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Part 2 YADANG: THE SNITCH (2025)
A Rhapsodic, Kinetically Charged, Roller Coaster Ride of Relentless in Yer Face Action and Sanguineous Violence Opened April 25 in Theaters in the U.S. and Canada YADANG: THE SNITCH weaves the fates of three men: 1, an informant AKA as…
YADANG: THE SNITCH (2025) Is a Rhapsodic, Kinetically Charged, Roller Coaster Ride of Relentless in Yer Face Action and Sanguineous Violence – Part 1
The film delves into the hidden world of criminal wheeling and dealing in South Korea, and centers on the enigmatic figure of Yadang, a major facilitator as a dime-dropping snitch in the underground drug trade. YADANG THE SNITCH Filmmakers insist that their movie is the first of its kind, setting it apart from conventional action crime film in South Korea. – Article, Review by Gregg W. Morris
Opening on Digital Platforms April 15, CALL OF THE VOID (2025). To Be or Not to Be: A Hoot? A Ding-Dong? A Hum-Dinger?
CALL OF THE VOID has received mixed reviews. It’s been pitched publicity-wise and marketing-wise and advertising-wise as a folk horror with Lovecraftian touches focusing on the grisly psychological impact of a strange hum and its connection to something otherworldly. – Review, Article by Gregg W. Morris
SCREAMBOAT Red Carpet, March 31, 2025 @ Regal Theaters AMC Newport Centre – Part 2
SCREAMBOAT cast includes David Howard Thornton (the “Terrifier” franchise’s Art the Clown), Allison Pittel (“Stream”), Amy Schumacher (“The Mean One”), Jesse Posey (“Selena”), Jesse Kove (“Cobra Kai”), Kailey Hyman (“Terrifier 2”), Rumi C Jean-Louis (“Hightown”), Jarlath Conroy (George A. Romero’s…
Part II: Film Review of THE HEIRLOOM, A Rom-Com Psychodrama With Paradoxical Plot and Narrative Twists That Can Be Mesmerizing
THE HEIRLOOM is Heavy with a capitol H. “This is a true story” flashes briefly at the beginning of the film. It is a semi-autobiographical piece, drawing, heavily, on a couple’s real-life adoption of a rescue dog, Dilly, during the pandemic, and the strains on the couple’s relationship, according to numerous cyber film synopses and descriptions easily found on Google. This reviewer regards the COVID-19 Pandemic as an existential menace, that showed us what the gates of hell might look like. – Review, Article by Gregg W. Morris, Editor, Reviewer.
OVERLOOK FILM FESTIVAL – PART 2 – Kitchen Sink and All the Rest in the First Wave
Taking place April 3 – April 6 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Prytania Theatres, the horror festival will welcome audiences back to America’s most haunted city with a terrifying selection of new and classic films as well as the extensive offs-screen offerings including interactive events, live performances, immersive programming and special guests that the annual horror staple has become known for. By Gregg W. Morris, Editor, Reviewer
Overlook Film Festival – Part 1
Taking place April 3 – April 6 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Prytania Theatres, the horror festival will welcome audiences back to America’s most haunted city with a terrifying selection of new and classic films as well as the extensive offscreen offerings including interactive events, live performances, immersive programming and special guests that the annual horror staple has become known for. – By Gregg W. Morris, Editor, Reviewer
THE BUILDOUT: An Otherworldly Back to Nature Tale With a Cosmic Sheen by Filmmakers Described As Thematically Blending Mysticism, the Paranormal and Horror, Propelling Audiences into Another Dimension of Transcendental Awareness
THE BUILDOUT has been selected by the Panic Fest, Popcorn Frights and Chattanooga film fests. It hit VOD streaming platforms via Ethos Releasing on Tuesday, February 25.
It was filmed in Southern California’s Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, which is steeped in mystery and inexplicable phenomena in an area known as the Borrego Triangle. Real life paranormal researchers coined this description leading to intriguing interests for visitors. – Review by Gregg W. Morristhe WORD.
Audience Caveat: Magniloquent Grandiloquence in Play
KNOW MERCY Is A Multiple Award-Winning Genre Bending Sci-Fi Drama With a Black Perspective. This Film Reviewer Believes It’s Also a Metaphor for These Misanthropic Trumpian Times!
On the one hand, dazzling production values as well as razzle-dazzle scenes and kinetically charged fighting scenes; on the other, KNOW MERCY can be confounding. It is not rated by the MPAA, and, so, it’s not rated by this reviewer, who believes the cinematography and visuals result in arousing and captivating moments. – Review by Gregg W. Morris