On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, for the 50th episode of the podcast, horror maestros The Soska Sisters get on the phone to talk about their favourites, as well as remaking a David Cronenberg classic… On this special 50th […]
Arrow Video Frightfest 2019 Review – Stairs
Stairs, 2019. Directed by Tom Paton Starring Samantha Schnitzler, Bentley Kalu, Shayne Ward, Simon Meacock, Toby Osmond, Phoebe Robinson-Galvin, Alana Wallace, Spencer Collings and Julia Szamalek SYNOPSIS: When a group of Special Ops soldiers nicknamed “The Hell Bastards” are compromised during an infiltration mission on the battlefield, they seek solace within the confines of a […]
Arrow Video Frightfest 2019 Review – A Good Woman Is Hard to Find
A Good Woman Is Hard to Find, 2019. Directed by Abner Pastoll. Starring Sarah Bolger, Edward Hogg, Andrew Simpson and Jane Brennan. SYNOPSIS: A recently widowed young mother will go to any lengths to protect her children as she seeks the truth behind her husband’s murder. Director Abner Pastoll (Road Games) brings this year’s Frightfest […]
Arrow Video Frightfest 2019 Review – Daniel Isn’t Real
Daniel Isn’t Real, 2019. Directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer. Starring Miles Robbins, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sasha Lane and Mary Stuart Masterson. SYNOPSIS: A troubled college freshman, Luke, suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel to help him cope. Elijah Wood’s production company SpectreVision keeps its neon-loving proclivities firmly in check with […]
Arrow Video Frightfest 2019 Review – Darlin’
Darlin’, 2019. Directed by Pollyanna McIntosh. Starring Lauryn Canny, Bryan Batt, Nora-Jane Noone and Cooper Andrews. SYNOPSIS: Found at a Catholic hospital filthy and ferocious, feral teenager Darlin’ is whisked off to a care home run by The Bishop and his obedient nuns, where she is to be tamed into a good girl. However, The […]
Arrow Video Frightfest 2019 Review – Rabid
Rabid, 2019. Directed by The Soska Sisters. Starring Laura Vandervoort, Greg Bryk, Stephen McHattie, Ted Atherton. SYNOPSIS: Rose is a quiet, demure, unassuming woman in her looks and actions. Her dream is to become a famous designer in the fashion world, but a terrible accident leaves Rose scarred beyond recognition. She seeks out a radical […]
Arrow Video Frightfest 2019 Review – Satanic Panic (2019)
Satanic Panic, 2019. Directed by Chelsea Stardust. Starring Hayley Griffith, Jordan Ladd, Ruby Modine, Rebecca Romijn, and Jerry O’Connell. SYNOPSIS: A pizza delivery girl at the end of her financial rope has to fight for her life – and her tips – when her last order of the night turns out to be high society […]
Arrow Video Frightfest 2019 Review – Eat, Brains, Love
Eat Brains Love, 2019. Directed by Rodman Flender. Starring Jake Cannavale, Angelique Rivera, Sarah Yarkin and Alex Stage. SYNOPSIS: The good news: Jake’s dream girl, Amanda Blake, finally knows his name. The bad news: it is because they both contracted a mysterious zombie virus and devoured the brains of half their senior class. Now Jake […]
Arrow Video Frightfest 2019 Review – Ready or Not
Ready or Not, 2019. Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. Starring Samara Weaving, Andie MacDowell, Mark O’Brien, Adam Brody, Henry Czerny, Nicky Guadagni, Melanie Scrofano, Kristian Bruun, and Elyse Levesque. SYNOPSIS: A bride’s wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game. If […]
Arrow Video Frightfest 2019 Review – Nekrotronic
Nekrotronic, 2019. Directed by Kiah Roache-Turner. Starring Ben O’Toole, Epine Bob, Savea, Dave Beamish, David Wenham and Monica Bellucci. SYNOPSIS: A man discovers that he is part of a secret sect of magical beings who hunt down and destroy demons in the Internet. Aussie filmmaker Kiah Roache-Turner (Wyrmwood) returns with a sophomore feature that sets […]
