John Connor [Celluloid 06.13.19] horror

“Doctor Sleep” continues the story of Danny Torrance, 40 years after his terrifying stay at the Overlook Hotel in Stephen King's classic horror novel, "The Shining". [Continue reading]

John Connor [Celluloid 06.11.19] scifi

After he's done with his big-budget blockbuster Dune adaptation, Denis Villeneuve will direct a DUNE TV pilot for Warner Bros. from a script by John Spaihts (Prometheus, Passengers). [Continue reading]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 06.11.19] documentary

We were shocked to learn about the sudden death of Anton Yelchin, star of such films as Fright Night and Green Room. At only 27 years-old, the actor was just getting started and on the rise and we were all big fans. [Continue reading]

John Connor [Celluloid 06.11.19] horror

Directed by Caryn Waecther, DEADCON tackles isolation in the age of social media and follows real-life YouTubers Lauren Elizabeth and Claudia Sulewski as they face vengeful ghosts even more horrifying than their devoted fans. [Continue reading]

John Connor [DVD News 06.11.19] post apocalyptic apocalyptic scifi horror action cult thriller adventure

After 10 years of extraterrestrial occupation, residents of Chicago must decide whether to continue to live under alien rule or support the resistance. When young Gabriel Drummond joins the insurgency, he soon finds himself under careful scrutiny from a shadowy figure who's trying to crush the rebellion and its plans for freedom. [Continue reading]

John Connor [Celluloid 06.07.19] thriller drama crime

Global Digital Releasing has acquired worldwide rights to Midnight Runner from writer directors John Mathis and Jared Sprouse. [Continue reading]

John Connor [Celluloid 06.05.19] scifi horror action thriller adventure

Arrow are releasing a sweet new Blu-ray release of The Andromeda Strain. Based on the novel by Michael Crichton. [Continue reading (2 comments)]

John Connor [DVD News 05.28.19] scifi horror action cult thriller adventure

Neil Jordan directs the directs Greta, a new thriller about a young woman (Chloë Grace Moretz) who befriends a lonely widow (Isabelle Huppert) who's harboring a dark and deadly agenda toward her. [Continue reading]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 05.28.19] horror

MMMD's guttural, primordial score announces the film's intent to take us back to one of the scariest times in human history. A time when superstition and religion melted together and were almost indistinguishable. And in fact, one of the film's great accomplishments is leaving you grasping between the two, determined to figure out if what you witnessed was magic or ma... [Continue reading (2 comments)]

John Connor [Celluloid 05.24.19] crime

You have to sign up for Amazon Prime to watch it on June 14, but Nicolas Winding Refn's new series is coming soon! Two episodes just screened at Cannes and the new trailer looks awesome. [Continue reading (2 comments)]

John Connor [Celluloid 05.23.19] cyberpunk scifi horror action thriller

James Cameron (and my mom) returns with director Tim Miller (Deadpool) for Terminator: Dark Fate. The next film in the Terminator frnachise he created returns to theatres 11.1.19. [Continue reading (7 comments)]

John Connor [Celluloid 05.22.19] scifi action thriller

A ton of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker images have emerged showcasing some behind the scenes images and even a couple stills from the upcoming film. [Continue reading (2 comments)]

John Connor [Celluloid 05.21.19] horror action thriller drama crime adventure

This Collector’s Edition of the disaster classic Earthquake from Shout! Factory Selects includes a new transfer of the extended television version with over 35 minutes of added footage [Continue reading]

Christopher Webster [DVD News 05.21.19] cyberpunk scifi action thriller adventure dystopic 3-d

While critics ignored it and prematurely predicted it to be a failure, Robert Rodriguez’s Alita: Battle Angel went on to surprise many in the Marvel obsessed shill media by making nearly $405 million internationally and building a legion of passionate fans who call themselves the Alita Army. [Continue reading (5 comments)]

John Connor [Celluloid 05.17.19] horror thriller

The Madness Within is a dramatic thriller, from production house Busted Knuckle Productions and director Hunter G. Williams (The Crying Dead). Set to release across several countries, the film’s official release will take place in Q4 (November, December), through Midnight Releasing. The film’s story involves a tormented businessman, who falls victim to his... [Continue reading]

John Connor [Celluloid 05.16.19] scifi horror animation fantasy adventure

Genndy Tartakovsky is making a triumphant return to TV with a new animated series call Primal, which takes place in the dangerous world of prehistoric earth. [Continue reading (1 comment)]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 05.15.19] scifi horror

Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror will return to Netflix for three new stories on June 5, 2019. [Continue reading (1 comment)]

John Connor [Celluloid 05.14.19] scifi horror action thriller

Michael Haneke’s most notorious provocation, Funny Games spares no detail in its depiction of the agony of a bourgeois family held captive at their vacation home by a pair of white-gloved young men. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 05.14.19] horror

Writer/director duo Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala have already proven themselves to have a knack for horror with the terrifying Goonight Mommy and the upcoming Field Guide to Evil anthology. Now the pair have made the jump to English-language feature filmmaking with the Sundance hit The Lodge. [Continue reading]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 05.13.19] horror

Bloody Disgusting have announced their new horror anthology PORTALS has been acquired by Screen Media. [Continue reading]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 05.10.19] scifi horror

Seth Ackerman's Blood Machines is nearing completion, but looking for a final round of support to get across the finish line. [Continue reading]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 05.10.19] horror

Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, has acquired North American rights to THE 16TH EPISODE (previously known as LITTLE HORROR MOVIE). [Continue reading]

John Connor [Celluloid 05.09.19] horror comedy

Zoe, age 10, is obsessed with making horror films. A deadline for a big horror contest is coming up, and Zoe is determined to win. But when her father, concerned about her increasingly gory activities, orders her to stop making horror films and shoot her sister's wedding week instead, Zoe has no other choice... To win the contest of her dreams, she will have to turn h... [Continue reading]

John Connor [Celluloid 05.09.19]

Evil resurfaces in Derry as director Andy Muschietti reunites the Losers Club—young and adult—in a return to where it all began with “It Chapter Two.” [Continue reading]

John Connor [Cathode Ray Mission 05.08.19] thriller comic

Tick tock. Watchmen debuts this fall on HBO. [Continue reading (3 comments)]

Christopher Webster [Film Festival 05.08.19] scifi horror action thriller

Cinepocalypse, Chicago’s premiere festival for electrifying and provocative genre cinema, returns to the Music Box Theatre June 13th for eight days of features, shorts, events and surprises, including eight fantastic break-out world premieres.

ALTER, the horror brand from Gunpowder & Sky that curates, develops and distributes award-winning short films, seri... [Continue reading]

John Connor [Celluloid 05.06.19] scifi

One of the biggest and most successful sci-fi films of all time has just landed on Netflix, but you probably didn't notice! [Continue reading (2 comments)]

Marina Antunes [Cathode Ray Mission 05.02.19] horror drama

Lisa Soper knew from an early age that she wanted to work in the movies but unlike most kids who have dreams of being actors, writers or directors, Soper's passion was to help build the worlds we see on screen. [Continue reading]

John Connor [DVD News 04.30.19] scifi horror thriller

The jaw-dropping set pieces fly fast and furious in Jackie Chan’s breathtakingly inventive action comedies, two smash hits that made him a worldwide icon of daredevil spectacle. [Continue reading]

Simon Read [Celluloid 04.29.19] horror comedy

It doesn’t help that we have Fran Kranz and Alyson Hannigan in the lead roles, immediately putting one in mind of both ‘Cabin...’ and ‘Buffy’ (and therefore Whedon), and while both actors are perfectly suited to their roles, they are limited by fairly humdrum material and a scattershot approach to narrative. Director/co-writer Brett Simmo... [Continue reading]