Exclusive comments, fest info, trailers: Horror mock doc “THE ONCE AND FUTURE SMASH” and ’70s slasher homage “END ZONE 2” By MICHAEL GINGOLD The filmmakers not only made a movie about a movie that didn’t exist, they made it exist. Directors Sophia Cacciola and Michael...
Movie Review: “SMILE” and the audience screams with you By MICHAEL GINGOLDStarring Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher and Kyle GallnerWritten and directed by Parker FinnParamount This is not the first review, nor will it likely be the last, to note the debt that SMILE owes...
Movie Review: “DON’T WORRY DARLING” is a partial Victory By MICHAEL GINGOLD Starring Florence Pugh, Harry Styles and Olivia WildeDirected by Olivia WildeWritten by Katie SilbermanWarner Bros./New Line Florence Pugh sparked Oscar talk in MIDSOMMAR, and while the...
Lost Linnea Quigley film “HEARTLAND OF DARKNESS” debuting on Blu-ray from Visual Vengeance; details, art, trailer By MICHAEL GINGOLD Shot in 1989 under the title BLOOD CHURCH, it’s finally emerging with a whole bunch of bonus features. Visual Vengeance, Wild Eye...
Shudder picks up, sets date for Joko Anwar’s “SATAN’S SLAVES: COMMUNION” By MICHAEL GINGOLD The sequel to the Indonesian fright favorite sees release later this year. Shudder has announced its acquisition of SATAN’S SLAVES: COMMUNION, writer/director Joko Anwar’s...
