When it was released in 1987, The Monster Squad was deemed a failure by critics and was, according to the box office, a film no one cared about. But over the last three decades, word of mouth has turned this sleeping hit into a cultural phenomenon. Wolfman’s Got Nards explores…
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THE HORROR CROWD *** USA 2020 Dir: Ruben Pla. 92 mins Actor / director Ruben Pla is a jovial – if sometimes slightly intrusive – onscreen presence throughout this warm documentary, in which he interviews an assortment of friends and contacts within the Hollywood horror film community. The line of…
After winning a Bronze Audience Award at the Fantasia Film Festival, the Evil Dead documentary HAIL TO THE DEADITES has just released its official trailer (edited by Jon Kondelik, co-owner of Dual Visions) and a brand new festival poster (design by Filip Ivanovic). Inspired by the 1981 classic’s cult following,…
VIPCO THE UNTOLD STORY **** UK 2018 Dir: Jason Impey. 132 mins Rarely seen on camera, Vipco impresario Michael Lee is the star of Jason Impey’s engaging documentary about the UK video industry’s “Wild West” period in the 1980s. Lee’s honest reflections easily overshadow some dullish contextual analysis by UK…
HAIL TO THE DEADITES **** Canada 2020 Dir: Steve Villeneuve. 79 mins Director Steve Villeneuve, who made the indie horror love letter documentary UNDER THE SCARES (2010), wears his EVIL DEAD-loving heart on his bloody sleeve with this unashamedly cuddly feature about the fanbase surrounding Sam Raimi’s original trilogy, complete…