Available on Video on Demand (December 5, 2023)
“Nightmare on 34th Street” is a Horror movie, but also a horror of a movie. A sick and twisted Santa runs amuck and shares some ghoulish stories of Christmas-themed mayhem. Nobody is safe when the bodies start to drop like the newly-fallen snow. It becomes a low-rent Advent when the gruesome gore starts a-knockin’ at your door. Sick Santa brings out his Slay Bells…
“Thanksgiving” is not related to the happy holiday that you might have heard about. No, this one is a spin-off from a 2007 ‘double-feature’ named “Grindhouse”. It started life in there as a ‘fake trailer’ for a fake slasher/horror movie. But for the third time, a “Grindhouse” trailer has become a real movie. Read more
“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” is a movie that announces its Grandness in sheer number of words. The latest in the “Hunger Games Extended Universe” is actually a prequel to the prior set of movies. Set more than sixty years before the “The Hunger Games”, it is a chance to see the beginnings of one character in particular. No, not Katniss Everdeen… Read more
“Next Goal Wins” is a comedy based on a documentary of true events. A very bad soccer team from American Samoa had one of the worst games ever. But perhaps the losing streak is now about to be over. A new coach is sent to lead the team to victory. If Jamaica can have a bobsledding team, then this team should come out on top, right? Read more
Currently playing (in the Phoenix area) at the Scottsdale Harkins Shea
“The Mission” is a documentary about a tragic and preventable event. In 2018, an evangelical adventure-seeker decided to reach for his life’s dream. He want to ‘spread the Gospel’ to one of the only places in the world which had never been reached by the Western World. His motives were pure, but his methods were a little suspect. The outcome was inevitable. His desire to share the word of ‘Eternal Life’ — led to his ultimate death.
“The Persian Version” is a festive frolic of fun wrapped up in an independently released movie. The Writer and Director is the daughter of an immigrant family from Iran, who has created a humorous movie about the daughter of an immigrant family from Iran. But the fun visual style and impressive camera work might make her the ‘Persian Version’ of Wes Anderson. Read more
“Five Nights at Freddy’s” takes a very popular video game and gives it the movie adaptation treatment. The frightening Freddy’s work week is boiled down to a visual display of the shuttered pizza joint, with all of its animatronic characters going wild. When Freddy and his friends meet the new security guard, will he still be around for a sixth night? Read more
“Priscilla” is the story of Priscilla Presley, based off her memoir of her marriage to Elvis Presley. In a way, this is a flip side to the movie “Elvis” (2022). That movie told the story of Elvis and Priscilla like it was an acid trip. This version of the Priscilla and Elvis story is more like one being told while on Valium. Read more
“Nightsiren” is a drama contained in the format of a psychological horror story, wherein local customs and superstitions clash with modern day norms. The location of a remote mountain side village reveals that even though time has passed into the present day, some cling tightly to folklore and spooky tales.
Available on Digital Platforms starting October 24, 2023
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“Puppy Love” is a personal story of perseverance and devotion, filmed as a documentary and as a tribute. A litter of puppies suddenly develop a mysterious paralysis, and nobody can find a reason. The general advice is to ‘put the puppies down’, and chalk it up to bad luck. But the future holds a different fate for these cute little pups.
Available on Digital Platforms starting October 24, 2023
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