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True Crime Inspired Series "Black Bird" Lands On Apple TV+ This Week

A Deal Is Struck In The Trailer For Apple TV’s True Crime Inspired Series “Black Bird”

The trailer for Apple’s highly-anticipated limited series “Black Bird,” a gritty, suspenseful psychological thriller, has just debuted. “Black Bird” stars Taron Egerton as Jimmy Keene, Paul Walter Hauser as Larry Hall, Greg Kinnear as Brian Miller, Sepideh Moafi as Lauren McCauley, and Ray Liotta in his final role, playing Jimmy Keene’s father, Big Jim Keene. The series is adapted from the true crime memoir “In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption” by James Keene and Hillel Levin. Inspired by actual events, when high school football hero and decorated policeman’s son Jimmy Keene (Egerton) is sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison, he is given the choice of a lifetime — enter a maximum-security prison for the criminally insane and befriend suspected serial killer Larry Hall (Hauser), or stay where he is and serve his full sentence with no possibility of parole. Keene quickly realizes his only way out is

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 9, 2022
Movie Reviews: “Swallowed” (Overlook Film Festival) 

Movie Reviews: “Swallowed” (Overlook Film Festival) 

LGBTQ horror is having a strong year, from the film festival success of Hypochondriac to the upcoming Kevin Bacon vehicle They/Them to the resurrected release this month of the 2010 cult film All About Evil. Writer/director Carter Smith (The Ruins) delivers a squirm-inducing entry into the subgenre with Swallowed, which uses both body horror and survival horror in its nerve-wracking tale of plans gone awry among two friends. Benjamin (Cooper Koch) is celebrating his last night in town before moving to Los Angeles to become a gay porn actor. His straight best friend Dom (Jose Colon) is concerned about Benjamin’s future, so he has a plan to make some fast cash for his buddy. What Dom believes is a simple drug run turns out to be much worse than that, as the pair are held at gunpoint by deal go-between Alice (Jena Malone) and forced to swallow bags of illicit goods. When they go to a specified rest stop to

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Joseph Perry
Jun 7, 2022
This Season HBO Max's "Raised By Wolves" Will Be Its Last

This Season HBO Max’s “Raised By Wolves” Will Be Its Last

Back in February, season two of HBO Max’s Ridley Scott-produced series “Raised by Wolves” made its premiere. News has now come, sadly, that season two will be it’s last. HBO has canceled the series. “While we are not proceeding with the third season of Raised by Wolves, we are beyond grateful to the stellar cast and crew, our creators Aaron Guzikowski, Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, and the entire team at Scott Free Productions, for their beautiful artistry and unique ability to immerse fans into the world of Kepler-22b,” HBO Max said in a statement to Variety. The Sci-fi thriller series centers on two androids tasked with raising human children on a mysterious planet. A colony of humans is being torn apart by differences. “Raised by Wolves” stars Amanda Collin as Mother, Abubakar Salim as Father, and Travis Fimmel as Marcus. Niamh Algar, and Kim Engelbrecht co-star. It was created by Aaron Guzikowski (Prisoners). Here’s a look back at the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 6, 2022
True Crime Documentary 'Lovely Jackson' Premiering At Justice Film Festival

A Lie Leads To A Wrongful Conviction In New Clip From True Crime Doc ‘Lovely Jackson’

Is there anything worse than being punished for a crime you didn’t commit? Today, we have a new clip from Zodiac Features’ new biographical true crime docu-thriller, Lovely Jackson, the feature directorial debut from filmmaker Matt Waldeck, p.g.a. (“I See You”) ahead of its world premiere at the iconic American Black Film Festival on June 17th. Lovely Jackson is a boldly cinematic epic journey that begins in tragedy, hopelessness, injustice, and death but ends in triumph, beauty, and new life. Focused on America’s longest wrongfully held exonerated prisoner, Rickey Jackson, returns to the actual prison where his 39-year journey of survival began in 1976 and guides his younger self from death row to freedom while facing his real-life accusers along the way, along with critical assistance from The Ohio Innocence Project. Lovely Jackson is a shocking and moving true story about perseverance through the darkest and most hopeless of circumstances that begins in violence and ends with love. This documentary

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 4, 2022
Chattanooga Film Festival’s Second Wave Announcement Offers Monsters, Mysteries, and Magic

Chattanooga Film Festival’s Second Wave Announcement Offers Monsters, Mysteries, and Magic

Chattanooga Film Festival has announced its terrific second wave of films and special events for this year’s edition, scheduled for June 23–28. Twenty features, a bevy of short films, and special events ranging from live podcasts to super-special guests to a magic show are set to appeal to genre-film fans of every stripe. Following is the official press information. As the Chattanooga Film Festival (CFF) dates of June 23rd – 28th draw near, festival organizers are excited to announce the second and final wave of programming, consisting of 20 additional features, six blocks of short films, and a selection of events that can be described as magical because there is magic happening—literally. Highlighting the second half of CFF’s feature film lineup is a trio of world premieres. Leading the pack is CFF 2022’s Opening Night Film THE LEECH, from filmmaker and CFF alumni Eric Pennycoff. Pennycoff follows up his debut feature SADISTIC INTENTIONS with another wild piece of cinema ready-made

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Joseph Perry
Jun 4, 2022
Shudder Unveils Poster For Horror Docu-Series "Queer For Fear"

Shudder Unveils Poster For Horror Docu-Series “Queer For Fear”

In celebration of Pride Month, Shudder has just released the first poster for their new four-part docu-series “Queer for Fear,” which delves into the history of queer people in the horror and thriller genres. From Executive produce, rs Bryan Fuller (“Hannibal”) and Steak House (Launchpad) “Queer for Fe,” a Shudder Original, will debut this Fall. From its literary origins with queer authors Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, and Oscar Wilde to the pansy craze of the 1920s that influenced Universal Monsters and Hitchcock, through the “lavender scare” alien invasion films of the mid-20th century and the AIDS obsessed bloodletting of 80s vampire films, Queer for Fear re-examines genre stories through a queer lens, seeing them not as violent, murderous narratives, but as tales of survival that resonate thematically with queer audiences everywhere. The docu-series features interviews with series consultant Renée “Nay” Bever (“Attack of the Queerwolf” Podcast co-host), Mark Gatiss (Co-Creator, Writer & Actor, Sherlock and Dracula on BBC), Kimberly Peirce

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 3, 2022
Warner Bros. Unleashes New Clip To Celebrate 'Eraser: Reborn's' Release

Blu-ray Review: Eraser: Reborn Is A Great Action-Filled Flick

Director John Pogue’s (The Quiet Ones, Deep Blue Sea 3) reboot Eraser: Reborn is set to be released this week. I had the chance to check it out in advance and review it. Before we dive into it, I confess that I’ve never seen the original starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. With the1996 original having such a star-studded cast, I feel that it is almost unfair to compare the two, so I’m going to judge Reborn on its own merits. In the movie, U.S. Marshal Mason Pollard specializes in “erasing” people – faking the deaths of high-risk witnesses. With the technological advances of the last 25 years, the game has upgraded, and it’s just another day at the office when he’s assigned to Rina Kimura, a crime boss’ wife who’s decided to turn state’s evidence. As the two flee to Cape Town, South Africa, Pollard discoveruthlesseen sets up with a team of merciless assassins on their trail. Double-crossed and fueled by adrenaline,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 3, 2022
New 'Offseason' Clip Arrives Ahead Of Its Premiere On Shudder

New ‘Offseason’ Clip Arrives Ahead Of Its Premiere On Shudder

Ahead of its premiere this June on Shudder, we’ve got a new clip from director Mickey Keating‘s (Psychopaths) supernatural horror film Offseason. In the film, “upon receiving a mysterious letter that her mother’s gravesite has been vandalized. Marie (Donahue) quickly returns to the isolated offshore island where her late mother is buried. When she arrives, she discovers that the island is closing for the offseason with the bridges raised until Spring, leaving her stranded. One strange interaction with the local townspeople after another, Marie soon realizes that something is not quite right in this small town. To make it out alive, she must unveil the mystery behind her mother’s troubled past.” Offseason stars Jocelin Donahue (Doctor Sleep), Joe Swanberg (The Rental, “Easy”), Richard Brake (3 From Hell, Mandy), Melora Walters (The Pale Door, “Pen15”), and Jeremy Gardner (After Midnight, The Mind’s Eye). Don’t miss the premiere of Offseason on June 10, 2023, on Shudder, the ultimate streaming service for horror,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 3, 2022
Saban Films Sinks Its Teeth Into The Great White Movie 'Maneater'

Saban Films Sinks Its Teeth Into The Great White Movie ‘Maneater’

Summer is here, and many people’s thoughts and daydreams drift to sun-drenched sandy beaches and cool water, but shark movies remind us there may be something lurking beneath the waves, turning dreams into nightmares. That’s the case with Saban Film’s Maneater, which pits a group of teens against a great white this August. “The story follows a group of friends on vacation in a seeming island paradise who are stalked by an unrelenting great white after an accident leaves them stranded and left for dead.” Nicky Whelan (Hall Pass), Shane West (“Salem,” Escape the Field) country music star/actor Trace Adkins (The Lincoln Lawyer) star in the survival thriller written and directed by Justin Lee (Apache Junction). Daemon Hillin is producing under his Hillin Entertainment banner. Adkins is executive producing along with Joseph Lanius, Landon Gorman of BGG Capital, Ellen Wander and Jordan Dykstra of Film Bridge International, and Simon Williams.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 2, 2022
Certified Fresh Serial Killer Thriller 'Watcher' Heads To Shudder

Movie Review: “Watcher”

Director Chloe Okuno, who first came to the attention of this reviewer and many a horror fan with her terrific 2014 short film Slut, delivers one of this year’s finest, most gripping horror thrillers with her debut feature Watcher. Elegantly shot, eerie, and suspenseful, the film boasts a fantastic lead performance from Maika Monroe, building on the strong work she has already shown in The Guest, It Follows, and other films. Julia (Monroe) moves from the U.S. to Bucharest with her husband Francis (Karl Glusman) after he is transferred there as a work promotion. He speaks the language, while she is trying to learn it. He works long days, while she mostly remains in their plush apartment. She notices a man (Burn Gorman of Crimson Peak) in the next building who is seemingly watching her at all hours. With a serial killer called The Spider roaming the streets, Julia naturally becomes suspicious when she sees someone who she believes is

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Joseph Perry
Jun 2, 2022
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