Sister Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) and Sister Paxton (Chloe East) are missionaries from the Mormon Church who find themselves at the door of the religiously curious Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant). But it seems that Mr. Reed’s motivations for requesting further information about the Church are not entirely altruistic. The concept of Heretic is that it is … Continue reading Heretic
Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman) returns to his hometown of Jerusalem’s Lot to research his next book just as the residents of the town start to mysteriously disappear. Aided by a group of locals including schoolteacher Matt Burke (Bill Camp), Dr. Cody (Alfre Woodard), real estate agent Susan Norton (Makenzie Leigh) and school kid Mark Petrie … Continue reading Salem’s Lot
A mother and her two children living in the woods are protected from the evil destroying the world as long as they stay tethered to their home. Momma (Halle Berry) has explained to her twin children Nolan (Percy Daggs IV) and Samuel (Anthony B. Jenkins) since birth that the world has been destroyed by an … Continue reading Never Let Go
An American family on holiday in Italy befriend a British family who later invite them to their farm in rural Devon. What should have been an idyllic weekend away turns into psychological torture as a series of micro-aggressions turn into a matter of life or death. The American Dalton family consisting of Ben (Scoot McNairy), … Continue reading Speak No Evil (2024)
Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) was once a shining light in the entertainment industry. An Oscar winning actress and fitness icon. But time is not kind to women in the spotlight and now at the age of fifty no one wants to hire her anymore. So when Elisabeth hears about “The Substance”, a black market drug … Continue reading The Substance
A twelve-year-old girl named Charlotte (Alyla Browne) discovers an incredibly talented spider and secretly keeps and feeds it. But when ‘Sting’ begins to grow to mammoth size and residents of Charlotte’s apartment block show up dead action needs to be taken. Sting is the sort of horror movie that should embrace its B-Movie schlocky credentials. … Continue reading Sting
1985, Hollywood. After escaping a massacre on a Texas farm in 1979, Maxine Minx (Mia Goth) is now a successful porn star and desperate to break into ‘real’ movies via the horror genre. On the verge of her big break in a horror sequel named “The Puritan II” she finds herself stalked by a serial … Continue reading Maxxxine
Sam (Lupita Nyong’o) is on a day trip to the theatre in New York City when the sky lights up with a flurry of meteorite like plumes bringing with them fearsome creatures with hyper sensitive hearing. As New York City must go quiet to survive, Sam makes a personal journey with another survivor she meets … Continue reading A Quiet Place: Day One
When a gold locket is removed from a makeshift grave the man buried underneath rises from the earth and sets out on a murderous rampage to get back what is his. In A Violent Nature is an experimental horror movie that plays out a familiar story. Here writer/director Chris Nash delivers a slasher movie from … Continue reading In A Violent Nature
Fledgling FBI agent Lee Harker (Maika Monroe) is asked to join a decades old serial killer case after an initial success that suggests a heightened sense of intuition in solving crime. Longlegs opens with a 1970’s set flashback filmed in a wonderful rounded square 4:3 aspect ratio that resembles old photographs from the time. We … Continue reading Longlegs
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