By: Emily von Seele
Coming to Netflix on April 14, Thriller is an entertaining throwback to the classic slasher era of the 1980s. The directorial debut of writer/director Dallas Jackson (co-written by Ken Rance), the film follows a group of kids in Compton, California who decide to pull a nasty prank on a local boy.
By: Paul Farrell
Last year, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to review Joe Badon’s fascinating debut, The God Inside My Ear (now available on Blu-ray), as part of the Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival‘s lineup. It concerns Elizia, a woman whose entire world is thrown into chaos after her boyfriend leaves her to join a religious cult. The film is impressive on multiple levels, moving fluidly between the grounded psychological quirkiness of an independent, dramatic horror picture and the more cosmic, existential concerns typically embedded within epic science fiction. It makes for a movie just as capable of comic irreverence as it is deeply felt solemnity (read my full review here).
By: Emily von Seele
There’s a moment in Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy II: The Golden Army that fills me with joy like no other. Hellboy (Ron Perlman) and Abe Sapien (Doug Jones), both lovesick, sit together in the library of the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense (B.P.R.D.) and drown their sorrows with beer and sappy, soft rock love songs. Each character is facing his own romantic dilemma and is unsure how to proceed — fearing the worst, but hoping for the best.
Nolan is joined by Ben McBride, Paul Farrell, and Philip Yount to discuss Don Siegel’s Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956) and Philip Kaufman’s Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978). The crew digs into new discoveries and rewatches, as well as recent horror releases — including a lengthy review of Jordan Peele’s Us (2019) (**Spoilers from 44:00 – 1:02:00**) — before aliens infiltrate and replace each of the co-hosts with an emotionless clone (and also compost their bodies or whatever).
By: Emily von Seele
The Boston Underground Film Festival hosted the New England premiere of Knife+Heart last weekend, and it is absolutely a film that horror aficionados will want to check out. With his second feature, director Yann Gonzalez has crafted a beautiful, bloody journey into the darker corners of love and obsession.
On this Off-Topic episode, Paul takes the reins and is joined by Ben McBride and Philip Yount — as well as special guest Jason “Jinx” Jenkins from Scream Addicts — to discuss the staggering filmography of legendary producer/director Roger Corman and his impact on horror/sci-fi cinema through a selection of their favorite (or new favorite) Corman flicks.
Nolan is joined by Emily von Seele — as well as special guests Stephanie Crawford from The ScreamCast & Dread Central and Michele Eggen from Wicked Horror & Ghastly Grinning — to discuss Mary Lambert’s Pet Sematary (1989) and David Keating’s Wake Wood (2011). The crew catch up on recent horror releases, new discoveries, and rewatches before a monkey’s paw grants them the power to bring their loved ones back from the dead, as well as bringing about their own demise.
