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Shia LaBeouf considered suicide during “nuclear” time in his life

Posted 4 years ago

Actor Shia LaBeouf has opened up about one of the darkest moments of his life: a time when he nearly committed suicide. Shia LaBeouf has had a string of controversies through his life and career. These include various arrests, allegations...

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Body Snatchers (1993) Revisited – Horror Movie Review

Posted 4 years ago

Cody It’s time for a new episode of our video series The Black Sheep, and in this one we’re discussing the merits of the 1993 film Body Snatchers (watch it HERE). This is a movie that doesn’t get as much...

Siberia trailer: Willem Dafoe-led fantasy-horror film looks surreal

Posted 5 years ago

A new, surreal trailer has dropped for the psychological fantasy-horror drama Siberia, starring Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man) and directed by Abel Ferrara (the original Bad Lieutenant), which you can watch at the top of the article! Here is the official synopsis:...

The Best Movie You Never Saw: King of New York

Posted 6 years ago

Chris Welcome to The Best Movie You NEVER Saw, a column dedicated to examining films that have flown under the radar or gained traction throughout the years, earning them a place as a cult classic or underrated gem that was...

The Best Movie You Never Saw: King of New York

Posted 7 years ago

Welcome to The Best Movie You NEVER Saw, a column dedicated to examining films that have flown under the radar or gained traction throughout the years, earning them a place as a cult classic or underrated gem that was either...

The F*cking Black Sheep: Body Snatchers (1993)!

Posted 7 years ago

THE BLACK SHEEP is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATH. We’re hoping this column will...

Review: Black Butterfly

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: A reclusive writer (Antonio Banderas) suffering from writers block, takes in a mysterious drifter (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) who saved him from a local bully. REVIEW: BLACK BUTTERFLY is highly reminiscent of William Monahan’s recent MOJAVE, which shared the same...

Gerard Depardieu gets laid (a lot) in the trailer for Welcome to New York

Posted 11 years ago

I am not sure about you, but I have not anticipated a film starring Gérard Depardieu in a long time.  Come to think of it, I don't recall ever seeing a trailer for one of Depardieu's films and thinking that...

Cool Horror Gear: Ms. 45 Vinyl from Death Waltz

Posted 12 years ago

Abel Ferrara's (BAD LIEUTENANT, KING OF NEW YORK) 1981 revenge thriller classic MS. 45 just recently came off of its return to theaters back in December and now the cool cats over at Death Waltz are proud to be releasing...

Dissecting Director Abel Ferrara!

Posted 12 years ago

DIRECTOR ABEL FERRARA! Buy THE DRILLER KILLER here Abel Ferrara has made some gritty ass movies. To my mind, dude's not only a unheralded writer/director, his career choices and unwillingness to compromise artistically really ought to be commended. It's almost...