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Mon
12
Feb

Breaking Glass Pictures' 'Alice & The Vampire Queen' Offers Deadly Delicious Delights

Ah, the vampire. Those ever-seductive, everlasting children of the night, with their designer wardrobes, hypnotic stares and insatiable thirst for blood. Innumerable movies have been made since F.W. Murnau’s unsanctioned Dracula adaptation Nosferatu, Eine Symphonie des Garuens was filmed over a hundred years ago, and the public’s hunger for the nocturnal doings of the undead shows no sign of abating well into the twenty-first century.

Thu
18
Jan

Writer-Director Liam Gavin's Film 'A Dark Song' Is Enticing Exploration Of The Occult

The loss of a loved one is unquestionably the cruelest of life’s misfortunes. When that passing is of a child, the grief is compounded by a sense of guilt; all responsible parents feel a protective duty towards their offspring, and when a son or daughter dies through illness, accident or, most tragically of all, at the hands of another, the psychological weight accompanying the event can drag even the sturdiest soul into the depths of despair. But what if there was a way to contact your dearly departed? What would you endure to gaze upon their face, to hear their cherished voice, to feel their touch? To imagine such a possibility is to abandon all worldly reason and delve unflinchingly into the mystic. But is there truly something tangible in that veil between life and death? And do any of us dare cross those invisible boundaries to find out?

Mon
06
Nov

RETRO REVIEW: '60's Russian Film 'Viy' Is Bewitching Horror Gem

Compared to the films originating from England’s famed Hammer studios and the low budget assembly-line William Castle and Roger Corman productions that inundated American drive-ins in the 1960’s, Soviet-bloc era movie houses weren’t renown as hotbeds of horror. Celluloid terrors of the day were too often demonized by Russian propagandists hidden behind the Iron Curtain as proof of Western moral decadence, which makes the bone-chilling folklore-based anomaly of 1967’s Viy (available free to watch on Tubi) all the more fascinating.

Fri
03
Nov

Robot Ninja Media's Paranormal Documentary 'The Haunting Lodge' Is Ghastly Bore

It's been said that death is the greatest mystery of life. Whether each of us merely become post-mortem daisy fodder or if we continue in some spectral form is the central question at the heart of every religious and spiritual movement the world over. In our modern age, many seeking answers have turned towards technology to probe the shadowy edges of our reality. But what, if anything, will they find in those darkened bowers of man’s domain? And do we dare look?

Husband and wife filmmakers Kendall and Vera Whelpton (the duo responsible for the true-life paranormal documentaries The House In Between and its follow-up, The Sleepless Unrest: The Real Conjuring Home), are two such investigators of the unknown, and this time they turn their attention to the Pine Ridge Hunting Plantation, an allegedly haunted expanse in rural Fort Gaines, Georgia, in the new Robot Ninja Media/Gravitas Ventures release, The Haunting Lodge.

Sun
22
Oct

Barbie: A Fairytale for the Girl Supremacy

Barbie

Welcome to Barbieland, where everything is happy, confident, successful, and (of course) pink. It's a place where you have everything... unless you're a man.

Barbieland is populated by Barbie and Ken, in multiple varieties, with a little nod to Barbie's pregnant friend Midge, her little sister Skipper, and Ken's friend Allan (Michael Cera). Our focus, though, is on Stereotypical Barbie (Margot Robbie) and Stereotypical (and completely clueless) Ken (Ryan Gosling), as Barbie suddenly finds her reality changing when she begins thinking about death, fighting bouts of depression and (worst of all) having her feet suddenly stand flat on the ground instead of in a perpetual high-heel stance.

Fri
20
Oct

Five Must-Watch Movies for Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Fans

Boxing and MMA Movies

Sports like boxing and mixed martial arts (MMA) are perfect for the movies. In a ring or cage, fighters have experienced the full range of emotions by the time one of them gets their hand raised by the referee. They’re either a hero or a villain, and they entertain the crowds, regardless of which side of good or bad they’re on. They go through hell and back to get to the ring or cage… then once again when they’re inside it. There’s a story behind them stepping in there. And fans are here for it, which is why they love movies featuring MMA and boxing so much. Below is a look at five fabulous boxing and MMA movies.

 

Sun
17
Sep

Final Kill Pictures' New Film 'Waking Nightmare' Is A Sweet Dream For Horror Fans

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Sun
10
Sep

Nightfall Pictures' Anthology Horror Film 'Hi-Fear' Is Scary For All The Wrong Reasons

Some movies are the cinematic equivalent of a Renaissance painting: Botticelli-esque masterpieces of style, form and skill that not only impress upon our senses the totality of their perfection, but that exert undeniable and overwhelming influence on the craft for generations to come. Others, however, are more akin to the crayon-scribbled pages of a toddler’s coloring book, crude, garish and ultimately disposable. With the advancement in digital technology it’s become easier than ever for hungry aspiring filmmakers to indulge their inner auteur, but for every Paranormal Activity that reaps millions of box office dollars and spawns franchises on MasterCard budgets, there are a thousand painful-to-watch time-wasters clogging streaming services at any given minute.

Thu
20
Jul

Tattoos on Film: How Makeup Artists Hide Existing Tattoos and Create Body Art for Movies

Tattoos in Film

Tattoos have long played an important role in the film industry, helping to shape characters and tell their stories.

Whether it's an intricate piece that reveals a character's history or small design that hints at an important personality trait, tattoos have found a special place in cinema. However, did you ever wonder how makeup artists deal with a cast's existing tattoos - or even create new ones specifically for the film?

This article is going to explore these two very different, yet equally important aspects of movie makeup artistry.

Sat
08
Jul

Why Do People Love Going to the Movies?

Love the Movies

Almost everyone has been to the movies and watched their favorite film at least once. It's an opportunity to have a good time, relax, and even enjoy some delicious food. You can also use onlyfans finder at onlyfanslifestyle.com for a great time together. But why is it so appealing? Let's discuss it below.

 

Options for going to the movies

There are two types of theaters in popular cinemas:

Sat
17
Jun

"The Flash" Puts Endcap on DC Snyderverse

The Flash

After a almost a year of waiting, tumultuous production changes, and an iffy future for the leading actor, "The Flash" finally crosses the finish line last for the Justice League movies that made up what fans call "The Snyderverse." And for that wait, fans get a montage of great fan service scenes that will have them remembering what they've loved about the DC pantheon of heroes over the years.

Sadly, very fiew of those scenes involved the movie's main character, The Flash.

First and foremost: "The Flash" is a comedy with a few serious moments. It's bloated with bullet-time special effects and then doubles them when Barry (Ezra Miller) learns he can time travel.

Wed
14
Jun

A Dark House Harbors Dark Secrets In Quick Hill Films Productions' 'The Hopewell Haunting'

Tales of earthbound sprites have haunted the shadowy corners of cultures worldwide since time immemorial. The ancients wrote of them often: Odysseus encountering the apparition of his dead mother; the Witch of Endor invoking the wraith of Samuel; a visitation by a deceased husband in Virgil’s Aeneid; the disciples’ strident fear that Jesus was a ghost. Even one of the earliest known samples of written language—a Mesopotamian cuneiform tablet dating to 1500 B.C.—is itself an instruction manual for the exorcism of restless spirits.

Thu
01
Jun

Miles Morales Returns In Hyperkinetic Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

It’s not often that a film has six people credited as screenwriters and directors. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is one such film. Considering how confusing the concept of the Marvel Multiverse can be, even for longtime Marvel Comics readers, maybe this should be the norm. Screenwriters Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Dave Callaham and directors Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson. Keeping track of dozens of Spider-People swinging through scenes and mixing and matching and occasionally, dramatically, mismatching dimensions would be a daunting task for anyone to undertake alone.

Thu
04
May

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 Makes The MCU Feel Like 2017 Again

Six years ago, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 was released in theaters, eventually earning $869 million dollars in global box office revenue. Why is that important? Well, if you need me to tell you how the world has changed in the last six years, you’re probably not six years old yet and aren’t scouring the internet for film reviews. 2023 is a very different world from 2017, and yet  Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 feels like a pre-COVID Marvel Cinematic Universe movie should. It’s laugh out loud funny, heart-wrenchingly touching, brilliantly soundtracked, and leaves you wanting more. Spoiler alert: we likely will not see this version of the Guardians on screen again, due in no small part to director James Gunn’s recent appointment as Creative Director of DC Studios.

Wed
26
Apr

5 Movies About the Second World War

Pearl Harbor

If you look at history, you will notice war as one of the most iconic events that most people cannot seem to forget. Although for some this might seem like a sadistic approach towards human psychology, in real life war is indeed a fascinating topic that has changed the course of history.

Modern society is deeply influenced by the events that happened during the war, in fact, it was reshaped.

Mon
17
Apr

Super Mario Bros. Speed Running it's way to $1 Billion

SUPER MARIO BROS. was highly criticized the moment Chris Pratt was announced to voice the title character. Then, on cue, the movie was review-bombed on Rotten Tomatoes and was declared “Rotten” according to the critic reviews. So if the critics and the fans both declared the movie dead on arrival, how did it 1UP the criticism?

Thu
06
Apr

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Rekindles RPG Magic

There was more riding on this movie being a success than a skill check on a door riddled with traps. And much like any skill check, the result was uncertain at its launch.

 

Wed
29
Mar

TrickSix Films' Evocative Dark Drama 'ReBroken' Offers A Harrowing Portrait Of Grief

Few tragedies, if any, surpass the loss of a loved one. Persistent, traumatic grief can lead even the stoutest of souls into a benighted cycle of despair, and when that loss comes abruptly through accidents, violence, sudden illness or suicide, the emotional shock inflicts the most heinous of tolls upon survivors. Much has been written about the actual shape grieving takes; the popularly known ‘Five Stages of Grief’, more precisely called the Kübler-Ross model (and originally based on observations of terminally ill patients facing their own imminent deaths), is a passage through various phases that lead an individual to the acknowledgment of their new, unasked-for reality: denial, bargaining, anger, depression and, ultimately, acceptance.

Sat
04
Mar

'Vampus Horror Tales' Adds Spanish Flavor To The Usual Anthology Film Fare

Oh, the horror anthology. As a cinematic sub-genre its roots lie not in film, but the pulpy realm of classic mid-20th century comic books. Those garish rags of cheap newsprint and lurid covers cast a spell on many a 1950’s child, the undisputed king of which was EC Comics, whose gasp! choke! style of bloody bite-sized morality plays filled such titles as The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror, Shock SuspenStories and, most notoriously, Tales From the Crypt, which inspired the equally-infamous latter-day HBO television show of the same name.

Fri
17
Feb

Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania Gets Conquered By Kang

Marvel’s Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania is the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the 31st film to be exact. It’s a film that might get the accolades that Marvel might be expecting, but that doesn’t mean that director Peyton Reed has concocted a dud. Taken on its own merits and considering what Marvel’s movie maestro Kevin Feige needed the film to do, it’s entertaining and sets up the next phase of the bigger MCU picture quite well. It also serves to underline just how incredible of an undertaking the MCU actually is and how even the grandest concepts can start to bow under their own weight.

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