Craig William Macneill directed the first season of Channel Zero that I loved so much, Candle Cove. I wish I could say the same for his latest movie, this exploration of the life of Lizzie Borden starring Chloë Sevigny as Lizzie and Kristen Stewart as her lover and maid Bridget “Maggie” Sullivan.

Lizzie is a 32-year-old unmarried woman, which makes her an old maid in 1892. Her father dominates her life and she’s sickly, but she has a new friend, an Irish immigrant named Bridget Sullivan who has come to work as a servant in the rich Borden household.

Threats are left at the door of the house, as many in the town are jealous of Lizzie’s father and the way he takes land. He informs a family member, Uncle John, that the girls are to get none of the money from the estate upon his death. Lizzie attempts to sell all of the family’s jewelry but is caught and her beloved pigeons are hacked to bits by her father’s axe.

The bond between Bridget and Lizzie grows after the death of the servant’s mother and the discovery that Mr. Borden is abusing her. Finally, her father catches the two making love in the barn and forbids their relationship.

You know what happens next: axe mayhem. But what should have happened was both girls committing the murders. Only Lizzie completed hers and she comes back to kill her father in front of Bridget. The two are separated by the court case and never see one another again.

I wanted to like this way more than I ended up enjoying it. Then again, I love the 1975 made-for-TV movie The Legend of Lizzie Borden, which this is nowhere near.

You can watch Lizzie on Shudder.

Tales Of Frankenstein is packed with stars: Mel Novak (Bruce Lee’s Game Of Death), Ann  Robinson (Imitation of Life and both the George Pal and Tom Cruise versions of The War Of The Worlds), Beverly Washburn (Elizabeth from Spider Baby!), Robert Axelrod (Lord Zedd from Power Rangers), Jerry Lacy (Bogart from Play It Again, Sam) and even Len Wein, the creator of Swamp Thing and Wolverine!

This horror anthology comedy film was written, directed and produced by Don Glut, who also wrote the bestselling novel version of The Empire Strikes Back.

This is the movie version of Glut’s Tales of Frankenstein short stories, presented in an anthology format.

The first story, “My Creation, My Beloved” is all about a deformed descendent of the doctor trying to make the ultimate man and woman.

“Crawler from the Grave” is about another relative of Frankenstein who dies because of a serum he created and his reanimated hand protecting his jewelry.

“Madhouse of Death” is a 1940’s hard-boiled tale of a detective, three dragon ladies, a mad doctor, a headhunter and a gorilla.

The final story is “Dr. Karnstein’s Creation” and as you can tell by the name, it’s all about creating new life in Transylvania.

While this movie doesn’t have a huge budget, it has plenty of heart. There are tons of references to other films and each chapter has a totally different feel for its era and the style of films popular within it. If you can keep the budget in mind, this is a fine way to enjoy the evening.

Kermit Gosnell was a Philadelphian physician and abortion provider convicted of three cases of first-degree murder for infants that were alive when he killed them, the involuntary manslaughter death of a patient undergoing an abortion, 21 felony counts of illegal late-term abortion and 211 counts of violating the 24-hour informed consent law. Obviously, he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. This film tells his horrible tale.

The film was originally intended to be a made for TV movie, but the filmmakers later decided to make it into a feature film. They finished filming in 2015 but ran into difficulties finding a distributor to carry the film, as well as a lawsuit by a judge who objected to his portrayal. It also had negative run-ins with Kickstarter, which censored its email advertising before raising over $2 million dollars on Indiegogo.

Finally, this movie — directed by character actor Nick Searcy (General Frank Hoyt from The Shape of Water) — was finally released in 2018.

This controversy went on after the film was released, with the filmmakers claiming that multiple theater chains dropped the film after its first week. And Searcy later wrote an op-ed for the National Review where he claimed that the film would cause him to be shunned in Hollywood.

Honestly, it all feels rather like a rerun of a second string Law and Order ripoff. But hey — Dean Cain is in it! And the owner of Rob’s Place from What’s Happening! plays Kermit!

If you want to know more, you can visit the film’s official site. Or check out the superior 3801 Lancaster: American Tragedy, an astounding documentary on the case. It’s playing for free on Amazon Prime.

In the world of Abnormal Attraction, mythical creatures are real and must learn to co-exist with humans. However, if you thought there was prejudice before, it gets even worse. However, this film has three different storylines that all come together. Plus, it’s literally packed with stars.

It all starts when Dr. Stanley Cole (Bruce Davison, Willard) takes over the AA group from the usual leader Nick, who has been kidnapped by a witch (Leslie Easterbrook from Police Academy) and the Boogeyman (Malcolm McDowell) as his fiancee tries to track him down.

If you love horror, you’ll be delighted by some of the heavyweights that show up here, like Tyler Mane (the Michael Myers of Rob Zombie’s Halloween films) as a cyclops. For big stars, there’s also Jim Hanks, Tom’s brother, as Frankenstein’s Monster. If you’re more of the Howard Stern school of humor, you’ll find a lot to like with Gilbert Gottfried as the Pig Man and Ron Jeremy as the tooth fairy.

There’s plenty of gross-out gags and gore, too. I enjoyed the film, as it has a great look, but it could have used some trimming as it’s hour and forty-seven-minute running time feels a little long. But don’t let my short attention span keep you away from this fun movie!

I mean, how often do you see a guy try to sleep with Bigfoot and get torn to pieces?

You can learn more at the official site for the movie.

DISCLAIMER: We were sent this movie by its PR team and that has no bearing on our review.

There’s nothing like a drive-in. I feel that it’s the best way to see a movie. The open sky, watching from the car or a chair, hamburgers, hot dogs, a cooler full of beer and perhaps some other substances, pizza, popcorn and staying up way too late. It’s pure magic. We go see drive-in movies as often as we can and know all about the Mahoning Drive-In. This documentary tells even more of the story.

From sleeping in the concession stand to working entirely for free, the volunteers of the Mahoning Drive-In have kept their theater alive, using their vintage projector and 35mm prints. However, when Hollywood announces that all new movies will only be available digitally, it might be the end.

Obviously, the Mahoning is still open. This movie tells you how they stayed that way.

I get really emotional at the drive-in. I well up with emotion at times, remembering how it felt to escape reality as a child and get to go and sit under the stars. Just seeing the big screen with the sun behind it makes me choke up a little. This film made me feel exactly the same way.

To learn more, visit At the Drive-In‘s official site. You can also order the movie here or watch it on demand April 9.

NOTE: This was sent to us by the movie’s PR team but that has no impact on our review.

The trouble with watching so many horror movies is that I often feel like I’ve seen what I’m watching before. This time, this feeling isn’t all in my head. Seriously, 2015’s The Abandoned was about a troubled, antipsychotic-dependent young woman who takes a job as a night guard and has to deal with demonic forces. 2016’s The Autopsy of Jane Doe was about coroners who experience supernatural phenomena while examining the body of an unidentified woman. Put them together and you get this movie.

Shat Mitchell plays Megan Reed, a troubled ex-cop in rehab who takes a graveyard shift in the morgue as part of her therapy. This doesn’t seem like a good idea. Nonetheless, she soon meets the body of Hannah Grace, a dead girl who was possessed and is now reanimated by demons. This also doesn’t seem like a good idea.

Hannah’s father smothered her during the exorcism to save one of the priests. Now, she’s escaped her grave and heals with each murder she commits. The police caught her father attempting to mutilate her body, as the demon can only die once her body is destroyed. He convinces Megan to help him, but Hannah burns her father and stalks our heroine, feeding off her fear and depression.

Her cop ex-boyfriend shows up to rescue her, but Hannah tears him apart. Megan grabs his gun and unlike when she couldn’t shoot back at a perp — which is how she got depressed in the first place — she’s able to destroy Hannah.

That said — you know this is a modern horror movie that needs the callback at the end, so it’s hinting that the demon is now in her, despite her being clean, sober and happy.

If you were born after 1995, then perhaps you’ll enjoy some of the jump scares in this. But if you are old, like me, and remember a better time for horror, you can’t help but be disappointed. Or feel disoriented and say, “Didn’t we already watch this?”

Alan Grilo is a police officer struggling to do his job because all he can think about is how his wife might be cheating on him. Then, there’s Glenn Kolasa, a bank thief who is dealing with Alan chasing him down as well as two blackmailers. Everyone gets pulled into a dangerous and violent cat and mouse game between these two men.

Director Richard Friedman may not be a household name, but around here, we celebrate him for Phantom of the Mall: Eric’s Revenge. He also directed several episodes of Friday the 13th: The Series and Tales from the Darkside, along with movies like Doom Asylum, Scared Stiff and Death Mask.

This movie has some unexpected star power, as Paul Sorvino is in it. Jason Gedrick is the lead as Grilo and you may remember him as the lead from Iron Eagle way back in 1986 and Backdraft.

I really liked the actor who played Glenn, Treva Etienne. He’s been in a variety of films like Bad Boys II, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Black Hawk Down in smaller roles, but as he finds a star role here, he really goes all out.

Character actor Vince Lozano also appears and produced. You may know him from roles in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl or TV’s The Last Ship and American Horror Story.

This movie has some really fun little touches, like the blackmailers’ handwritten letter and the different people that Grilo interviews about the bank robbery, like the lady obsessed with playing poker. And the blackmailers make the whole film.

This was way better than I thought it was going to be. I’d compare it to a low budget version of Crash.

Acts of Desperation is available on DVD and On Demand. For more information, visit the official Facebook page.

Disclaimer: The PR team for this film sent it to us, but this has no impact on our review.

Alice and her best friend Lauren have inadvertently set a hellish curse in motion. I mean, this is the kind of thing that usually happens after you find a mysterious shrunken head, right? Instead of leaving well enough alone — and throwing away that head — they decide to meet up with Hunter Perry, the host of a paranormal podcast called Beyond the Veil.

Hunter does some research and learns that the shrunken head is legit. He wants to get more hits for his podcast — I feel your pain, dude — and they do a live podcast where the real story of the shrunken head is revealed to his audience. However, doing so releases the demonic spirit of Lilith Ratchet.

When you chant Lilith’s name and play her game — which involves throwing around that severed head ala hot potato — the ancient woman comes and kills you. It turns out that back around the Civil War, her husband chose another woman, so she killed both of them and severed that woman’s head. Now, she lives eternally and always ready to claim new victims.

If you liked Mother Krampus 2: Slay Ride, the last film from director Eddie Lengyel, chances are good that you’ll enjoy this as well. Amazingly, this is the ninth American Poltergeist movie since 2015, although most of the other films aren’t connected. You don’t need to see any of them before this.

Thanks to this helpful IMDB list, those other films would be:

• American Poltergeist
• American Poltergeist 2: The Poltergeist of Borley Forest
• American Poltergeist 3
• American Poltergeist 4: The Curse of the Joker (which has Eric Roberts and Martin Kove in it)
• American Poltergeist 5: A Haunting at the Rectory (based on true events!)
• American Poltergeist 6: The Haunting of Alice D. (with Kane Hodder and Al Snow, minus Head)
• American Poltergeist 7: Haunted
• American Poltergeist (which I guess would be American Poltergeist 8)

American Poltergeist: The Curse of Lilith Ratchet is available now on VOD and DVD. For more information, visit the official Facebook page.

Disclaimer: We were sent this movie by its PR team but that has no impact on our review.