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“1899” Review – Netflix Series Offers Mystery Aboard a Ghost Ship

Hailing from Dark creators Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar, 1899 is a suitably creepy and mysterious period thriller about a missing (possibly haunted) ship. The eight-episode Netflix series is a combination of the first season of The Terror and Ghost Ship with a splash of Downton Abbey. The series opens with a nightmare as Maura Franklin (Emily […] The post “1899” Review – Netflix Series Offers Mystery Aboard a Ghost Ship appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
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‘Sick’ Stars Gideon Adlon and Bethlehem Million on Bloody Kevin Williamson Slasher [TIFF Interview]

Sick marks Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer writer Kevin Williamson’s return to the slasher arena. Co-written by Williamson and Katelyn Crabb, Sick is directed by John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, “Black Summer”). The COVID pandemic set thriller occurs during the early lockdown. It follows best friends Parker (Gideon Adlon, The Craft: Legacy) and Miri (Bethlehem Million, And Just Like That) quarantined alone at […] The post ‘Sick’ Stars Gideon Adlon and Bethlehem Million on Bloody Kevin Williamson Slasher [TIFF Interview] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro
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‘Venus’ TIFF Review – Jaume Balagueró Gives Modern, Bloody Update to Lovecraft Story

Producer Álex de la Iglesia (The Day of the Beast) enlisted horror director Jaume Balagueró (REC, Sleep Tight) to helm the newest entry in his feature film series “The Fear Collection.” Balagueró teamed with Verónica scribe Fernando Navarro to co-write Venus, a blood-drenched and modern update to H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Dreams in the Witch House.” A violent crime thriller gets applied to the Lovecraftian tale, […] The post ‘Venus’ TIFF Review – Jaume Balagueró Gives Modern, Bloody Update to Lovecraft Story appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro
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‘The People’s Joker’ Review – A Queer Coming of Age Batman Tale

The People’s Joker opens with a disclaimer: “This film is a parody and is at the present time completely unauthorized by DC Comics, Warner Brothers, or anyone claiming ownership of the trademarks therein…” The fact that the film, which was directed, cut and performed by Vera Drew from a script by Drew and Bri LeRose, […] The post ‘The People’s Joker’ Review – A Queer Coming of Age Batman Tale appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
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‘Baby Ruby’ Review – Maternal Horror Movie Seeks to Destigmatize Postpartum Psychosis

Motherhood is terrifying. Every aspect of becoming a new mother breeds terror and anxiety, from giving birth to a mother’s identity post-baby, and countless horror movies have explored just about every facet of it over the decades. Yet horror always finds something new to say. Writer/Director Bess Wohl’s debut feature, Baby Ruby, uses psychological horror to put […] The post ‘Baby Ruby’ Review – Maternal Horror Movie Seeks to Destigmatize Postpartum Psychosis appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro
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‘The Blackening’ Review – All-Black Slasher Is Equal Parts Comedy and Commentary

Director Tim Story’s slasher The Blackening has a killer premise: if all of the characters are Black, who dies first? In the adaptation of 3peat’s Comedy Central short, co-writers Dewayne Perkins and Tracy Oliver strand a group of friends at a remote cottage in the woods for Juneteenth (yes holiday horror!). Unbeknownst to them, the […] The post ‘The Blackening’ Review – All-Black Slasher Is Equal Parts Comedy and Commentary appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
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‘Sick’ Review – Kevin Williamson’s Return Is a White-Knuckle Slasher That Goes Hard

Sick, the new slasher/home invasion film written by Kevin Williamson and Katelyn Crabb, opens with a mini-scroll. In addition to reminding audiences about the early onslaught of COVID, orders to self-isolate and the early death toll, there is a key establishing date: April 3, 2020. The date is paramount in establishing the context for Sick. […] The post ‘Sick’ Review – Kevin Williamson’s Return Is a White-Knuckle Slasher That Goes Hard appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
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‘The Eternal Daughter’ TIFF Review – A Gothic Family Drama That Struggles to be Memorable

Joanna Hogg’s The Eternal Daughter begins like so many Gothic stories before it: a car driving along a foggy backwoods road en route to a nearly deserted mansion. The house in question is actually a hotel – one where Julie (Tilda Swinton) and her mother (also Swinton) will be staying for a few days to […] The post ‘The Eternal Daughter’ TIFF Review – A Gothic Family Drama That Struggles to be Memorable appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
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‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ TIFF Review – Benoit Blanc Is Back in Bigger and Funnier Whodunnit

Murder is afoot once more in the latest Knives Out mystery from writer/director Rian Johnson. So is the world’s greatest detective, Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig), who’d grown bored during the pandemic and needed a new case to crack. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery sticks to sequel conventions in that it goes bigger than its predecessor. Still, it also switches […] The post ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ TIFF Review – Benoit Blanc Is Back in Bigger and Funnier Whodunnit appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro
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‘Wendell & Wild’ TIFF Review – Henry Selick and Jordan Peele’s Stop-Motion Collab Is an Overstuffed Halloween Treat

It’s been a long time since writer/director Henry Selick has graced audiences with a spooky, stop-motion animated feature. More precisely, it’s been almost thirty years since he helmed the beloved classic The Nightmare Before Christmas. It’s been thirteen years since his last effort, Coraline, a gateway horror movie for many. Selick finally makes his long-awaited return with Wendell & Wild, […] The post ‘Wendell & Wild’ TIFF Review – Henry Selick and Jordan Peele’s Stop-Motion Collab Is an Overstuffed Halloween Treat appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro
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‘The Menu’ TIFF Review – This Culinary Horror-Comedy Serves up Sophisticated, Stylish, but Unsatiating Satire

Director Mark Mylod and writers Seth Reiss and Will Tracy carefully construct a multi-course fine dining tasting menu of satirical delights and frights in The Menu. While the sophisticated and dry horror-comedy tantalizes with a feast for the senses and a compelling ensemble cast, The Menu’s satire lacks bite. Obsessed foodie Tyler (Nicholas Hoult) finally secured a coveted spot at the exclusive Hawthorne Island […] The post ‘The Menu’ TIFF Review – This Culinary Horror-Comedy Serves up Sophisticated, Stylish, but Unsatiating Satire appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro
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‘Sisu’ Review – ‘Rare Exports’ Director’s Gonzo Journey Delivers Gory Fist-Pumping Fun

Writer/Director Jalmari Helander delivered a delightfully wicked twist to Santa Claus in 2010’s genre-bender Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale. Helander’s latest, Sisu, sees the filmmaker reteaming with some familiar Rare Exports faces for another crowd-pleasing genre-bender, this time an R-rated journey through Lapland near the end of World War II. The period action adventure goes hard on hyper-violence and […] The post ‘Sisu’ Review – ‘Rare Exports’ Director’s Gonzo Journey Delivers Gory Fist-Pumping Fun appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro
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‘Sisu’: ‘Rare Exports’ Filmmaker Jalmari Helander on Hyper-Violent and Bloody Crowd Pleaser [TIFF Preview]

Writer/Director Jalmari Helander’s Rare Exports quickly became requisite holiday viewing among horror fans for its delightfully twisted take on Santa Claus and his not-so-merry elves. Helander is upping the ante on genre-bending mayhem for his latest, Sisu, set to make its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2022. The filmmaker reteams with Rare Exports actor Jorma Tommila for one epic […] The post ‘Sisu’: ‘Rare Exports’ Filmmaker Jalmari Helander on Hyper-Violent and Bloody Crowd Pleaser [TIFF Preview] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Meagan Navarro
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Jaume Balagueró’s Lovecraftian ‘Venus’ Poster Is All Heart

Sony Pictures International Productions and Amazon Prime Video recently joined forces with Álex de la Iglesia (The Day of the Beast, The Last Circus, Witching and Bitching) on the feature film series “The Fear Collection”. It kicked off with Álex de la Iglesia‘s Veneciafrenia, released in Spain last November. Next up is Venus, hailing from horror veteran Jaume Balagueró, the co-director of REC and REC 2, […] The post Jaume Balagueró’s Lovecraftian ‘Venus’ Poster Is All Heart appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Brad Miska
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‘Sick’ – First Look at Timely New Slasher Movie from ‘Scream’ Writer Kevin Williamson!

One of the films announced this morning – alongside our V/H/S/99! – for this year’s Midnight Madness slate at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) that we wanted to put a solo spotlight on is a horror movie titled Sick, which notably brings Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer writer Kevin Williamson […] The post ‘Sick’ – First Look at Timely New Slasher Movie from ‘Scream’ Writer Kevin Williamson! appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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‘V/H/S/99’ to World Premiere in TIFF’s Midnight Madness Program Alongside Ti West’s ‘Pearl’!

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is one of the most prestigious in the world and we’re insanely excited to announce today that Shudder and Studio71’s Bloody Disgusting-produced V/H/S/99 will have its World Premiere as part of the Midnight Madness program! Bloody Disgusting’s Southbound also had its World Premiere at TIFF back in 2015. You can […] The post ‘V/H/S/99’ to World Premiere in TIFF’s Midnight Madness Program Alongside Ti West’s ‘Pearl’! appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Brad Miska
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TIFF Begins Announcing Films, Beginning With ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’, ‘The Menu’, and ‘Wendell & Wild’!

TIFF announced today the selections in the Gala and Special Presentations programmes for the 47th Toronto International Film Festival, taking place September 8–18. “We’re excited to welcome some of the most celebrated figures in movies back to Toronto to present their Gala and Special Presentation films,” said Cameron Bailey, TIFF CEO. “With stories that span […] The post TIFF Begins Announcing Films, Beginning With ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’, ‘The Menu’, and ‘Wendell & Wild’! appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Brad Miska
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‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ Will World Premiere at TIFF in September

Announced earlier this month, Rian Johnson‘s follow-up to the hit murder-mystery Knives Out is titled Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, a brand new Benoit Blanc mystery. Glass Onion will be releasing this coming holiday season, and we’ve learned today that the film will first be making its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film […] The post ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ Will World Premiere at TIFF in September appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires