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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194 | 1BR

• Written & Directed by David Marmor

• Stars Nicole Brydon Bloom, Taylor Nichols and Naomi Grossman

• Rated TV-MA

• Runtime: 1hr 30min

• Premiered at Fantasia Film Festival July 18, 2019 

• Released in US April 24, 2020 (Netflix)

• RT: 88% critics, 53% audience
  

  Synopsis 
  A young woman named Sara moves to LA in the hopes of distancing herself from her controlling father. She rents an apartment in what seems like the perfect apartment complex - a large, diverse group of friendly people who socialize and help out their neighbors. However, she soon finds out the place may be too good to be true.
  

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Join us next time when we will be covering the newest installment to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise. Is it a remake? Is it a prequel? A requel? Jk, we still don’t like that term. Whatever it is, we’ll be reviewing it next. Join us, wont you? *Currently streaming on Netflix (as of the date of this post)

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193 | Shapeless

• Directed by Samantha Aldana

• Written by Kelly Murtagh & Bryce Parsons-Twesten

• Stars Kelly Murtagh, Bobby Gilchrist and Jamie Neumann

• Unrated

• Runtime: 1hr 29min

• Premiered at Tribeca June 10, 2021 

• Released on Tubi February 10, 2022 and theaters the following day

• RT: 67% (only 15 reviews)

  Synopsis 
  Ivy, a struggling singer in New Orleans trapped in the hidden underworld of her eating disorder, must face her addiction - or risk becoming a monster.

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Join us next time when we will be covering 1BR, currently streaming on Netflix.

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160 | Session 9

Directed by Brad Anderson

Written by Brad Anderson & Stephen Gevedon

Stars David Caruso, Peter Mullan & Josh Lucas

Released August 10, 2001

Rated R

Runtime: 1hr 37min

RT: 64% critics, 63% audience

Gordon and his crew clean hazardous materials out of old buildings and this time they scored a hell of a contract to clean out the abandoned Danvers State Mental Hospital. The catch is, they’ll have to complete the project in a fraction of the time it would normally take. With tensions already high, Gordon and crew start to become affected by their surroundings. And by affected I don’t mean lung cancer.

This part is like someone walked onto the set and was like ‘you know what would be really cool here? How about you zoom in on Caruso like he’s Bruce Willis in Die hard’ and then left.

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It’s back into the vault next time, when we review the Spanish zombie thriller [Rec]. ay dios mio!

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159 | She Dies Tomorrow

Written & Directed by Amy Seimetz

Stars Kate Lyn Sheil, Jane Adams & Chris Messina

Released August 7, 2020

Rated R

Runtime: 1hr 26min

RT: 84% critics, 23% audience

Amy is convinced she is going to die tomorrow. She calls her friend Jane in a panic, but Jane is skeptical, since Amy is a recovering alcoholic and she’s currently chugging wine. However, after Jane leaves she finds that Amy might not have been crazy after all.

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We’re reaching into the movie vault for our next review - so join us as we review the 2001 film Session 9, now available on Netflix.

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Bloodlust Bites | Shirley

Directed by Josephine Decker

Written by Sarah Gubbins, based on the novel by Susan Scarf Merrell

Stars Elizabeth Moss, Odessa Young, Michael Stuhlbarg and Logan Lerman

Rated R

Runtime of 1hr 47min

Synopsis: In this period drama, young marrieds Fred and Rose move in with real life literary couple Stanley Hyman and Shirley Jackson after the publication of Jackson’s iconic short story “The Lottery.” In addition to finding herself as Jackson’s de facto personal assistant/housekeeper, Rose also becomes Jackson’s window into a new story she’s working on.

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