When a new director arrives on the Hollywood scene, they often come in one of two distinct flavors: they’re either a fresh “voice” in the industry or someone who can be molded to be a studio darling. The second category… Read More ›
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A Conversation with “Don’t Move” co-directors Adam Schindler and Brian Netto.
Just because October is over doesn’t mean that the thrills have to end. On this new episode of EoM Presents, EoM Contributor Joel Winstead sits down with co-directors Adam Schindler and Brian Netto about their new film Don’t Move, currently… Read More ›
Techno-thriller “AFRAID” comes home, but should you let it in?
Artificial Intelligence, more commonly referred to as A.I., is a staple of science fiction. The incorporation of it within novels, television programs, film, and video games is often in a supportive role toward humanity. Batman uses it to help solve… Read More ›
4K release of “Trap” is absent satisfying trimmings.
Whether the films work for you or not, there’s no denying that an M. Night Shyamalan film is going to provoke a reaction; we’re not talking heavily divisive so much as generating conversation with audiences heralding the best parts and… Read More ›
“In a Violent Nature” is ready to come home in all the gutsy glory of a collector’s edition Blu-ray.
In January, the Sundance Film Festival kicks off the new year with buzzy crowd-pleasers, indie dramas, and a host of other films that send the film community in a tizzy. One of the buzziest “midnight” program films was the horror… Read More ›
“Blink Twice” Blu-ray Giveaway
Earlier this year, actor Zoë Kravitz released her feature film directorial debut, the thriller Blink Twice, starring Naomi Ackie (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) and Channing Tatum (This Is the End). If you missed the chance to explore this dramatic… Read More ›
Irish-language horror film “An Taibhse (The Ghost)” reaches toward a haunting quality that it can’t quite achieve. [NBFF]
Touted as the first Irish-language horror film, John Farrelly’s An Taibhse (The Ghost) is a well-intentioned mix of folk horror, disturbing imagery, and narrative references to the horror genre in general (mostly The Shining (1980)). With an all-too familiar setting… Read More ›
“Emilia Pérez” dazzles with its operatic style and frustrates with its masked hollowness.
Redemption stories come in a great many forms. Time loops stories utilize the constriction created by a repeated day(s) to force introspection and change, the loop broken in comedies (Groundhog Day), dramas (The Map of Tiny Perfect Things), and horror… Read More ›
“Hellraiser: Quartet of Torment” is summoned to North America in 4K via Arrow Video.
That time has come yet again; its October and Arrow wants to scare you silly with their re-release of Hellraiser: Quartet of Torment — the first four Hellraiser films on 4K for the first time in North America. Now, this… Read More ›
Hanover sucks, but the 4K UHD limited edition steelbook edition of “Thanksgiving” does not.
In 2007, directors Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino took their regular collaborations further (Tarantino acting in both Desperado (1995) and From Dusk Till Dawn (1996); Tarantino writing Dusk, which Rodriguez directed; both directing segments of the 1995 anthology Four Rooms)… Read More ›
A Conversation with “Magpie” actor Shazad Latif.
On this new episode of EoM Presents, EoM Contributor Joel Winstead sits down with Magpie actor Shazad Latif. Among the many things they discuss in this brief conversation, they chat about how Shazad became attached to Magpie, how he approached the… Read More ›
A Conversation with “Magpie” director Sam Yates.
On this new episode of EoM Presents, EoM Contributor Joel Winstead sits down with Magpie director Sam Yates. In discussing the film, they cover elements such as the process for Yates joining the production, his directorial inspiration, Laura Bellingham’s cinematography, and… Read More ›
“Twisters” on home video reminds audiences why it matters to respect the wind in 4K.
1996’s Jan de Bont action-drama Twister changed a lot of lives. Led by Bill Paxton (True Lies) and Helen Hunt (Cast Away), the film would be responsible for endless quotes when a storm would hit (“Cow.”), when folks are hungry… Read More ›
Hunter Schafer is extraordinary in surreal body horror “Cuckoo,” a fierce commentary on bodily autonomy on home video now.
Body horror is a fascinating subgenre and one that tends to make a lot of people particularly squeamish. With films like The Fly (1986), about a scientist who becomes a human fly hybrid, and Crimes of the Future (2022), where… Read More ›
What a twist! You may want to wait on this 4K UHD edition of M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Sixth Sense.”
By this point in 2024, there’ve been three M. Night Shyamalan projects released in theaters or on streaming. In August, serial killer thriller Trap starring Josh Hartnett (Oppenheimer; The Faculty) and Shyamalan’s daughter, Saleka Shyamalan, landed in theaters and comes… Read More ›
“The Beast Within” Blu-ray Giveaway
During Fantasia International Film Festival 2024, Well Go USA premiered Alexander J. Farrell’s The Beast Within, a psychological thriller led by Kit Harington. After a theatrical run and a digital release during the summer, Well Go is set to unveil a… Read More ›
“The Shadow Strays” delivers on all aspects anticipated in filmmaker Timo Tjahjanto’s latest bloody crime action thriller. [TIFF]
If you’ve never heard of the name Timo Tjahjanto (The Night Comes for Us; The Big 4) then there is something you need to fix, immediately. One of the most exciting directors to exist today, he never misses and continues… Read More ›
“Brick” is duck soup for Kino Lober to release in 4K.
Long before Knives Out (2019) and Poker Face (2023 – ?), Rian Johnson was starting his whodunnits by showing us the dead body. Brick (2005) has a new release out from Kino Lober, and, surprising no one ever, the compositions… Read More ›
Believe. “Signs” in 4K is happening.
In 2002, two-time Academy Award nominated writer and director M. Night Shyamalan was still trying to live up to the hype from The Sixth Sense (1999), a massive success and guarantor for a career that would become one of the… Read More ›
Seek out “Caddo Lake” and the secrets within.
In looking to distract the masses from the fact that their leader, David Zaslav, is a monster, Warner Bros. Pictures (along with its genre subsidiary, New Line Cinema) has been striking lucrative deals with industry titans to strengthen the brand… Read More ›