Tag Archives: Arrow Films

Movies Till Dawn: Horror Business (The New Blood)

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Paul Gaita

“A Quiet Place II” (2021, Paramount Home Video) Inevitable sequel to John Krasinski’s well-made 2018 creature feature is more of the same in regard to plot, but also delivers a similar degree of tightly ratcheted tension as its predecessor. Emily … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: May Queens

Posted on April 17, 2021 by Paul Gaita

“The Reckoning” (2020, RLJE Films) After resisting the untoward advances of her squire landlord (Steven Waddington), 17th century London widow and mother Charlotte Kirk finds herself accused of witchcraft and facing unspeakable torture at the hands of steely witchfinder Sean … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: The World is a Monster (Halloween 2020, Part 6)

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Paul Gaita

“The Dead Center” (2018, Arrow Video) Psychiatrist Shane Carruth and medical examiner Bill Feehely are pulled into the orbit of an apparent suicide victim (Jeremy Childs) who revives in the morgue with no memory of his death and the ability … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Even More Spookshows for Shut-Ins

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Paul Gaita

“Zombie For Sale” (2019, Arrow Films) The discovery of a zombie whose bite leaves the victim feeling rejuvenated provides a family of rural eccentrics with what they believe a get-rich-quick scheme. Amusing South Korean horror-comedy eschews the usual veins tapped … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: For the Long Haul

Posted on July 11, 2020 by Paul Gaita

“Star Trek: Short Treks” (2020, Paramount Home Video/CBS DVD) Nine shorts from CBS All Access, all focused on small but pivotal moments in the lives of characters from “Star Trek: Discovery” and the greater “Trek” universe. A working knowledge of … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Lords of Chaos

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Mike Ritchie

The Jonas Åkerlund directed “Lords of Chaos” combines documentary, true crime story, drama and horror genres. Regardless of whether you’re watching it at face value, already have a vague knowledge of the chronology, or are a die-hard historian or fan, … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Arthouse Confidential Part II

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Paul Gaita

“Gas Food Lodging” (1992, Arrow Academy) Unvarnished snapshot of life in a dead-end town, as seen through the tired eyes of a single mother (Brooke Adams) and her daughters (Fairuza Balk and Ione Skye). Getting through the day-to-day on their … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: In Glorious Black and White

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Paul Gaita

12 a.m. – “The House of Mystery” – Adventure/Drama/Serial (1921-1923, Flicker Alley) Think of this ten-episode, six-and-a-half-hour silent French melodrama as an arthouse thriller in serial form, with the best qualities of each of those styles and genres. Produced and … Continue reading →

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