250 | The First Omen

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 59min

• Directed by Arkasha Stevenson

• Written by Arkasha Stevenson, Tim Smith and Keith Thomas 

• Stars: Nell Tiger Free, Ralph Ineson and Sonia Braga

• Released in theaters April 5, 2024

• RT: 81% critics / 70% audience

Synopsis 

Another young novitiate from the U.S. arrives at her new home in an Italian convent and soon realizes that things are not as they seem

We mentioned Canadian comic, Mayce Galoni. Please check him out - he’s hilarious and delightful. @maycegaloni on Instagram.

Join us next time when we'll review Late Night with the Devil, now streaming on AMC+ and Shudder.

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249 | Immaculate

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 29min

• Directed by Michael Mohan

• Written by Andrew Lobel

• Stars: Sydney Sweeney, Álvaro Morte and Simona Tabasco

• Premiered at South by Southwest March 12, 2024

• Released in theaters March 22, 2024

• RT: 71% critics / 59% audience

Synopsis 

A young novitiate arrives at her new home in a remote Italian convent and soon realizes that things are not as they seem

Join us next time when we'll review The First Omen, now playing in theaters.

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248 | Stopmotion

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 33min

• Directed by Robert Morgan

• Written by Robert Morgan and Robin King

• Stars: Aisling Franciosi, Stella Gonet and Tom York

• Premiered at Fantastic Fest September 24, 2023

• Available on streaming starting March 15, 2024

• RT: 89% critics / 52% audience

Synopsis 

An animator who works under her overbearing mother starts to come unglued when her mother has a stroke

Here is a selection of other shorts by director Robert Morgan for your enjoyment

Join us next time when we'll review Immaculate, now playing in theaters.

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243 | Birth/Rebirth

• Directed by Laura Moss

• Written by Laura Moss and Brendan J. O'Brien

• Rated R 

• Runtime: 1hr 41min

• Stars: Marin Ireland, Judy Reyes and A.J. Lister

• Premiered at Sundance January 20, 2023

• Limited release August 18, 2023 

• RT: 96% critics / 75% audience

  Synopsis 

  A morgue technician has developed a method to reanimate the dead using embryonic tissue. When she tests it on the recently deceased daughter of a delivery room nurse and the nurse catches wise, they work together to keep the child alive at all costs.

Join us next time when we'll review Society of the Snow, currently streaming on Netflix.

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242 | Saw X

• Directed by Kevin Greutert

• Written by Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg

• Rated R 

• Runtime: 1hr 58min

• Stars: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith and Synnøve Macody Lund

• Released September 29, 2023 in theaters

• RT: 80% critics / 89% audience 

  Synopsis 

  John Kramer returns, and he still has cancer! This time, John is swindled by a group pretending to provide a miracle cure, and he takes his revenge in the usual ways.

Join us next time when we'll review Birth/Rebirth, currently streaming on Shudder and AMC+.

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241 | Thanksgiving

• Directed by Eli Roth

• Written by Jeff Rendell

• Rated R 

• Runtime: 1hr 46min

• Stars: Patrick Dempsey, Gina Gershon and Ty Olsson

• Released November 17, 2023 in theaters

• RT: 84% critics / 79% audience

  Synopsis 

  One year after a Black Friday riot killed multiple people, a masked killer starts picking off those involved in gruesome ways.

Join us next time when we'll review Saw X, currently available to rent.

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239 | Dark Harvest

• Directed by David Slade

• Written by Michael Gilio, based on the novel by Norman Partridge

• Rated R 

• Runtime: 1hr 36min

• Stars: Casey Likes, Emyri Crutchfield and Jeremy Davies

• Released October 13, 2023 on VOD

• RT: 71% critics / 48% audience

  Synopsis 

  The teenage boys in a small town compete in a macabre contest each Halloween to hunt down and devour a monster called Sawtooth Jack before he can make it to the local church. Fortune and fame come to the winning boy and his family. This year, the angsty brother of the last winner badly wants to compete and win his ticket out of town, despite his entry being against the rules.

Join us next time when we'll review Thanksgiving, currently playing in theaters.

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238 | When Evil Lurks

• Written & Directed by Demián Rugna

• Unrated 

• Runtime: 1hr 34min

• Stars: Ezequiel Rodríguez, Luis Ziembrowski and Demián Salomón

• Premiered at TIFF September 13, 2023

• Released in limited theaters October 6, 2023 and on Shudder October 27, 2023

• RT: 99% critics / 57% audience

  Synopsis 

  Two brothers in a small village discover a possessed man on their neighbor’s property who is infecting the nearby livestock. When they attempt to move him they unleash the demon on everyone around them.

Join us next time when we'll review Dark Harvest, currently available for rent.

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224 | Evil Dead Rise

• Written & Directed by Lee Cronin

• Stars Mirabai Pease, Anna-Maree Thomas and Alyssa Sutherland

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 37mins 

• Premiered at SXSW March 15, 2023

• Released April 21, 2023 

• RT: 85% critics, 80% audience

  Synopsis 

  New book, same old story - this time the evil book is discovered by a young family and possesses their mother. Will her estranged sister be able to save the children and get them out of the apartment building before it’s too late?

Join us next time when we’ll be watching and reviewing the very fluid-filled movie, Infinity Pool, currently available for rent on various platforms.

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