Category: MAIN

SURVIVE THE GAME

By Liz Lopez Rating: C+ Directed by James Cullen Bressack and written by Ross Peacock, this action crime thriller is ambitious in its efforts to tell another story about the law enforcement efforts to pull off a drug bust. The intention is there, but the script really lacks anything new that hasn’t been done in… Continue reading SURVIVE THE GAME

MADRES

By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ When I first saw the trailer for the Welcome to the Blumhouse film Madres, I had an idea of what the story would include when Diana (Ariana Guerra, Five Feet Apart, Dumplin’) discovers items from the previous residents of the home on the ranch where she and her husband Beto… Continue reading MADRES

Fantastic Fest 2021 Review: LAMB

Noomi Rapace Grows Dangerously Close to a Lamb in Trailer for Her New Horror Film: Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnEwJKVWjFM Credit: A24

By Mark Saldana Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Anyone who has seen the trailer of this film should already know that they are in for a rather bizarre and unusual movie going into Lamb. Having seen the trailer and intrigued with what it offers, I simply could not resist the opportunity to experience the… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2021 Review: LAMB

VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE

By Mark Saldana Rating: 2.5 (Out of 4 Stars) Following the events of the first movie, journalist Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) continues to struggle living with his symbiotic extraterrestrial Venom, whose nature is much more violent and predatory than he wants to be. Loosely based on the Marvel Comics story arc, Maximum Carnage, this new… Continue reading VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE

Fantastic Fest 2021 Review: There’s Someone Inside Your House

By Liz Lopez Rating: B-/C+ The Netflix original, There’s Someone Inside Your House, is a slasher film directed by Patrick Brice (Creep) from a screenplay by Henry Gayden, based on the novel by Stephanie Perkins. It’s set in present day of the fictional town of Osborne, Nebraska. Makani Young (Sydney Park, “The Walking Dead”) moved… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2021 Review: There’s Someone Inside Your House

Fantastic Fest 2021 News: V/H/S 94 World Premiere Now Available on Shudder

By Liz Lopez V/H/S/94, a Shudder Original Film, had the World Premiere at Fantastic Fest that ran from September 23-30. Synopsis V/H/S/94 is the fourth installment in the hit horror anthology franchise and marks the return of the infamous found footage anthology with segments from franchise alumni Simon Barrett (Séance) and Timo Tjahjanto (May the… Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2021 News: V/H/S 94 World Premiere Now Available on Shudder

Film News: 2nd annual Nightstream Film Festival

By Liz Lopez NIGHTSTREAM is the collaborative online event launched in 2020 by organizers of multiple American genre festivals across the country to present a dynamic and accessible virtual film festival. It returns this year and will be held October 7-13, 2021. This year’s event is produced by the Boston Underground Film Festival, Brooklyn Horror… Continue reading Film News: 2nd annual Nightstream Film Festival

VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE

By Laurie Coker Rating: C Campiness in a movie can be a great deal of fun, but overdone humor can wear thin pretty quickly. ‘Venom: Let There be Carnage’ spins with special effects and classy CGI, but falls short on story substance and dialogue. Director Andy Serkis delivers an impressive amount of “carnage,” and Tom… Continue reading VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE

Bentonville Film Festival 2021: Falling for Figaro, Now On Demand

By Liz Lopez Rating: B+ The Bentonville Film Festival offered Falling for Figaro as part of the Spotlight Feature program that was to “showcase some of the best independent films from filmmakers using music to create connection and change.” I was somewhat unsure about what to expect from this film when I read the synopsis,… Continue reading Bentonville Film Festival 2021: Falling for Figaro, Now On Demand