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THE BOY AND THE HERON Review: Culmination of a Life's Work
Hayao Miyazaki's new film.
Screambox in December: Argento, Yuletide Fear, And an Extended Cut of Splatterfest ADAM CHAPLIN
December is here and Screambox has announced their lilneup of programming. There is a lot of Argento, a lot of festive holiday horror treats and some festival faves coming this month. SCREAMBOX December Streaming Line-Up Includes ADAM CHAPLIN, SANTASTEIN,...
Arrow Player in December: Happy Horror-days
Happy Horror-days from your friends at the Arrow player. In the final month of 2023 Arrow still has a few gems to share with you before the year is out. Martial arts, Westerns and all manner of cult films...
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SILENT NIGHT Interview: Joel Kinnaman Chats With us About John Woo's Silent Action Film
On the eve of the release of John Woo’s near-silent action film, Silent Night, this Friday we were keen on grabbing a few minutes this week to talk with his star, Joel Kinnaman. Let it be known that I...
Shudder in December: IT'S A WONDERFUL KNIFE And THE SACRIFICE GAME Cap Off 2023
Earlier this week Shudder sent out word in regards to their programming during the month of December. Yep, the final month of the year is descending upon us faster than Santa's sleigh racing against the rising Sun on Christmas Day. ...
ABIGAIL: Horror Thriller Starring LIGHTS OUT's Ava Cantrell Out in December
In 1976 a troubled teen befriends her bullied neighbor, seeking revenge on his tormentors, but her obsession turns deadly.
BASEMENT GAMES: New Horror Thriller From TRAUMA's Lucio A Rojas Heads to Post
Looks like it is time to start preparing ourselves for another brutal horror thriller from our friend Lucio A Rojas. Spiritually, emotionally, and physically preparing ourselves. Rojas continues to exorcise his demons - or appease them, I don’t...
IFSN Advocate Award 2023: Annual Award Goes to D. Smith's KOKOMO CITY
Indie Film Site Network (IFSN) has announed this year's winner of the 2023 Indie Film Site Network Advocate Award. D. Smith's directorial debut the documentary Kokomo City has been chosen as this year's recepiant. Four Black transgender sex workers explore...
Criterion in February 2024: THE HEROIC TRIO, EXECUTIONERS, and Some Other Movies
In February 2024, The Criterion Collection will release The Heroic Trio and Executioners in 4K and Blu-ray. Yes, they will also release films by Michael Roemer's Nothing But a Man, Raoul Walsh's The Roaring Twenties, Eric Rohmer's Tales of the...
MAD CATS Exclusive Clip: The Sword Girl
It says something when I can post a clip to a movie I saw some time ago and that clip elicits an emotional response from that first time seeing it, and still make me laugh at it. This exclusive clip...
COLD Trailer Exclusive: Canadian Horror Short From Liz Whitmere to World Premiere at Blood in the Snow
Jane died last week... but nobody believes anything is wrong.
THE SACRIFICE GAME Trailer: Home for Bloody Christmas
In my household, growing up, we were not allowed to do anything Christmas-related until after my mother's birthday at the end of November. I still cringe at shops that put decorations up, it seems, at the stroke of midnight on...
THE ZONE OF INTEREST and ANATOMY OF A FALL Lead European Film Award Nominations 2023
Jonathan Glazer, Agnieszka Holland, Sandra Hüller and Mads Mikkelsen are among the nominees.
MAD CATS Trailer: Watch Reiki Tsuno's Action Comedy on Midnight Pulp Soon
A crazy mix of comedy and action, Mad Cats tells the story of Taka (Sho Mineo), a shiftless young man, who sets off on a quest to find his missing brother Mune (So Yamanaka). Teaming up with a quirky new...
THE WELL: XYZ FILMS Set to Distribute Canadian Eco-Thriller
In a world where environmental collapse has left survivors to fight for the precious resources needed to survive, a young woman’s loyalties are tested by the arrival of a wounded man. When he discovers her family has a secret supply...
SHIN ULTRAMAN: Raven Banner Acquires Japanese Sci-fi Epic, Preps Release on Blu-ray in December
Is this a first? It kind of feels like a first for our friends at Raven Banner Releasing. They have announced that they have acquired the Japanese Sci-fi epic, Shin Ultraman. They will release the film digintally here in Canada...
SVALTA: Filming Wraps on New Horror Starring Nick Frost And Aisling Bea, From NEW KIDS TURBO's Steffen Haars
We'd caught wind of Svalta some time ago, while in casual conversation with our lord and master Todd. Word was then that Nick Frost was galavanting around Europe shooting a batch of genre pics and that one of them involved...
Screambox in November: ONYX THE FORTUITOUS, TRICK OR TREAT, And LINNEA QUIGLEY'S HORROR WORKOUT
I would be late with this announcement of November programming on Screambox is the programming had already started. Considering it starts today then I think I am bang on time. Starting today with Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout Screambox has...
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE FUTURE: 2121 Trailer: The First Turkish Sci-fi Directed by a Woman Presented at AFM
It's nice to come across 'firsts' isn't it? I knew someone once and we'd always point out our firsts whenever they happened. Simple things, like trying out a new ethnic food to seeing a classic horror flick at a rep...
LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL Starring David Dastmalchian Acquired by IFC Films And Shudder
Late Night With The Devil, the new horror flick from Cameron and Colin Cairnes (100 Bloody Acres, Scare Campaign) and starring one of horror's dark princes, David Dastmalchian, has been picked up by IFC Films and Shudder. A recent opening night...
