Synopsis: A bachelor party becomes a savage fight for survival when the groomsmen unwittingly unleash a fabled predator upon the festivities. A feature adaptation of the segment “Amateur Night” from the 2012 horror anthology “V/H/S.” Release Date: December 2, 2016 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Horror, Film Review Production Everyone who saw it has a favorite […]
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‘The Hunting Ground’ Puts Faces To The Stories Of Sexual Assault On College Campuses
A couple of years ago, writer/director Kirby Dick and producer Amy Ziering broke the silence on the issue of sexual assault in the military with their gripping documentary The Invisible War. Now, they have tackled the same problem on college campuses with their newest film The Hunting Ground. Through graphic first-person interviews, fly-on-the-wall footage, […]
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Synopsis: The new 3D family adventure “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” begins when seventeen-year-old Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson) receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist. Unable to stop him from tracking the signal to its source, Sean’s new stepfather, Hank (Dwayne Johnson), joins the quest that will take them […]
‘My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea’ – Corny As Hell, But You’ll Like It
Synopsis: An earthquake causes a high school to float into the sea, where it slowly sinks like a shipwreck. Release Date: April 28, 2017 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Animation, Comedy Film Review Production As a writer and illustrator, Dash Shaw has had several successful graphic novels. Now, following in the footsteps of Daniel Clowes and […]
It’s Been A Long Wait, But ‘The Blackcoat’s Daughter’ Lives Up To The Hype
Synopsis: Two girls must battle a mysterious evil force when they get left behind at their boarding school over winter break. Release Date: March 31, 2017 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Horror, Thriller Film Review Production It’s been a couple of years since February, the creepy thriller from writer/director Oz Perkins (son of the legendary Anthony […]
As A Movie, ‘Touched With Fire’ Is Just As Bipolar As Its Characters, But That’s A Good Thing
Synopsis: Two manic depressives meet in a psychiatric hospital and begin a romance that brings out all of the beauty and horror of their condition. Release Date: February 19, 2016 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Drama, Romance Film Review Production There’s a common theory in psychology circles that claims that there is a correlation between bipolar […]
Tim Burton Takes ‘Dumbo’ To Darker Places
Disney classic Dumbo gets the live-action treatment from Director Tim Burton, and the result is not an altogether child-friendly movie.
‘Coming Home’ Camouflages A Sad And Sappy Story With Stunning Cinematography
Synopsis: Lu and Feng are a devoted couple forced to separate when Lu is arrested and sent to a labor camp as a political prisoner during the Cultural Revolution. He finally returns home only to find that his beloved wife no longer remembers him. Release Date: September 25, 2015 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Drama, Film […]
Touch Of Noir: Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Drive’, A Film Worthy Of The Label Noir
Ahead of next week’s release of Nicolas Winding Refn’s latest film Only God Forgives, which reunites him with Drive star Ryan Gosling, it is only fitting to explore the deep film noir roots of the intensely stylish, highly acclaimed Drive. It’s not surprising that Refn won the prize for Best Director at Cannes with this […]
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘To All A Goodnight’ – A Killer Santa Movie From A Time Before Killer Santa Movies Were A Real Thing
Killer Santa Claus movies have been the go-to Christmas horror films ever since the slasher movie came into prominence in the early eighties. The 1984 bloodfest Silent Night, Deadly Night is the film that comes to most people’s minds when they think of killer Santas, but it wasn’t the first. Cinema Fearité has already discussed […]