Tag: thriller
KRAVEN THE HUNTER Review: Sony's Marvel-Adjacent Superhero-verse Goes Out With a Whimper
On purpose or not, everything eventually comes to an end, up to and including ill-conceived, poorly received, commercially unsuccessful series, franchises, and so-called cinematic universes. For the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe), that day will surely come, likely sooner rather...
Now Streaming: Shudder, Kicking Off December Horror
What do 'Village of the Damned,' 'Dead Calm,' and 'Rare Exports' have in common?
DAFT STATE Exclusive Clip: Open Your Eyes
Easton’s mysterious psychological destruction drives him to the edge of sanity and possible self-harm by those who love him most... his wife and daughter. Will Easton succumb to their increasingly traumatizing pressure, or will he conquer the dark forces at...
HERETIC Review: A Diabolical Hugh Grant Takes Two Mormon Missionaries On A Hell Of A Ride
A pair of Mormon missionary sisters find themselves in a dangerous battle of wills with a charming but sinister spiritual seeker in Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’s religious themed horror puzzle box, Heretic. Sisters Paxton (Chloe East) and Barnes (Sophie...
SPIRIT IN THE BLOOD Review: Coming of Age Surrrounded by Monsters
I don't want to discount the possibility of the supernatural, since there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in our philosophy, but most 'monsters; do turn out to be human. And more often than not,...
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...
Hawaii 2024 Review: DEAD TALENTS SOCIETY Is a Ghostly Good Time
Having played TIFF and Fantastic Fest, Dead Talents Society is the latest from director John Hsu, and I’ve just seen his rad Taiwanese ghost horror comedy at Hawaii International Film Festival. Hsu’s last feature was the great 2019 period horror...
MADS Trailer Debut: French Single Take Outbreak Horror Coming to Shudder Soon
Eighteen year old Romain has just graduated and makes a stop at his dealer’s place to try a new pill. As he heads off to a party, he sees an injured woman on the side of the road and decides...
Friday One Sheet: SHARP CORNER Teaser
This will be a short one today, with this minimalist teaser for Jason Buxton's dark character study, Sharp Corner. A family man (Ben Foster) becomes obsessed with saving the lives of the car accident victims on the sharp corner in front...
WOLFS Review: Clooney and Pitt Renew Their Onscreen Bromance in Breezy, Disposable Action-Comedy
Closer to the end of their feted, award-winning careers than the beginning, George Clooney and Brad Pitt, longtime, if not lifelong, friends, Oscar winners (Syriana and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood …, respectively), reunite once again for writer-director Jon...
MotelX 2024: ODDITY And THE SUBSTANCE Among Award Winners
MotelX has wrapped up this year's edition of the festival. As per usual, the festival had a program packed with local and international talent. In that regard everyone is a winner but when it comes to to the awards handed...
Toronto 2024 Review: THE SHADOW STRAYS, Another Knockout Action Extravaganza From Timo Tjahjanto
A teenage assassin, codename 13, is part of a secret organization of assassins known only as The Shadows. When she fumbles during her last mission she is suspended and shipped back to Jakarta to wait until her mentor, Umbra, calls...
Toronto 2024 Review: SHARP CORNER, An Emasculated Ben Foster Goes to Dark Places
There is a railroad trestle over Gregson Street in Durham, North Carolina, that is a bit lower than it should be. In spite of flashing lights and a few signs, several times a month a cube van or tractor...
THE KILLER'S GAME Review: The Ghost of the Action Movies Past
Tuxedo-clad superstar hitman Joe Flood (Dave Bautista) crashes a premiere of contemporary ballet in the Budapest opera house in order to kill his target. As panic ensues, Joe ends up escorting one of the dancers, Maize (Sofia Boutella) out and...
THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT Official Trailer: Timey-Wimey Thriller Coming in October
In order to escape police after a robbery, two estranged siblings lay low in a metaphysical farmhouse that hides them away in a different time. There they reckon with a mysterious force that pushes their familial bonds to unnatural breaking...
APARTMENT 7A Official Trailer: Check Out Natalie Erika James' Adaptation of The Novel Rosemary's Baby
A struggling dancer finds herself drawn into dark forces by a peculiar couple promising her fame.
Friday One Sheet: SKINCARE
In past columns, I have spoken at length on the art of crying on movie posters, as it is a mild obsession of mine. These images are almost always female (the notable exception being Get Out), and almost always in...
IN A VIOLENT NATURE Sequel Announced
Shudder and IFC Films announced that a sequel to Chris Nash's smash hit slasher flick, In A Violent Nature, is in early development. Variety reported on this yesterday after the news was revealed during the “The Bold Voice of Contemporary...
THE KILLER'S GAME: Official Poster Revealed
My interest in action comedy The Killer's Game was piqued for a couple of reasons. Dave Bautista is arguably one of the most entertaining wrestlers who pivoted into acting and it was directed by stunt professional turned director, JJ Perry,...
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...
