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‘Jethica’ – Fandor & Screambox Hit the Road With Dark Comedy! [Trailer]

Cinedigm announced yet another major acquisition, the SXSW genre-bender Jethica, which will release in select theaters Friday, January 13, starting with a run in L.A. at the Lumiere Music Hall. It will then premiere on the company’s indie discovery platform Fandor on Tuesday, February 14, followed by an exclusive window on Cinedigm’s horror streaming service […] The post ‘Jethica’ – Fandor & Screambox Hit the Road With Dark Comedy! [Trailer] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Brad Miska
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‘Soft & Quiet’ Review – Real Time Social Horror Is This Year’s Most Shocking Movie

Soft & Quiet opens with the character Emily (Stefanie Estes) crying over another negative pregnancy test inside a restroom stall. Naturally viewers might feel sorry for this person in emotional distress, yet that sense of sympathy gradually fades as the same character, an elementary teacher, talks to one of her students after school. Emily slyly […] The post ‘Soft & Quiet’ Review – Real Time Social Horror Is This Year’s Most Shocking Movie appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Paul Lê
5 min read

‘Hypochondriac’ SXSW Review – Tackling Mental Illness Through a Queer Horror Lens

Depictions of mental illness are common in film, especially in the horror genre. They’ve become even more prevalent in recent years as filmmakers have used their work to aid in destigmatizing mental illness, but these films also come with tropes that we’ve seen many times before. Is our protagonist going crazy? Or is there something […] The post ‘Hypochondriac’ SXSW Review – Tackling Mental Illness Through a Queer Horror Lens appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Trace Thurman
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‘Slash/Back’ Review – A Delightful Throwback to ’80s Gateway Horror [SXSW]

Having started SXSW with a family-friendly horror film (of sorts) that didn’t quite hit the mark, it’s invigorating to end the Austin-based festival with another family-friendly effort that not only remembers to have fun, but also refrains from handholding its younger viewers through some serious subject matter. That’s what Nyla Innuksuk, in her feature directorial […] The post ‘Slash/Back’ Review – A Delightful Throwback to ’80s Gateway Horror [SXSW] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Trace Thurman
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Winona Ryder Horror Movie ‘The Cow’ Releasing Later This Year

Ahead of “Stranger Things” returning this summer, Deadline reports that Winona Ryder will also return to our screens in horror movie The Cow, acquired by Vertical Entertainment. Vertical picked up the film out of SXSW, planning a theatrical release later this year. John Gallagher Jr. (10 Cloverfield Lane), Dermot Mulroney (The Courier), Owen Teague (It franchise) and […] The post Winona Ryder Horror Movie ‘The Cow’ Releasing Later This Year appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
4 min read

SXSW Episodic Premieres Roundup from “DMZ” to “Shining Girls”

The genre offerings aren’t just limited to the feature film categories at the SXSW Film Festival but television, too, among shorts, music videos, and beyond. The fest’s Episodic Premieres category offers world premieres of series slated for release, and many of this year’s premieres feature sci-fi, dystopian comic book adaptations, horror-thriller, and more. The best […] The post SXSW Episodic Premieres Roundup from “DMZ” to “Shining Girls” appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro
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‘Bitch Ass’ Clip – Tony Todd Plays Horror Host in the SXSW Slasher

If you’ve ever wanted to see Tony Todd play a Cryptkeeper-like horror host, the upcoming SXSW slasher Bitch Ass (read Meagan’s review) has got you covered in that department. Meagan explains, “Bitch Ass opens with Tony Todd, playing himself, as a Tales from the Crypt-like curator and host to introduce the tale. It sets up the potential for […] The post ‘Bitch Ass’ Clip – Tony Todd Plays Horror Host in the SXSW Slasher appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ Review – Brutal Murder Mystery Delivers Scathing Social Satire

A long history of social deduction games predate the popular paranoia-inducing online game Among Us, from Mafia to Werewolf. Bodies Bodies Bodies presents a variation of the game among a group of privileged friends, one that spirals violently out of control once backstabbing, bad social behavior, and hysteria take root. The A24-produced murder whodunnit offers up scathing critiques of class, […] The post ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ Review – Brutal Murder Mystery Delivers Scathing Social Satire appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro
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‘Bitch Ass’ SXSW Review – New Masked Killer Creatively Plays With the Slasher Formula

The conventional slasher formula is simple; a killer, usually masked, embarks on a murder spree, picking their targets off one by one in a variety of ways until a final confrontation with a survivor who’ll outlast them. Bitch Ass adheres to the tried-and-true slasher setup, transporting it instead to an urban setting with untraditional characters. Its […] The post ‘Bitch Ass’ SXSW Review – New Masked Killer Creatively Plays With the Slasher Formula appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro
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‘Bitch Ass’ Filmmakers on Giving Birth to a New Black Slasher [SXSW Interview]

Games will be played at the ongoing SXSW Film Festival and this time, Jigsaw won’t be behind them. Bill Posley sets up the board games with Bitch Ass, a brand new slasher being introduced to audiences at tonight’s World Premiere. Bitch Ass takes place in the late 90s where the title character, played by Tunde […] The post ‘Bitch Ass’ Filmmakers on Giving Birth to a New Black Slasher [SXSW Interview] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Brad Miska
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‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’ Review – A Raucous Meta Celebration of Nicolas Cage

No matter the production, whether it’s a small indie horror movie or a summer blockbuster, actor Nicolas Cage always turns in a memorable performance. He’s a Hollywood performer and icon like no other, which means only Cage could take on a role like the lead in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. The meta-action comedy sees Cage playing […] The post ‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’ Review – A Raucous Meta Celebration of Nicolas Cage appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro
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‘The Cellar’ Review – A Familiar, Family-Friendly Haunted House Movie

Family horror is a sub-genre that hasn’t really been given its due in recent years. Popular IPs like Goosebumps have been adapted into films that emphasize comedy over horror, and it’s nigh impossible to find any original family horror films getting released nowadays. We’ve had films like Monster House, Coraline and Joe Dante’s under-seen The Hole, but […] The post ‘The Cellar’ Review – A Familiar, Family-Friendly Haunted House Movie appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Trace Thurman
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‘Sissy’ Review – A Murderous Look at the Perils of Influencer Culture

In an age where the number of likes, retweets and follows you get is more valuable currency than money itself, it’s no surprise that the horror genre has taken to incorporating things like influencer culture into their social commentary. That’s just what happens in Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes‘ darkly comedic satire Sissy, which follows […] The post ‘Sissy’ Review – A Murderous Look at the Perils of Influencer Culture appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Trace Thurman
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‘No Looking Back’ SXSW Review – Family Dysfunction Gets Hyper Violent

Writer/Director Kirill Sokolov possesses a unique ability to transform family strife into pitch-black, hyper-violent physical comedy for our amusement. Sokolov’s debut, Why Don’t You Just Die!, let the bone-crunching action and bloodletting unfurl drama between a father and daughter. His latest, No Looking Back, pits generations of women against each other for a no holds barred grudge match. While […] The post ‘No Looking Back’ SXSW Review – Family Dysfunction Gets Hyper Violent appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro
5 min read

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ SXSW Review – A Magical Triumph of Cinematic Storytelling

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, the directing duo known collectively as “The Daniels,” haven’t directed a feature film together since 2016’s Swiss Army Man (review), with Kwan branching off to work on television shows like FX’s Legion and Scheinert directing a feature film on his own in 2019’s The Death of Dick Long (review). Six years […] The post ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ SXSW Review – A Magical Triumph of Cinematic Storytelling appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Trace Thurman
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‘Deadstream’ SXSW Review – Wild Splatstick Horror-Comedy Is a Crowd Pleaser

A livestreaming internet personality running afoul of vengeful spirits in real-time reads like a recognizable setup, especially in the found footage category. Deadstream isn’t interested in retreading familiar ground, though. Writers/Directors Vanessa Winter and Joseph Winter eschew expectations and instead deliver a delightfully raucous splatstick horror-comedy that’ll leave the midnight crowd cheering for more. In addition to co-writing, co-directing, co-editing, producing, […] The post ‘Deadstream’ SXSW Review – Wild Splatstick Horror-Comedy Is a Crowd Pleaser appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro
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SXSW Horror-Comedy ‘Sissy’ Finds Exclusive Streaming Home at Shudder

Playing at SXSW this month, the Australian horror movie Sissy, written and directed by Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes, has been acquired by Shudder, Variety reports today. Variety notes in their report this afternoon, “Shudder will be the exclusive streamer for the film in North America, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland.” “Directors Hannah Barlow and […] The post SXSW Horror-Comedy ‘Sissy’ Finds Exclusive Streaming Home at Shudder appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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‘Sissy’ Directors Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes Ask, What Genuinely Terrifies Millennials? [SXSW Interview]

The hotly-anticipated Australian slasher Sissy will have its World Premiere tonight at the ongoing SXSW Film Festival. Written and directed by Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes, Bloody Disgusting caught up with the filmmakers to talk about their quirky and absolutely bonkers horror that will leave viewers #triggered. The film stars Aisha Dee as the title character who is invited […] The post ‘Sissy’ Directors Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes Ask, What Genuinely Terrifies Millennials? [SXSW Interview] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Brad Miska
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‘The Prank’ Clip – First Look at Rita Moreno in SXSW Dark Comedy

Rita Moreno stars in an upcoming dark comedy feature titled The Prank, and ahead of the film’s premiere at SXSW 2022 this weekend, Deadline had scored a first-look clip. Maureen Bharoocha directed The Prank, wherein legendary actress Moreno stars as a “stern, mean, and cruel physics teacher, Mrs. Wheeler. She has been teaching at the […] The post ‘The Prank’ Clip – First Look at Rita Moreno in SXSW Dark Comedy appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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Six Horror Movies and Series We Can’t Wait to See at SXSW 2022!

This week brings the 29th edition of the SXSW Film Festival, taking place in Austin, TX, from March 11-20, with a jam-packed lineup that’s brimming with genre offerings. In addition, this year, the acclaimed program will offer both in-person and online screenings. This year’s SXSW features horror across all categories, ensuring a robust lineup of […] The post Six Horror Movies and Series We Can’t Wait to See at SXSW 2022! appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro