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HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDE PERSON Trailer: It's Not Easy Being Fanged
2023 was an excellent year for Quebec cinema, and it's great to see more of these films getting release outside my province. And it's especially great to see more genre fare, lending new twists to old tropes. Coming in with...
Fantasia 2024: Summer Camp For Genre Cinema Nerds Announces First Wave of Titles!
Here. We. Go! Fantasia has announed the first wave of titles for this year's annual gathering of cinema genre nerds in and around Montreal. New films from all over the globe are coming to delight fans and evoke the...
IN A VIOLENT NATURE: Check Out These Throwback Lobby Cards
Time to start ramping up the promotion machine for Chris Nash's gory slasher flick, In A Violent Nature. IFC Films is bringing the pride of Canadian horror fans in theaters exclusively May 31st. These dandy throwback lobby cards have been...
GOOD ONE: Official Poster And Trailer
India Donaldson’s Good One will be playing at Cannes in the Director's Fortnight program this month. In August it is coming to cinemas on the 9th. The official trailer and poster have arrived today, find the trailer down below. In...
HANDLING THE UNDEAD: Official Trailer And Poster Arrive, Exclusive Release Starts May 31st
Ooh, we're looking forward to this one, folks. The film adaptation of John Ajvide Lindqvist's novel by the same name, Handling The Undead, is coming soon from Neon and it looks to be ready to seriously tug on our decaying...
THE SUBSTANCE: Mubi Acquires Coralie Fargeat's Body Horror Movie Ahead of Cannes Debut
Word from Deadline is that Mubi has acquired worldwide right for Coralie Fargeat's body horror flick, The Substance. Fargeat wrote and directed their new flick which stars Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid. It will premiere at Cannes this...
VIOLENCE: Rohan Campbell And Maddie Hasson to Star in Connor Marsden's Debut Thriller
Here's one for the hometown crowd here in Canada. Prodcution will begin next month on Connor Marsden's operatic punk rock thriller Violence in Northern Ontario. Today it was announced that Canadian lad Rohan Campbell and American lady Maddie Hasson will play...
FAMILY PORTRAIT Trailer: On the Precipice of Quiet Disaster
Locarno might not be as well known to the general public as other European festivals, but their programming has been amazing for several years, leaning into the more experimental work of what might be called social realism, or documentary cinema...
BLACK CAB: First Look at Nick Frost in Supernatural Horror Flick, Film Constellation Joins Production
A night out goes from bad to worse when an estranged couple are abducted by their cab driver, resulting in a terrifying ordeal.
HAZE: Shudder's Psychological Thriller to Make World Premiere at NewFest
Shudder have announced that they will premiere their queer, psychological thriller, Haze, at New York’s LGBTQ Film Festival, NewFest. It marks another addition to the growing number of queer genre films that festivals like NewFest can add to their programming to...
Cannes 2024 Poster Premiere: SIMON OF THE MOUNTAIN Set for Cannes Debut, Showcases Emerging Talent
The debut feature by Argentine director Federico Luis is set to premiere at Cannes Critics' Week, spotlighting themes of identity and belonging.
CHIEF OF STATION Exclusive Clip: Aaron Eckhart And Alex Pettyfer Star in Espionage Thriller
After learning the untimely death of his wife was not accidental, a former CIA Station Chief (Aaron Eckhart) is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he thought he knew.
FLESH OF THE GODS: Kristen Stewart And Oscar Isaac to Star in New Thriller From Panos Cosmatos
This is a combination of powers that I didn't know I wanted it until it was announced today. Kristen Stewart and Oscar Isaac are set to star in Flesh of the Gods, a new thriller from director Panos Cosmatos (Mandy), written by Andrew...
ONSLAUGHT: A24 Announces New Action Thriller From Adam Wingard And Simon Barrett
A24 have announced a new action-thriller from director Adam Wingard (Godzilla x Kong films, You’re Next, The Guest) called Onslaught. A24 will work with Lyrical Media and Ryder Picture Company to produce the flick. The film is reuniting Adam Wingard...
Screambox in May: Featuring LIFE OF BELLE, MEXICO BARBARO II, And DEATH 4 TOLD
A new month bring new titles for streaming service Screambox. Mexican horror anthology Mexico Barbaro II, found footage horror Life of Belle and another horror anthology, Death 4 Told, starring Margo Kidder and Tom Savini lead the pack this month....
THIS CLOSENESS Trailer: The Discomfort of Strangers
With her sophomore film This Closeness, a sleeper hit on the indie festival circuit in 2023, Kit Zauhar is quickly becoming one of the most interesting filmmakers on the American indie scene. Her honest and disquieting look at 20-something life,...
SILENCE OF THE PREY Trailer: Indie Horror Coming This May
Karyna Kudzina's directorial debut, Silence of the Prey, is coming to video-on-demand and digital platforms in the United States, the UK/Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand on May 17th. In a desperate bid to secure a future for her child,...
BRING HER BACK: A24, Danny And Michael Philippou Reteam For Their New Horror, With Actress Sally Hawkins
Great news for fans of the horror flick Talk To Me. The film's creators Danny and Michael Philippou, one-time YouTube sensations now horror sensations, are working again with A24 on a new horror flick called Bring Her Back. Even sweeter...
Brussels 2024 Interview: 4PM Stars Oh Dal-su, Jang Young-nam and Director Jay Song Discuss New Korean Thriller
Last week, the 42nd Brussels International Film Festival played host to the world premiere of The Nightmare director Jay Song’s new South Korean thriller, 4PM. Inspired by the Belgian novel “Les Catilinaires”, from celebrated author Amélie Nothomb, which was published...
Trieste Science+Fiction Festival Wants Your Weird & Wonderful Films
Spring may have barely begun (at least in the Northern Hemisphere), but that means filmmakers are turning their thoughts to fall festivals. The autumn brings a deluge of genre festivals, but one of the standouts is Trieste Science+Fiction Festival. I...
