Marina Antunes [Celluloid 02.13.19] horror thriller

There are a couple of surprises about Blumhouse's upcoming horror movie Ma. The most obvious is the fact that it sets up the usually lovable Octavia Spencer as a killer but the bigger surprise is that this comes from Tate Taylor, the director of The Help. [Continue reading]

John Connor [Celluloid 02.13.19] book horror

NOS4A2 is based on Joe Hill’s bestselling novel of the same name, and tells the story of Charlie Manx, a seductive immortal who feeds off the souls of children, then deposits what remains of them into Christmasland – an icy, twisted Christmas village of Manx’s imagination where every day is Christmas Day and unhappiness is against the law. Manx finds... [Continue reading]

John Connor [Celluloid 02.12.19] scifi horror action thriller romance adventure

From the mind of George R.R. Martin, comes the psychological thriller Nightflyers. [Continue reading]

John Connor [Celluloid 02.12.19] scifi adventure video game

Neill Blomkamp, the director of Elysium, District 9 and Chappie will release a live-action short film set in the rich world of BioWare’s Anthem video game. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 02.12.19] scifi drama

While the short description of writer/director Maurice Haeems' feature film debut Chimera Strain didn't catch my attention, the fact that the movie stars "The 100" star Henry Ian Cusick did pique my interest. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 02.11.19] horror

Regardless of how often we complain about something else getting rebooted, remade or re-imagined, the truth of the matter is that as long as they keep making money, the studios will keep making the movies. The latest to get new life is Child's Play. [Continue reading]

John Connor [Celluloid 02.11.19] horror

One of our favorite filmmakers Christopher Smith (Triangle, Black Death) has a new haunted house film in the works called The Banishing. The film tells the story of the most haunted house in England and looks to have a Gothic Woman in Black vibe. [Continue reading]

John Connor [Celluloid 02.11.19] post apocalyptic scifi horror action

20th Century Fox and Paramount Pictures are taking another chance on the Terminator franchise. James Cameron is on board as a producer this time and has been spilling some details while out promoting Alita: Battle Angel, a film he produced alongside Robert Roderiguez who directed. [Continue reading]

John Connor [Celluloid 02.07.19] horror comedy

British monster horror comedy Slaughterhouse Rulez, starring Shaun of the Dead's Simon Pegg and Nick Frost is getting a UK Blu-ray release on March 11, 2019. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 02.05.19] thriller

Cloning. Once upon a time a pipe-dream-made-reality with Dolly and though morally problematic, once in a while we get another movie about cloning humans. Spoiler alert: they never end well. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 02.04.19] drama


Franchi first made a huge splash a decade ago with The Wild Hunt (review), a thriller set among a group of LARPers. Happy Face is also the story of a group of outsiders but in this case, those outsiders are a group of individuals that can't hide from the rest of society. [Continue reading]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 02.04.19] horror

Scary Stories comes with a lot of nostalgia for me. When I was growing up, I was obsessed with taking it out of my school library and looked at the pictures all the time. I never thought one day they would turn it into a movie and here we are. [Continue reading]

John Connor [Celluloid 02.01.19] horror

Widely regarded as one of the goriest films in years, Brazilian horror hit The Cannibal Club, directed by Guto Parente, premieres in North America this March via Uncork'd Entertainment. [Continue reading]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 01.31.19] post apocalyptic scifi thriller mystery

In the upcoming I am Mother, A teenage girl is raised underground by a kindly robot "Mother" designed to repopulate the earth following the extinction of humankind. But their unique bond is threatened when an inexplicable stranger arrives with alarming news. [Continue reading]

John Connor [Celluloid 01.30.19] scifi horror thriller mystery

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John Connor [Celluloid 01.30.19] post apocalyptic zombies horror

Zack Snyder (300, Dawn of the Dead) will helm a new big budget zombie film for Netflix called Army of the Dead. Snyder will produce with his partner and wife, Deborah Snyder who both recently suffered the tragedy of the loss of their daughter. [Continue reading]

John Connor [Celluloid 01.29.19] horror thriller

Indican Pictures will release the new indie thriller Wronged on February 8 in Michigan theaters before it hits DVD and digital platforms on February 26, 2019. [Continue reading]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 01.29.19] post apocalyptic zombies horror martial arts

From rising director Chee Keong Cheung comes Redcon-1, a post-apocalyptic, horror action/thriller punctuated by relentless fight action and bristling with real military hardware. [Continue reading (2 comments)]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 01.29.19] drama

Writer/director Tim Sutton first made an impression with his directorial debut Pavilion (review), a mesmerizing coming-of-age story which premiered at SXSW in 2012. Sutton has made a couple of other films since then but few have caught my attention as much as his latest: Donnybrook. [Continue reading]

John Connor [Celluloid 01.28.19] horror

The Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah and RZA and Shaun Redick of Impossible Dream Entertainment announced today they will join forces to produce the suspense horror thriller “Angel of Dust”, to be directed by filmmaker and Wu-Tang lead member RZA. [Continue reading]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 01.28.19] post apocalyptic zombies horror

Following his idiosyncratic take on the Vampire film, The Only Lovers Left Alive, Jim Jarmusch is going full zombie with The Dead Don't Die a zombie film starring a massive cast including Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray, Steve Buschemi, Chloë Sevigny, Selena Gomez and many other big names. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 01.28.19] comedy mystery


Sheil stars as Margaret, a young woman who returns home to Washington DC with her best friend Henry (Thomas Matthews) to spend the holidays with friends. While at the party of an old high school buddy, Margaret sees her ex-boyfriend and meets his new fiancé, a blow that quickly sours her mood. Henry and Margaret ditch the party in search of a better time and ... [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 01.28.19] thriller drama


James Kaelan and Blessing Yen's America the Beautiful is a marvel. It opens with Billy and Carly on a mountain with Carly running towards a man who is being beaten senseless by another man. The beater takes off when she comes running to help the man on the ground and while Carly saves the day, Billy films the entire thing, constantly screaming at Carly to come back.... [Continue reading (1 comment)]

John Connor [Celluloid 01.28.19] horror

A new film from A24, the studio that released The Witch and Green Room will release a new Irish horror film getting some buzz out of Sundance this year. The film is called The Hole in the G round and is written and directed by Lee Cronin, co-written with Stephen Shields. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 01.25.19] thriller drama

Though Andrew Hulme's sophomore effort The Devil Outside garnered mixed feelings from our contributor Simon who saw the film last year at EIFF, he did note that the psychological thriller is a "sombre British reflection on faith, insanity and questionable parenting techniques" with great performances and frankly, after seeing this trailer, I'm completely sold. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 01.25.19] horror

Directing brothers Doron Paz and Yoav Paz won a lot of acclaim for their Israeli horror Jeruzalem (review) which won over many a horror fan when it premiered in 2015 and now the pair are back with yet another horror movie though this one is distinctly different. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 01.25.19] horror

The concept behind writer/director Justin McConnell's latest horror movie is fantastic: a guy with the ability to shapeshift by killing his victims, goes on a murderous spree in an attempt to rekindle a relationship with the woman he loves. [Continue reading]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 01.24.19] post apocalyptic cyberpunk scifi dystopic

Today, global pop sensation and 2019 double Grammy nominee Dua Lipa released a new single and video in anticipation of 20th Century FOX's cyberpunk extravaganza Alita: Battle Angel, the epic action-adventure from visionary filmmakers James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez. [Continue reading]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 01.23.19] scifi horror

SpectreVision and ACE Pictures announced today that principal photography will begin next month on Richard Stanley's HP Lovecraft adapt Color out of Space. Starring Nicolas Cage, the film will be directed by Stanley, his first feature in over twenty years! [Continue reading (2 comments)]

John Connor [DVD News 01.22.19] scifi horror thriller adventure

Not many new releases this week, but a few retro titles getting nice re-issues. First up we have Chalres Bronson starrer 10 to Midnight about an outraged police detective and his rookie partner (Andrew Stevens) who skirt the law to catch a killer of women.

The collectors edition from Shout! Factory features a new 4K scan and commentary track among other new featur... [Continue reading]