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Blu-ray Review: Why Don’t You Just Die! (2018)

Matvey (Aleksander Kuznetsov) is dating aspiring actress Olya (Evgeniya Kregzhde), and holy fuck does she have some Kong-sized daddy issues… like she wants the Ben Grimm lookin’ mother fucker named Andrey (Vitaliy Khaev) to take a permanent dirt nap for the rather unpleasant crimes he allegedly committed against her when she was young. While the claims of Olya are suspect at best, ol’ Andrey is guilty of plenty of other crimes… crimes made easy given his status as a cop… a cop with an equally corrupt partner… and the duo have a wild hair up their collective asses about some dough they were screwed out of. So over comes ol’ Romeo Matvey with a hammer to kill Big A in his own apartment… small problem, Andrey is near indestructible, and Matvey seems to be as well… what follows is an explosive blast of cartoony, unbelievably violent, and oft times bloody confrontations within the small apartment that hasn’t been seen on

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DanXIII
Jun 3, 2020
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Blu-ray Review: The Woman (2011)

Chris Cleek (Sean Bridgers) has the goddamned life what with being a successful lawyer and family man and all… but one bad decision could bring all that to a full fuckin’ stop believe you me! What sort of decision would that be I can just hear you lot ask with baited breath? Well, let me tell you; taking home a near-feral woman (Pollyanna McIntosh) that you discovered on a hunting trip and imprisoning her in your cellar in an attempt to make her civilized would definitely fit the bill… and that’s exactly what Chris does. To his credit, he tells his family of his intentions… much to the chagrin of his wife Belle (Angela Bettis)… but his methods to break her will are a tad (read: absolutely fuckin’ off-the-charts) misogynistic and oh-so-very wrong as-all-fuck. As you can imagine “the woman” doesn’t cotton to this for the long term and soon she begins to fight back against her forced “training”… and

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DanXIII
Jun 2, 2020
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A Killer Strikes In The First Trailer For ‘6:45’ Starring Thomas G. Waites & Remy Ma

Director-producer Craig Singer (Dark Ride, Perkins ’14) has debuted the first look at his latest horror film 6:45. The time loop slasher follows a young couple in love who take a romantic weekend getaway to an island where things go terribly wrong. The first teaser and images have been released in celebration of the film’s completion. Bobby Patterson is hoping a weekend getaway will save his rocky relationship with his girlfriend Jules Rables. The couple arrives in the quiet island resort of Bog Grove. To their bewilderment, the sleepy beach town is curiously deserted and they quickly learn about the deadly history that’s about to repeat itself. Bobby’s struggles with Jules are cast aside in order to overcome a dementing cycle of terror they find themselves trapped in. No matter what he does to try to avoid it, he and his girlfriend wake up at 6:45 each morning to the same nightmarish chain of events that lead to them being

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 1, 2020
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Award-Winning Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Volition’ Receives A Release Date

This July, Giant Pictures is set to release the sci-fi/thriller Volition on Apple TV, Prime Video, and on Digital platforms. The directorial feature debut of Tony Dean Smith (Rakka), who co-wrote the script with his brother and producing partner Ryan W. Smith (Next Gen), Violation stars Adrian Glynn McMorran (The Revenant), Magda Apanowicz (You), John Cassini (The Possession), Frank Cassini (Watchmen), Aleks Paunovic (War for the Planet of the Apes), and Bill Marchant (Godzilla). It was produced in association with Paly Productions and Smith Brothers Film Company. Volition is a time-bending cerebral science-fiction thriller where a man afflicted with clairvoyance tries to change his fate when a series of events leads to a vision of his own imminent murder. Awarded as best feature at the Philip K. Dick Film Festival, among a slew of other awards and critical acclaim, Volition is a tightly-wound puzzle of a ride. Volition arrives on VOD and On Demand on July 10, 2020.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 1, 2020
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Movie Review: Celebrity Crush (2019)

Man, ol’ John Blakely (Oliver Robins of Poltergeist fame… who incidentally directed and wrote this here bad bitch) has it tough as he has to live life being well-known for starring in a stalk n’ slay flick, Chain Face Clown by name, as a terror tyke, being asked to sign things like blu-rays and such, and using his fame to try and use his celeb status to get hot n’ horny with the dames. Well, that last one kinda backfires when Johnny B. does the sexual fuckings with Emily (Alissa Schneider) who turns out to be his greatest fan… and by “greatest” I mean “murderously obsessive“. This equals some really fuckin’ bad news for anyone that attempts to get in the way of the imaginary thing she and J-Dawg have percolatin’, and will make it a tad dicey for our hero to (attempt) escape from the clutches of this lascivious lunatic! The monstrous meat and putrid potatoes of Celebrity Crush

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DanXIII
May 30, 2020
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Movie Review: Outback (2019)

Look man, Australia is hot as all fuck, and full of animals that doubtless would enjoy eating your freakin’ face off. Into that paradise strides Americans Lisa (Lauren Lofsberg) and Wade (Tyler Wiese), two lovebirds on the skids to partake on what was supposed to be a romantic getaway, but is instead a strained mess thanks to Lisa turning down Wade’s marriage proposal at the airport at journey’s start. Speaking of personal problems, soon our in-way-over-their-heads heroes are stranded in the vastness of the Outback (home to venomous snakes, scorpions, and some sky-high temperatures… all of which the duo must face) where the survival of their asses supersedes the survival of their relationship… which is hard to maintain once you are dead. Co-writer (along with Brien Kelly)/director Mike Green deliver a taut, suspenseful narrative (based on an urban legend no less) with Outback that’s impressive both in it’s presentation of the Outback as a malevolent character in and of itself…

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DanXIII
May 29, 2020
Horror Fuel

Dating Thriller ‘Run Sweetheart Run’ Premiering Exclusively On Prime

Shana Feste’s supernatural horror film, Run Sweetheart Run, from Blumhouse Productions and Automatik, will debut worldwide exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. Written and directed by Feste, Run Sweetheart Run stars Ella Balinska (Charlie’s Angels), Pilou Asbæk (“Game of Thrones”), Aml Ameen (The Maze Runner), Dayo Okeniyi (Shades of Blue), Betsy Brandt (“Breaking Bad”), Clark Gregg (The Avengers) and Shohreh Aghdashloo (Star Trek Beyond, House of Sand and Fog). In Run Sweetheart Run, a blind date turns violent and the woman has to get home on foot through Los Angeles as she’s pursued by her date. We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Blumhouse and Automatik to bring this thriller to our global Prime Video customers,” said Matt Newman, Co-Head of Movies at Amazon Studios. “Filmmaker Shana Feste takes the audience on a knuckle-bending ride that is sure to keep genre fans on the edge of their seats.” As crazy as audiences may find the film protagonist’s experience, I wrote

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 26, 2020
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‘Before The Fire’ Trailer Teases People Are More Dangerous Than Any Pandemic

With perfect timing, Dark Sky Films has released the trailer for the pandemic thriller Before The Fire, the debut feature of Charlie Buhler. Jenna Lyng Adams of “The Kominsky Method,” wrote and stars in the film that follows Ava Boone (Adams), a Hollywood actress whose rising career is cut short when a pandemic influenza sends her back to the small town she fled years before, only to find something more dangerous than any virus waiting for her. Instead of shelter, her South Dakota hometown brings her face to face with unforeseen peril. Adams stars alongside Jackson Davis (Vida), Ryan Vigilant (Naked As We Came), and Charles Hubbell. Audiences are thirsty for unconventional, layered and imperfect women on-screen. Dark Sky Films has been known to support female-driven films and we are happy to have found the right partnership for this movie.” Adams states. Before the Fire made its festival debut just before the Covid pandemic struck. It is now set to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 26, 2020
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New Trailer & Release Date Unveiled For ‘Antebellum’ – From The Producer Of ‘Get Out’

The new intense, time-bending trailer has arrived for the new horror-thriller Antebellum, from the producer of Get Out and US. Groundbreaking writer-directors Gerard Bush and Christoper Renz (Bush+Renz) take us on the nail-biting journey of successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) as she finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it’s too late. Kiersey Clemons, Jena Malone, Jack Huston, Eric Lange, Gabourey Sidibe, and Robert Aramayo also star. Bush and Renz are producing alongside McKittrick, Zev Foreman (Colossal), and Raymond Mansfield (Get Out), with Alex G. Scott (Lady Bird) executive producing. Antebellum will open in theaters nationwide on August 21st, from Lionsgate.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 23, 2020
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Watch The First Clip From Dave Franco’s Directorial Debut ‘The Rental’

Writer-director Dave Franco makes his directorial debut with the thriller The Rental, co-written by Joe Swanberg. In the first clip, we witness a conversation between a couple about a crime committed, their regret for not doing something about it, and that the situation will never be over. Starring Alison Brie (GLOW), Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey) Sheila Vand (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night), and Jeremy Allen White (Shameless), the film centers on two couples looking to celebrate their seed money from a new business venture, embark on a weekend getaway to a seemingly perfect house they’ve booked online. But what begins as a festive weekend for the four close friends turns into something far more sinister as secrets they’ve kept from each other are exposed and paranoia grows that they may not be alone. IFC Films will release The Rental in theaters and On Demand July 24th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 22, 2020

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Blu-ray Review: Why Don’t You Just Die! (2018)

Matvey (Aleksander Kuznetsov) is dating aspiring actress Olya (Evgeniya Kregzhde), and holy fuck does she have some Kong-sized daddy issues… like she wants the Ben Grimm lookin’ mother fucker named Andrey (Vitaliy Khaev) to take a permanent dirt nap for the rather unpleasant crimes he allegedly committed against her when she was young. While the claims of Olya are suspect at best, ol’ Andrey is guilty of plenty of other crimes… crimes made easy given his status as a cop… a cop with an equally corrupt partner… and the duo have a wild hair up their collective asses about some dough they were screwed out of. So over comes ol’ Romeo Matvey with a hammer to kill Big A in his own apartment… small problem, Andrey is near indestructible, and Matvey seems to be as well… what follows is an explosive blast of cartoony, unbelievably violent, and oft times bloody confrontations within the small apartment that hasn’t been seen on

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jun 3, 2020
Horror Fuel

Blu-ray Review: The Woman (2011)

Chris Cleek (Sean Bridgers) has the goddamned life what with being a successful lawyer and family man and all… but one bad decision could bring all that to a full fuckin’ stop believe you me! What sort of decision would that be I can just hear you lot ask with baited breath? Well, let me tell you; taking home a near-feral woman (Pollyanna McIntosh) that you discovered on a hunting trip and imprisoning her in your cellar in an attempt to make her civilized would definitely fit the bill… and that’s exactly what Chris does. To his credit, he tells his family of his intentions… much to the chagrin of his wife Belle (Angela Bettis)… but his methods to break her will are a tad (read: absolutely fuckin’ off-the-charts) misogynistic and oh-so-very wrong as-all-fuck. As you can imagine “the woman” doesn’t cotton to this for the long term and soon she begins to fight back against her forced “training”… and

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Jun 2, 2020
Horror Fuel

A Killer Strikes In The First Trailer For ‘6:45’ Starring Thomas G. Waites & Remy Ma

Director-producer Craig Singer (Dark Ride, Perkins ’14) has debuted the first look at his latest horror film 6:45. The time loop slasher follows a young couple in love who take a romantic weekend getaway to an island where things go terribly wrong. The first teaser and images have been released in celebration of the film’s completion. Bobby Patterson is hoping a weekend getaway will save his rocky relationship with his girlfriend Jules Rables. The couple arrives in the quiet island resort of Bog Grove. To their bewilderment, the sleepy beach town is curiously deserted and they quickly learn about the deadly history that’s about to repeat itself. Bobby’s struggles with Jules are cast aside in order to overcome a dementing cycle of terror they find themselves trapped in. No matter what he does to try to avoid it, he and his girlfriend wake up at 6:45 each morning to the same nightmarish chain of events that lead to them being

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 1, 2020
Horror Fuel

Award-Winning Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Volition’ Receives A Release Date

This July, Giant Pictures is set to release the sci-fi/thriller Volition on Apple TV, Prime Video, and on Digital platforms. The directorial feature debut of Tony Dean Smith (Rakka), who co-wrote the script with his brother and producing partner Ryan W. Smith (Next Gen), Violation stars Adrian Glynn McMorran (The Revenant), Magda Apanowicz (You), John Cassini (The Possession), Frank Cassini (Watchmen), Aleks Paunovic (War for the Planet of the Apes), and Bill Marchant (Godzilla). It was produced in association with Paly Productions and Smith Brothers Film Company. Volition is a time-bending cerebral science-fiction thriller where a man afflicted with clairvoyance tries to change his fate when a series of events leads to a vision of his own imminent murder. Awarded as best feature at the Philip K. Dick Film Festival, among a slew of other awards and critical acclaim, Volition is a tightly-wound puzzle of a ride. Volition arrives on VOD and On Demand on July 10, 2020.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 1, 2020
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Celebrity Crush (2019)

Man, ol’ John Blakely (Oliver Robins of Poltergeist fame… who incidentally directed and wrote this here bad bitch) has it tough as he has to live life being well-known for starring in a stalk n’ slay flick, Chain Face Clown by name, as a terror tyke, being asked to sign things like blu-rays and such, and using his fame to try and use his celeb status to get hot n’ horny with the dames. Well, that last one kinda backfires when Johnny B. does the sexual fuckings with Emily (Alissa Schneider) who turns out to be his greatest fan… and by “greatest” I mean “murderously obsessive“. This equals some really fuckin’ bad news for anyone that attempts to get in the way of the imaginary thing she and J-Dawg have percolatin’, and will make it a tad dicey for our hero to (attempt) escape from the clutches of this lascivious lunatic! The monstrous meat and putrid potatoes of Celebrity Crush

Continue reading →
DanXIII
May 30, 2020
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: Outback (2019)

Look man, Australia is hot as all fuck, and full of animals that doubtless would enjoy eating your freakin’ face off. Into that paradise strides Americans Lisa (Lauren Lofsberg) and Wade (Tyler Wiese), two lovebirds on the skids to partake on what was supposed to be a romantic getaway, but is instead a strained mess thanks to Lisa turning down Wade’s marriage proposal at the airport at journey’s start. Speaking of personal problems, soon our in-way-over-their-heads heroes are stranded in the vastness of the Outback (home to venomous snakes, scorpions, and some sky-high temperatures… all of which the duo must face) where the survival of their asses supersedes the survival of their relationship… which is hard to maintain once you are dead. Co-writer (along with Brien Kelly)/director Mike Green deliver a taut, suspenseful narrative (based on an urban legend no less) with Outback that’s impressive both in it’s presentation of the Outback as a malevolent character in and of itself…

Continue reading →
DanXIII
May 29, 2020
Horror Fuel

Dating Thriller ‘Run Sweetheart Run’ Premiering Exclusively On Prime

Shana Feste’s supernatural horror film, Run Sweetheart Run, from Blumhouse Productions and Automatik, will debut worldwide exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. Written and directed by Feste, Run Sweetheart Run stars Ella Balinska (Charlie’s Angels), Pilou Asbæk (“Game of Thrones”), Aml Ameen (The Maze Runner), Dayo Okeniyi (Shades of Blue), Betsy Brandt (“Breaking Bad”), Clark Gregg (The Avengers) and Shohreh Aghdashloo (Star Trek Beyond, House of Sand and Fog). In Run Sweetheart Run, a blind date turns violent and the woman has to get home on foot through Los Angeles as she’s pursued by her date. We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Blumhouse and Automatik to bring this thriller to our global Prime Video customers,” said Matt Newman, Co-Head of Movies at Amazon Studios. “Filmmaker Shana Feste takes the audience on a knuckle-bending ride that is sure to keep genre fans on the edge of their seats.” As crazy as audiences may find the film protagonist’s experience, I wrote

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 26, 2020
Horror Fuel

‘Before The Fire’ Trailer Teases People Are More Dangerous Than Any Pandemic

With perfect timing, Dark Sky Films has released the trailer for the pandemic thriller Before The Fire, the debut feature of Charlie Buhler. Jenna Lyng Adams of “The Kominsky Method,” wrote and stars in the film that follows Ava Boone (Adams), a Hollywood actress whose rising career is cut short when a pandemic influenza sends her back to the small town she fled years before, only to find something more dangerous than any virus waiting for her. Instead of shelter, her South Dakota hometown brings her face to face with unforeseen peril. Adams stars alongside Jackson Davis (Vida), Ryan Vigilant (Naked As We Came), and Charles Hubbell. Audiences are thirsty for unconventional, layered and imperfect women on-screen. Dark Sky Films has been known to support female-driven films and we are happy to have found the right partnership for this movie.” Adams states. Before the Fire made its festival debut just before the Covid pandemic struck. It is now set to

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 26, 2020
Horror Fuel

New Trailer & Release Date Unveiled For ‘Antebellum’ – From The Producer Of ‘Get Out’

The new intense, time-bending trailer has arrived for the new horror-thriller Antebellum, from the producer of Get Out and US. Groundbreaking writer-directors Gerard Bush and Christoper Renz (Bush+Renz) take us on the nail-biting journey of successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) as she finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it’s too late. Kiersey Clemons, Jena Malone, Jack Huston, Eric Lange, Gabourey Sidibe, and Robert Aramayo also star. Bush and Renz are producing alongside McKittrick, Zev Foreman (Colossal), and Raymond Mansfield (Get Out), with Alex G. Scott (Lady Bird) executive producing. Antebellum will open in theaters nationwide on August 21st, from Lionsgate.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 23, 2020
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Watch The First Clip From Dave Franco’s Directorial Debut ‘The Rental’

Writer-director Dave Franco makes his directorial debut with the thriller The Rental, co-written by Joe Swanberg. In the first clip, we witness a conversation between a couple about a crime committed, their regret for not doing something about it, and that the situation will never be over. Starring Alison Brie (GLOW), Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey) Sheila Vand (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night), and Jeremy Allen White (Shameless), the film centers on two couples looking to celebrate their seed money from a new business venture, embark on a weekend getaway to a seemingly perfect house they’ve booked online. But what begins as a festive weekend for the four close friends turns into something far more sinister as secrets they’ve kept from each other are exposed and paranoia grows that they may not be alone. IFC Films will release The Rental in theaters and On Demand July 24th.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 22, 2020
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