Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema, 2014Directed by Cem KayaSYNOPSIS: Turkey in the 1960s and 70s was one of the biggest producers of film in the world even though its film industry did not have enough written material to start with. In order to keep up with the demand, screenwriters and directors […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Demonic (2015)
Demonic, 2015Written and directed by Will Cannon Starring Maria Bello, Frank Grillo, Cody Horn, Dustin Milligan, Megan Park, Scott Mechlowicz, Aaron Yoo, Alex GoodeSYNOPSIS: A police officer and a psychologist investigate the deaths of five people who were killed while trying to summon ghosts.Just as with The Diabolical, Demonic from producer James Wan and director Will […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Zombie Fight Club (2014)
Zombie Fight Club, 2014Directed by Joe Chien Starring Andy On, Jessica Cambensy, Michael Wong, Terence Yin, Jack Kao, Han Chang, Abby Fung, Heng-yin ChouSYNOPSIS: It’s the end of the century at a corner of the city in a building riddled with crime – Everyone in the building has turned into zombies. After Jenny’s boyfriend is killed […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Final Girl (2015)
Final Girl, 2015Directed by Tyler Shields Starring Abigail Breslin, Wes Bentley, Logan Huffman, Cameron Bright, Alexander Ludqig, Reece Thompson, Emma PaetzSYNOPSIS: A man teaches a young woman how to become a complete weapon. Later she is approached by a group of sadistic teens who kill blonde women for unknown reasons. The hunting season begins.Tyler Shields makes […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – The Diabolical (2015)
The Diabolical, 2015Directed by Alistair Legrand Starring Ali Larter, Max Rose, Chloe Perrin, Patrick Fischler, Arjun GuptaSYNOPSIS: Madison, a single mother, and her children, are awoken nightly by an increasingly strange and intense presence. She seeks help from her scientist boyfriend Nikolai, who begins a hunt to destroy the violent spirit that paranormal experts are too […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Aaaaaaaah! (2015)
Aaaaaaaah!, 2015Written and directed by Steve Oram Starring Steve Oram, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Lucy Honigman, Tom Meeten, Toyah Wilcox, Julian Baratt, Noel Fielding, Alice Lowe, Tony WaySYNOPSIS: Alpha Male Smith and his Beta, Keith, move to take over a local community. They hook up with restless Female, Denise, igniting a deadly feud in which emotions run high […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Landmine Goes Click (2015)
Landmine Goes Click, 2015Written and directed by Levan Bakhia Starring Sterling Knight, Spencer Locke, Dean Geyer, Kote TolordavaSYNOPSIS: Trapped standing on an armed landmine, an American tourist is forced to watch helplessly while his girlfriend is terrorized and brutally assaulted.Touted to be the “most controversial film” and “must see” movie of this year’s FrightFest, Landmine Goes Click […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Turbo Kid (2015)
Turbo Kid, 2015Written and directed by François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell Starring Munro Chambers, Laurence Leboeuf, Michael Ironside, Edwin Wright. Aaron Jeffery, Romano Orzri, Orphée LadouceurSYNOPSIS: In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a comic book fan dons the persona of his favourite hero to save his enthusiastic friend and fight a tyrannical overlord.To paraphrase the producer of […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Stung (2015)
Stung, 2015Directed by Benni Diez Starring Clifton Collins Jr., Jessica Cook, Lance Henriksen, David Masterson, Matt O’Leary, Cecilia Pillado, Kathleen RenishSYNOPSIS: A fancy garden party turns into upper class prey when a colony of killer wasps mutates into seven foot tall predators.Imagine if you took The Fly, The Thing, Aliens, Eight Legged Freaks and that cockroach […]
Comic Book Review – Justice League #43
Ricky Church reviews Justice League #43… “The Darkseid War” event rages on as Batman takes a dark journey into the depths of Godhood and unlocks the forbidden knowledge of the DC universe! Meanwhile, arch-enemies Superman and Lex Luthor must stand together in order to survive, and Wonder Woman leads the Justice League in an offensive […]
