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DVD Review: “The Alienist Season 2: Angel Of Darkness”

I hold in my hand a copy of “The Alienist: Angel of Darkness“, which serves as the second season of the crime-thriller series from TNT, set to be released on May 18, 2021. Let me start with the box itself which has an almost metallic sheen and features an image of the three main stars, Daniel Brühl (Rush), Luke Evans (Midway), and Dakota Fanning (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), flanked by red wings dripping with blood. The box is quite beautiful and honestly, pictures don’t do it justice. It would make a fantastic piece for any collection. “Angel of Darkness” features eight one-hour episodes on three discs. The season picks up a year after the team’s first investigation where Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, a pioneer in forensic psychiatry, tracked down the brutal serial killer John Beecham with the help of a team of trusted companions and a revolutionary application of the principles of his discipline. Kreizler and his friends–high-living crime

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 10, 2021
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Elijah Woods Interrogates A Killer In The First Look At ‘No Man Of God’

We’ve got the first images from RLJE Films’ new thriller No Man of God ahead of its premiere at the TriBeCa Film Festival. The film is based on real transcripts and conversations between serial killer Ted Bundy and FBI Agent Bill Hagmaier. No Man of God explores FBI agent Bill Hagmaier’s actual interrogation of Ted Bundy,” said Mark Ward, Chief Acquisitions Officer at RLJE Films. “A story that has never been told, No Man Of God brings a new and revealing perspective to the Ted Bundy story.” Directed by Amber Sealey (No Light and No Land Anywhere), the film stars Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy), Luke Kirby (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), Aleksa Palladino (The Irishman), and Robert Patrick (Terminator 2). It was written by Kit Lesser. No Man of God explores a familiar subject through a different lens. Through the brilliant direction of Amber Sealey, the film poses challenging questions about the dangers of our obsession with

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 7, 2021
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Trailer For Action Thriller ‘Rogue Hostage’ Starring Tyrese Gibson And John Malkovich

Tyrese Gibson fights to save his daughter during a hostage situation in the trailer for the crime thriller Rogue Hostage, also starring John Malkovich. Directed by Jon Keeyes (The Harrowing), Rouge Hostage also stars Michael Jai White, Christopher Backus, Luna Lauren Velez, and Holly Taylor. In this action-packed film, “single father and former Marine Kyle Snowden (Tyrese Gibson) must save his daughter and other hostages from a dangerous criminal who has trapped them inside a neighborhood store owned by Kyle’s polarizing stepfather, Congressman Sam Nelson (John Malkovich). Written by Mickey Solis and produced by Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman, Tyrese Gibson, Jon Keeyes, Rogue Hostage is out in select theaters and arrives On Demand on June 11, 2021, from Vertical Entertainment.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 5, 2021
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Epix’s Trailer For Docuseries “Fall River” Explores A Case Of Murder And Satanic Panic

Epix has just released the trailer for the upcoming four-part true crime docuseries “Fall River” which explores a story of sex, satanic cults, and murder. “In 1979 – almost 90 years after infamous, accused murderer Lizzie Borden’s notorious acquittal – Fall River, Massachusetts would become home to another terrifying series of crimes. When three young women were killed in a streak of brutal murders, police alleged a satanic cult was practicing human sacrifice. The cult leader, a man named Carl Drew, was captured and sent to prison for life without parole. Twenty years after the trial, the lead investigator Paul Carey became so haunted by inconsistencies in the stories that he re-investigated his own case after he retired. Evidence surfaced that brought the entire story into question. Now through exclusive interviews, including intimate conversations with Drew, new witnesses, and illuminating evidence, this documentary series will tell the true story of a town caught in the grips of the paranoia and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 24, 2021
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4K Ultra HD Review: Perdita Durango (1997)

Perdita Durango (Rosie Perez), that jaguar lovin’, do-whatever-the-fuck she pleases badass has truly met her match in blood-crazed, self-proclaimed sorcerer (of a rather unpleasant version of Santeria he has bastardized) and crime spree enthusiast Romeo (Javier Bardem), and the world is all the worse for it! What does Satan’s favorite power couple get up to you may ask? Well, Romeo gets a gig transporting fetuses for illegal use by a cosmetics company, but before engaging in that bit o’ biz; he and his lady-fare decide to kidnap a ridiculous duo of college kids, lovers Duane (Harley Cross) and Estelle… who’s lives mirror a sitcom, in order to eat one of them (they haven’t decided on which one) and use them as sacrifices in one of Romeo’s Santeria shows. Hot on their trail is ridiculous, yet doggedly determined DEA agent Dumas (James Gandolfini) who can take cartoon levels of abuse and keep on truckin’. All of this collides and gets fucked

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DanXIII
Mar 19, 2021
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‘Midsommar’ Actress Florence Pugh Starring In New Killer Doll Movie ‘Dolly’

Florence Pugh, who gave a brilliant performance in Midsommar, is set to star in the Apple TV+ movie Dolly, whose plot is absolutely wild. The film is part sci-fi, part horror, and part drama, and features a robotic “companion doll” that kills its owner and then shocks the world by claiming that she is not guilty and asks for a lawyer. The movie, which sounds very interesting, is written by Vanessa Taylor and Drew Pearce. Apple TV+ is still on the hunt for a director. Deadline states that the movie is inspired by a short story of the same name by Elizabeth Bear and that the film features “elements of classic courtroom drama and sci-fi.”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 12, 2021
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Benedict Cumberbatch Stars In The Thriller ‘The Courier’

From director Dominic Cooke (Follies) and writer Tom O’Conner (The Hitman’s Bodyguard) comes the crime thriller The Courier starring Doctor Strange’s Benedict Cumberbatch. The film is “a true-life spy thriller, the story of an unassuming British businessman Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) recruited into one of the greatest international conflicts in history. At the behest of the UK’s MI-6 and a CIA operative (Rachel Brosnahan), he forms a covert, dangerous partnership with Soviet officer Oleg Penkovsky (Merab Ninidze) in an effort to provide crucial intelligence needed to prevent a nuclear confrontation and defuse the Cuban Missile Crisis.” Lionsgate along with Roadside Attractions will release The Courier in theaters on March 19, 2021.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 28, 2021
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Jason Clarke Stars In Dark Web Thriller ‘Silk Road’ Based On True Events

Writer-director Tiller Russell (Night Stalker) takes viewers inside the deep web in the crime thriller Silk Road starring Pet Sematary (2019) and Winchester actor Jason Clarke. Clarke stars alongside Nick Robinson, Katie Aselton, Jimmi Simpson, Daniel David Stewart, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Lexi Rabe, Will Ropp, with Paul Walter Hauser, and Alexandra Shipp. “Inspired by larger-than-life actual events, this riveting crime thriller follows the rise and fall of Silk Road, the infamous darknet site that sent a seismic shock through the World Wide Web. Young, idealistic, and driven to succeed, Ross Ulbricht (Nick Robinson) creates the internet’s first unregulated marketplace: Silk Road. But when it becomes a multimillion-dollar pipeline for illicit drugs, Ross is set on a collision course with Rick Bowden (Jason Clarke), a disreputable and dangerously unpredictable DEA agent, who will use any means necessary to take him down.” Watch the new trailer for Silk Road, out on Digital, On Demand, and in select theaters on February 23, 2021, from

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 27, 2021
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4K Ultra Review: Vigilante (1982)

Industrial repairman Eddie Marino (the great Robert Forster) has a real problem on his grease-stained hands. You see, his wife Vickie (Rutanya Alda) got slappy with a gang of denim-clad Warrior wanna-bes called The Headhunters, and they returned the favor by using her as a pin-cushion, and blasting the couple’s son Scott (Dante Joseph) to pieces with a double-barrel shotgun. To make matters worse, The Headhunters are cleared of the murder charge thanks to some legal loopholes, and in a bizarre twist of fate, Eddie actually goes to jail for assaulting the judge. All is not lost however, as Eddie’s steel workin’ pals are a covert group of vigilantes lead by tough-ass mother fucker Nick (the legendary Fred “The Hammer” Williamson), and when he gets back on the streets Eddie and the boys are going to bring serious bodily harm to every mother fucker that’s done him wrong! Coming from director William Lustig, Vigilante was his attempt at creating a

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DanXIII
Dec 31, 2020
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Blu-ray Review: The Other Side of Madness (1971)

After a moody, dialog-free opening (a trend that will continue for much of the film’s runtime) that shows the Manson family planning the Tate-LaBianca Murders as ol’ Charlie observes, we shift our focus to some wild-ass hippie hootenanny taking place on the outskirts of the Spahn Ranch interspersed with scenes of the Family in court on trial for their murder biz! As the story unfolds we are introduced to the doomed starlet Sharon Tate (Debbie Duff), and before long we are balls-deep into the events of the night of August 9th and10th in all of their disturbing detail… all of which is presented in a fashion akin to a documentary, which makes the horror all the more impactful. Does this all sound a bit disjointed? Well it certainly is… but The Other Side of Madness has a shit-ton of energy and some truly arty-farty touches that makes the entire affair as hallucinogenic and fever-dream addled as the times would dictate!

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Nov 29, 2020

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DVD Review: “The Alienist Season 2: Angel Of Darkness”

I hold in my hand a copy of “The Alienist: Angel of Darkness“, which serves as the second season of the crime-thriller series from TNT, set to be released on May 18, 2021. Let me start with the box itself which has an almost metallic sheen and features an image of the three main stars, Daniel Brühl (Rush), Luke Evans (Midway), and Dakota Fanning (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), flanked by red wings dripping with blood. The box is quite beautiful and honestly, pictures don’t do it justice. It would make a fantastic piece for any collection. “Angel of Darkness” features eight one-hour episodes on three discs. The season picks up a year after the team’s first investigation where Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, a pioneer in forensic psychiatry, tracked down the brutal serial killer John Beecham with the help of a team of trusted companions and a revolutionary application of the principles of his discipline. Kreizler and his friends–high-living crime

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 10, 2021
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Elijah Woods Interrogates A Killer In The First Look At ‘No Man Of God’

We’ve got the first images from RLJE Films’ new thriller No Man of God ahead of its premiere at the TriBeCa Film Festival. The film is based on real transcripts and conversations between serial killer Ted Bundy and FBI Agent Bill Hagmaier. No Man of God explores FBI agent Bill Hagmaier’s actual interrogation of Ted Bundy,” said Mark Ward, Chief Acquisitions Officer at RLJE Films. “A story that has never been told, No Man Of God brings a new and revealing perspective to the Ted Bundy story.” Directed by Amber Sealey (No Light and No Land Anywhere), the film stars Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy), Luke Kirby (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), Aleksa Palladino (The Irishman), and Robert Patrick (Terminator 2). It was written by Kit Lesser. No Man of God explores a familiar subject through a different lens. Through the brilliant direction of Amber Sealey, the film poses challenging questions about the dangers of our obsession with

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 7, 2021
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Trailer For Action Thriller ‘Rogue Hostage’ Starring Tyrese Gibson And John Malkovich

Tyrese Gibson fights to save his daughter during a hostage situation in the trailer for the crime thriller Rogue Hostage, also starring John Malkovich. Directed by Jon Keeyes (The Harrowing), Rouge Hostage also stars Michael Jai White, Christopher Backus, Luna Lauren Velez, and Holly Taylor. In this action-packed film, “single father and former Marine Kyle Snowden (Tyrese Gibson) must save his daughter and other hostages from a dangerous criminal who has trapped them inside a neighborhood store owned by Kyle’s polarizing stepfather, Congressman Sam Nelson (John Malkovich). Written by Mickey Solis and produced by Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman, Tyrese Gibson, Jon Keeyes, Rogue Hostage is out in select theaters and arrives On Demand on June 11, 2021, from Vertical Entertainment.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 5, 2021
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Epix’s Trailer For Docuseries “Fall River” Explores A Case Of Murder And Satanic Panic

Epix has just released the trailer for the upcoming four-part true crime docuseries “Fall River” which explores a story of sex, satanic cults, and murder. “In 1979 – almost 90 years after infamous, accused murderer Lizzie Borden’s notorious acquittal – Fall River, Massachusetts would become home to another terrifying series of crimes. When three young women were killed in a streak of brutal murders, police alleged a satanic cult was practicing human sacrifice. The cult leader, a man named Carl Drew, was captured and sent to prison for life without parole. Twenty years after the trial, the lead investigator Paul Carey became so haunted by inconsistencies in the stories that he re-investigated his own case after he retired. Evidence surfaced that brought the entire story into question. Now through exclusive interviews, including intimate conversations with Drew, new witnesses, and illuminating evidence, this documentary series will tell the true story of a town caught in the grips of the paranoia and

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 24, 2021
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4K Ultra HD Review: Perdita Durango (1997)

Perdita Durango (Rosie Perez), that jaguar lovin’, do-whatever-the-fuck she pleases badass has truly met her match in blood-crazed, self-proclaimed sorcerer (of a rather unpleasant version of Santeria he has bastardized) and crime spree enthusiast Romeo (Javier Bardem), and the world is all the worse for it! What does Satan’s favorite power couple get up to you may ask? Well, Romeo gets a gig transporting fetuses for illegal use by a cosmetics company, but before engaging in that bit o’ biz; he and his lady-fare decide to kidnap a ridiculous duo of college kids, lovers Duane (Harley Cross) and Estelle… who’s lives mirror a sitcom, in order to eat one of them (they haven’t decided on which one) and use them as sacrifices in one of Romeo’s Santeria shows. Hot on their trail is ridiculous, yet doggedly determined DEA agent Dumas (James Gandolfini) who can take cartoon levels of abuse and keep on truckin’. All of this collides and gets fucked

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Mar 19, 2021
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‘Midsommar’ Actress Florence Pugh Starring In New Killer Doll Movie ‘Dolly’

Florence Pugh, who gave a brilliant performance in Midsommar, is set to star in the Apple TV+ movie Dolly, whose plot is absolutely wild. The film is part sci-fi, part horror, and part drama, and features a robotic “companion doll” that kills its owner and then shocks the world by claiming that she is not guilty and asks for a lawyer. The movie, which sounds very interesting, is written by Vanessa Taylor and Drew Pearce. Apple TV+ is still on the hunt for a director. Deadline states that the movie is inspired by a short story of the same name by Elizabeth Bear and that the film features “elements of classic courtroom drama and sci-fi.”

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 12, 2021
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Benedict Cumberbatch Stars In The Thriller ‘The Courier’

From director Dominic Cooke (Follies) and writer Tom O’Conner (The Hitman’s Bodyguard) comes the crime thriller The Courier starring Doctor Strange’s Benedict Cumberbatch. The film is “a true-life spy thriller, the story of an unassuming British businessman Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) recruited into one of the greatest international conflicts in history. At the behest of the UK’s MI-6 and a CIA operative (Rachel Brosnahan), he forms a covert, dangerous partnership with Soviet officer Oleg Penkovsky (Merab Ninidze) in an effort to provide crucial intelligence needed to prevent a nuclear confrontation and defuse the Cuban Missile Crisis.” Lionsgate along with Roadside Attractions will release The Courier in theaters on March 19, 2021.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 28, 2021
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Jason Clarke Stars In Dark Web Thriller ‘Silk Road’ Based On True Events

Writer-director Tiller Russell (Night Stalker) takes viewers inside the deep web in the crime thriller Silk Road starring Pet Sematary (2019) and Winchester actor Jason Clarke. Clarke stars alongside Nick Robinson, Katie Aselton, Jimmi Simpson, Daniel David Stewart, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Lexi Rabe, Will Ropp, with Paul Walter Hauser, and Alexandra Shipp. “Inspired by larger-than-life actual events, this riveting crime thriller follows the rise and fall of Silk Road, the infamous darknet site that sent a seismic shock through the World Wide Web. Young, idealistic, and driven to succeed, Ross Ulbricht (Nick Robinson) creates the internet’s first unregulated marketplace: Silk Road. But when it becomes a multimillion-dollar pipeline for illicit drugs, Ross is set on a collision course with Rick Bowden (Jason Clarke), a disreputable and dangerously unpredictable DEA agent, who will use any means necessary to take him down.” Watch the new trailer for Silk Road, out on Digital, On Demand, and in select theaters on February 23, 2021, from

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 27, 2021
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4K Ultra Review: Vigilante (1982)

Industrial repairman Eddie Marino (the great Robert Forster) has a real problem on his grease-stained hands. You see, his wife Vickie (Rutanya Alda) got slappy with a gang of denim-clad Warrior wanna-bes called The Headhunters, and they returned the favor by using her as a pin-cushion, and blasting the couple’s son Scott (Dante Joseph) to pieces with a double-barrel shotgun. To make matters worse, The Headhunters are cleared of the murder charge thanks to some legal loopholes, and in a bizarre twist of fate, Eddie actually goes to jail for assaulting the judge. All is not lost however, as Eddie’s steel workin’ pals are a covert group of vigilantes lead by tough-ass mother fucker Nick (the legendary Fred “The Hammer” Williamson), and when he gets back on the streets Eddie and the boys are going to bring serious bodily harm to every mother fucker that’s done him wrong! Coming from director William Lustig, Vigilante was his attempt at creating a

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Dec 31, 2020
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Blu-ray Review: The Other Side of Madness (1971)

After a moody, dialog-free opening (a trend that will continue for much of the film’s runtime) that shows the Manson family planning the Tate-LaBianca Murders as ol’ Charlie observes, we shift our focus to some wild-ass hippie hootenanny taking place on the outskirts of the Spahn Ranch interspersed with scenes of the Family in court on trial for their murder biz! As the story unfolds we are introduced to the doomed starlet Sharon Tate (Debbie Duff), and before long we are balls-deep into the events of the night of August 9th and10th in all of their disturbing detail… all of which is presented in a fashion akin to a documentary, which makes the horror all the more impactful. Does this all sound a bit disjointed? Well it certainly is… but The Other Side of Madness has a shit-ton of energy and some truly arty-farty touches that makes the entire affair as hallucinogenic and fever-dream addled as the times would dictate!

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Nov 29, 2020
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