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Movie Review: Number 37 (2018)

Randal (Irshaad Ally) has got his ass in some dire freakin’ straits; you see, he owes money to the local loan shark, Emmie (Danny Ross), who makes late payments a death sentence and to some thugs that have broken Randal’s back and left him confined to a wheelchair. As fate (and Hitchcock) would have it; Randal’s girlfriend Pam (Monique Rockman) gives our crippled hero a pair of binoculars with which he discovers a way out of his shitty sitch as he spies the fact that his neighbor, the gangster Lawyer (David Manuel), has a sack of cash just waiting to be stolen in his apartment…more than enough to settle the score with those he owes that multitude of greenbacks, plus live the easy life. But how will he go about robbin’ that gangster and makin’ the dash? Comprised of a number of innovative trappings (that knife wielding albino springs to mind), ratcheting tension, and an effective use of a single

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DanXIII

Nov 3, 2018

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Supernatural Thriller ‘Luciferina’ Possesses New Trailer And November Release Date

Artsploitation has called upon the dark forces to release Argentinian genre maven Gonzalo Calzada‘s latest scripture-based gore fest, Luciferina. A film where religion, innocence, and evil collide. The new trailer has just been unveiled following a successful festival tour with screenings at FrightFest London, Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival, Fantaspoa, and Cinepolcalypse. Sofia Del Tuffo stars as Natalia, a 19-year-old novice who reluctantly returns home to say goodbye to her dying father. But when she meets up with her sister and her friends, she decides instead to travel the jungle in search of a mystical plant. Instead of pleasure, they find a world of Black Masses, strange pregnancies, bloody deaths and perhaps, a sexually violent clash with the Devil himself. Luciferina arrives on November 20th on Blu-ray and DVD in North America. Followed by its December 4th release on Digital HD, iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Google Play, Vudu and more.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 30, 2018

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Hitchcock Style Thriller ‘Number 37’ Coming To Theaters And On Demand

Director Nospiho Dumia‘s award-winning Hitchockian thriller Number 37 is set to arrive in theaters this November. In a gritty homage to perennial Alfred Hitchcock favorite Rear Window, the film “focuses on the residents of a block of apartments in the down-and-out Cape Flats neighborhood–which, with its petty thugs, crooked cops, violent loan sharks, and troubled pastors, soon reveals itself to be a very different place from Rear Window’s Greenwich Village of 1954.” Irshaad Ally, Monique Rockman, Ephraim Gordon, Sandi Schultz, Danny Ross, David Manuel, Elton Landrew, and Deon Lotz star in Number 37 scripted by Dumisa, Travis Taute, and Daryne Joshua. Set in a rough section of Cape Town, Number 37 follows Randal Hendricks, a small-time crook who becomes wheelchair-bound in a drug deal gone wrong, and his hard-working girlfriend Pam Ismael. To distract Randal during his homebound days of limited mobility, Pam gives him a pair of binoculars. While idly surveying his block, he accidentally witnesses a dirty cop

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 29, 2018

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Enter ‘The Forest Of Lost Souls’ This Month

Leading independent distributor Wild Eye Releasing releases Portuguese horror film The Forest of the Lost Souls on Amazon Prime and Blu-ray this month. The psychological “coming of age” horror film, written and directed by José Pedro Lopes, also has unveiled new artwork to coincide with the release. In the film, “Ricardo and Carolina are complete strangers that meet seemingly by chance in the Forest of the Lost Souls, a place where many people go to commit suicide. These two, a young woman and an old man, are no different than the others as they also came to the forest for this very reason. The two decide to briefly postpone killing themselves in order to explore the forest and also to continue talking to one another, as Ricardo and Carolina find themselves intrigued by one another. However, as the pair go further into the forest it becomes clear that one of them has other reasons for being in the forest and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 22, 2018

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Blu-ray Review: Torso (1973)

One sick mofo with a twisted fashion sense is murderin’ college co-eds with a black and red ascot, and American exchange student Jane (Suzy Kendall) has a notion in her noggin that she has seen that sinister scarf somewhere before. With that revealed, J-dawg and her gal pals head to a remote villa for safety…but of course that murderous madman is clued in to where the one person that could blow his cover is layin’ low and he brings his horror-biz “A”-game to the countryside, stalkin’ and slayin with wild abandon! Soon Jane finds herself B.D. in a game of killer cat and mouse with the black gloved assailant in a fight for her life! Director Sergio Martino delivers one hell of a sleazy, violence packed giallo with Torso. Filled with all of the trademarks of the genre; stylish murder set pieces, a black gloved clad killer, et.al.; this entry ups the nudity and sexual content…while still managing to maintain

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DanXIII

Oct 22, 2018

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Movies To Watch On Halloween

Halloween is coming up fast and there’s a lot to do to get ready for it! Get candy, carve pumpkins, put up decorations, give stares of immense disdain to your neighbor who’s putting up Christmas lights, and of course, finding a good horror movie to watch! Whether you’re staying in or inviting people over for a Halloween movie night, nothing beats a good horror film. Of course, you ask anyone what’s the best film to watch and generally people will say the classics, especially the Universal monster movies. Though you can’t argue that those movies are good but you want to be careful over watching them as it may take away what’s great about them. That’s why it’s good to mix things up from time to time, below in no particular order are some horror movies you may know or not for you to consider to watch on Halloween. “Arsenic and Old Lace” The 1944 dark comedy starring Cary Grant

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Capt McNeely

Oct 22, 2018

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Finnish Horror ‘Tuftland’ Due To Make March Arrival

Subliminal Films has acquired the Finnish hillbilly thriller Tuftland for US distribution and has released a series of new posters in anticipation of its theatrical release. The debut feature from NYU graduate Roope Olenius, Tuftland centers on “headstrong textile student Irina as she accepts a summer job offer from the isolated and self-sufficient village of Kyrsyä, only to quickly realize that the offbeat hillbillies who inhabit the small town aren’t as harmless as they may seem.” The film, shot on location in the Finnish backwoods, is noted for its controversial and provocative blend of feminist themes, arthouse refinement, and slasher tropes. Tuftland was adapted by Olenius from the stage play ‘Kyrsyä’ by Neea Viitamäki. The film stars rising Finnish actresses Veera W. Vilo and Saara Elina as well as Miikka J. Anttila. Olenius, Vilo, and Anttila produced. The acquisition was negotiated on behalf of the filmmakers by sales agent Marco Magni of Euro Obscura. Subliminal Films, the startup distribution label

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 18, 2018

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Uncork’d Entertainment To Unleash Brazilian Horror ‘Our Evil’

Uncork’d Entertainment has snagged the North American rights to Samuel Cunha Galli‘’s disturbing Brazilian supernatural horror film Our Evil (aka Mal Nosso). Set in the seedy underbelly of Sao Paulo, Brasil, an exorcist (Ademir Esteves) uses the dark web to employ a serial killer (Ricardo Casella) to protect his daughter (Laura Pepita) from demonic possession. Directed by Galli, Our Evil co-stars Fernando Cardoso, Reinaldo Colmanetti, Walderrama Dos Santos, and Maria Clara Gonçalves. Uncork’d Entertainment plans for a theatrical release in New York and Los Angeles with Dark Star Pictures, followed by a nationwide VOD release.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 8, 2018

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Movie Review: 3rd Night (2018)

Meagan (Jesse McGinn) and Jonathan (Robert Hartburn) escape the rat race and move on to greener pastures…literally, as they move into a house situated next to an orchard in the middle of East Ass-Hair. Nowheresville (it’s a real place, believe me…I’m a movie critic, and I know things). Anyway, things go smoothly enough on their first night in the new pad…minus a missing house cat, but you can bet demons to doughnuts that shit heads south with the major quickness…and it does as later that night someone watches their sex sesh from the wooded area surrounding the home. The next day strange notes appear, the disembodied laughter of a child and the squealing of pigs is heard, and a gloved hand touches Meagan as she sleeps…you know, typical new homeowner shit. Now on the third night, things go completely off-the-rails…so much so that the future of our heroes is seriously in doubt! 3rd Night is a slow burn thriller with

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DanXIII

Oct 4, 2018

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Australian Thriller ‘3rd Night’ Hunts Down An October U.S. Release Date

From up and coming director Adam Graveley (“Killer Experience”) comes 3rd Night which follows two poachers to a remote home. there, a newly married Jonathan (Robert Hartburn, Hidden Light) and Megan Reid (Jesse McGinn, Broken Contract) are terrorized in their new farmhouse. Bruce Denny (Death Bet) and Connor Gosatti (Midnight Ticket) also star. Director and graphic designer Graveley won the Neville Brody’s International FUSE competition, for design. His story, heavy on pastoral imagery, is set in Western Australia. Over three nights, Jonathan and Megan are subjected to unimaginable terrors. Stalked, chased and spied upon, this couple’s dream of a quiet life is destroyed by those who wish to keep their illicit pursuits hidden. 3rd Night is a 2D Films and Meld Film Studio production which will be released in an unrated version, so Graveley’s true horror vision can be seen by audiences. Released in Australia in 2017, horror fans in the U.S. can see Graveley’s first feature, on DVD October

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 1, 2018

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