Legacy of Thorn [Review] This brings us to his latest offering, Legacy of Thorn, which is a crowd-funded film which takes us into the world of Thorn, previously seen in MJ Dixon’s previous feature Slasher House. This one seems to play as a prequel to their previous film while expanding […]
Continue ReadingThe Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013) Review A rose is one thing; The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia is quite another. The film isn’t the worst horror in the world by far. However, the title is a disaster. Like other recent horror sequels (ahem, Last […]
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Felt (2014) Review There are measures of tragedy and loss that underscore the journey taken in director Jason Banker’s Felt, his follow-up to the 2012 film Toad Road. Both films are similar in that respect, having an ever-present sense of darkness even in moments of joy. But where Toad Road […]
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Cooties Movie Review When horror and comedy meet, it takes some great horror and some hilarious comedy to make things work. Thankfully, this occurs in the hysterical “Cooties”, making its Canadian premiere at the 2015 edition of Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival. The fact that Elijah Wood and Rainn Wilson […]
Continue ReadingThe Hallow Movie Review For things that go bump, and many other sound effects, in the night, Ireland has come up with “The Hallow”, making its Canadian premiere at Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival. A small family, a couple and their baby, move into a rural part of Ireland. Hailing […]
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Shrews Nest Movie Review If you enjoyed Stephen King’s “Misery”, then the horror-thriller straight out of Spain, “Shrew’s Nest”, making its Quebec premiere at Fantasia International Film Festival, will be the right movie for you. The concept of a person in distress being aided by a cooped up, “slightly” deranged […]
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The Dark Below Review When Douglas Schulze, director of “The Dark Below”, stated to “be ready for something different” prior to the world premiere screening of his movie at Fantasia International Film Festival, the microphone must have been faulty and we probably didn’t hear the end of his sentence, which […]
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Cub Horror Film Review Many boys have often been part of scouts during their youth, but have they ever experienced a camping trip in the woods that involved a mythical werewolf-boy that prowled the forest? We discover what it’s like in the Belgian “Cub” which made its Quebec premiere at […]
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Cop Car Film Review, Starring Kevin Bacon What happens when two boys find a seemingly abandoned cop car and decide to take it for a ride? A dubious sheriff, played by the always-excellent Kevin Bacon, wants his ride back. That’s what happens. “Cop Car” made its Canadian premiere at Fantasia […]
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Antisocial 2 Movie Review After “Antisocial” made its world premiere at Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival in 2013, it was only logical that its sequel, “Antisocial 2”, made another world premiere at the same festival. However, contrary to its predecessor, the follow-up film failed to impress and entertain me. “Antisocial […]
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