EJ Moreno revisits the Halloween classic Hocus Pocus – a masterclass in camp… To celebrate the Hocus Pocus sequel currently on Disney+, I wanted to take a look at the Disney Halloween classic. While it’s hard to call a film from 1993 that now sits around 38% on Rotten Tomatoes a “classic,” there’s something to […]
Movie Review – We Need to Do Something (2021)
We Need to Do Something, 2021. Directed by Sean King O’Grady. Starring Sierra McCormick, Vinessa Shaw, Pat Healy, John James Cronin, Lisette Alexis, and Ozzy Osbourne. SYNOPSIS: After Melissa and her family seek shelter from a storm, they become trapped. With no sign of rescue, hours turn to days and Melissa comes to realize that […]
October Horrors 2021 – The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
The Hills Have Eyes, 2006. Directed by Alexandre Aja. Starring Aaron Stanford, Kathleen Quinlan, Vinessa Shaw, Emilie de Ravin, Dan Byrd, Tom Bower, Ted Levine, Billy Drago, and Laura Ortiz. SYNOPSIS: After breaking down while driving through a barren stretch of desert, a family find themselves fighting for survival against a family of mutant cannibals. […]
Movie Review – The Blazing World (2021)
The Blazing World, 2021. Directed by Carlson Young. Starring Carlson Young, Udo Kier, Dermot Mulroney, Vinessa Shaw, John Karna, Liz Mikel, Sophia Bernard, Josie Fink, Lillie Fink, Ace Anderson, and Soko. SYNOPSIS: Decades after the accidental drowning of her twin sister, a self-destructive young woman returns to her family home, finding herself drawn to an […]
An alternate dimension awaits in trailer for fantasy horror-thriller The Blazing World
Vertical Entertainment has released a poster and trailer for the fantasy thriller The Blazing World. Directed by Carlson Young, the film follows a self-destructive young woman who finds herself drawn to an alternate dimension when she returns to her family home, where her sister who died decades earlier may still be alive. Decades after the […]
IFC Midnight releases trailer for horror We Need To Do Something
IFC Midnight has released a trailer for the upcoming horror We Need To Do Something. Directed by Sean King O’Grady and starring Sierra McCormick, Vinessa Shaw, Pat Healy, John James Cronin, and Lisette Alexis, the film follows a family that find themselves trapped while seeking shelter from a storm, as untold evils lurk just beyond […]
Sundance London 2021 Review – The Blazing World
The Blazing World, 2021. Directed by Carlson Young. Starring Carlson Young, Udo Kier, Dermot Mulroney, Vinessa Shaw, Soko, and John Karna. SYNOPSIS: A woman believes her deceased sister may still be alive and trapped in another metaphysical realm, from which she tries to save her. Horror films typically open with something a bit scary; something […]
Movie Review – 12 Mighty Orphans (2021)
12 Mighty Orphans, 2021. Directed by Ty Roberts. Starring Luke Wilson, Vinessa Shaw, Wayne Knight, Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, Jake Austin Walker, Slade Monroe, Bailey Roberts, Sampley Barinaga, Levi Dylan, King Orba, Gavin Warren, Braden Balazik, Jack Michael Doke, Nicholas Reed, George Young Jr., Treat Williams, Woodrow Luttrell, Josie Fink, Carlson Young, Kelly Frye, Zach […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – The Blazing World
The Blazing World, 2021. Co-written and directed by Carlson Young. Starring Udo Kier, Carlson Young, Dermot Mulroney, Vinessa Shaw, John Karna, and Soko. SYNOPSIS: Decades after the accidental drowning of her twin sister, a self-destructive young woman returns to her family home, finding herself drawn to an alternate dimension where her sister may still be […]