The New Mutants, 2020. Directed by Josh Boone. Starring Blu Hunt, Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Henry Zaga and Alice Braga. SYNOPSIS: A group of teenage mutants are housed and observed within a purpose-built hospital as they learn to control their dangerous powers. Moreso than Tenet or Bill and Ted or any of the […]
Arrow Video Frightfest 2020 Review – The Swerve
The Swerve, 2018. Written and directed by Dean Kapsalis. Starring Azura Skye, Bryce Pinkham, Ashley Bell, and Zach Rand. SYNOPSIS: The dark secrets of Holly’s seemingly perfect life are exposed when an unwanted intruder spins her life out of control forever. Dean Kapsalis’ shattering debut scarcely qualifies as horror in the traditional sense, tackling instead […]
New Haunted Mansion movie is in early development at Disney with Ghostbusters writer Katie Dippold
A brand new Haunted Mansion live-action movie, based on its 51-year-old Disneyland theme park ride, is currently in early development at Disney. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Katie Dippold, best known for writing the recent Ghostbusters (2016) reboot and comedy The Heat, will be writing the script for the feature film with Dan Lin and […]
DC announces Batman Day 2020 plans
DC Entertainment has announced its plans for Batman Day 2020, with this year’s celebration of all things Dark Knight set to take place on September 19th. Here’s what’s in store: Experience Batman: Caped Crusader Training: Are you ready to team up with Batman? In the week leading up to Batman Day, fans will have a chance […]
Movie Review – Savage (2019)
Savage, 2019. Directed by Sam Kelly. Starring Jake Ryan, John Tui, Chelsie Preston Crayford, James Matamua, Jack William Parker, Haanz Fa’avae-Jackson, and Seth Flynn. SYNOPSIS: As his gang starts to fracture into factions, the gang’s violent second-in-command questions his loyalty and friendship to his leader. Much can be told about a director from their debut […]
Arrow Video FrightFest 2020 Review – Dark Stories
Dark Stories, 2020. Directed by François Descraques and Guillaume Lubrano. Starring Kristanna Loken, Michelle Ryan, Dominique Pinon, Delphine Chaneac, John Robinson,Tiphaine Daviot, Sebastien Lalanne, Dorylia Calmel, Slimane Baptiste Berhoun, Loup Denis Elion, Julien Pestel, Florent Dorin, and Thierry Fremont. SYNOPSIS: Five short horror films about ghouls, E.T., haunted dolls, zombies and more. True consistency is […]
Arrow Video FrightFest 2020 Review – Av: The Hunt
Av: The Hunt, 2020. Directed by Emre Akay. Starring Ahmet Rifat Sungar, Baki Kaymaz, Yagizcan Konyah, and Billur Melis Koç. SYNOPSIS: After being caught with her lover, a woman becomes hunted by her own relatives who want to kill her for their family’s honour. As modern Hollywood seems insistent on shoving Hallmark truisms about the […]
Host filmmakers set new horror project at StudioCanal
Following on from their hit lockdown horror Host, director Rob Savage and producer Jed Shepherd have set up a new project – described as “The Conjuring behind bars” – at StudioCanal. “[It’s a ] melding of the prison escape movie and the haunted house movie, in which a group of women who stage an unsuccessful […]
Arrow Video FrightFest 2020 Review – Blinders
Blinders, 2020. Directed by Tyler Savage. Starring Christine Ko, Vincent Van Horn, Michael Lee Joplin, and Dusty Sorg. SYNOPSIS: A young man’s budding romance is threatened when he befriends an unstable ride-share driver. The Cable Guy gets a grisly millennial update in Tyler Savage’s (Inheritance) sophomore feature Blinders, fleshing out a potentially over-familiar stalker thriller with […]
Movie Review – Measure for Measure (2019)
Measure for Measure, 2019. Directed by Paul Ireland. Starring Hugo Weaving, Harrison Gilbertson, Megan Smart, Mark Leonard Winter, Daniel Henshall, Fayssal Bazzi, Doris Younane, Josh McConville, Christine Whelan Browne, Malcolm Kennard, Luke Lennox, John Brumpton, and Finn Ireland. SYNOPSIS: The lives of inhabitants of a housing commission tower whose paths cross after a shocking event […]
