Vikings get violent in the trailer for “THE NORTHMAN,” from Robert Eggers (“THE WITCH,” “THE LIGHTHOUSE”) By MICHAEL GINGOLD It’s the filmmaker’s most lavish period piece yet, but still dark as hell. Focus Features has released the trailer and poster for THE NORTHMAN,...
Staring into the Dark: Re-evaluating 2020’s “THE GRUDGE” By PATRICK BRENNAN “I should never listen to you. You told me Nicolas Pesce’s THE GRUDGE was not good. I just watched it. You were wrong.” Filmmaker, musician and former Fangoria editor Chris Alexander wrote...
Exclusive “TWISTED FICTION: The Witches Brew” trailer serves up occult payback By MICHAEL GINGOLD A sleazy producer gets what’s coming to him in the latest installment of the on-line series. Jagged Productions gave RUE MORGUE the first look at the trailer for “The...
Mickey Keating’s eerie “OFFSEASON” now has a time for release By MICHAEL GINGOLD Now you can prepare to make a trip to a very creepy island. RLJE Films and Shudder have set a March 11 release in select theaters and on VOD/digital platforms for OFFSEASON, the latest...
Guillermo del Toro’s “NIGHTMARE ALLEY” to see special black-and-white release By MICHAEL GINGOLD The new film is in the noir tradition, and the original 1947 ALLEY was in black and white, so this makes a lot of sense. Variety reports that director/co-writer Guillermo...
