News and reviews on past and future films and series.
Sometimes horror, sometimes wacky, and sometimes downright gory… having a style and competency in film all their own, not to mention inimitable styles of both humor and horror beats, Aussie films are testament to the adage "you never know what you are in for". This film embodies that statement
Read MoreEtheria is a refreshing anthology of shorts that can be enjoyed in one evening. The show is distributed by The Horror Collective, which aims to advance independent filmmakers and connect their work to hungry genre fans.
Read More…I can unequivocally tell you this was one of the most enjoyable horror films I have seen this year. The stories are varied, the acting is on point, the gore is nicely done, and I even found myself startled at some of the beats in a couple of the shorts.
Read MoreHorrific flavors merge in Alex Bourne’s Clownface, a new film from Wild Eye Releasing (available August 18 On Demand and DVD) serving up a delicious sundae, made with a big, campy scoop of “Masked Stalker Urban Legend” double-dipped in “Killer Clown” iconography, topped with “Badass Heroine” sprinkles, and drizzled with an award-winning score composed by Hans Michael Enselmo Hess.
Read MoreSet in 1983 Russia, the height of the Cold War, Sputnik tells the story of cosmonaut Konstantin Veshnyakov and his disastrous return to Earth after a mission to space.
Read MoreWerewolves are back in the public imagination after Universal announced an upcoming Wolfman feature to follow up on the success of this year’s The Invisible Man. Unfortunately, production on Wolfman is up in the air due to COVID-19 so we might not get a new werewolf movie for some time. But if you’re like me and hunger for those hairy monsters, Ginger Snaps-- written by Karen Walton and directed by John Fawcett-- turns 20 this year and is worth a watch (or rewatch).
Read MoreThe Silencing is an example of a thriller that succeeds because of the talent of its lead actors and the brilliance of cinematography and score. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau does a wonderful job of portraying the world-weary and gruff Rayburn that truly makes the audience feel a pang of sympathy for his character’s plight. This is a film that shouldn’t be missed, despite its slightly rushed climax.
Read MoreWhile the predictable inevitability of the events of this film were not surprising, it is the characters and actions taken by them that propelled this film; displaying a gory good thrill-ride, while staying cognizant of its heraldry - as well as making it one of the most enjoyable films of the desiccated zombie genre in the past several years.
Read MoreI had no idea of what to expect watching this film, I had no preconceptions, and honestly had no clue of the story, other than it was called Limbo, and this has been one of the most enjoyable films I have watched this year. Entertaining throughout, and presented with a competence, Limbo is as compelling as it is charming.
Read Morehe Room forces the couple, and the viewer, to look into the mirror and ask yourself what is truly important? The danger of being gifted everything you want is losing sight of what you need.
Read MoreIf you want to be thrilled and delighted from the opening screen to the end of the credits, you need to run- nay, FLY to your nearest On-Demand provider and watch Two Heads Creek.
Read MoreAnthology Archeology is a new series here at M3 where I, your humble horror host, will guide you, the reader, through a smorgasbord of my personal favorite schlock. Not just any common cheese, mind you. I prefer a specific species - the short and sinister variety. The sort that slithered and seeped their way on to the bottom rack of the local video store and traversed their way into tape players by way of badass box-art and some eerie elbow grease
Read MoreNosferatu, Dracula, Creature of the night, Wampyr, Bloodsucker, Subspecies. Call it what you want, but the image is universal: An undead being that forever thirsts for blood, stalking its prey through the night, taking form of fog, wolves, rats, and the iconic bat. Seducing their victim with their dark powers. Fangs protruding, sinking into the soft flesh of a neck, a wrist, a thigh; blood welling and spilling down, the vampire drinking its fill, draining the vessel like it’s your first Capri Sun after you’ve been running through the sprinkler on a hot summer day.
Read MoreThe FX in this thing were fun; what one would expect from indie cinema - competent, fun, and even clever at times, and the various uses of lighting in the last act of the film were memorable.
Read MoreWhat better place to stash a corpse than your ex’s backyard? What could possibly go wrong with this plan? Oh, so very much!
Read MoreA competent, original story presented in traditional fashion, and yet welcome. Gore, blood, gunfights, evil old mansion, secret diaries - this movie is a well-planned and executed haunted house story set in WWII, while also having elements of a siege/assault on precinct 13 feels.
Read MoreThe concept of the home invasion, of the outsider entering a space designated safe by our society, is an unsettling one. Now, at a time when we are all attempting to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe at home, it is especially frightening to imagine a malevolent force slipping in unseen and unwelcome. It’s no wonder that accomplished actor Dave Franco (Neighbors, If Beale Street Could Talk, The Disaster Artist) chose such a fitting fear to prey upon in his directorial debut The Rental, produced by Black Bear Pictures.
Read MoreThe Beach House … is a film that gives us not only a mysterious, ephemeral thriller, but also aquatic horror, and manages to be a claustrophobic, tension exercise, despite taking place at an oceanfront beach house.
Read MoreThe bottom line is that you could spend your evening scrolling for whatever soulless tripe is shoveled onto your streaming service of choice, or you could give your money to Relic. A horror film that, while flawed, still manages to have a soul and say something. I think the choice is pretty clear.
Read MoreGoing in to review a documentary blind, without any knowledge of the subject it’s covering beforehand, can be a roll of the dice. If a documentary does its job well, it can open your eyes and introduce you to an entirely new subject that had never even remotely been on your radar. If it fails, then it could kill any interest you might have had. Luckily, All Hail the Popcorn King, director Hansi Oppenheimer’s feature on famed author/screenwriter Joe R. Lansdale, is a loving, slickly-crafted send-up to “America’s most unknown, known writer.”
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