This review was originally published as part of my coverage of Fantasia 2016 A group of teenagers have to survive a series of deadly trials in As the Gods Will. Shun Takahata (Sôta Fukushi) is a teenager fed up with his boring life. However, he quickly regrets his wish for more excitement when a deadly daruma doll appears […]
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An ex-con fights to save his daughter from a drug cartel in Blood Father. John Link (Mel Gibson) is a man who spent nine years in prison and is now trying to reform himself as a trailer park tattooist, with him being kept in check by his A.A. sponsor Kirby (William H. Macy). John is
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A group of marines face off against autonomous robots in Kill Command. A group of marines lead by Captain Bukes (Thure Lindhardt) and Sgt Drifter (David Ajala) travel to an isolated facility for a training exercise. The marines are accompanied by Mills (Vanessa Kirby), a tech woman whose robotic implants generates a lot of distrust
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The horror film Bed of the Dead, directed by Jeff Maher, will be having its Toronto premiere tonight at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival. Born in Montreal, Jeff Maher is one of the people behind Guelph, Ontario-based film production company Black Fawn Films, which is responsible for films such as Antisocial, Bite, and Let Her Out.
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This review was originally published as part of my coverage of Fantasia 2016 A group of friends find themselves trapped by a cursed bed in Bed of the Dead. Ren (Dennis Andres), Sandy (Alysa King), Nancy (Gwenlyn Cumyn), and Fred (George Krissa) travel to a seedy sex club for Ren’s birthday. Ren bribes the attendant to let
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Things go wrong at a zombie hunting paradise in The ReZort. Ten years following a zombie outbreak, one of the biggest tourist attractions is The ReZort, where people can pay to shoot the remaining undead from a safe distance. Melanie (Jessica De Gouw) comes to The ReZort with her boyfriend Lewis (Martin McCann) in an
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A young woman finds herself tormented by her inner-self in Let Her Out. Helen (Alanna LeVierge) is a young woman, whose mother killed herself 23 years earlier at a grungy motel. One night, while outside the motel, Helen is struck by a car and receives major head trauma. While she does recover, Helen begins to
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Two corrupt cops investigate a robbery gone awry in War on Everyone. Terry Monroe (Alexander Skarsgård) and Bob Bolaño (Michael Peña) are two police detectives, who have little concern with following the letter of the law or their orders from Lt. Gerry Stanton (Paul Reiser). The duo’s current plan involves stopping a robbery and taking the money
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A woman and her daughter encounter a paranormal force during the Iran-Iraq war in Under the Shadow. Shideh (Narges Rashidi) is a woman living in a Tehran apartment complex with her husband Iraj (Bobby Naderi) and young daughter Dorsa (Avin Manshadi). As Iran’s war with Iraq begins to heat up, Iraj is drafted to the frontlines
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This review was originally published as part of my coverage of Fantasia 2016 A dysfunctional couple goes to visit family in Trash Fire. After being together for three years, Owen (Adrian Grenier) and Isabel (Angela Trimbur) are barely able to keep there relationship together, particularly due to Owen’s spiteful sarcasm and trust issues, stemming from a
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