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Movie Review: “Family Dinner” (Tribeca Festival)
Austrian horror film Family Dinner serves up characters and situations that haunt long after the ending credits roll. Wonderfully acted, grim, and unsettling, writer/director Peter Hengl’s debut big-screen feature does a fine job of getting under the skin of viewers. Simi (Nina Katlein) is an overweight teenager who visits her Aunt Claudia (Pia Hierzegger), a published cookbook author and authority on nutrition, in the hopes of losing some weight. Her visit is met with a cool welcome, and she is told that she must leave in a few days, before Claudia, her new husband Stefan (Michael Pink), and Claudia’s son from her first marriage, Filipp (Alexander Sledik), celebrate Easter. Simi must room with Filipp, and his despisal of her is clear from the beginning. He taunts her by showing off his torso, and his relationship with his mother and new stepfather is also highly strained. Claudia seems to be either skirting around information or outright lying when she is not
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Ex-Death Row Prisoner Rickey Jackson & Director Matt Waldek Discuss Their True Crime Doc “Lovely Jackson”
When it comes to true crime, there are thousands of documentaries, and if you’re like me, you’ve probably seen a lot of them. There’s one new documentary headed your way that is different, more profound, and more emotionally charged, Lovely Jackson. In the documentary, the life and wrongful incarceration of Rickey Jackson are explored. Rickey was convicted of murder while just a teen and sentenced to death before his sentence was commuted to life in prison three years later. He spent the next 39 years fighting for his freedom. You see, Rickey was innocent, and the only thing that tied him to the crime was a lie told by a 12-year-old boy, who eventually recanted his statement. Rickey was convicted without evidence and even had a witness tell the police he wasn’t the man. But still, Rickey spent the majority of his life in prison until the Ohio innocents Project came to his aid. Finally, he was set free. Lovely
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Trailer For Folk Horror ‘Troll’ Unleashed By Netflix
One of the many trailers shared by Netflix during Geek Week is one for the Norwegian folk horror Troll from Tomb Raider director Roar Uthaug. We watch as a giant troll is awakened and sets out on a path of destruction headed straight for the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The first sign we see of the troll is a giant foot track. Ine Marie Wilmann, Kim Falck, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Gard B. Eidsvold, and Pål Richard Lunderby star in this action-packed film, directed by Roar Uthaug. Troll is expected to premiere later this year. Other trailers unveiled by Netflix during Greek Week include “Wednesday,” “The Sandman,” “Day Shift,” “1899,” and “Locke & Key.”
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Pedro Pascal & Bella Ramsey Featured In First Image From HBO’s “The Last Of Us”
The first image from HBO’s “The Last of Us” series was shared this week at Summer Game Fest, giving us our first look at stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, who both appeared in “Game of Thrones.” . “The series takes place twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse across the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.” Pedro Pascal (“The Mandalorian”) stars as Joel, with Bella Ramsey (“Game of Thrones”) starring as Ellie. Gabriel Luna (Terminator: Dark Fate) has been cast as Tommy, Joel’s brother. Storm Reid, Anna Torv, Jeffrey Pierce, Nick Offerman, Murray Bartlett, Merle Dandridge, Nico Parker, and Con O’Neil also star. It was also announced at the event that video game actors Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker will also
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Become A Pathologist In ‘Autopsy Simulator’
Team 17 and Woodland Games announced today their upcoming simulation game that will either intrigue you or make your skin crawl, Autopsy Simulator. Players will take on the role of a Pathologist and work on cases to solve the mysteries behind the deaths of individuals. Real Pathologists collaborated with the devs to help bring this simulation to life with anatomically correct bodies with organs, along with the tools that real Pathologists use during their examinations. Autopsy Simulator will also include Autopsy Simulator: Dead Memories, a self-contained, narrative-driven psychological horror experience set in 1990s New Orleans that follows the story of Jack, a middle-aged pathologist whose life has taken a turn for the worse after a personal tragedy. Players will unravel a gripping mystery as Jack battles his inner demons while performing a range of medically accurate post-mortem procedures. Autopsy Simulator will be coming to PC this November.
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Review: If You Watch One True Crime Doc This Year Make It ‘Lovely Jackson’
Can you imagine being sentenced to death, having it commuted, only to spend 39 years facing the brutality and real horrors of prison and knowing that you are completely innocent? That was the reality for Rickey Jackson, prisoner A144-061. In the new documentary Lovely Jackson, we are introduced to Rickey and the hardships he experienced for many decades. Lovely Jackson is not your average true crime film. We rarely see through the eyes of someone who has experienced so much suffering at the hands of a failed justice system. You may be wondering how an innocent man found himself in such a situation, the state’s entire case hinged on a statement made b12-year-old-old, and it was a complete lie. Rickey waited for thirty-nine years for him to tell the truth. You would think Rickey would be bitter, but no. Somehow he remains kind and found forgiveness for the man who almost put him in the electric chair. I wasn’t sure
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Game Review: ‘The Quarry’
In 2015, the horror gaming world was changed with Until Dawn, a horror game that was more like an interactive movie where the players directed where the story goes either purposely or completely by accident. The team behind the hit, Supermassive Games has gone on to work on the critically acclaimed “Dark Pictures Anthology” series that took the mechanics of Until Dawn and made individual games with unique stories. Supermassive is back with its own tale to tell in the 80s slasher-inspired interactive narrative, The Quarry. The Quarry follows a group of “Teenage” camp counselors who have to stay the night at the campgrounds after their ride out is disabled. Ignoring advice about staying indoors, the “Kids” throw themselves a party that attracts the attention of someone…or something, in the woods resulting in them fighting to survive till morning. Now onto the game itself but first I want to give 2K and Supermassive Games a big thank you for making
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The Past Comes Back To Haunt The Living In New Trailer For Irish Horror ‘Gateway’
This July, Dark Sky Films will unleash the Irish supernatural horror film, Gateway from writer-director Niall Owens, making his directorial feature film debut. Today, the first trailer has arrived, teasing a dark thriller. In the film, “Mike is a low-level drug dealer in debt to a ruthless supplier. When he and his gang set up shop in an abandoned house, he thinks his problems are solved. But a mysterious locked door inside the house and growing discord within the team bring old feuds boiling to the surface. As friendships unravel, the house begins to enact its own plan, using the gang’s own deepest dark thoughts against them. Like lambs to the slaughter, the men are lured one by one into the room, and there they are confronted by the evil world that lies within themselves. The once-locked door is now open, and what lies beyond has its own desires.” Gateway stars Tim Creed (Vikings, Dominion Creek), Kevin Barry (Michael Inside,
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True Crime Thriller ‘When George Was Murdered’ Centers On The Cop Who Killed George Floyd (Trailer)
The upcoming true crime-inspired film, When George Was Murdered, explores what happened inside of the jail where the ex-cop who killed George Floyd was being held in the Spring of 2020. As the guards and the inmates are witnessing what is taking place in their city and around the world due to George Floyd’s murder, the news of the killers’ presence in the jail has spread. Inside the jail, the guards know that doing their job to keep the killer safe will not be an easy task. And they have recently become aware that none of the minority guards in the jail are being allowed to work the unit where the killer of George Floyd is being held. In addition, there is the mounting pressure of the inmates, who have begun making outright threats against the Killer ex-cop as their own form office, threats that every one of the guards knows could potentially happen. It does not take long before
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Paramount Is Taking Us Back To ‘Sleepy Hollow’
Paramount is taking us back to Sleepy Hollow for a brand new take on the legendary story of the Headless Horseman. Lindsey Beer, hot off the heels of writing and directing the soon-to-be-released prequel to Stephen King’s Pet Sematary, is set to write and direct. Beer will also produce the new Sleepy Hollow reboot along with Todd Graner and Spencer Walken of Broken Road Productions. The Headless Horseman was initially born in the Washington Irving story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” published in 1819. In 1999 Tim Burton brought the tale to the big screen, starring Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, and Christopher Walken as the horseman.
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Movie Review: “Family Dinner” (Tribeca Festival)
Austrian horror film Family Dinner serves up characters and situations that haunt long after the ending credits roll. Wonderfully acted, grim, and unsettling, writer/director Peter Hengl’s debut big-screen feature does a fine job of getting under the skin of viewers. Simi (Nina Katlein) is an overweight teenager who visits her Aunt Claudia (Pia Hierzegger), a published cookbook author and authority on nutrition, in the hopes of losing some weight. Her visit is met with a cool welcome, and she is told that she must leave in a few days, before Claudia, her new husband Stefan (Michael Pink), and Claudia’s son from her first marriage, Filipp (Alexander Sledik), celebrate Easter. Simi must room with Filipp, and his despisal of her is clear from the beginning. He taunts her by showing off his torso, and his relationship with his mother and new stepfather is also highly strained. Claudia seems to be either skirting around information or outright lying when she is not
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Ex-Death Row Prisoner Rickey Jackson & Director Matt Waldek Discuss Their True Crime Doc “Lovely Jackson”
When it comes to true crime, there are thousands of documentaries, and if you’re like me, you’ve probably seen a lot of them. There’s one new documentary headed your way that is different, more profound, and more emotionally charged, Lovely Jackson. In the documentary, the life and wrongful incarceration of Rickey Jackson are explored. Rickey was convicted of murder while just a teen and sentenced to death before his sentence was commuted to life in prison three years later. He spent the next 39 years fighting for his freedom. You see, Rickey was innocent, and the only thing that tied him to the crime was a lie told by a 12-year-old boy, who eventually recanted his statement. Rickey was convicted without evidence and even had a witness tell the police he wasn’t the man. But still, Rickey spent the majority of his life in prison until the Ohio innocents Project came to his aid. Finally, he was set free. Lovely
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Trailer For Folk Horror ‘Troll’ Unleashed By Netflix
One of the many trailers shared by Netflix during Geek Week is one for the Norwegian folk horror Troll from Tomb Raider director Roar Uthaug. We watch as a giant troll is awakened and sets out on a path of destruction headed straight for the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The first sign we see of the troll is a giant foot track. Ine Marie Wilmann, Kim Falck, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Gard B. Eidsvold, and Pål Richard Lunderby star in this action-packed film, directed by Roar Uthaug. Troll is expected to premiere later this year. Other trailers unveiled by Netflix during Greek Week include “Wednesday,” “The Sandman,” “Day Shift,” “1899,” and “Locke & Key.”
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Pedro Pascal & Bella Ramsey Featured In First Image From HBO’s “The Last Of Us”
The first image from HBO’s “The Last of Us” series was shared this week at Summer Game Fest, giving us our first look at stars Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, who both appeared in “Game of Thrones.” . “The series takes place twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse across the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.” Pedro Pascal (“The Mandalorian”) stars as Joel, with Bella Ramsey (“Game of Thrones”) starring as Ellie. Gabriel Luna (Terminator: Dark Fate) has been cast as Tommy, Joel’s brother. Storm Reid, Anna Torv, Jeffrey Pierce, Nick Offerman, Murray Bartlett, Merle Dandridge, Nico Parker, and Con O’Neil also star. It was also announced at the event that video game actors Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker will also
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Become A Pathologist In ‘Autopsy Simulator’
Team 17 and Woodland Games announced today their upcoming simulation game that will either intrigue you or make your skin crawl, Autopsy Simulator. Players will take on the role of a Pathologist and work on cases to solve the mysteries behind the deaths of individuals. Real Pathologists collaborated with the devs to help bring this simulation to life with anatomically correct bodies with organs, along with the tools that real Pathologists use during their examinations. Autopsy Simulator will also include Autopsy Simulator: Dead Memories, a self-contained, narrative-driven psychological horror experience set in 1990s New Orleans that follows the story of Jack, a middle-aged pathologist whose life has taken a turn for the worse after a personal tragedy. Players will unravel a gripping mystery as Jack battles his inner demons while performing a range of medically accurate post-mortem procedures. Autopsy Simulator will be coming to PC this November.
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Review: If You Watch One True Crime Doc This Year Make It ‘Lovely Jackson’
Can you imagine being sentenced to death, having it commuted, only to spend 39 years facing the brutality and real horrors of prison and knowing that you are completely innocent? That was the reality for Rickey Jackson, prisoner A144-061. In the new documentary Lovely Jackson, we are introduced to Rickey and the hardships he experienced for many decades. Lovely Jackson is not your average true crime film. We rarely see through the eyes of someone who has experienced so much suffering at the hands of a failed justice system. You may be wondering how an innocent man found himself in such a situation, the state’s entire case hinged on a statement made b12-year-old-old, and it was a complete lie. Rickey waited for thirty-nine years for him to tell the truth. You would think Rickey would be bitter, but no. Somehow he remains kind and found forgiveness for the man who almost put him in the electric chair. I wasn’t sure
Continue reading →
Game Review: ‘The Quarry’
In 2015, the horror gaming world was changed with Until Dawn, a horror game that was more like an interactive movie where the players directed where the story goes either purposely or completely by accident. The team behind the hit, Supermassive Games has gone on to work on the critically acclaimed “Dark Pictures Anthology” series that took the mechanics of Until Dawn and made individual games with unique stories. Supermassive is back with its own tale to tell in the 80s slasher-inspired interactive narrative, The Quarry. The Quarry follows a group of “Teenage” camp counselors who have to stay the night at the campgrounds after their ride out is disabled. Ignoring advice about staying indoors, the “Kids” throw themselves a party that attracts the attention of someone…or something, in the woods resulting in them fighting to survive till morning. Now onto the game itself but first I want to give 2K and Supermassive Games a big thank you for making
Continue reading →
The Past Comes Back To Haunt The Living In New Trailer For Irish Horror ‘Gateway’
This July, Dark Sky Films will unleash the Irish supernatural horror film, Gateway from writer-director Niall Owens, making his directorial feature film debut. Today, the first trailer has arrived, teasing a dark thriller. In the film, “Mike is a low-level drug dealer in debt to a ruthless supplier. When he and his gang set up shop in an abandoned house, he thinks his problems are solved. But a mysterious locked door inside the house and growing discord within the team bring old feuds boiling to the surface. As friendships unravel, the house begins to enact its own plan, using the gang’s own deepest dark thoughts against them. Like lambs to the slaughter, the men are lured one by one into the room, and there they are confronted by the evil world that lies within themselves. The once-locked door is now open, and what lies beyond has its own desires.” Gateway stars Tim Creed (Vikings, Dominion Creek), Kevin Barry (Michael Inside,
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True Crime Thriller ‘When George Was Murdered’ Centers On The Cop Who Killed George Floyd (Trailer)
The upcoming true crime-inspired film, When George Was Murdered, explores what happened inside of the jail where the ex-cop who killed George Floyd was being held in the Spring of 2020. As the guards and the inmates are witnessing what is taking place in their city and around the world due to George Floyd’s murder, the news of the killers’ presence in the jail has spread. Inside the jail, the guards know that doing their job to keep the killer safe will not be an easy task. And they have recently become aware that none of the minority guards in the jail are being allowed to work the unit where the killer of George Floyd is being held. In addition, there is the mounting pressure of the inmates, who have begun making outright threats against the Killer ex-cop as their own form office, threats that every one of the guards knows could potentially happen. It does not take long before
Continue reading →
Paramount Is Taking Us Back To ‘Sleepy Hollow’
Paramount is taking us back to Sleepy Hollow for a brand new take on the legendary story of the Headless Horseman. Lindsey Beer, hot off the heels of writing and directing the soon-to-be-released prequel to Stephen King’s Pet Sematary, is set to write and direct. Beer will also produce the new Sleepy Hollow reboot along with Todd Graner and Spencer Walken of Broken Road Productions. The Headless Horseman was initially born in the Washington Irving story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” published in 1819. In 1999 Tim Burton brought the tale to the big screen, starring Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, and Christopher Walken as the horseman.
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