282 | The Rule of Jenny Pen

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 44min

• Directed by James Ashcroft

• Written by Eli Kent and James Ashcroft, based on a short story by Owen Marshall

• Stars: Geoffrey Rush, John Lithgow and George Henare

• Premiered at Fantastic Fest September 19, 2024

• Released in US March 7, 2025

• RT: 71% critics / 54% audience

• Currently Streaming on Shudder and AMC+

  Synopsis

  An elderly judge suffers a stroke on the bench and finds himself in a nursing home that is ruled by an unhinged resident and his creepy puppet. 

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing Weapons, opening in theaters on August 8th

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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278 | Bring Her Back

• Rated PG-13 

• Runtime: 1hr 43min

• Written & Directed by Logan George & Celine Held

• Stars: Dylan O'Brien, Eliza Scanlen and Lauren Ambrose

• Released on streaming October 10, 2024

• RT: 76% critics / 79%  audience

  Synopsis

  Siblings Andy and Piper, who have just lost their father, are placed in foster care with a mysterious and seemingly unstable woman named Laura who is also grieving a loss. They also meet their new foster brother, Oliver, a mute and extremely creepy little boy.

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing The Ugly Stepsister, currently streaming on Shudder and AMC+.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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234 | Cobweb

• Directed by Samuel Bodin

• Written by Chris Thomas Devlin

• Stars Lizzy Caplan, Antony Starr and Cleopatra Coleman

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 28mins

• Released in the July 21, 2023

• RT: 59% critics, 71% audience 

  Synopsis 

  A lonely little boy with overprotective parents is kept up at night by a tapping on his bedroom walls. 

Join us next time when we’ll be reviewing Perpetrator, currently streaming on Shudder.

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Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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233 | The Snowtown Murders

• Directed by Justin Kurzel

• Written by Shaun Grant, based on the book by Debi Marshall and Andrew McGarry

• Stars Lucas Pittaway and Daniel Henshall

• Not Rated 

• Runtime: 1hr 59mins

• Premiered at Cannes May 16, 2011

• Released in the US March 2, 2012

• RT: 85% critics, 66% audience

  Synopsis 

  Based on the true story of John Bunting, Australia’s most prolific serial killer, who was charged with the murders of 11 people.

Join us next time when we’ll be reviewing Cobweb, currently available to rent on Amazon Prime.

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Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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78 | Killing Ground

Writer/Director: Damien Power

Synopsis: Young lovebirds, Ian and Sam, go on a romantic camping trip near a secluded waterfall. Their trip is cut short when they stumble across a horrible crime.

What do you guys think of our new theme music? Pretty cool, right? Big thanks to Peter Perfect for letting us use it.

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Next up, we'll be seeing what all the fuss is about with this Annabelle sequel (or prequel?). It's getting solid reviews so we're curious enough to shell out $$ to see it in theaters.