony, Chiara Aurelia, Kezii Curtis, and Nikki
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Horror Western ‘Organ Trail’ Is Heading Your Way (Trailer)
Saddle up; the brutal, horror western Organ Trail is locked and loaded and headed your way on Digital this May. Starring Zoé De Grand’Maison (“Orphan Black”), Nicholas Logan (“Watchmen”), Olivia Applegate (“Euphoria”), Michael Abbott Jr. (Mud), Jessica Frances Dukes, Clé Bennett (“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”), and Sam Trammell (“True Blood”), this action-packed film is directed by Michael Patrick Jann and written by Megan Turner. Organ Trail, set in 1870, centers on Abigale and her family, who fall victim to a ruthless gang while making their way across the Oregon Trail. As the only survivor, she will do whatever it takes to retrieve her one earthly possession, her family’s horse, from the clutches of the bloodthirsty bandits. Organ Trail, which is rated “R” for strong violence, language, and some sexual references, is out now playing in theaters and will arrive on Digital on May 12, 2023, from Paramount.
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