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[Fantasia 2019] 'Harpoon' is a perfect storm of tense violence and oddball comedy

7/30/2019

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A jealous guy with no chill, his possibly cheating girlfriend, and the guy’s best friend she may be cheating with, sail out into the middle of nowhere and…this may sound like the beginning of a joke, but that’s the setup for Harpoon, which played at Fantasia 2019 this past weekend, and its only sort of a laughing matter…


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[Blu-ray/DVD Review] Let 'The Intruder' invade your home, if only for Dennis Quaid

7/29/2019

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If there’s anything to learn from The Intruder, releasing on Blu-ray/DVD tomorrow, it’s that actor Dennis Quaid needs to be in ALL of the horror films now. And when you’re looking to buy a house, and your introduction to the owner is them cold-bloodedly shooting a deer right in front of you, you get your ass back to the city and never look back…


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[Fantasia 2019] 'Lake Michigan Monster' is an endearing trip back in time to old-school creature features

7/28/2019

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Ahoy, mateys, and welcome to my review of Lake Michigan Monster, the strangest underwater adventure you’ll ever experience! Having played at Fantasia 2019 and banned in four of the five great lakes, this film has ghosts, zombies, phantom ships, rubbery monster on human loving, and it’s enough to drive you so mad, you’ll be talking like a deranged pirate afterwards, argh…


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[Fantasia 2019] 'A Good Woman Is Hard to Find' is a devastating crime thriller steeped in gritty realism

7/22/2019

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Having played at Fantasia 2019 this past weekend, the new film from director Abner Pastoll, A Good Woman Is Hard to Find, proves that you’ll have no problem finding quality work from Pastoll…


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[Fantasia 2019] 'Sator' is a disorienting nightmare that gets inside your head

7/21/2019

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Dazed and confused and deeply unnerved. Playing at Fantasia 2019 today, that’s how minimalist horror film, Sator, leaves you feeling by the end of the strange experience that is watching it…


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[Fantasia 2019] 'The Wretched' isn't messing around when it comes to full-blown terror

7/19/2019

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Witchy horror has always been a sub-genre I love. And while The Wretched, world-premiering at Fantasia 2019 tonight, isn’t as thematically intriguing as most, it is one of the most frightening films I’ve seen all year…


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[Review] 'Deadtectives' is an oddball horror comedy with an entertaining spirit

7/17/2019

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As someone who’s worked in reality TV the better part of a decade, you should know if you don’t already: most of its fake. One sub-genre that’s about as real as the phantom projections in an episode of Scooby-Doo is the ghost hunter show. These shows are expert fabrications of a haunting, but Deadtectives explores what would happen if it all turned out to be real, with a comedic twist…


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[Review] 'Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein' is a strange creature that I'm glad was given life

7/16/2019

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By now, many of you know who David Harbour is. Perhaps best known for his role as Hopper in Stranger Things, It’s no wonder that Netflix would continue to work with the charming star, but whatever they’re smoking, I want some, because Frankenstein’s Monster’s Monster, Frankenstein, is a whole different monster than anyone could have expected…


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[Fantasia 2019] 'Critters Attack!' is a giant fur ball of problems

7/15/2019

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It isn’t every year that not one, but TWO sequels/spinoffs to a popular horror series drop, but that’s the case with Critters: A New Binge and Critters Attack!, with the latter world premiering at Fantasia 2019 this past weekend. But some Critters fans won’t be happy to know that the two have much more in common than they’d like…


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[Fantasia 2019] 'Jade's Asylum' will leave you feeling insane

7/13/2019

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In writing, you’ll often hear the phrase, “keep it simple, stupid”. The more focused a story can be, the less chance there is to get bogged down in elements that aren’t necessary. Jade’s Asylum, world premiering today at Fantasia 2019, is the perfect example of this…


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