Tag: daviddastmalchian

AFRAID Review: Middling AI Horror Muddles Through Uninspired Third Act

First came HAL-9000 (2001: A Space Odyssey). Then came Colossus (The Forbin Project), followed by Proteus IV (Demon Seed), and SkyNet (The Terminator series). And that's just barely scratching the science-fiction surface. Individually and collectively, each film reflected the technophobic...

LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL Review: Walking a Tightrope Between Simple Dread and Outrageous, Visceral Horror

It’s 1977 and TV talk show host Jack Delroy’s (David Dastmalchian) career is on the skids. Once a titan of late-night TV, the tragic death of his wife has left him a shell of his former self, and his ratings...

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...

THE BOOGEYMAN Review: Come for the Jump Scares, Stay for the Grief Drama

Rob Savage directed the horror thriller, starring Sophie Thatcher, Vivien Lyra Blair, Chris Messina and David Dastmalchian.

THE BOOGEYMAN Trailer: It's The Thing That Comes For Your Kids

Host director Rob Savage has cashed in his street cred from his 2020 horror hit and got himself a big studio gig, directing an adaptation of a short story by Stephen King. Not to shabby.   The Boogeyman opens June...

Review: THE SUICIDE SQUAD, Literal Heads and Shoulders Over Its Predescessor

James Gunn directs an action-adventure movie.

Review: RELAXER, An Uncomfortably Hilarious Ride

Opening and closing to the thunderous sounds of Prokofiev,  Relaxer by Joel Potrykus is a grungy meditation on the fine art of relaxation. Relaxer is dark and disturbing. Relaxer is also very funny. The year is 1999. The world is...

Poster Debut For Albert Arizza's MALWARE

It was all the way back in 2007 that we first wrote about Spanish director Albert Arizza and his serial killer film Ramirez. Well, seven years later Arizza is now in pre-production on his latest offering, a scifi thriller titled...

Chicago Critics Film Festival 2014: Canfield Delivers His 10 Most Anticipated

The second year for the Chicago Critics Film Festival promises big things. 23 Chicago premieres and 14 shorts combined with appearances from a number of filmmakers and film subjects are just part of why. In many ways the most exciting part...