Carlos Prime [Celluloid 09.25.16]

Put simply, this is the kind of movie people come to Fantastic Fest to see. The biggest laughs you’ll have while watching The Greasy Strangler may not necessarily come from the jokes themselves, but from the fact that the filmmakers behind it didn’t hesitate for a second to translate their perverse insanity to the big screen. [Continue reading]

Carlos Prime [Celluloid 09.25.16] horror comedy

Most ghost stories in the West consist of bedsheet-covered, lamenting souls looking to finally finish their unfinished business. Which makes me glad when we see a Thai film involving the supernatural. Not just because we get to see floating heads attached to internal organs, complete with glowing rectums. But also because those floating heads have an affinity for biti... [Continue reading]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 09.24.16] post apocalyptic animation

But I do, dammit, because there was a time when us science fiction fans (at least in the West) were lucky to get one animated film or TV show a year, making the likes of “Heavy Metal, “Fantastic Planet, “Rock & Rule, “Akira, and “Thundarr the Barbarian feel all the more precious.  If you can relate to this on any level, then you... [Continue reading (1 comment)]

rochefort [Celluloid 09.24.16] horror

Sophia Howard (Catherine Walker), still grieving after a recent loss, tracks down occultist Joseph Solomon (Steve Oram) in the hopes that he can help her right old wrongs by summoning an otherworldly spirit. Solomon refuses at first, believing Sophia isn’t being totally honest with him, and only agrees to help her once she admits the true reason she seeks supern... [Continue reading]

John Connor [Celluloid 09.23.16] post apocalyptic horror action thriller

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Christopher Webster [Celluloid 09.22.16] post apocalyptic scifi thriller

James Franco's post-apocalyptic Future World is coming and the we've got some photos that give us our first look at the production. [Continue reading]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 09.22.16] thriller drama

From Eoin Macken, best known as Dr. TC Callahan on the NBC medical drama The Night Shift but who is also in Resident Evil: The Final Chapter comes the dark and disturbing Leopard, out this month on VOD from Osiris Entertainment. [Continue reading]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 09.22.16] cyberpunk scifi action

Rupert Sanders (Snow White And the Huntsman) directs the hotly anticipated anime adaption, Ghost in the Shell, which is shooting in the home of the Hobbits, New Zealand. [Continue reading (1 comment)]

Christopher Webster [Cathode Ray Mission 09.21.16] post apocalyptic zombies

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Christopher Webster [Celluloid 09.20.16] apocalyptic scifi cult thriller dystopic

While there's no question that Dead End Drive-In is designed to exploit the popularity of Mad Max, as well as capitalize on New Wave youth panic, it takes a sharp turn in the last act, embracing political satire that takes aim at political isolationism in the face of hard economic times. The saddest par of it is, it hit home how little the climate has changed since th... [Continue reading]

John Connor [Celluloid 09.20.16] horror

As we reported on last month, Well Go USA scooped up the distribution rights to the Phantasm Series including the fifth in the franchise, Phantasm Ravager which sees release on October 4, 2016! [Continue reading (2 comments)]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 09.19.16] horror

With assaulting sound design, a disorienting sense of space and time, and a final 20 minutes, so grueling and genuinely scary, Blair Witch thoroughly replicates a harrowing real-life haunted house experience. [Continue reading]

Christopher Webster [Cathode Ray Mission 09.16.16] post apocalyptic scifi

WGN is bringing another adaptation of the 1972 short sci-fi novel "Roadside Picnic", written by Russian authors Arkady and Boris Strugatskys, to television and we've got the first images from the set for you to look at. [Continue reading (1 comment)]

Simon Read [Celluloid 09.15.16] thriller


When watching a screener for review on a laptop on my own, I always consider it a small miracle if I can sit through the whole thing without stopping for a while and doing some laundry or making a sandwich. In this case, I watched the entire 95 minutes of The Good Neighborwithout pausing once, and this is testament to the filmmaker's skill in generating real tension... [Continue reading (1 comment)]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 09.15.16] post apocalyptic horror

The first official image has appeared for The Stakelander, the secretly-shot sequel to Glass Eye Pix's very popular post-apocalyptic vampire flick, Stake Land. [Continue reading (3 comments)]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 09.14.16] post apocalyptic scifi action thriller

Mad Max fans have something to look forward to on Christmas morning when the newly announced Mad Max High Octane Collection hits December 6 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. That's ALL four films with five hours of bonus features AND the Highly Anticipated Mad Max: Fury Road “Black & Chrome Edition”! [Continue reading (1 comment)]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 09.14.16] thriller

I love a good country thriller and it's been some time since I’ve seen a really great one (though as I understand it there's been at least one this year) but the first clip from Nathan Morlando's Mean Dreams definitely suggested some good things to come from the film and from the looks of this newly minted trailer, we're in for a great ride. [Continue reading (1 comment)]

Manuel de Layet [Celluloid 09.09.16] thriller


The movie in itself being truly mesmerizing, however funny the outcome of giving into that initial impulse, we'll rather go down the Structuralist road: separating the work from its author in order to break free from "interpretive tyranny." Prejudice more than anything in this particular occurrence I'll have to admit, anyway, this approach is more dignified. The who... [Continue reading (2 comments)]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 09.09.16] scifi thriller

Beyond Skyline, the sequel to Colin and Greg Strause’s original alien invasion film, is currently in the throws of post-production, and to satisfy fans clamoring for *anything* from the production, writer/director Liam O'Donnell released a new piece of promo art on Twitter. [Continue reading (2 comments)]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 09.09.16]

Screamfest, the oldest and largest horror film festival in the US is getting ready for the 2016 edition which runs October 18 to 27, has announced their first batch of titles for this year and so far, it looks like the festival is keeping up with their tradition of highlighting new horror talent alongside the masters. [Continue reading (1 comment)]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 09.09.16] scifi thriller

If you thought Stranger Things was a breakout hit, just wait until the highly anticipated third season of Charlie Brooker's speculative Black Mirror premieres on Netflix next month. With larger budgets, bigger big star power, and an increasing interest in all things tech, I predict the show will take off in a big way. [Continue reading (1 comment)]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 09.09.16] action comedy thriller

While some of us are still trying to wrap our minds and hearts around the love/hate of High-Rise, Ben Wheatley is ready to deliver his next: Free Fire. [Continue reading (2 comments)]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 09.08.16] scifi horror thriller

Coming out of the Other Worlds Austin Sci-Fi festival, Distributor Indican Pictures acquired distribution rights to the exciting feature debut of Zach Imbrogno, Apt. 3D. [Continue reading (1 comment)]

John Connor [Celluloid 09.08.16] thriller drama

In advance of its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, XLrator Media announced it has acquired U.S. distro rights to Werner Herzog’s Salt and Fire starring Michael Shannon (Take Shelter), Veronica Ferres (Hector and the Search For Happiness) and Gael Garcia Bernal ("Mozart in the Jungle"). [Continue reading]

John Connor [DVD News 09.08.16] horror

Just in time for the Halloween season, Epic Pictures have announced a special collector's edition of their super-fun anthology series Tales of Halloween (review).

The set streets next week, September 13th, and if you are in California, you can visit Dark Delicacies for a special signing event with all the directors. [Continue reading]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 09.07.16] post apocalyptic scifi horror vampires

Remember When vampires were a big deal? The original Underworld was certainly a harbinger of the craze while also launching a little known British actress into international renown. [Continue reading (1 comment)]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 09.06.16] post apocalyptic scifi thriller dystopic

Ana Lily Amipour's second feature just premiered at Venice 2016 and two clips have emerged. Called The Bad Batch, it is described as "a dystopian love story set in a community of cannibals." [Continue reading]

John Connor [Cathode Ray Mission 09.02.16] scifi horror thriller mystery

[Full disclosure: It was announced earlier today that Managing Editor Christopher Webster was selected as the winner of a writing contest that will see an episode he submitted produced for the Dark/Web series.] [Continue reading (3 comments)]

John Connor [Celluloid 09.02.16] horror mystery

With D.J. Caruso's The Disappointments Room opening September 9th, we thought we'd investigate some of the most famous houses with a haunted past. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 09.02.16] horror

I fell hard for director Ed Gass-Donnelly after seeing his sophomore feature Small Town Murder Songs (review). Gass-Donnelly didn't quite manage to meet the high bar set for himself with the pedestrian and completely forgettable The Last Exorcism Part II but it looks like he's back on track with his latest. [Continue reading]