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A Mysterious Letter Leads To A Woman Trapped In A Nightmare In ‘Offseason’

RLJE Films has snagged the North American rights to the wildly popular film Offseason, which made it world-premiere at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival. Written and Directed by Mickey Keating (Darling, Carnage Park, Psychopaths) and starring Jocelin Donahue (The House of the Devil) and Joe Swanberg (You’re Next, The Sacrament), this American Gothic horror follows a woman (Donahue) who travels to a desolate island town after receiving a mysterious letter and soon becomes trapped in a nightmare. Written, directed, and produced by Mickey Keating whose work includes Darling, Carnage Park, and Psychopaths, and was the host of the Shudder Original Series “The Core.” Offseason marks his third film to premiere at the SXSW Film Festival and his third collaboration with producer Eric B. Fleischman. Writer-director Mickey Keating states, “Working with RLJE and Shudder to release OFFSEASON is an absolute dream. Over the years they have become an unparalleled force releasing some of the most innovative, original, and exciting genre films

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 19, 2021

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Blu-ray Review: The Rental (2020)

Friends/couples Mina (Sheila Vand, A Woman Walks Home Alone At Night), Josh (Jeremy Allen White), Charlie (Dan Stevens) and Michelle (Alison Brie, she of the late, great Netflix series GLOW) head out to a loverly rental house situated along a scenic coastline for a lil’ r&r. The one in charge of said dwelling, Taylor (Toby Huss) by name, is a creepy-ass racist… but the house is so damn groovy our heroes shelve their feelings about the caretaker and they settle in for some of that good ol’ drinkin’, druggin’ and fuckin’ that is so popular with telephone operators between the ages of 22 and 45. As fate, and the screenplay, would have it, the friends begin to learn each other’s deepest secrets which causes relationships to fray… but what really causes static is the camera they find installed in the home’s shower. Now normally one would call the cops right quick after making a discovery such as this, but these

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DanXIII

Nov 29, 2020

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Watch The First Clip From Dave Franco’s Directorial Debut ‘The Rental’

Writer-director Dave Franco makes his directorial debut with the thriller The Rental, co-written by Joe Swanberg. In the first clip, we witness a conversation between a couple about a crime committed, their regret for not doing something about it, and that the situation will never be over. Starring Alison Brie (GLOW), Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey) Sheila Vand (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night), and Jeremy Allen White (Shameless), the film centers on two couples looking to celebrate their seed money from a new business venture, embark on a weekend getaway to a seemingly perfect house they’ve booked online. But what begins as a festive weekend for the four close friends turns into something far more sinister as secrets they’ve kept from each other are exposed and paranoia grows that they may not be alone. IFC Films will release The Rental in theaters and On Demand July 24th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 22, 2020

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Larry Fessenden’s ‘Depraved’, A Re-Imagining Of ‘Frankenstein’ Begins Production This February

Larry Fessenden, NYC’s independent horror auteur (Habit, Wendigo, The Last Winter), is set to direct Depraved, from his own script. The re-imagining of Mary Shelley’s timeless classic Frankenstein centers on Henry, a field surgeon suffering from PTSD after combat in the Middle East, who creates a man out of body parts in a makeshift lab in Gowanus, Brooklyn. The creature he creates must navigate a strange new world and the rivalry between Henry and his conniving collaborator Polidori. David Call is set to star alongside Joshua Leonard and Alex Breaux as the monster. The supporting cast has been assembled by casting directors Sig de Miguel and Stephen Vincent. The film marks a partnership between Fessenden’s long-running, award-winning company Glass Eye Pix (The House of the Devil, Stake Land) and Forager Film Company (Little Sister, Win it All), a film collective run by Joe Swanberg (Easy, Happy Christmas), Peter Gilbert (Hoop Dreams), and Edwin Linker (Golden Exits). The deal was brokered

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 30, 2018

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