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Blood in the Snow 2021: Canadian Genre Fest Teams up With Super Channel For Another Digital Event, And...

As we enter the back quarter of the year our attention turns once again to the folks at the Blood in the Snow Film Festival.   In the face of adversity last year the festival forged a partnership with Super...

Review: FOR THE SAKE OF VICIOUS, Action Horror, With Clear Goals in Mind

Lora Burke, Nick Smyth and Colin Paradine star in an action-horror picture from Canada, directed by Gabriel Carrer and Reese Eveneshen, heading to theaters and homes everywhere.

Blood in the Snow 2020: COME TRUE Wins Big at The Bloodies

Blood in the Snow has come and gone. The genre film festival with a mandate to highlight the best in Canadian fantastic cinema went digital this year, partnering with Super Channel to broadcast their program nationally.    The festival ends...

Fantasia 2020 Review: FOR THE SAKE OF VICIOUS, Lean, Violent Storytelling

Romina returns home from a shift at the hospital to find a man, Alan, lying unconscious in her kitchen and another, Chris, in hiding. Chris has brought Alan here because he needs her to keep him alive. Chris needs a...

FOR THE SAKE OF VICIOUS: New Canadian Action Horror From Gabriel Carrer And Reese Eveneshen

Screen Daily reported yesterday that production will begin on For The Sake of Vicious, a new action horror from The Demolisher's Gabriel Carrer and Defective's Reese Eveneshen, on October 4th. If you follow the lads on social media it seems...

Review: LIFECHANGER, Of Love, Loss, Regret and Body Horror

Wherever Drew goes, a body is sure to follow. Not just sure, a body has to follow.   Drew has to transport himself from body to body if he wants to live; he is convinced he will die if he...

Toronto After Dark 2018: OVERLORD, YOU MIGHT BE THE KILLER and The Return of I AM A HERO

Toronto After Dark have announced the final films on this year's roster. Leading the pack is the Canadian Premiere of Julius Avery's WWII horror flick Overlord.    There is also an impressive amount of Canadian films in this back half....

Full Programme Announced For Celluloid Screams 2018

Seems we are a bit behind on announcing the lineup of one of key UK stops on the festival circuit during the Autumn months. Celluloid Screams in Sheffield announced their lineup earlier this month and they were kind enough to...

Fantasia 2018 Interview: LIFECHANGER'S Justin McConnell on the Challenges of Filmmaking

Writer-director Justin McConnell was just in Montreal for the sold-out, world premiere of his new feature Lifechanger. It's the story of Drew, a wistful shapeshifter who becomes a detective, a bar fly, a dentist, a dental assistant, and other identities...