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Movie Review: Blood Conscious
I recently sat down to watch the new horror film Blood Conscious by writer-director Timothy Covell. The film follows Brittany (DeShawn White), her brother Kevin (Oghenero Gbaje), and her boyfriend Tony (Lenny Thomas) as they head to a cabin to join her mother and father for some family time. Unfortunately, things go very wrong for the trio when they find that an armed man has murdered their parents and their neighbors. His reasoning, they weren’t people anymore, they were demons. This movie has a character problem. Right off to bat we learn that Tony’s a prick, Brittany lets him walk over her and her brother and Kevin is weak. These are the characters we are meant to care for, cheer for? They are mostly unlikable with Kevin being the only halfway redeemable character in the film. The next issue are the demons. They look like people and act like people, save for a higher level of aggression. The fact that
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The New “Midnight Mass” Poster Urges You Not To Be Afraid, But You Should Be
It’s September, you know what that means, it’s time for Netflix to step up their spooky game because Halloween is near! One of the new series the streaming giant is about to unleash is “Midnight Mass” from brilliant filmmaker Mike Flanagan, whose winning relationship with Netflix has given us hit series such as “The Haunting of Hill House” and “The Haunting of Bly Manor.” In “Midnight Mass“, “The arrival of a charismatic young priest brings glorious miracles, ominous mysteries, and renewed religious fervor to a dying town desperate to believe.” The killer cast for the series includes Kate Siegel (“The Haunting of Hill House”), Zach Gilford (The Purge: Anarchy), and Hamish Linklater (“Legion”). The cast also includes Annabeth Gish (“The Haunting of Hill House“), Michael Trucco (Hunter Killer), Samantha Sloyan (“Grey’s Anatomy”), Henry Thomas (“The Haunting of Hill House”), Kristin Lehman (The Chronicles of Riddick), Crystal Balint (The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco), Rahul Abburi (Killer Ransom), Matt Biedel (Altered Carbon),
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Netflix Unveils The Trailer For Slasher ‘There’s Someone Inside Your House’
From Patrick Brice, the director that brought us 2014’s twisted horror Creep, comes There’s someone Inside Your House, out this October on Netflix. Produced by James Wan, this teen slasher that sees Makani Young moving from Hawaii to quiet, small-town Nebraska to live with her grandmother and finish high school, but as the countdown to graduation begins, her classmates are stalked by a killer intent on exposing their darkest secrets to the entire town, terrorizing victims while wearing a life-like mask of their own face. With a mysterious past of her own, Makani and her friends must discover the killer’s identity before they become victims themselves. The film is based on Stephanie Perkins’ New York Times best-selling novel of the same name and written for the screen by Henry Gayden (Shazam!). Sydney Park, Théodore Pellerin, Asjha Cooper, Dale Whibley, Jesse LaTourette, Diego Josef, Burkely Duffield, Sarah Dugdale, William MacDonald, Andrew Dunbar, and Markian Tarasiuk star. Wan and Michael Clear produce
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Movie Reviews (Toronto International Film Festival): Kicking Blood and Mlungu Wam (Good Madam)
Director Blaine Thurier’s Kicking Blood is a stylish vampire film that, like The Addiction (1995) and other entries in the genre, deals with these undead creatures’ thirst for blood as a chemical dependency. Anna (Alana Bale) is one such bloodsucker, and when she invites alcoholic and suddenly homeless Robbie (Luke Bilyk) to her place and tells him “I’m going to suck your blood and get high . . .”, he invites her to do that but after one last request. He then pours a bottle of booze down the sink and proclaims that he will never drink again as long as he lives. Intrigued by his oath, Anna refrains from biting him, and as she goes on to admire his determination to stick to his promise when giving in to his cravings would be so easy, she begins to rethink her lifestyle. Her vampire partners with whom she hunts, Nina (Ella Jonas Farlinger) and Boris (Benjamin Sutherland), are none too
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Contriversal Film ‘Megan Is Missing’ Is Coming To Blu-Ray For The First Time
It’s been a decade since Michael Goi‘s found-footage horror Megan is Missing was released. Recently, the shocking film was rediscovered and made waves on TikTok. Lionsgate sat up and took notice and in response, is gearing up to release the film on Blu-ray for the first time. Described as “controversial, brutal, and disturbing.” The film tells the story of the disappearance of 14-year-old Megan Stewart (Rachel Quinn) and her best friend, Amy Herman (Amber Perkins), with footage taken from video chats, webcam footage, home videos, and news reports. “Notorious on social media, banned in New Zealand, and enhanced by never-before-seen Blu-ray bonus content, Megan Is Missing offers an unflinchingly candid look at the dangerous online world today’s teenagers face — a world that’s every parent’s worst nightmare.” Get your copy of Megan is Missing on October 26, 2021. SPECIAL FEATURES Audio Commentary with the Cast and Producers Audio Commentary with the Writer-Director Deleted Scene Blooper – NEW Marc Klaasʼs Statement
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‘Halloween Kills’ Is Getting A Same Day Theatrical And Streaming Release
Universal has now announced that Halloween Kills will now be a theatrical day-and-date premiere, meaning that on October 15, 2021, the second installment of David Gordon Green‘s trilogy will open in theaters and arrive on Peacock the same day. The reason for the decision is likely that Universal is concerned about people avoiding theaters due to the ongoing pandemic. The reality is Halloween Kills will also have some competition in theaters with Venom: Let There Be Carnage, No Time to Die, and Dune being released around the same time. Halloween Kills has a huge returning cast that includes Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Robert Longstreet, and original Halloween actor Charles Cyphers who will be reprising his roles as Sheriff Leigh Brackett. Kyle Richards and Nancy Stephens will also be back. Anthony Michael Hall stars as Tommy Doyle. Green co-wrote the script for the most highly anticipated horror film of 2021 along with Danny McBride and Scott Teems.
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William Sadler Joins The Cast Of The New ‘Salem’s Lot’ Movie
As filming begins on the new adaptation of Stephen King‘s Salem’s Lot cast continues to be announced with the latest being prolific actor William Sadler, who made the announcement himself on Twitter. Just started filming “Salem’s Lot” based on @StephenKing’s terrifying novel. 🙏 Stay tuned. — William Sadler (@Wm_Sadler) September 8, 2021 Sadler joins previously announced cast member Lewis Pullman (The Strangers: Prey at Night) who will be starring as author Ben Mears who returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot seeking inspiration for his next book only to find his hometown is being preyed upon by a vampire. Together with a ragtag group of people, he sets out to fight the monster. Makenzie Leigh, Bill Camp, and Spencer Treat Clark will also star in the film produced by James Wan, and written, directed, and executive produced by Gary Dauberman (It, Annabelle Comes Home, The Nun). Sadler is not new to Stephen King adaptations, he starred in 2007’s The
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Fantastic Fest Announces Its Final Wave of Films for 2021
From folk horror to the supernatural to insane horror comedies and much more, this year’s Fantastic Fest is poised to present some of the most incredible scare-fare of 2021, along with science fiction, thrillers, action, and other genre gems. With a silent classic, restored fare from the 1980s, and of course world premieres, Austin’s Fantastic Fest presents amazing fare from around the world. Thos who can’t make it to Austin during the fest can still join in on the virtual portion of Fantastic Fest, FF@HOME, which takes place 9/30-10/11 on Alamo On Demand. Following is the official press release announcing the final wave of films for this year, along with information about how you can watch from home or at the festival. Fantastic Fest is proud to announce the final wave of programming for the festival’s 16th edition, featuring the widest selection of weird and wonderful films gathered from across the globe to screen in Austin, TX, from September 23rd
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‘Escape Room: Tournament Of Champions’ Comes Home This September
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions arrives later this month and sees survivors of the game forced to play the deadly game once again in a bid for survival. This time around, “six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms, slowly uncovering what they have in common to survive. Joining forces with two of the original survivors, they soon discover they’ve all played the game before.” Taylor Russell‘s Zoey and Logan Miller‘s Ben and both are back to reprise their roles from the first film and are joined by Thomas Cocquerel, Indya Moore, Holland Roden, and Carlito Olivero. Adam Robitel, who directed the first film is back in the director’s chair for Tournament of Champions. Escape Room: Tournament of Champions lands on Digital on September 21, 2021, from Sony, and reportedly features a brand new alternate version of the movie. Watch the trailer and an exclusive clip below.
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Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Nightmare Alley’ Getting A December Release
Guillermo del Toro’s new film Nightmare Alley, rated “R” for “Strong/bloody violence, some sexual content, nudity, and language.” now has a new release date set for this December. The all-star cast includes Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Richard Jenkins, Mary Steenburgen, and David Strathairn. In the film, an adaptation of William Lindsay Gresham’s 1946 novel of the same name, “An ambitious young carny (Cooper) with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist (Blanchett) who is even more dangerous than he is.” This is not the first time the story has made it to the big screen, it was first adapted back in 1947 by director Edmund Goulding and starred Tyrone Power and Joan Blondell. Nightmare Alley was written by Guillermo del Toro and Kim Morgan and will open in theaters on December 17, 2021.
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Movie Review: Blood Conscious
I recently sat down to watch the new horror film Blood Conscious by writer-director Timothy Covell. The film follows Brittany (DeShawn White), her brother Kevin (Oghenero Gbaje), and her boyfriend Tony (Lenny Thomas) as they head to a cabin to join her mother and father for some family time. Unfortunately, things go very wrong for the trio when they find that an armed man has murdered their parents and their neighbors. His reasoning, they weren’t people anymore, they were demons. This movie has a character problem. Right off to bat we learn that Tony’s a prick, Brittany lets him walk over her and her brother and Kevin is weak. These are the characters we are meant to care for, cheer for? They are mostly unlikable with Kevin being the only halfway redeemable character in the film. The next issue are the demons. They look like people and act like people, save for a higher level of aggression. The fact that
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The New “Midnight Mass” Poster Urges You Not To Be Afraid, But You Should Be
It’s September, you know what that means, it’s time for Netflix to step up their spooky game because Halloween is near! One of the new series the streaming giant is about to unleash is “Midnight Mass” from brilliant filmmaker Mike Flanagan, whose winning relationship with Netflix has given us hit series such as “The Haunting of Hill House” and “The Haunting of Bly Manor.” In “Midnight Mass“, “The arrival of a charismatic young priest brings glorious miracles, ominous mysteries, and renewed religious fervor to a dying town desperate to believe.” The killer cast for the series includes Kate Siegel (“The Haunting of Hill House”), Zach Gilford (The Purge: Anarchy), and Hamish Linklater (“Legion”). The cast also includes Annabeth Gish (“The Haunting of Hill House“), Michael Trucco (Hunter Killer), Samantha Sloyan (“Grey’s Anatomy”), Henry Thomas (“The Haunting of Hill House”), Kristin Lehman (The Chronicles of Riddick), Crystal Balint (The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco), Rahul Abburi (Killer Ransom), Matt Biedel (Altered Carbon),
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Netflix Unveils The Trailer For Slasher ‘There’s Someone Inside Your House’
From Patrick Brice, the director that brought us 2014’s twisted horror Creep, comes There’s someone Inside Your House, out this October on Netflix. Produced by James Wan, this teen slasher that sees Makani Young moving from Hawaii to quiet, small-town Nebraska to live with her grandmother and finish high school, but as the countdown to graduation begins, her classmates are stalked by a killer intent on exposing their darkest secrets to the entire town, terrorizing victims while wearing a life-like mask of their own face. With a mysterious past of her own, Makani and her friends must discover the killer’s identity before they become victims themselves. The film is based on Stephanie Perkins’ New York Times best-selling novel of the same name and written for the screen by Henry Gayden (Shazam!). Sydney Park, Théodore Pellerin, Asjha Cooper, Dale Whibley, Jesse LaTourette, Diego Josef, Burkely Duffield, Sarah Dugdale, William MacDonald, Andrew Dunbar, and Markian Tarasiuk star. Wan and Michael Clear produce
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Movie Reviews (Toronto International Film Festival): Kicking Blood and Mlungu Wam (Good Madam)
Director Blaine Thurier’s Kicking Blood is a stylish vampire film that, like The Addiction (1995) and other entries in the genre, deals with these undead creatures’ thirst for blood as a chemical dependency. Anna (Alana Bale) is one such bloodsucker, and when she invites alcoholic and suddenly homeless Robbie (Luke Bilyk) to her place and tells him “I’m going to suck your blood and get high . . .”, he invites her to do that but after one last request. He then pours a bottle of booze down the sink and proclaims that he will never drink again as long as he lives. Intrigued by his oath, Anna refrains from biting him, and as she goes on to admire his determination to stick to his promise when giving in to his cravings would be so easy, she begins to rethink her lifestyle. Her vampire partners with whom she hunts, Nina (Ella Jonas Farlinger) and Boris (Benjamin Sutherland), are none too
Continue reading →
Contriversal Film ‘Megan Is Missing’ Is Coming To Blu-Ray For The First Time
It’s been a decade since Michael Goi‘s found-footage horror Megan is Missing was released. Recently, the shocking film was rediscovered and made waves on TikTok. Lionsgate sat up and took notice and in response, is gearing up to release the film on Blu-ray for the first time. Described as “controversial, brutal, and disturbing.” The film tells the story of the disappearance of 14-year-old Megan Stewart (Rachel Quinn) and her best friend, Amy Herman (Amber Perkins), with footage taken from video chats, webcam footage, home videos, and news reports. “Notorious on social media, banned in New Zealand, and enhanced by never-before-seen Blu-ray bonus content, Megan Is Missing offers an unflinchingly candid look at the dangerous online world today’s teenagers face — a world that’s every parent’s worst nightmare.” Get your copy of Megan is Missing on October 26, 2021. SPECIAL FEATURES Audio Commentary with the Cast and Producers Audio Commentary with the Writer-Director Deleted Scene Blooper – NEW Marc Klaasʼs Statement
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‘Halloween Kills’ Is Getting A Same Day Theatrical And Streaming Release
Universal has now announced that Halloween Kills will now be a theatrical day-and-date premiere, meaning that on October 15, 2021, the second installment of David Gordon Green‘s trilogy will open in theaters and arrive on Peacock the same day. The reason for the decision is likely that Universal is concerned about people avoiding theaters due to the ongoing pandemic. The reality is Halloween Kills will also have some competition in theaters with Venom: Let There Be Carnage, No Time to Die, and Dune being released around the same time. Halloween Kills has a huge returning cast that includes Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Robert Longstreet, and original Halloween actor Charles Cyphers who will be reprising his roles as Sheriff Leigh Brackett. Kyle Richards and Nancy Stephens will also be back. Anthony Michael Hall stars as Tommy Doyle. Green co-wrote the script for the most highly anticipated horror film of 2021 along with Danny McBride and Scott Teems.
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William Sadler Joins The Cast Of The New ‘Salem’s Lot’ Movie
As filming begins on the new adaptation of Stephen King‘s Salem’s Lot cast continues to be announced with the latest being prolific actor William Sadler, who made the announcement himself on Twitter. Just started filming “Salem’s Lot” based on @StephenKing’s terrifying novel. 🙏 Stay tuned. — William Sadler (@Wm_Sadler) September 8, 2021 Sadler joins previously announced cast member Lewis Pullman (The Strangers: Prey at Night) who will be starring as author Ben Mears who returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot seeking inspiration for his next book only to find his hometown is being preyed upon by a vampire. Together with a ragtag group of people, he sets out to fight the monster. Makenzie Leigh, Bill Camp, and Spencer Treat Clark will also star in the film produced by James Wan, and written, directed, and executive produced by Gary Dauberman (It, Annabelle Comes Home, The Nun). Sadler is not new to Stephen King adaptations, he starred in 2007’s The
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Fantastic Fest Announces Its Final Wave of Films for 2021
From folk horror to the supernatural to insane horror comedies and much more, this year’s Fantastic Fest is poised to present some of the most incredible scare-fare of 2021, along with science fiction, thrillers, action, and other genre gems. With a silent classic, restored fare from the 1980s, and of course world premieres, Austin’s Fantastic Fest presents amazing fare from around the world. Thos who can’t make it to Austin during the fest can still join in on the virtual portion of Fantastic Fest, FF@HOME, which takes place 9/30-10/11 on Alamo On Demand. Following is the official press release announcing the final wave of films for this year, along with information about how you can watch from home or at the festival. Fantastic Fest is proud to announce the final wave of programming for the festival’s 16th edition, featuring the widest selection of weird and wonderful films gathered from across the globe to screen in Austin, TX, from September 23rd
Continue reading →
‘Escape Room: Tournament Of Champions’ Comes Home This September
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions arrives later this month and sees survivors of the game forced to play the deadly game once again in a bid for survival. This time around, “six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms, slowly uncovering what they have in common to survive. Joining forces with two of the original survivors, they soon discover they’ve all played the game before.” Taylor Russell‘s Zoey and Logan Miller‘s Ben and both are back to reprise their roles from the first film and are joined by Thomas Cocquerel, Indya Moore, Holland Roden, and Carlito Olivero. Adam Robitel, who directed the first film is back in the director’s chair for Tournament of Champions. Escape Room: Tournament of Champions lands on Digital on September 21, 2021, from Sony, and reportedly features a brand new alternate version of the movie. Watch the trailer and an exclusive clip below.
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Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Nightmare Alley’ Getting A December Release
Guillermo del Toro’s new film Nightmare Alley, rated “R” for “Strong/bloody violence, some sexual content, nudity, and language.” now has a new release date set for this December. The all-star cast includes Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Richard Jenkins, Mary Steenburgen, and David Strathairn. In the film, an adaptation of William Lindsay Gresham’s 1946 novel of the same name, “An ambitious young carny (Cooper) with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist (Blanchett) who is even more dangerous than he is.” This is not the first time the story has made it to the big screen, it was first adapted back in 1947 by director Edmund Goulding and starred Tyrone Power and Joan Blondell. Nightmare Alley was written by Guillermo del Toro and Kim Morgan and will open in theaters on December 17, 2021.
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