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Movie Review: Barbarians Is A Fresh Take On Home Invasion Horror

New ‘Barbarians’ Poster Reveals A Bound And Gagged Iwan Rheon & Catalina Sandino Moreno

Last month IFC Midnight unleashed the trailer for the darkly funny horror-thriller Barbarians, from writer-director Charles Dorfman, executive producer of Rabid, VFW, and Satanic Panic, who is making his feature directorial debut. Now the official poster has been unveiled (below), featuring bound and gagged stars Iwan Rheon (“Game of Thrones”) and Catalina Sandino Moreno (Maria Full of Grace). Tom Cullen (Weekend), and Inès Spiridonov (Seuls) also star in the film, “Set over twenty-four hours in which a couple, Adam (Rheon) and Eva (Moreno), wake up in their supposed dream house on Adam’s birthday. Lucas (Cullen), the property developer and friend of the couple, arrives for dinner with his actress girlfriend Chloe (Spiridonov), to celebrate Adam’s birthday and the couple’s buying of the house. But secrets unravel over dinner, and when the doorbell rings the evening takes a nightmarish turn. As manners give way to madness, an ‘idyllic’ evening of celebration descends into a night of terror; and the group’s civilized

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 9, 2022

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‘The Wrong Woman’ Is The Right Novel – Book Review

Plot The Wrong Woman, author Leanne Kale Sparks’ debut novel, is a classic and realistic police thriller novel that is remarkably engaging. The plot follows FBI Special Agent Kendall Beck and Denver Police Detective Adam Taylor as they investigate their own respective cases only to find links between the two. Full of suspense, drama, action, and very realistic (as far as I know) investigating, the plot of this novel is full of layers, depth, twists and turns, and intelligent intensity. With two major crimes and two investigators, through much of this novel there are really two plots. Both of them are extremely strong and equally gripping. Sparks really succeeded at creating a real sense of urgency that runs through the novel and keeps the plots equally intense, then increasing that as they weave together to make one very complete thriller. Characters Leanne Kale Sparks is obviously very gifted at creating characters. Each character brings something important to the story and

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Greg Kershaw

Mar 6, 2022

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DVD Review: Alone With You (2021)

Charlie (Emily Bennett, who also co-wrote and directed this picture along with Justin Brooks) is anxiously awaiting the arrival of her paramour, photographer Simone (Emma Myles) to their Brooklyn apartment after an extended absence. As she awaits, Charlie wanders the apartment, alone, for extended periods of oddly indeterminable time. As the hands of the clock pass, our heroine passes the time via video messaging with her party hardy friend, as well as arguing with her bible-nut mother (Re-animator and From Beyond‘s Barbara Crampton) over the sinfulness of her lifestyle choices (also on computer screen… it’s apparent from the beginning that this film is both Covid-19 metaphor in some respects, as well as being filmed during the pandemic). Of course, this being a fright flick of sorts, Charlie also begins having blood drenched hallucinations and hearing strange voices and screaming coming from the vents… how does this relate to our protagonists’ mental health, and can she piece together why these events

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DanXIII

Mar 5, 2022

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A Bizarre Murder Leads To Dark Revelations In The ‘Shatter’ Trailer

A killer is on the loose in the new trailer for Buffalo 8’s indie psychological thriller Shatter, which is out now on VOD, from Midnight Releasing. In the film, “a small-town detective must follow the cryptic clues of an escaped schizophrenic patient to solve a bizarre murder only to unveil a revelation even more bizarre than the crime itself.” Directed by Chris Schwartz and co-written by Donavan Schwartz, Shatter stars Bob Strouse (Detective Matthews), Mercer Bristow (David Willard), Joseph Veltre (Matthews Partner), and Rod Egan (Chief), with Scott Geiter (Dr. Vandenberg), Orris Knepp (Bruce Willard), C.J. Ramser (Chet), and Julie Ufema (Miss Carly) co-starring. David Wigfield produces with Chris Schwartz executive producing as well as composing along with Matt Ware.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 2, 2022

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Children Turn Evil After Developing Powers In ‘The Innocents’ Trailer

The new unnerving trailer has arrived for Academy Award-nominee Eskil Vogt’s chilling Norwegian supernatural thriller The Innocents, which teases a dark and twisted feature filled with children that have turned evil. During the bright Nordic summer, a group of children develops their dark and mysterious powers when the adults aren’t looking, in this original and gripping supernatural thriller in which playtime takes a dangerous and deadly turn. Rakel Lenora Fløttum, Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Mina Yasmin Bremseth Asheim, Sam Ashraf, Ellen Dorrit Pedersen, Morten Svartveit, Kadra Yusuf, and Lisa Tønne star. The Innocents opens in theaters and will be available on VOD, Digital, and On-Demand on May 13, 2022, from IFC Midnight.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 1, 2022

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Dark And Dangerous Secrets Come To Light In Netflix’s New Series “Pieces Of Her” (Trailer)

Hereditary actress Toni Collette stars in Netflix’s new thriller series Pieces of Her, alongside Bella Heathcote (The Neon Demon). Bella Heathcote stars as Andy Oliver, who is saved during a seemingly random act of violence by her mother Laura (Toni Collette), leading Andy to doubt if she truly knows who her mother is. As she begins to investigate her mother’s mysterious past dark and dangerous secrets begin to come to light. Jessica Barden, Jacob Scipio, Joe Dempsie, Aaron Jeffery, Gil Birmingham, David Wenham, Omari Hardwick, Nicholas Burton, Calum Worthy, and Terry O’Quinn also star in the eight-episode first season. Based on Karin Slaughter’s New York Times–bestselling novel, the series is helmed by producers of “Big Little Lies” and “The Undoing.” Charlotte Stoudt, who wrote the series adaptation, serves as showrunner and executive producer, with Minkie Spiro directing. Author Slaughter, Steve Hutensky, Casey Harver, Lesli Linka Glatter, Janice Williams, and Bruna Papandrea executive produce. “Pieces of Her” premieres March 4, 2022,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 1, 2022

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Witness An Epic Battle For Earth In ‘Occupation: Rainfall’ – Out Now

A star-studded cast fights to save earth in the post-apocalyptic action-thriller Occupation: Rainfall – out now. Occupation: Rainfall picks up two years into the intergalactic invasion of the earth with survivors in Sydney, Australia fighting back in a desperate ground war. As casualties mount by the day, the resistance and their unexpected allies uncover a plot that could see the war come to a decisive end. With the Alien invaders hell-bent on making earth their new home, the race is on to save mankind. Occupation: Rainfall stars Ken Jeong (Crazy Rich Asians, The Hangover Trilogy), Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter), Daniel Gillies (“The Originals”, “Vampire Diaries”), Dan Ewing (Love and Monsters), Dena Kaplan (Dance Academy), Temuera Morrison (Aquaman), Mark Coles Smith (Last Cab To Darwin), Jet Tranter (Thor Ragnarok), Lawrence Makoare (The Lord Of The Rings), David Roberts (The Matrix 2 & 3), Vince Colosimo (Chopper), Zac Garred (“General Hospital”), and Trystan Go (“The Family Law”). Directed by Luke Sparke, the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Mar 1, 2022

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Arrow Announces Chilling March 2022 Lineup

ARROW has just announced the chilling March 2022 lineup of its subscription-based platform, available to subscribers in the US, Canada, the UK, and Ireland. March 1st bites into the lineup with several blood-curling titles featuring the monsters from the dark corners of the human imagination: Dr. Orloff’s Monster (US/CA), Female Vampire (UK/US/CA/IRE), Nightmares Come at Night (UK/US/CA/IRE), Oasis of the Zombies (UK/US/CA/IRE), The Awful Dr. Orloff (UK/US/CA/IRE), The Sadistic Baron von Klaus (UK/US/CA/IRE), A Virgin Among the Living Dead (UK/US/CA/IRE), and Eugenie de Sade (UK/US/CA/IRE). March 1st will also see the debut of White Zombie (US/CA), remarkably atmospheric treatment of the Haitian zombie myth, which would evolve into one of the most popular and enduring subgenres of the horror film. Seasons with Nightmares Come At Night: The Jess Franco Collection also premieres on the first. A filmmaker as notorious as his output, Jess (Jesús) Franco made at least 173, and maybe more than 180, films and was a workaholic pumping

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 26, 2022

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Quentin Tarantino In Talks To Direct Episodes Of The “Justified” Revival

Out of all the upcoming series revivals/reboots, there’s one in particular that I’m most excited about, “Justified,” the series that sees Timothy Olyphant return as U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens. Today, some news has surfaced about the law enforcement/thriller series revival, titled “Justified: City Primeval.” Word is filmmaker Quentin Tarantino is in talks to direct some of the new episodes, according to Variety. “Justified” originally premiered back in 2015 and aired for six seasons. The action-packed series was based on the book series by Elmore Leonard, the same writer who penned the novel that Tarantino’s Jackie Brown was based on. It wouldn’t be the first time Olyphant and Tarantino worked together, Olyphant starred in Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood which was released in 2019. FX’s reboot series is specifically based on Leonard’s novel City Primeval: High Noon. The series picks up with Givens now living in Miami and trying to balance being a U.S. Marshal and being the part-time

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 25, 2022

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Home Invasion Horror ‘Barbarians’ Serves Up A New Trailer

IFC Midnight has just unleashed the trailer for the horror-thriller Barbarians, from writer-director Charles Dorfman, executive producer of Rabid, VFW, and Satanic Panic, who is making his feature directorial review. Iwan Rheon (“Game of Thrones”), Catalina Sandino Moreno (Maria Full of Grace), Tom Cullen (Weekend), and Inès Spiridonov (Seuls) star. “Set over twenty-four hours, Barbarians sees couple Adam (Rheon) and Eva (Moreno) wake up in their supposed dream house on Adam’s birthday. Lucas (Cullen), the property developer and friend of the couple, arrives for dinner with his actress girlfriend Chloe (Spiridonov), to celebrate Adam’s birthday and the couple’s buying of the house. But secrets unravel over dinner, and when the doorbell rings the evening takes a nightmarish turn. As manners give way to madness, an ‘idyllic’ evening of celebration descends into a night of terror; and the group’s civilized dinner party turns out to be anything but.” Barbarians will be unleashed in theaters and On Demand on April 1, 2022,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Feb 25, 2022