Synopsis: As a rookie member of an elite special-forces team, Rama (Iko Uwais) is instructed to hang back during a covert mission involving the extraction of a brutal crime lord from a rundown fifteen-story apartment block. But when a spotter blows their cover, boss Tama (Ray Sahetaphy) offers lifelong sanctuary to every killer, gangster and thief […]
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Cinema Fearité presents Trick or Treat (Dir. Charles Martin Smith 1986)
Before either of them were famous reality T.V. stars, Gene Simmons from Kiss and Ozzy Osbourne from Black Sabbath were serious musicians. In 1986, both rockers lent their names and talents to a heavy metal horror film called Trick or Treat, foreshadowing the career path they would follow in the decades to come. While Simmons’ […]
‘Kill the Messenger’: One Half Of An Engaging Drama
Synopsis: Two-time Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner (The Bourne Legacy) leads an all-star cast in a dramatic thriller based on the remarkable true story of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb. Webb stumbles onto a story which leads to the shady origins of the men who started the crack epidemic on the nation’s streets…and further alleges that […]
The Dilemma
Synopsis: Since college, confirmed bachelor Ronny (Vaughn) and happily married Nick (James) have been through thick and thin. Now partners in an auto design firm, the two pals are vying to land a dream project that would launch their company. With Ronny’s girlfriend, Beth (Connelly), and Nick’s wife, Geneva (Ryder), by their sides, they’re unbeatable. But […]
‘Starry Eyes’ – This Love Letter To L.A. Is One Of The Best Movies Of The Year
Synopsis: In the city of dreams, a desperate actress will put it all on the line for the role of a lifetime…no matter what the cost. Release Date: November 21, 2014 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Horror, Film Review Production At one point in Starry Eyes, a movie producer describes his new picture as a “love […]
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Grotesque’ – Linda Blair, Scary Punks, And The Halloween III Masks
In a way, Linda Blair had it easy; her breakout role as Regan, the possessed child in The Exorcist, came very early in her career when she was barely into her teens. The down side to this is that Blair has never been able to duplicate the success of her signature performance. Since The Exorcist, Blair has worked fairly steadily in the mainstream, making guest appearances on television shows such as “The Love Boat” and “Supernatural,” but has also never stopped making cult horror movies like Hell Night and The Chilling. One of her lesser-known horror outings was a movie that she produced as well as starred in, a 1988 gore-fest called, appropriately enough, Grotesque.
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer’ – The Movie That ‘The Man’ Didn’t Want You To See
It would seem as if 4k restorations are all the rage in the horror world. Last year, Tobe Hooper’s classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre got one, as did George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead, and there’s one for Don Coscarelli’s Phantasm on the books as well. Well, not to be outdone, it has recently […]
‘The Water Diviner’ Is Compelling Drama Bogged Down By Hokey Romance
Synopsis: Academy Award winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator) makes his directorial debut on The Water Diviner, an epic and inspiring tale of one man’s life-changing journey of discovery. Crowe also stars in the film as Australian farmer Joshua Connor, who, four years after the bloody Battle of Gallipoli, risks his own life to search for his three […]
‘High Life’ Lets Robert Pattinson Show Off Again
High Life Review Robert Pattinson takes the lead again in director Claire Denis’ ‘High Life.’ Release Date: April 19, 2019 MPAA Rating: R Synopsis A father and his daughter struggle to survive in deep space where they live in isolation. Cast and Crew Director: Claire Denis Screenwriters: Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau, Geoff Cox Producers: Laurence […]
I Am Number Four
Synopsis: John (Alex Pettyfer) is an extraordinary young man. Three like him have already been killedâ¦he is Number Four. Release Date: February 18, 2011 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Action, Science Fiction Film Review Production Number Four is of an alien race called the Lorien. He, and eight other children, were sent to earth to live […]