A Disturbing Nightmare: Returning to ‘Eden Lake’ 16 Years Later

Here in the US, James Watkins’ directorial debut Eden Lake went straight to DVD and was distributed by Dimension Films. Of all the titles to fly under the Dimension Extreme banner though, this one was the most deserving. The movie turned out to be more of an endurance test than I could have ever anticipated. […]

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‘Alien: Covenant’ Is a Messy Broken Promise [Halloweenies Podcast]

After surviving the Engineers on LV-223, the Halloweenies make their way to Origae-6 for a new life in a new frontier. Along the way, they receive a strange distress signal from the year 2017. What they uncover is Ridley Scott‘s Prometheus sequel, Alien: Covenant. Together, the gang discuss the lost sequels that would back up […]

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‘Prometheus’ Turns A-List Stars Into C-List Characters [Halloweenies Podcast]

“It is New Year’s Day, the year of our Lord, 2094. We are Halloweenies, last survivor of the Prometheus. And we are still searching.” The gang continues and concludes their coverage of Ridley Scott‘s 2012 prequel, picking up where they left off last week on LV-223. In the second episode, the Halloweenies discuss the cast, […]

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‘Prometheus’ Attempts to Engineer a New Beginning for the ‘Alien’ Franchise [Halloweenies Podcast]

The Halloweenies follow a map to LV-223 in search of our creators. In the first of two episodes dedicated to Ridley Scott’s 2012 prequel Prometheus, the gang charts the development and its ensuing production. They also discuss the confusing ties to the Alien franchise and whether or not this works as a prequel. Stay tuned […]

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Diving into the Banality of Evil in David Fincher’s ‘The Killer’

After decades of witnessing cinematic homicide, it’s easy to get desensitized to murder on the big screen – and I’m not just talking about the horror genre. From heroic secret agents who don’t mind getting their hands dirty to hitmen with hearts of gold, we’ve come to accept that main characters will usually come out […]

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‘The Killer’ – First Poster for New Thriller from Director David Fincher and the Writer of ‘Se7en’

Director David Fincher and writer Andrew Kevin Walker made magic together when they joined forces for Se7en back in the ’90s, and they reunite for this year’s brand new The Killer. The Killer will premiere only on Netflix on November 10, 2023. We’ve also learned that the streaming service will be bringing Fincher’s latest to select theaters in October. Execution is […]

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The Intriguing Philosophy and Dumb Scientists of ‘Prometheus’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Honest Trailer Trace and I are recovering from our live show at Salem Horror Festival this past weekend, but in April we kept busy with episodes on Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Tony Scott’s The Hunger, and, most recently, queer Black writer/director Bill Gunn’s Ganja & Hess (which just celebrated its 50th anniversary!) […]

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‘Hope’ – Michael Fassbender & Alicia Vikander Starring in Survival Thriller from ‘The Wailing’ Director

Korean director Na Hong-Jin (The Wailing) will make his much anticipated return with Hope, a new thriller that has Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander attached to star. Deadline details the Plus M Entertainment project, “The largely Korean-language film will follow the residents of Hopo Port, where a mysterious discovery is made on the outskirts of the […]

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