Tag: mystery

Brooklyn Horror 2024 Review: BONE LAKE, Sleek, Sexy Erotic Thrilller Comes With a Big Finish

Professional couple Sage and Diego check in to their weekend rental, a literal mansion by a lake. Before they can say that it is almost too good to be true a younger, hotter couple, Matt and Cin, walk through the...

CALIGULA 4K Review: An Unhinged, Violent, Epic Masterpiece

Where to begin on this infamous film? Shot in 1976 and released in 1980, Caligula was directed by arthouse provocateur Tinto Brass. Written by Gore Vidal and funded by Penthouse founder Bob Guccione, Caligula became one of those unfortunate films...

NOSFERATU Trailer: We Are, Apparently, Succumbing to the Darkness

While there are no end of variations on the vampire story, and indeed we've been able to dive into the lore of this particular monster and its incarntions across a multitude of cultures, there is something about the image of...

Hollywood Suite's Shocktober Lineup Includes R.L. Stine's ZOMBIE LAND, The Rarely Seen THE HAUNTING OF JULIA, And More

There you are, preparing your spooky season viewing schedule as October approaches. If you're a subscriber to Hollywood Suite here in Canada then you have to pay mind to their Shocktober lineup.    The highlights of the month, over a...

TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME Interview: Sheryl Lee Returns

Sheryl Lee returns to the scene of the crime, attending an anniversary screening of David Lynch's 'Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me' at the site of its 1992 hometown premiere.

ONLY THE RIVER FLOWS Review: Finding Acceptable Truth

Directed by Wei Shujun, the Chinese murder mystery questions what is considered truth in our complicated modern society.

MotelX 2024: SASQUATCH SUNSET, IN A VIOLENT NATURE And ODDITY Lead First Wave

Our friends at MotelX, the excellent genre film festival in Lisbon, Portugal, have annonced the first wave of titles for this year's festival, coming up this September.    Festival standouts Sasquatch Sunset, In A Violent Naure, Oddity, Cuckoo, Humanist Vampire Seeking...

RED ROOMS Trailer: Pascal Plante's Thriller Arrives in U.S. Theaters This September

A model becomes obsessed with a high-profile murder trial.   Pascal Plante's thriller, Red Rooms, starts its U.S. theatrical release on Friday, September 6th in New York at the IFC Center. The official trailer was just released for it, check...

EVIL DEAD RISE Director Lee Cronin Prepping New Movie With Atomic Monster, Blumhouse And New Line

Evil Dead Rise director Lee Cronin has set their new horror flick with Atomic Robot, Blumhouse and New Line.

HANDLING THE UNDEAD Interview: Director Thea Hvistendahl

The dramatic horror film Handling The Undead goes into a wider release this coming Friday. We had the opportunity to speak with the director and co-writer, Norwegian filmmaker Thea Hvistendahl about their debut feature film.    We talk about themes...

COMA Review: Dealing with Lockdown, An Isolated Fever Dream

Bertrand Bonello wrote and directed; Louise Labeque and Julia Faure star.

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 KING TIDE Review: The Fable of a Miracle Gone Wrong

Living in a harsh landscape, somewhat apart and isolated, means you make certain choices about how much assistance you will receive, and how much protection you will offer your community. It also means that legends can grow up around people...

Shudder in May: NIGHTWATCH: DEMONS ARE FOREVER, STOPMOTION And a Lot of TOXIC AVENGER Movies

We believe it is safe to say that Spring is finally here in North America. Relatively safe. Pretty sure it is safe.    Not only will April showers bring May flowers but May also sees the arrival of the new...

Friday One Sheet: THE ROOSTER

This dark, moody and minimalist key art from Australian design house Barlow.Agency injects some metaphor and iconography into Mark Leonard Winter's feature film debut, The Rooster. We have featured the design work of Timothy Barlow's company a few years ago for...

DEAD MAIL: Trailer And Key Art Posted Before World Premiere at SXSW

An ominous help note finds its way to a 1980s post office, connecting a dead letter investigator to a kidnapped keyboard technician.

SXSW 2024 Preview: Genre Film Fans, Get Excited About This Dazzling Dozen

It must be spring, because in just a couple of days thousands of tastemakers will descend upon Austin, Texas, for the SXSW Film & TV Festival. Providing a home for everything from big budget Hollywood premieres like The Fall Guy...

2024 Canadian Screen Awards: BLACKBERRY, HUMANIST VAMPIRE, And INFINITY POOL Rack up Massive Nominations

I'm a bad Canadian. Technically, I'm a bad Canadian resident, but that's a story for another day. I'm a bad Canadian because until today I've not really given much attention to the Canadian Screen Awards. I can always say that...

MONOLITH Clip: "I Believe my Life is in Danger"

While trying to salvage her career, a disgraced journalist begins investigating a strange conspiracy theory. But as the trail leads uncomfortably close to home, she is left to grapple with the lies at the heart of her own story.  ...

Rotterdam 2024 Review: WITTE WIEVEN (HERESY) Brings A Television Movie To The Cinema

Didier Konings' Witte Wieven (or Heresy, for international markets) is a very short feature film, debuting at the IFFR, but made as part of a series of television horror films, presented by the famous Dutch filmmaker Martin Koolhoven. Koolhoven, who...