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Knuckleball (Movie Review)

Posted 8 years ago

PLOT: Stranded at his grandfather's house after the old man passes away, a boy has to fend for himself against a homicidal intruder. REVIEW: Director Michael Peterson's thriller KNUCKLEBALL is such an economical film, it's a little surprising that it...

Housewife (Movie Review)

Posted 8 years ago

PLOT: A married woman with a tragic past has a life-changing encounter with a cult. REVIEW: If director Can Evrenol's film HOUSEWIFE has anything going for it, it's the cinematography by Tayman Tekin, which calls to mind the color-soaked imagery...

Hell Fest (Movie Review)

Posted 8 years ago

PLOT: A group of teenagers are systematically stalked by a masked maniac at Hell Fest, an amusement park for horror fanatics. REVIEW: Such an avid fan of slasher flicks I am that, perhaps counter-intuitively, I’ve incredibly low standards to achieve...

Piercing (Fantastic Fest review)

Posted 8 years ago

PLOT: A man who intends to murder a prostitute finds the act isn't as easy as anticipated. REVIEW: Two years ago, at my first Fantastic Fest, I found the movie that shook me the most was THE EYES OF MY...

The House With a Clock in Its Walls (Movie Review)

Posted 8 years ago

PLOT: When a young orphan named Lewis (Owen Vaccaro) is sent to live with his warlock uncle Jonathan Barnavelt (Jack Black), the boy learns how to conduct magic spells that could very well save the world from a doomsday scenario....

Hunt for the Skinwalker (Movie Review)

Posted 8 years ago

PLOT: Skinwalker Ranch is purportedly one of the most scientifically studied hotbeds of UFO and paranormal activity in U.S. history. This documentary account attempts to prove why. REVIEW: Outside of Roswell, New Mexico and Area 51 in Nevada, renowned ufologists...

Lizzie (Movie Review)

Posted 8 years ago

PLOT: In August of 1892, Lizzie Borden attempts to form a lasting bond with her housemaid Bridget Sullivan. As her sanity slips, Lizzie implicates Bridget in the murder of Lizzie’s father and stepmother. REVIEW: The infamous Lizzie Borden case has...

Review: Lizzie

Posted 8 years ago

Mandy (Movie Review)

Posted 8 years ago

NOTE: This review originally ran as part of our Sundance 2018 coverage. PLOT: 1983 A.D – the Shadow Mountains. Red Miller (Nicolas Cage)’s idyllic life comes crashing down when his beloved girlfriend, Mandy Bloom (Andrea Riseborough) is kidnapped by a...

Patient Zero (Movie Review)

Posted 8 years ago

PLOT: When a global pandemic leaves scores of humans infected with rabies, a partially infected man named Morgan (Matt Smith) who has the ability to communicate with the zombies could be the key to their salvation. REVIEW: A year after...

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