by Leslie Hatton | Feb 23, 2017 | Album Review
JG Thirlwell’s IMPONDERABLE score is sublime and spooky Listening to a soundtrack out of context is a unique experience; you are free to create your own mental images of what the music conjures. A title like IMPONDERABLE evokes something elusive or occult. Both of...
by Michael Gingold | Feb 22, 2017 | Interviews
Exclusive Interview: Writer/director Jordan Peele on the outsider horror of “GET OUT” By MICHAEL GINGOLD For most of the 2000s, Jordan Peele has been making us laugh as an actor, and now he’s about to make everyone scream as a filmmaker. GET OUT, his feature...
by Michael Gingold | Feb 8, 2017 | Interviews
Exclusive Interview: Director Agnieszka Smoczynska on the allure of “THE LURE” By MICHAEL GINGOLD Currently playing in New York City and heading to more cities in the coming weeks (see schedule below), THE LURE is one of the most unique and striking genre films of...
by Michael Gingold | Feb 2, 2017 | Reviews
Movie Review: “SADAKO VS. KAYAKO” has a familiar ring By MICHAEL GINGOLD Starring Mizuki Yamamoto, Tina Tamashiro and Aimi SatsukawaWritten and directed by Koji ShiraishiShudder It’s an interesting accident of timing that SADAKO VS. KAYAKO has made its U.S. premiere...
by Michael Gingold | Jan 31, 2017 | News
Exclusive clip: Mermaid murder in “THE LURE” By MICHAEL GINGOLD This little mermaid is no Disney character: She hungers for both love and human flesh in THE LURE, which begins its release this week. See an exclusive clip of her bloody activities below. The directorial...
by Michael Gingold | Jan 24, 2017 | Review
Sundance Movie Review: “78/52” cuts deep into the legend of “PSYCHO” By MICHAEL GINGOLD Featuring Guillermo del Toro, Elijah Wood and Peter Bogdanovich Written and directed by Alexandre O. Philippe IFC Films The pitch on the documentary 78/52 is that it’s an in-depth...
by Michael Gingold | Jan 17, 2017 | Indie Films, News
Exclusive teaser and filmmaker comments: Telephonic terror in “CLOSE CALLS” By MICHAEL GINGOLD We first told you here about the upcoming indie chiller CLOSE CALLS, and now we’ve got the exclusive first look at a teaser trailer and words from its creator. CLOSE CALLS,...
by Michael Gingold | Jan 13, 2017 | Reviews
Movie Review: Stick a “PITCHFORK” in it, it’s been done By MICHAEL GINGOLD Starring Brian Raetz, Lindsey Nicole and Celina BeachDirected by Glenn Douglas PackardWritten by Darryl F. Gariglio and Glenn Douglas PackardUncork’d Entertainment PITCHFORK may be the only...
by Michael Gingold | Jan 6, 2017 | Indie Films, News
Scary “CLOSE CALLS” in new indie chiller; first news, poster By MICHAEL GINGOLD P.J. Starks, producer of the VOLUMES OF BLOOD anthologies, got in touch with the first details and the latest poster for his latest project, CLOSE CALLS, a “psychedelic terror” opus set...
by Michael Gingold | Nov 28, 2016 | Review
Monster Fest ’16 Movie Review: “PLAYGROUND” isn’t kidding around By DEIRDRE CRIMMINS Starring Michalina Swistun, Nicolas Przygoda and Przemyslaw Balinski Directed by Bartosz M. Kowalski Written by Bartosz M. Kowalski and Stanislaw Warwas Polish genre film is certainly...
