Screamfest

13 Cameras Movie Review: From Inside The House

April 15, 2016

I saw 13 Cameras at Screamfest last year, and it was probably the most effective movie in the fest. It doesn’t really have set pieces you might talk about or put in a trailer, but it's got a very clear agenda a... Read More...

Screamfest LA Review: Patchwork Is A Piecemeal Success

Fred Topel

October 29, 2015

Movies, Review

There were lots of things I liked in Patchwork and lots of things I did not. That's fitting considering the film is about a woman made up of different parts, so the film itself is a mix and match of different p... Read More...

Julia Exclusive: Matthew A. Brown on Meditation and Permits

Fred Topel

October 25, 2015

Exclusive, Interview, Movies

Matthew A. Brown, writer/director of Julia Julia, a unique revenge film, opened this weekend. Ashley C. Williams plays a woman who is raped and recovers via an unorthodox therapy. The therapy consists of lu... Read More...

Screamfest LA Review – Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension

Fred Topel

October 23, 2015

Movies, Review

The Ghost Dimension is the final Paranormal Activity like The Final Chapter was the last Friday the 13th. There’s nothing final about it whatsoever. They may close one or two loops but it doesn’t bring any reso... Read More...

Screamfest LA Review: Martyrs

Fred Topel

October 22, 2015

Movies, Review

Troian Bellisario (r) and Bailey Noble (l) at the Screamfest premiere of Martyrs My gut reaction to the Martyrs remake was that it was exactly what I expected an Americanized Martyrs to be, but having settl... Read More...

Screamfest LA Review: Condemned

Fred Topel

October 22, 2015

Movies, Nerd Stuff, Review

Every year at Screamfest there is a movie so crazy, it is legendary. Last year it was Parlor, now called Anarchy Parlor for VOD listings. The year before that, The Gauntlet would qualify. This isn’t a qualitati... Read More...

Screamfest 2015 Review: Tales of Halloween

Fred Topel

October 14, 2015

Movies, Review

Screamfest 2015 kicked off with Tales of Halloween, a collection of 11 horror shorts from 11 different directing teams. Everyone is going to have their favorite stories out of the 11, but even if you don’t love... Read More...

Dark Was the Night Interview: Jack Heller On Nature Sounds and Kevin Durand

Fred Topel

July 25, 2015

Interview, Movies

This weekend, in theaters or on VOD, you can watch a different sort of monster movie, one starring Kevin Durand as the hero instead of a villain, and focusing on the family drama of a grieving couple. Dark Was ... Read More...

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