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• “Psycho Killer.” Run, run, run, run, run, run, run away.

  By AJ Friar on May 6, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Actress Georgina Campbell (Lovely, Dark, and Deep) has been on a quiet but undeniable hot streak over the past couple of years, carving out a strong presence in the indie horror scene, most notably with her standout performance in Barbarian… Read More ›

• A Conversation with “Couples Weekend” writer/director Nora Kirkpatrick.

  By Thomas Manning on May 5, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Nora Kirkpatrick is a multi-talented artist with a variety of credits in front of and behind the camera over the course of her career. Her feature film directorial debut is the dark rom-com Couples Weekend (formerly titled A Tree Fell… Read More ›

• Filmmaker Lynne Ramsay’s “Die My Love” arrives on 4K UHD Blu-ray with a bare-bones home edition.

  By Gabe Lapalombella on May 5, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  2025 was an exceptionally strong year for film, though several slipped through the cracks. One of those casualties was Lynne Ramsey’s Die My Love, starring Jennifer Lawrence (Causeway) and Robert Pattinson (Mickey 17). The story follows a young mother named… Read More ›

• “Innerspace”, a fun, zany adventure gem from the dream team of Steven Spielberg and Joe Dante, comes home in a visually stunning limited edition restoration courtesy of Arrow Video.

  By Blak Cinephile on May 4, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  “Steven Spielberg presents a Joe Dante film.” Six words of guaranteed Blockbuster magic if one has ever heard them. From the classic, influential 1984 Gremlins to the wacky, satirical 1990 sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch, all the way to… Read More ›

• Film Masters offers a newly-restored edition of Victor Halperin’s notorious horror tale “White Zombie.”

  By Douglas Davidson on May 4, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  What was once a little niche, a little subversive, as a narrative tool, zombies are now so totally mainstream that they’ve become incorporated in everything including comic books (Marvel Zombies), video games (Call of Duty Zombies; Dying Light), and countless… Read More ›

• “Primate,” an infectiously entertaining gory B-movie, arrives on home video courtesy of Paramount Pictures.

  By Blak Cinephile on May 1, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  There ain’t never been anything wrong with wanting a lean, mean, gory B-movie — as long as it’s good or, at the very least, enjoyable. Johannes Roberts, director of the successful 47 Meters Down franchise and The Strangers: Prey at… Read More ›

• Filmmaker Barry Levinson’s dramatic crime thriller “Sleepers” receives a 4K UHD remaster 30 years after its release.

  By justin waldman on May 1, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  There is something that gets me particularly giddy when a studio releases a catalogue title on 4K and it’s not coming from a boutique. To be clear, there is nothing against boutiques, but when looking at a blind buy (from… Read More ›

• “Boorman and the Devil” tells many tales around the making of the sequel to one of the most successful movies of all time. [The Overlook Film Festival]

  By justin waldman on April 30, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  When looking at the legendary career of director John Boorman, we have films such as Point Blank (1967), Deliverance (1972), and Excalibur (1981), amongst a plethora of other films. But we also have the unlikely sequel that he was offered,… Read More ›

• Edgar Wright’s “The Running Man” encourages you to watch with more than two hours of supplemental materials on the home release.

  By Douglas Davidson on April 30, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  When Stephen King published his novel The Running Man under the name Richard Bachman in 1982, the book must’ve been seen like a piece of cynical dystopian fiction. Instead, like Jules Verne with the submarine and space shuttles, it turned… Read More ›

• Robert Aramayo delivers a fantastic lead performance in director Kirk Jones inspirational, humorous biopic “I Swear.”

  By Blak Cinephile on April 29, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  On February 22nd, 2026, while presenting an award for Best Special Visual Effects at the 79th BAFTAs, actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo’s presentation was quickly interrupted by the slur “n****r,” spoken by Scottish Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson…. Read More ›

• Dramedy “The Travel Companion” highlights the importance of collaboration over competition.

  By Douglas Davidson on April 29, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Life is a marathon. You don’t train for it, you probably don’t stretch enough, but it is a marathon. The mistake that most make is perceiving those around them as competition instead of rivals. Competitors are there to defeat you… Read More ›

• Sci-fi satirical dark comedy “The Saviors” posits an inevitable destiny for all via humanity’s rush to cast heroes and villains. [SXSW]

  By Douglas Davidson on April 28, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  Trigger Warning: The opening sequence features flashing lights and quick-cut imagery that may be triggering for photosensitive individuals. “DESTINY! DESTINY! NO ESCAPING THAT FOR ME!” – Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) in Young Frankenstein. In storytelling, there are two pretty… Read More ›

• A Conversation with “An Autumn Summer” writer/director Jared Isaac.

  By Thomas Manning on April 28, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  Writer and director Jared Isaac joins this edition of EoM Presents to break down his debut feature film, An Autumn Summer. Speaking with EoM Senior Interviewer Thomas Manning in this extended conversation, Isaac reflects on the changing seasons in his… Read More ›

• Gore Verbinski’s “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die” arrives on physical formats which means it’s game on at home.

  By Douglas Davidson on April 27, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Photosensitivity Warning: The climax of the film includes an extended sequence of flashing that may prove triggering for photosensitive individuals. Take precautions. Spoon boy: Do not try and bend the spoon. That’s impossible. Instead … only try to realize the… Read More ›

• “Cramps! – A Period Piece” is the most fun you’ll have with endometriosis. [The Overlook Film Festival]

  By justin waldman on April 27, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  As a male, I’ve never had the misfortune of going through menstrual cramps, and for that I am incredibly grateful because it seems like absolute bloody (no pun intended) hell and I am going without experiencing that pain every month… Read More ›

• “Drag” flips the home invasion horror genre on its back. [The Overlook Film Festival]

  By justin waldman on April 26, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  Horror movies are not meant to necessarily reflect our own fears and anxieties, but sometimes they do. I’m not entirely sure if first-time feature filmmakers Raviv Ullman and Greg Yagolnitzer, who both wrote and directed Drag, anticipated that someone would… Read More ›

• Larry Fessenden’s “Habit” participates in a celebration of the director’s latest creature feature. [The Overlook Film Festival]

  By Douglas Davidson on April 25, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Writer/actor/director Larry Fessenden has been a steady presence in filmmaking for several decades now. Whether appearing in other people’s projects (Bringing Out the Dead; Good Boy), writing them (Until Dawn), or making them himself (Wendigo; The ABCs of Death 2),… Read More ›

• “The Running Man” 4K UHD Digital Code Giveaway

  By Douglas Davidson on April 24, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Back in November 2025, filmmaker Edgar Wright (Last Night in Soho) unveiled his kinetic adaptation of the Stephen King novel The Running Man, starring Glen Powell, Josh Brolin, Colman Domingo, Michael Cera, Jayme Lawson, Daniel Erza, and many more. Paramount… Read More ›

• “Lurker” delves into the parasocial relationships of fame and fanatics.

  By AJ Friar on April 24, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Lurker is one of those rare films that lingers in your mind long after the credits roll. Much like The Surfer starring Nicolas Cage, which also dropped earlier this year, it’s a film that demands repeat viewings, not just for… Read More ›

• “Resurrection” is the can’t-miss Criterion of the year.

  By Andrew J. Eisenman on April 23, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  “The day the world almost ended at 8 p.m., a tree fell down. No one heard it, but later I saw it.” – Andrew J. Eisenman No one knows what to do with the film spoken of as “Bi Gan’s… Read More ›

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