Filmmakers Mike Testin and Matt Mercer on the one-month miracle of “DEMENTIA PART II” By MICHAEL GINGOLD Independent auteurs often face time constraints when putting together their small-budgeted projects, but DEMENTIA PART II was a special case. The movie, in...
Exclusive director comments, plus new poster & teaser clip: “ESCAPE FROM AREA 51,” with “BAYWATCH’s” Donna D’Errico By MICHAEL GINGOLD The invasion of Earth looks pretty darn good in this independent sci-fi comedy, coming late this summer. Cleopatra Entertainment...
Movie Review: “ARMY OF THE DEAD” doesn’t do its premise justice By MICHAEL GINGOLD Starring Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell and Omari HardwickDirected by Zack SnyderWritten by Zack Snyder, Shay Hatten and Joby HaroldNetflix Here’s one Zack Snyder cut that definitely needs...
Movie Review: “SPIRAL: FROM THE BOOK OF SAW” only partially rewrites the formula By MICHAEL GINGOLD Starring Chris Rock, Max Minghella and Samuel L. JacksonDirected by Darren Lynn BousmanWritten by Josh Stolberg and Pete GoldfingerLionsgate The notion of one of the...
Exclusive Interview: Director Alexandre Aja on the confined challenges of Netflix’s “OXYGEN” By MICHAEL GINGOLD Filmmaker Alexandre Aja’s movies have largely tended toward the visceral and gritty, from HIGH TENSION to the HILLS HAVE EYES remake to CRAWL. For his...