April 22, 2026 “No One Would Tell” (*1/2 out of four) was a torpid remake of the 1996 original that “no one” likely remembers or needed a remake of; a dedicated single mother (Shannon Doherty) loves her daughter (Mattreya Scarwenner) but when she starts dating a young man (Callan Potter) with possessive/psychotic tendencies, she becomes increasingly concerned and takes matters into her own hands. Stale and suspenseless thriller covers all-too-familiar ground. Shot in 2018 and being released now in the wake of Doherty’s death but her fans would fare better watching 90210 re-runs instead. Continue reading →
April 22, 2026 “Anywhere” (** out of four) was a middling Midwestern crime melodrama about a redneck (Sean Gunn) who is encumbered by rage and despair upon finding out that his brother (Joshua Burge) has been sleeping with his unfaithful wife (Haley McFarland) and that they plan to run off together and all of them plot against one another and finding their worst instincts rising to the surface. Writer/director Adam Seidel works in a mood and style reminiscent of early Coen Bros (particularly “Blood Simple”) but film’s script is ordinary and undercooked. Adam J. Minnick’s atmospheric cinematography is an undeniable standout throughout. Continue reading →
April 19, 2026 “Is Eight Enough” (* out of four) was a near-zero about a group of eight friends (Chris Acevedo, Rodney Alexandre Jr, Joy Bazemore, and others) who learn that one of them is being abused and they devise a murderous plan to eliminate the abuser but soon find themselves falling apart and turning against one another as they struggle to come together and unite to pull it off. Since none of the characters are at all likeable or even interesting, film has no spark or momentum or emotional center and winds up a waste of time. Film doesn’t end as much as it does stop but by then you’ll likely have had more than “enough”. Continue reading →
April 19, 2026 “Hive” (*1/2 out of four) was a third-rate Tubi timewaster about a babysitter (Xochitl Gomez) who starts to sense a dark presence amongs the playground children she is supervising and realizes the line between reality and recognition is being badly blurred and it starts to affect her overall sanity (and the audience’s). By the end of this clunker, you’ll likely wish she saw a good psychiatrist instead because this would have likely provided more thrills and certainly more intelligent dialogue. Gomez does what she can in the lead but film is devoid of any sting. Continue reading →
April 13, 2026 “The Relaspe” (*1/2 out of four) was a sordid underworld melodrama about a group of friends (Alex Javo, Marlon C. Hayes, Aaliyah Sheffield, and others) who lie, cheat, and double-cross one another with sex, drugs, and murder. Yet another character drama in which none of the characters are likeable (or even interesting) so you don’t care about anything that happens to any of them. Film is only about 53 minutes long but this really is one case where less is more. Continue reading →
April 13, 2026 “Do Not Open” (*1/2 out of four) was a flat-footed timewaster about a married couple (Shawn Ray and Marisol Ray) that rent a solitary cabin and are warned to not open a locked door at the end of the hall; as their curiosity and intrigue gets the best of them, the eventually open the door and (yawn) all Hell breaks loose. Well-produced on a low budget but doesn’t save the film from being a bore. “Do Not Watch” would be a better title for this trifle. Continue reading →
April 13, 2026 “The Mother’s Eye” (0 stars out of four) was an excruciating mess about a woman (America Sossi) who spends her days wandering around her estate but soon realizes she is not alone and is being stalked and hunted by a vindictive killer (Jamie Grefe). Film mostly consists of nothing more than Sossi wandering around and doing nothing and saying nothing and if that doesn’t sound like anything exciting or terrifying- you wouldn’t be wrong. Star/writer/director/producer/cinematographer/etc Grefe bears almost all of the blame for this unendurable film. Continue reading →
April 13, 2026 “This Way To Hell” (*1/2 out of four) was a clunky horror show about a woman (Nikki Carlson) left for dead who makes a demonic pact and seeks revenge against all those who killed her family and goes down the list one-by-one and making sure everyone feels her wrath and pain. Potentially fun story is undone by ham-handed direction and dreadful screenplay. Film is comprised of spare parts of “I Spit On Your Grave”, “Mother’s Day”, and too many others to mention but offers almost nothing in the way of sick thrills or scares. Continue reading →
April 13, 2026 “Savage Vengeance” (* out of four) was a savagely awful “reimagining” of the 1993 cult classic about two friends (Roni Jonah and Jasper Evans) who encounter a group of redneck cannibals (Khran Alexander, Adam Freeman, and others) on the run and have to fight to the death for survival. If you make it to the end of this mess, you’ll know exactly how they feel. Terrible filmmaking and low-budget production is matched by equally awful acting. It’s movies like these that make you wish “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “Deliverance” were never made. Continue reading →
April 13, 2026 “Dragon Wasps” (** out of four) was a cheeky but cheesy B-movie adventure story about a lovely scientist (Dominika Juillet) who ventures deep into the Amazon jungle to investigate the disappearance of her father and becomes swept up in a battle with a brutal guerilla army and giant mutated wasps with only one rogue soldier (Corin Nemec) by her side. Imagine a cross-pollination of “Romancing The Stone” and “The Swarm” and also “Raiders Of The Lost Ark” and you know what to expect of the proceedings. Never escapes or transcends mediocrity but at least it’s relatively fast-moving and engaging. Continue reading →
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