Aim Publicity

@aimpublicity.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Secrets Are Better on Disc: Talamasca Season 1 Comes Home — CineDump There is something oddly satisfying about seeing Anne Rice’s Talamasca: The Secret Order land on physical media. A show built around secrecy, archives, and centuries of guarded knowledge feels right a...

‘There is something satisfying about seeing #AnneRice’s #TalamascaTheSecretOrder land on physical media. A show built around secrecy archives and centuries of guarded knowledge feels right at home on a shelf’ #CineDump

Season 1 on Blu-ray DVD & digital now #AcornDVD

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Aim Publicity

@aimpublicity.bsky.social

6 months ago

Jeanine Nerissa Sothcott - Helloween, Nemesis, Renegades (2025) #video — CineDump Jeanine Nerissa Sothcott has made her name in gritty action thrillers like Nemesis and Renegades, but her latest turn in Phil Claydon’s Helloween pushes her into darker territory. As Dr. Ellen Marks, ...

‘Playing a strong woman a doctor was a real pull for me... it’s fantastic to be given such a strong character and such an integral part of the movie’ #Helloween star #JeanineNerissaSothcott tells #CineDump

On digital now #MiracleMediaUK & on Blu-ray 13 Oct @101filmsuk.bsky.social

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Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

9 months ago

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) — CineDump What if a hero doesn’t get to live happily ever after? For quite a while, film fans thought Indiana Jones’ ride into the sunset at the end of 1989’s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was the characte...

#IndianaJonesAndTheDialOfDestiny was released on this day in '23. Check out my review from back then down below!

#FilmReviews #JamesMangold #HarrisonFord #PhoebeWaller-Bridge #BoydHolbrook #MadsMikkelson #AntonioBanderas #IndianaJones #JohnWilliams #StevenSpielberg #GeorgeLucas #CineDump

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

9 months ago

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) #RetroReview — CineDump I first saw Joe Johnston’s Honey, I Shrunk the Kids at a drive-in during its initial release in 1989. I was 11 and already a sci-fi junkie, so of course I loved it. Looking back, it’s not surprising t...

#HoneyIShrunkTheKids was released on this day in 1989. Did you know it was originally a #StuartGordon and #BrianYuzna project? Hit the link to check out my 35th anniversary piece from last year!

#FilmReviews #JoeJohnston #RickMoranis #MattFrewer #EdNaha #TomSchulman #Disney #WaltDisney #CineDump

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

10 months ago

Conquest (1983) #RetroReview — CineDump Italian splatter god Lucio Fulci didn’t just make gruesome horror flicks. Case in point, 1983’s Conquest is a fever dream fantasy film that brings the fan favorite director’s penchant for gore to the ...

#Conquest, directed by the great #LucioFulci, was released in Italy on this day in '83. Check out the piece I wrote on it last year down below!

#FilmReviews #RetroReviews #FulciLives #JorgeRivero #AndreaOcchipinti #ConradoSanMartin #SabrinaSiani #ClaudioSimonetti #CineDump #Fantasy #SwordAndSorcery

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

10 months ago

In a Violent Nature (2024) — CineDump I enjoy when filmmakers take chances, especially when I think they work. Writer/director Chris Nash swings for the fences with his new slasher, In a Violent Nature. So, yes, this won’t be for everyone...

#InAViolentNature was released on this day last year. Check out my review from back then down below!

#FilmReviews #ChrisNash #RyBarrett #AndreaPavlovic #StevenKostanski @shudder.com @ifcfilms.bsky.social #CineDump

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

10 months ago

Cliffhanger (1993) #RetroReview — CineDump Surely, 1993’s Cliffhanger has to be in the conversation for director Renny Harlin’s best film. I would also say that it’s Sylvester Stallone’s second-best film of the ‘90s, surpassed only by Demoliti...

#Cliffhanger was released on this day in 1993. I think it's an underrated entry in #SylvesterStallone 's filmography. Check out my review from a couple years ago down below!

#FilmReviews #RennyHarlin #JohnLithgow #MichaelRooker #JanineTurner #JohnLong #MichaelFrance #RetroReviews #CineDump

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

10 months ago

Party Dream (2022) — CineDump In the late ‘90s and early ‘00s, while I was attending Ohio State, my friends and I were in the local band scene. Columbus was a pretty rockin’ town at the time, with small shows of every stripe occur...

With today's announcement that #GilManterasPartyDream is reuniting for a show in Youngstown, I thought I'd share my review of #AaronHagele and #TimSlowikowski ’s documentary on the group.

#PartyDream #GMPD #FilmReviews #CineDump #GlenDietz #RichieBernacki

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

10 months ago

Willow (1988) #RetroReview — CineDump Ron Howard is not one of my favorite filmmakers. I often find his work to be bland and boring. However, I’ll always have a soft spot for 1988’s Willow.

#Willow was released on this day in 1988. Check out my review from a few years ago down below!

#FilmReviews #GeorgeLucas #WarwickDavis #ValKilmer #JoanneWhalley #JeanMarsh #BillyBarty #GavanO'Herlihy #TonyCox #KevinPollak #JamesHorner #BobDolman #PatRoach #PatriciaHayes #CineDump #RetroReviews

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

10 months ago

Outpost (2022) — CineDump Like many comedians, Joe Lo Truglio is also a horror fan. The works of Stephen King were a key influence growing up. Now, in-between acting gigs, Lo Truglio has been attempting to make his own horror ...

#JoeLoTruglio 's #Outpost debuted on digital platforms on this day in 2023. Check out what I had to say about it back then down below!

#BethDover #DylanBaker #FilmReviews #CineDump #DallasRoberts #AtoEssendoh

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

10 months ago

Maniac Cop (1988) #RetroReview — CineDump William Lustig's Maniac Cop was released on May 13th in 1988 and features a trio of genre heavyweights in Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, and Richard Roundtree. A funky meld of action and horror, it manag...

#WilliamLustig 's cult classic #ManiacCop (starring #BruceCampbell, #TomAtkins, #RichardRoundtree, and #RobertZ'Dar and written by #LarryCohen) was released on this day in 1988. I wrote about it a few years ago. You can check out that piece down below!

#FilmReviews #RetroReviews #CineDump

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

11 months ago

The Beyond (1981) #RetroReview — CineDump A masterpiece of atmosphere, gore, and surrealism, Lucio Fulci’s The Beyond celebrated its thirty-ninth birthday last week and is a personal favorite. Eventually released in the US as 7 Doors of Death...

#LucioFulci 's #TheBeyond was released in Italy on this day in 1981. Check out my review from a few years ago!

#FilmReviews #RetroReviews #ItalianHorror #fabioFrizzi #DardanoSacchetti #GiorgioMariuzzo #CatrionaMacColl #DavidWarbeck #CinziaMonreale #AlCliver #FulciLives #CineDump #7DoorsOfDeath

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

11 months ago

The Dark Half (1993) #RetroReview — CineDump After a two-year delay because of Orion Pictures’ financial problems, legendary writer/director George Romero’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Half was finally released in 1993. The affable fil...

#GeorgeRomero 's adaptation of @stephenking.bsky.social's #TheDarkHalf was released on this day in 1993. Check out my 30th anniversary #RetroReview from a couple years ago down below!

#FilmReviews #TimothyHutton #AmyMadigan #RobertJoy #MichaelRooker #ChristopherYoung #CineDump

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

11 months ago

The Northman (2022) — CineDump The Northman is perhaps the most accessible work of writer/director Robert Eggers’ young career. He purportedly did not have final cut and the film does feel a half step less quirky than The VVitch an...

#RobertEggers' #TheNorthman was released on this day in 2022. You can check out my review from back then down below!

#FilmReviews #Sjon #AlexanderSkarsgard #AnyaTaylorJoy #NicoleKidman #EthanHawke #ClaesBang #GustavLindh #WillemDafoe #Bjork #Vikings #Norse #Hamlet #CineDump

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

11 months ago

Liquid Sky (1982) #RetroReview — CineDump Aggressively arty, bizarre, and unpolished, Slava Tsukerman’s Liquid Sky is one of the coolest flicks I’ve ever seen. Made for a paltry $500K, it would go on to become one of the most successful indep...

#SlavaTsukerman ’s awesomely bonkers #LiquidSky made its American theatrical debut on this day in 1983. Check out my 40th anniversary review from a couple years ago below and then head over to @vinsyn.bsky.social to grab the #BluRay!

#FilmReviews #RetroReviews #CineDump

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

1 year ago

The Head Hunter (2018) — CineDump Minimalist, artful, and moody, director Jordan Downey’s The Head Hunter from 2018 maximizes its minuscule budget of $30,000, though not in an entirely satisfactory way. Being a sucker for atmospheric ...

Central Ohio native #JordanDowney 's atmospheric micro-budgeted #TheHeadHunter was released on this day in 2019. You can check out my review from a few years back down below!

#FilmReviews #RetroReviews #CineDump

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

1 year ago

The Belko Experiment (2016) #RetroReview — CineDump March 17th marks the fifth anniversary of the release of Greg McLean’s lightly satirical, bleakly humorous, and gory The Belko Experiment. Featuring a what-would-you-do type premise and a mile-wide me...

#TheBelkoExperiment was released on this day in 2017. Check out my review of this underrated gem from a few years ago down below!

#GregMcLean #JamesGunn #JohnGallagherJr #TonyGoldwyn #AdriaArjona #JohnCMcGinley #DavidDastmalchian #MichaelRooker #CineDump #FilmReviews #RetroReviews

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

1 year ago

Captive State (2019) #RetroReview — CineDump After 2011’s critically well-received Rise of the Planet of the Apes was a surprise hit, director Rupert Wyatt became a hot name in Hollywood. Unfortunately, he hasn’t really been able to follow up on...

#CaptiveState was released on this day in 2019. I wrote about this character driven, flawed gem last year on the occasion of its 5th anniversary. You can check out what I had to say down below!

#FilmReviews #RupertWyatt #JohnGoodman #AshtonSanders #VeraFarmiga #EricaBeeney #CineDump

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

1 year ago

CB4 (1993) #RetroReview — CineDump Tamra Davis’ hip-hop satire and early Chris Rock vehicle CB4 made its theatrical debut on March 12th, 1993. I decided to take a look back at the film’s 30th anniversary. Care to join me?

#CB4 was released on this day in 1993. Check out out my 30th anniversary #RetroReview from a couple years ago down below!

#ChrisRock #TamraDavis #CharlieMurphy #PhilHartman #NelsonGeorge #RobertLoCash #FilmReviews #CineDump

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

1 year ago

Fire in the Sky (1993) #RetroReview — CineDump Though most of Robert Lieberman’s Fire in the Sky is a fine sci-fi mystery, competently crafted if a little mundane, it contains about fifteen minutes of pure undiluted nightmare fuel that justifies a...

#FireInTheSky was released on this day in 1993. It features what is possibly the most harrowing #AlienAbduction sequence of all time. Check out my 30th anniversary review from a couple years ago down below!

#RobertLieberman #TracyTorme #FilmReviews #TravisWalton #FilmReviews #CineDump #RetroReviews

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

1 year ago

10 to Midnight (1983) #RetroReview — CineDump Does the idea of Charlie Bronson in a morally ambiguous pseudo-slasher film sound appealing to you? If so, join me in celebrating the 40th anniversary of the release of J. Lee Thompson’s 10 to Mi...

#JLeeThompson ‘s #10ToMidnight was released on this day in 1983. Check out my #RetroReview from a few years ago below!

#FilmReviews #CharlesBronson #CineDump #CannonFilms #GolanGlobus

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

1 year ago

The Batman (2022) — CineDump As a longtime comic book fan, I’ve been conditioned to easily accept new interpretations of established characters. New creative teams often attempt to place their own stamps on the mythoi of beloved ...

#TheBatman was released on this day in 2022. I dig me some emo sad boi #DarkKnight. Check out my review from back then below!

#FilmReviews #MattReeves #RobertPattinson #PaulDano #ZoeKravitz #ColinFarrell #JohnTurturro #JeffreyWright #AndySerkis #Batman #DC #CineDump #SomethingInTheWay

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

1 year ago

Repo Man (1984) #RetroReview — CineDump I first saw Alex Cox’s Repo Man from 1984 in the mid-’90s as a teenager, and I didn’t get it. As the years went by and I forged a greater appreciation for all things punk, I thought it might be a film...

#RepoMan turns 41 today! Check out my review from last year below.

#AlexCox #EmilioEstevez #HarryDeanStanton #FilmReviews #RetroReviews #CineDump #Punk #PunkRock #PunkAsFuck

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

1 year ago

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) — CineDump When reviewing something like Netflix’s new Texas Chainsaw Massacre, I think some bonafides are helpful to the reader. I’m a huge fan of Tobe Hooper’s original film from 1974. The rest of the franchis...

#LegacySequel #TexasChainsawMassacre was released on #Netflix on this day in '22. It got a lot of hate, but I liked it well enough, and I know a few of my friends did, too. Check out what I had to say about it upon its release.

#FilmReviews #CineDump #Leatherface

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

1 year ago

Alita: Battle Angel (2019) #RetroReview — CineDump Though hindered by a handful of flaws, Alita: Battle Angel from 2019 is a seriously fun film. Directed by Robert Rodriguez, and produced and co-written by James Cameron, the filmmakers go all in on cr...

The underrated #AlitaBattleAngel was released on this day in 2019. I wrote about it for its 5th anniversary last year.

#RobertRodriguez #JamesCameron #ChristophWaltz #RoseSalazar #JackieEarleHaley #JenniferConnelly #MahershalaAli #EdSkrein #YukitoKishiro #FilmReviews #CineDump #Manga #RetroReviews

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

1 year ago

Captain America: Brave New World (2025) — CineDump At this point in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise, you’re either in for the long haul or you’ve checked out. Personally, I still get excited for these movies. That being said, I’ll be the first...

Here's my review for #CaptainAmericaBraveNewWorld!

#FilmReviews #MCU #Marvel #CaptainAmerica #CineDump #AnthonyMackie #HarrisonFord #RedHulk

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

1 year ago

The Outwaters (2022) — CineDump Right off the bat, I need to state that The Outwaters won’t be to everyone’s taste. There is about a thirty-minute stretch of the film’s 110-ish-minute runtime that is probably best described as exper...

Robbie Banfitch's unconventional #TheOutwaters began its festival run on this day in 2022. In many ways it's a frustrating watch, but I can't deny that it's stuck with me since I saw it upon its streaming debut. Check out my review from back then!

#FilmReviews #FoundFootage #CineDump

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

1 year ago

My Bloody Valentine (1981) #RetroReview — CineDump George Mihalka’s My Bloody Valentine from 1981 is often cited as one of the better entries from the original slasher boom of the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. In order to receive an R rating for its initi...

The original #MyBloodyValentine was released on this day in 1️⃣9️⃣8️⃣1️⃣. Check out my review from a few years back! ⛏️

#FilmReviews #RetroReviews #CineDump

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

1 year ago

Against the Dark (2009) #RetroReview — CineDump Steven Seagal’s lone horror flick, Against the Dark, celebrates its fifteenth anniversary this week. It went straight to video on February 10th, 2009. Directed by Richard Crudo, I wouldn’t list it amo...

On this day in 2009, the only #horror flick that #StevenSeagal ever made was released. Why am I celebrating the anniversary of a movie that has obviously dubious merits? Cuz my buddy #MathewKlickstein wrote the original script that Seagal eventually mutilated!

#FilmReviews #CineDump #AgainstTheDark

Michael Cavender

@splatterpunk26.bsky.social

1 year ago

The Long Night (2022) — CineDump You had me at creepy cult with weird masks. Rich Ragsdale’s The Long Night is a no-frills tale about a young couple facing off against a sinister sect of demon worshipers in an isolated setting. It’s ...

Missed it by a few days! #TheLongNight was released on 2/4/22. Check out my review from back then!

#FilmReviews #CineDump