by Michael Gingold | Aug 7, 2024 | Fantasia International Film Festival, News
Fantasia ’24: The Audience Awards have been announced By MICHAEL GINGOLD The just-concluded Canadian event hosted plenty of fine features and shorts, and now the favorites have been revealed. The 28th Fantasia International Film Festival, which ran July 19-August 4 in...
by Michael Gingold | Aug 7, 2024 | News
“THE BABADOOK” returning to theaters for its 10th anniversary; new trailer and poster By MICHAEL GINGOLD One of the scariest movies of the 2010s is returning to frighten you all over again. IFC Films is partnering with Iconic Events Releasing to bring writer/director...
by Michael Gingold | Aug 7, 2024 | News
Steven Soderbergh’s supernatural thriller “PRESENCE” gets a release date and a teaser trailer By MICHAEL GINGOLD It’s a ghost story told from the point of view of the ghost. Neon has announced a January 17 release date in select theaters for PRESENCE, directed by...
by Michael Gingold | Aug 7, 2024 | News
Ron Perlman et al. confront the “SUCCUBUS”; trailer, poster and release news By MICHAEL GINGOLD The September release gives you one more reason to avoid dating apps. Shout! Studios releases SUCCUBUS on digital platforms (Apple TV, Amazon, Google Play, YouTube,...
by Deirdre Crimmins | Aug 7, 2024 | Fantasia International Film Festival
Fantasia ’24 Interview: Talking Making Monsters in “KRYPTIC” with Director Kourtney Roy By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS Like many monster kids, director Kourtney Roy has a thing for cryptids. From Mothman to Yeti, there is something enticing about the...
by Deirdre Crimmins | Aug 6, 2024 | Fantasia International Film Festival
Fantasia ‘24 Movie Review: A Spoonful of Magical Realism Helps “RITA” Go Down By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS Starring Giuliana Santa Cruz, Ángela Quevedo and Alejandra VásquezWritten and directed by Jayro BustamanteLa Casa de Producción and Shudder There is power in the...
by Michael Gingold | Aug 6, 2024 | News
25th-anniversary “BLAIR WITCH PROJECT” screening next month, with producer on hand By MICHAEL GINGOLD The found-footage landmark will be celebrated in the Midwest. The Victory International Film Festival, in partnership with Blood Moon Pictures, will present a special...
by Michael Gingold | Aug 6, 2024 | News
Trailer, poster and release details for “THE WELL,” with “TERRIFIER 2’s” Lauren LaVera By MICHAEL GINGOLD There’s deep trouble and deep terror awaiting in this Italian fright film. Uncork’d Entertainment will release THE WELL in select theaters this Friday, August 9,...
by Deirdre Crimmins | Aug 6, 2024 | Fantasia International Film Festival, Reviews
Fantasia ’24 Movie Review: Signs Point to Chuck Russell’s Return to Horror With “WITCHBOARD” By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS Starring Madison Iseman, Aaron Dominguez and Jamie Campbell BowerDirected by Chuck RussellWritten by Chuck Russell and Greg McKayA-Nation Media Prior...
by Michael Gingold | Aug 6, 2024 | News
Novelizations of Ti West’s “X” trilogy are on the way By MICHAEL GINGOLD Soon you’ll be able to read the complete saga of Maxine, Pearl et al. Ti West’s X, PEARL and MAXXXINE all homaged cinema of the past, so it’s only appropriate that A24 will release novelizations...
