Marina Antunes [Celluloid 01.25.19] thriller drama

Though Andrew Hulme's sophomore effort The Devil Outside garnered mixed feelings from our contributor Simon who saw the film last year at EIFF, he did note that the psychological thriller is a "sombre British reflection on faith, insanity and questionable parenting techniques" with great performances and frankly, after seeing this trailer, I'm completely sold. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 01.25.19] horror

Directing brothers Doron Paz and Yoav Paz won a lot of acclaim for their Israeli horror Jeruzalem (review) which won over many a horror fan when it premiered in 2015 and now the pair are back with yet another horror movie though this one is distinctly different. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 01.25.19] horror

The concept behind writer/director Justin McConnell's latest horror movie is fantastic: a guy with the ability to shapeshift by killing his victims, goes on a murderous spree in an attempt to rekindle a relationship with the woman he loves. [Continue reading]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 01.24.19] post apocalyptic cyberpunk scifi dystopic

Today, global pop sensation and 2019 double Grammy nominee Dua Lipa released a new single and video in anticipation of 20th Century FOX's cyberpunk extravaganza Alita: Battle Angel, the epic action-adventure from visionary filmmakers James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez. [Continue reading]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 01.23.19] scifi horror

SpectreVision and ACE Pictures announced today that principal photography will begin next month on Richard Stanley's HP Lovecraft adapt Color out of Space. Starring Nicolas Cage, the film will be directed by Stanley, his first feature in over twenty years! [Continue reading (1 comment)]

John Connor [DVD News 01.22.19] scifi horror thriller adventure

Not many new releases this week, but a few retro titles getting nice re-issues. First up we have Chalres Bronson starrer 10 to Midnight about an outraged police detective and his rookie partner (Andrew Stevens) who skirt the law to catch a killer of women.

The collectors edition from Shout! Factory features a new 4K scan and commentary track among other new featur... [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 01.21.19] thriller western

The Western frontier was a hard place to live but for a woman living alone, it could prove to be too much. This is the theme at the centre of Emma Tammi's The Wind. [Continue reading]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 01.17.19] action

John Wick is back in the first trailer for the franchise's third action packed installment. The first look at the film is as stylish and intense as you might expect. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 01.16.19] comedy drama

The lost-at-sea trope usually plays out as a horror, thriller, drama or a combination of the three but comedy isn't, generally speaking, thrown into the mix. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 01.16.19] drama crime

Malaysian director Ho Wi-ding is no stranger to international acclaim. Two of his short films played at Cannes where he picked up both a Kodak discovery award and young critics award but his latest feature Cities of Last Things, is his most international production to date. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 01.16.19] apocalyptic scifi cult drama

As noted by Chris when the lovely poster for High Life premiered earlier this week, Claire Denis doesn't exactly deliver crowd pleaser material but if the teaser trailer and the newly minted trailer for her upcoming movie is any indication, she's definitely hitting all the right buttons for this viewer. [Continue reading]

John Connor [Celluloid 01.16.19] comedy

Global Digital Releasing will release the indie comedy, Amelia's 25th on digital this Friday, January 18. The star studded film features Danny Trejo, Margaret Cho, Robert Rodriguez, Jon Abrahams and Jennifer Tilly and featured Electra Avellan as Amelia. [Continue reading]

John Connor [Celluloid 01.16.19] scifi horror action comedy thriller adventure

It's official. Jason Reitman will co-write and direct a new installment in the Ghostbusters series, ignoring the 2016 film that some felt was a miscalculated attempt at rebooting the series. Reitman is the son of Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II director Ivan Reitman. [Continue reading (2 comments)]

John Connor [Celluloid 01.16.19] horror action cult thriller

A little less than a year ago, we called upon QE readers and fellow cult film fans to consider supporting Erick Solis' 80's throwback actioner Night Run. Playing like a supernatural Death Wish, Night Run is a revenge tale about a murdered boyfriend who rises from the grave to avenge his death and the death of his once bright future. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 01.16.19] scifi thriller drama

One of the highlights of last year's genre offerings was Danishka Esterhazy's Level 16 (review). [Continue reading]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 01.15.19] scifi documentary

Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin is a feature documentary exploring the remarkable life and legacy of the late sci-fi author Ursula K. Le Guin. [Continue reading]

John Connor [Celluloid 01.15.19] horror thriller

In a neat twist on the cabin in the woods thriller yarn, five friends spend a weekend at a cabin with a dark history only to find themselves trapped in some kind of time trap. [Continue reading]

John Connor [Celluloid 01.14.19] horror thriller

NY and LA-based arthouse genre sales company Yellow Veil Pictures has acquired world sales rights to a new Canadian thriller called Harpoon. Shot in Calgary, Alberta and San Pedro, Belize, Harpoon is a brutal and absurd genre film that brings a new twist to the lost at sea genre. [Continue reading]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 01.14.19] scifi cult drama

French auteur Claire Denis' sci-fi drama High Life starring Robert Pattison will get a release this year from A24. The studio released the film's first domestic poster today and announced the first official trailer will premier on Wednesday of this week. [Continue reading]

John Connor [Celluloid 01.11.19] action western adventure kungfu martial arts

Today, Goldwyn Meyer released Indonesian western (and Singapore's submission for the Oscars' "Best Foreign-Language Film category), Buffalo Boys on Digital platforms, OnDemand and in select theaters. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Cathode Ray Mission 01.10.19] thriller

All you really need to know about Velvet Buzzsaw is that it comes from Nightcrawler writer/director Dan Gilroy and reunites Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo though this time, they're moving on from the bloody business of 24 hours news to the cut-throat business of fine art. [Continue reading]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 01.09.19] post apocalyptic scifi action thriller adventure

Netflix has releases the trailer and poster for IO, a new post-apocalyptic thriller they will release exclusively later this month. [Continue reading (2 comments)]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 01.08.19] scifi comedy crime

Shelton, a small-time crook, inadvertently steals an ancient Chinese time-travelling device which doesn't simply turn back time but for a short period, allows him to work with his past-self. [Continue reading]

John Connor [DVD News 01.08.19] scifi horror action cult thriller adventure

So it's the first week of 2019. Let's see what new releases are hitting shelves and kick of the year right! [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 01.07.19] thriller

Continuing with Mads Mikkelsen day here at Quiet Earth, one of the other movies starring the great Dane which is coming out this year is the survival thriller Arctic. [Continue reading]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 01.07.19] action thriller

You can't pin down Mads Mikkelsen. The Danish actor bounces around genres and languages like it's all perfectly natural to him and in addition to starring in a Cannes selected thriller due for release later this year, he'll be kicking some major ass in a comic book adaptation later this month. [Continue reading (1 comment)]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 01.07.19] action thriller mystery adventure comic

HBO have given us the first footage from their upcoming Watchmen series. The series based on Alan Moore's famous graphic novel is adapted by Damon Lindelof (LOST) whose post-apocalyptic series The Leftovers finished up at HBO after three seasons last year. [Continue reading]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 01.04.19] post apocalyptic scifi horror action thriller adventure

You'd be forgiven if you thought this was not the 2nd, but 3rd Iron Sky film. That's because the Iron Sky team has been working on The Coming Rave for 6 years straight(!) after the successful launch of the first film in 2012. [Continue reading]

Christopher Webster [Celluloid 01.04.19] zombies horror

Netflix has dropped an amazing trailer for Kingdom, a new Korean zombie series set against a historical setting. The trailer is not only epic, but the filmmaking is sumptuous and bold and reminiscent of last year's period zombie film RAMPART. [Continue reading (1 comment)]

Marina Antunes [Celluloid 01.04.19] horror

We probably don't need another movie about an evil child who may or may not be the devil incarnate but Nicholas McCarthy's upcoming The Prodigy looks promising. [Continue reading]