Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, released today the trailer for the new documentary, Sharksploitation from filmmaker Stephen Scarlata. In the wake of blockbuster classic Jaws, a new subgenre was born. This new documentary explores the weird, wild cinematic legacy of sharks on film and the world’s undying fascination. The film features multiple interviews including…
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THE REEF: STALKED *** Australia 2022 Dir: Andrew Traucki. 92 mins In the decade or so between THE REEF and its sequel, writer-director Andrew Traucki has operated on similar ground, unleashing THE JUNGLE (2013) and 2020’s BLACK WATER: ABYSS. Like the latter, THE REEF: STALKED is a belated sequel to…
THE REEF *** Australia 2010 Dir: Andrew Traucki. 94 mins By 2010, the Asylum / Nu Image craze for MEGA SHARK VS GIANT OCTOPUS-style cheapjack CGI giant monster movies had saturated the market, so anything relatively restrained and geared toward straight suspense stood out from the crowd. Writer-director Andrew Traucki…
Severin Films have released Bruno Mattei’s insane Sharksploitation CRUEL JAWS on DVD and Blu-ray. He defied all laws of good taste and international copyright with SHOCKING DARK and ROBOWAR. He reset the bar for batsh*t crazy ItaloHorror with RATS: NIGHT OF TERROR and HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD. And in…