Review: SCARE CAMPAIGN
Posted by Jerry Smith on October 26, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Tackling the subject of pranks and how one can go horribly wrong, Brothers Colin and Cameron Cairnes’ SCARE CAMPAIGN takes that idea and runs with it quite effectively. Providing viewers with a fun setup and offering twist after twist, the film is one that never ceases to keep you wondering just what’s next, providing an accomplishment […]
Category ICONS REVIEWS, Indie Horror News, New Releases, NEWS · Tags 100 Bloody Acres, Movie Reviews, Pranks, Reviews, Scare Campaign
Review: JACK GOES HOME
Posted by Jerry Smith on October 12, 2016 · Leave a Comment
There are films like THE AVENGERS, where you walk into them to see things explode, silly superhero fare and a fun time. Then there are films that you watch to really hit a nerve with you, to challenge you and to invoke a sense of relation within you. I tend to gravitate towards those types […]
Category ICONS REVIEWS, Indie Horror News, New Releases, NEWS · Tags Jack Goes Home, Lin Shaye, Movie Reviews, Reviews, Rory Culkin, Thomas Dekker
SEVEN More Scream Factory Releases You Don’t Want To Miss!!
Posted by Jerry Smith on October 4, 2016 · 2 Comments
A little while back, we wrote about Twenty Essential Scream Factory Releases, which were DVD/Blurays releases that the gang at Scream Factory knocked right out of the park. It was a fun, overwhelmingly in depth project to take on, going through my SF collection (I’m a self-proclaimed fanatic of the brand, and will continue to […]
Review: THE MIND’S EYE
Posted by Jerry Smith on October 4, 2016 · Leave a Comment
2013’s ALMOST HUMAN showcased not only the talents of director Joe Begos, actor/editor Josh Ethier and actor Graham Skipper, but a genuine love for all things John Carpenter and David Cronenberg. The gory body invasion film caught people off guard during its festival run and when released, it quickly became a film that genre lovers […]
Category DVD News, ICONS REVIEWS, Indie Horror News, New Releases, NEWS · Tags Almost Human, DVD/Bluray news, Graham Skipper, Joe Begos, Movie Reviews, Reviews, The Mind's Eye
Beyond Fright Review: BLUE JAY (2016)
Posted by Jerry Smith on October 2, 2016 · Leave a Comment
We all have one. A first love that made us see life through optimistic blinders and caused us to look at our future in an eyes wide open type of way. We wished and expected the best for each other and there wasn’t a damned thing that would sway that young love flowing through those […]
Category BEYOND FRIGHT, ICONS REVIEWS, New Releases, People · Tags Beyond Fright, Blue Jay, Duplass Brothers, Mark Duplass, Movie Reviews, Reviews, Sarah Paulson
Fantastic Fest Review: RAW
Posted by Jay Kay on October 1, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Not since John Fawcett’s Canadian cult classic GINGER SNAPS and more recently Jonas Alexander Arnby’s WHEN ANIMALS DREAM has such truth and vulnerability been shown within each frame of horror storytelling, showing an amalgamation of cannibalism, vampirism and a coming of age-like rite of passage like the French/Belgium film RAW. Submerged with a weary and inexperienced sense of understanding, […]
Category Event Report, ICONS REVIEWS, New Releases, NEWS, People · Tags Fantastic Fest, Festival Reviews, Movie Reviews, Raw, Reviews
Fantastic Fest Review: ANOTHER WOLFCOP
Posted by Jay Kay on September 28, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Cult cinema is the most unique, twisted and enjoyable types of film in a theatrical experience. Films that have a distinctive heart, and puts that heart above the price tag, usually tend to resonate on a much deeper level with fans, above the watered-down tentpoles of the year. Following that heart-filled approach to cult cinema is director […]
Category Event Report, ICONS REVIEWS, Indie Horror News, New Releases, NEWS, People · Tags Another Wolfcop, Festival Reviews, Movie Reviews, Reviews, Wolfcop
Fantastic Fest Review: THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE
Posted by Jay Kay on September 27, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The bond between a father and son is key to the development of a man’s life. A father can be a teacher, friend, mentor, structure, a bastard and a compass. When the son decides to leave and find his own path, it brings pride, drama and a realistic tension that creates compelling storytelling. One of […]
Category Event Report, ICONS REVIEWS, NEWS · Tags Event Reports, Fantastic Fest, Movie Reviews, Reviews, The Autopsy of Jane Doe