Director Jamie Langlands makes his feature-length debut with The Cellar, a slow-burning and atmospheric tale about a woman’s journal to escape from literal confinement and her spiritual journal to escape from her inner demons.

Meghan Adara stars as Abigail, a woman who wakes up trapped in a locked room in an underground cellar. Most of the film focuses on Abigail trying to escape from the cellar, with very little dialogue or other characters.

At times, it seems like Abigail might be being pursued by a mysterious assailant, although this was largely hinted at for the most part instead of being explicitly shown.

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And while some viewers might lose interest in the long sections in which Abigail prowls the underground maze of corridors due to the lack of dialogue or interactions which occur throughout these prolonged sequences, others will appreciate the way in which The Cellar presents an intimate journey into one woman’s desperate struggle to emerge victorious.

Never give up

Abigail is clearly a woman who refuses to give up, no matter how discouraging the odds stacked against her happen to be, and her largely uninterrupted journey to freedom will resonate with anyone who has ever felt trapped in a situation which they desperately want to escape from.

The way in which very little else is shown as Abigail tries to find a way out means that your attention will be laser-focused on her efforts to break free, and while some might lose interest, others will be captivated.

It also soon becomes clear that Abigail was deeply troubled prior to her ordeal in the cellar, and her dream of a better life if she manages to break free makes her seem even more admirable as a person.

And Adara delivered a compelling and persuasive performance despite her relative lack of dialogue, with Abigail’s sheer determination and desperation clearly being felt, regardless of the fact that she rarely speaks.

Impressive performances

Although there are some interludes to group therapy sessions which Abigail attended before being captured, with the attendees offering detailed accounts of why they believe they need help after their lives fell to pieces.

These scenes offer a welcome diversion from the portions of the film taking place in the maze-like cellar, and the actors all delivered impressive performances as lost souls who desperately need to be found.

Obie Dean delivered a particularly impressive performance as Darren, a former addict who describes how he overdosed during one of the group therapy sessions. Darren clearly struggles to hold back tears as he recounts his story, and you will do the same as you listen to his account of his harrowing ordeal.

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Aside from the group therapy scenes, there are also some dream-like sequences showing Abigail seemingly experiencing visions of herself in a field, with strange events going on around her. It is unclear if these are flashbacks, dreams, or hallucinations, so you will need to make up your own mind about these scenes.

And while some will argue that these largely ambiguous sequences do not serve much of a purpose, they will still leave you pondering over the meaning for a long time after the end credits start to roll.

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Viewers with long attention spans will no doubt be absorbed by Abigail’s quest to escape from the labyrinthine complex as they watch The Cellar, with Langlands proving that you do not need large amounts of dialogue to tell a character-focused story.

And the relatively short, eighty-four minute runtime ensures that The Cellar does not overstay its welcome, so even though there was not an awful lot going on for much of the film, your interest will not have too much time to waiver.

Although it may be too uneventful for some, The Cellar ultimately proved to be a captivating examination into the lengths that people will go to in order to find a way out of desperate situations.

THE CELLAR (2024) was released on digital on November 4, 2025.

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Director: Jamie Langlands
Writer: Jamie Langlands
Stars: Meghan Adara, Neil James, Charlotte Marshall, Wayne Liversidge, Obie Dean, Mickaela Sands, Sophie Flack

THE CIGARETTE is an indie horror-comedy feature from director Zachary Snygg. It has practical gore effects and fun death sequences. Read our The Cigarette movie review here!

We all know that smoking is bad for you, but we were not aware that cigarettes also turn us into murderous psychopaths. This is the premise of The Cigarette, a new indie horror feature from director Zachary Snygg.

The film was just as absurd as its premise suggests, which seems to have been the intention. After being screened at Horror-on-Sea in the UK, The Cigarette is likely to continue its festival run into the near future, so fans of horror comedies will have plenty of time to catch it on the big screen.

Jasmin Flores stars as Jasmin, a lazy and unemployed young woman who proudly relies on handouts from others.

After a breakup, she finds herself being kicked out by her now ex-boyfriend, Steve (Luke Couzens), and her parents also refuse to allow her to come back to live with them, which leaves Jasmin in a desperate situation.

She also speaks with an entirely different accent from her parents, and the reason for this was never acknowledged or explained. However, Jasmin’s situation soon improves when a stranger called Omari (charismatically played by Jon Arthur) approaches her with a job proposition, offering to pay her ludicrously high amounts of money if she sells the cigarettes his company produces.

Jasmin gladly accepts the offer, and the money soon starts rolling in, but there proves to be a catch. As mentioned above, anyone who smokes the cigarettes quickly becomes a savage lunatic, killing anyone they encounter.

More comedy than suspenseful horror

Although there were a few shots of Jasmin walking through New York City and some aerial shots of the city’s skyline, The Cigarette seems to have been primarily shot in a more rural town that regularly stands in for the city, and the contrast was jarring.

The very low-budget nature of the production was evident everywhere you looked, so some suspension of disbelief will be required to enjoy The Cigarette.

Flores wrote the script alongside Snygg, and while the material was hardly Oscar-worthy, she still managed to deliver her deliberately silly lines in a way that will no doubt make you laugh at certain points.

And while she clearly resents work of any kind and comes across as rude to most of the people she meets, Jasmin ultimately still strives to do the right thing in most situations, making her into a grudgingly likable individual.

She also nonchalantly reacts to dire and life-threatening situations, as the makers of The Cigarette clearly wanted to lean more into comedy than suspenseful horror.

The Cigarette is screening at festivals

The gore effects were enjoyably practical and old school, with decidedly fake-looking blood and severed body parts being flashed across the screen. The filmmakers clearly had a lot of fun with the kills, and the death sequences were one of the film’s main highlights.

However, the final act of the film moves in a completely different direction, with Jasmin infiltrating the company responsible for manufacturing the killer cigarettes as she investigates the killer substance, so the body count is significantly reduced towards the end of the film.

Needless to say, The Cigarette loses much of its momentum in the third act, so the script certainly could have used more polish before the start of filming.

It certainly was not a masterpiece, but The Cigarette still proved to be a humorous and decidedly ridiculous comedy about a substance that turns its users into raving killers.

It may be too silly for some, and the script clearly faltered in the third act, but anyone looking for an unashamedly silly horror comedy filled with plenty of over-the-top gore will no doubt enjoy The Cigarette.

Details

Director: Zachary Snygg
Writers: Jasmin Flores, Zachary Snygg
Stars: Jasmin Flores, Tina Krause, Darian Caine, Johnnie Arthur, Sarah Marable, Luke Couzens

Plot

When an unsuspecting Jasmin Flores is dumped by her boyfriend, and dismissed by her parents, she gets a job selling cigarettes in the streets of New York City. Unbeknownst to Jasmin, the cigarettes cause madness, chaos, and murders in Manhattan. Once the murders begin to pile up, Jasmin has to claim her innocence while solving the riddle of the laced cigarettes.

TERRIFIER 3 is out in theaters now! If you enjoyed the first two movies and all the depravity they had to offer, you are probably going to have a great time with Terrifier 3. Read our movie review!

Regardless of its humble and very low-budget origins, the Terrifier series is now one of the most prominent franchises that the horror genre has to offer.

Art the Clown is also one of the most iconic fictional characters to have emerged over the last few years, which probably came as a massive surprise to the filmmakers.

For the highly anticipated third entry, writer and director Damien Leone returns to deliver another offering of gore-soaked mayhem, with David Howard Thornton once again delivering a memorable performance as Art the Clown.

If you enjoyed the first two movies and all the depravity they had to offer, you are probably going to have a great time with Terrifier 3.

Art the Clown as Santa Claus

The film begins with a particularly shocking opening sequence in which Art the Clown, who is disguised as Santa Claus, pays a visit to an unsuspecting family on Christmas Eve.

Instead of bringing gifts, the psychotic clown delivers carnage and mayhem in a way that has now become expected from the Terrifier franchise.

But witnessing such brutality being committed towards an innocent family at a time when kindness and goodwill are meant to be spread was particularly shocking and unforgettably disturbing.

Since the purpose of each Terrifier film seems to be to surpass its predecessor when it comes to mortifying its audience, this scene will no doubt mortify viewers for many years to come.

And the mayhem refuses to slow down after the opening. Lauren LaVera returns as Sienna Shaw, who has been staying in a mental health facility following her encounter with Art in the second movie.

The impossible readjustment

After moving in with her aunt and uncle, Sienna struggles to readjust to normal life, as would anyone who encountered a maniac like Art and lived to tell the tale.

But the resilient Sienna does everything she can to readjust back into society, while also developing a strong bond with her niece Gabbie (Antonella Rose), and maintaining close contact with her younger brother, Jonathan (Elliott Fullam).

But Art soon returns to his old ways, forcing Sienna to once again confront the clown who took everything from her.

Lauren LaVera is also perfect in the role of Sienna, flawlessly capturing the character’s conflicting levels of despair and determination, believably making Siena into someone who refuses to yield, despite the hardships she has endured.

The Terrifier 3 supporting characters

Margaret Anne Florence and Bryce Johnson were also both in top form as Jess and Greg, Sienna’s aunt and uncle, with the conflicting personalities of the characters resulting in captivating levels of conflict.

Jess is more understanding and sympathetic towards Sienna when her niece begins to showcase alarming behavior after coming to live with them, while Greg simply wants to have Sienna recommitted.

The arguments between the husband and wife convincingly made them seem like a married couple who have no doubt experienced multiple disagreements throughout their time together, with the chemistry between the two actors being undeniable.

From survivor to celebrity

Fullam was also praiseworthy as Elliot, expertly conveying the character’s shy and introverted nature as he struggles with the celebrity status he achieved after surviving his encounter with Art in the second movie.

There was even a scene in which Elliot was confronted by exploitative podcasters who wanted to interview him.

Fullam admirably conveyed Elliot’s struggle to maintain his composure throughout this scene, as the character was clearly mortified by the prospect of recounting his horrific encounter with Art the Clown.

The ultimate “survivor”

While Art was decapitated at the end of Terrifier 2, the loss of his head does not prevent the murderous clown from gradually returning to full power and continuing his rampage.

The supernatural elements on display in the Terrifier films notably become more prevalent with each passing entry.

The fact that we were shown in explicit detail how Art returned to full power after losing his head no doubt spoiled the mystery surrounding the character to an extent. It would certainly have been more mysterious and suspenseful if Art had simply returned without an explanation.

Shorter but not short

Although it was shorter than the second movie, Terrifier 2 still has a relatively hefty runtime. And there were multiple scenes consisting primarily of dialogue and not much else that could have been trimmed.

But Leone still wisely used the long runtime to develop the characters and their personalities, making us care about the people in a film in a way that is beyond most slasher movies.

Everyone in Terrifier 3 has their own unique personality instead of being a cardboard cutout, and Leone certainly deserves praise for this.

However, the prolonged runtime also meant that things were a little slow to get going in the first act, and viewers will no doubt wish to see more of Art throughout this portion of the film.

Too many offscreen events

It also came as a disappointment to learn that several notable characters were killed off onscreen. Especially since so much time had been dedicated to allowing us to get to know these individuals before we were refused to witness their ends.

Needless to say, David Howard Thornton was also brilliant as Art the Clown throughout every scene he was in. Utilizing his talents as a mime artist, Thornton perfectly captures Art’s exaggerated movements and expressions in a way that very few other actors could.

At some points, Art seems to become so expressive that you really will start to question if the character is being played by an actual human being.

Thornton was so stunning to witness as Art the Clown that your eyes will feel like they are glued to the screen whenever the actor appears. One can only hope that Thornton continues to play the character for many years to come.

A giddy psycho killer?! Why yes!

And despite being a psychotic killer, Art will also no doubt leave viewers laughing uncontrollably at various points.

Not only does he become as giddy as a child when he encounters a Santa impersonator, but Art also awkwardly sniffs his arm when he overhears someone asking what he must smell like.

Deranged as he might be, Art the Clown will never fail to make you laugh. And the maniacal Art spends a significant portion of Terrifier 3 dressed as Santa Claus because the filmmakers really did want to wallow in absurdity this time around.

Samantha Scaffidi is back as Victoria Heyes

Samantha Scaffidi also reprises her role as Victoria Heyes, who was severely disfigured during her encounter with Art in the first Terrifier movie.

Now just as psychotic as the clown who maimed her, Heyes spends a significant amount of time with Art throughout Terrifier 3, becoming his accomplice during his continued killing spree.

Scaffidi clearly enjoyed the opportunity to play a depraved character, because the actress was brilliantly unhinged throughout her scenes. Due to Scaffidi’s menacing performance, Heyes became just as memorable as Art, which certainly was no easy feat.

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But despite being a murderous lunatic, the heavily deformed Heyes has also maintained her twisted sense of humor, which is showcased by the way in which she repeatedly toots a horn before embarking on her killing spree.

The gleeful expression on the character’s face as she does this will no doubt leave you smiling along with her. Art and Heyes seemed to be competing to see who could be the most unhinged throughout the film, making them into an ideal pair of maniacs.

Outrageously gruesome

The kills were just as outrageously gruesome as you would expect, with the spectacular practical effects being on full display throughout each death sequence.

Art dismembers and disembowels just about everyone he encounters, and each death sequence was more brutal than the last. And because the Terrifier franchise clearly values creativity in its kills, Art also inventively uses liquid nitrogen to torture his foes in a way that has rarely been seen in other films.

Without going into spoilers, there was also a brilliant death sequence that pays homage to Psycho, as Leone clearly wanted to pay his respects to one of the greatest movies of all time.

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Terrifier 3 gives fans of the franchise exactly what they want, making it a film that understands and respects its target audience. Fans of the first two movies will no doubt be in for a memorable viewing experience.

As will anyone who is looking for a relentless horror film that does not shy away from depicting extreme levels of gore.

The strong performances from the cast also helped to elevate Terrifier 3 into a film worthy of your immediate attention, since each actor involved gave everything they had to their individual performances.

Leone has clearly created another film that horror fans will appreciate for many years to come, and Terrifier 3 will no doubt be remembered as one of the best slasher movies of the decade.

Terrifier 3 is out in theaters now.

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Director: Damien Leone
Writer: Damien Leone
Stars: Lauren LaVera, David Howard Thornton, Antonella Rose, Samantha Scaffidi, Chris Jericho, Elliott Fullam

Plot

Art the Clown is set to unleash chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve.

TRIM SEASON is now out on Digital, and marijuana enthusiasts who are looking for something horrific will certainly be impressed by this horror movie. Read our full Trim Season movie review here!

Director Ariel Vida previously brought us the intriguing mystery thriller Vide Noir, and her next feature is the equally enthralling Trim Season, which is now available to purchase from various online platforms.

With a script by David Blair, Sean E. DeMott, and Cullen Poythress, Trim Season is arguably one of the most memorable and haunting marijuana-related horror films you will ever see.

That really is no exaggeration, and marijuana enthusiasts who are looking for something horrific will certainly be impressed by Trim Season.

The opening sequence depicts two young women seemingly committing suicide within an idyllic farmhouse, and you certainly will not be forgetting this incredibly gruesome and unorthodox scene in a hurry.

The three screenwriters clearly outdid themselves when they scripted this scene, and it perfectly sets the tone for the rest of the film. Needless to say, this sequence will continue to haunt viewers for a long time after the end credits start to roll.

Cast and characters of Trim Season

Bethlehem Million stars as Emma, a young woman who loses her job at a restaurant after her car breaks down, causing her to arrive late for work. With her landlord then evicting her, and her prospects looking bleak, Emma reluctantly accepts a job as a marijuana trimmer on an isolated farm, where things are clearly not as they seem.

While working on the farm, Emma becomes acquainted with an assortment of other desperate misfits. These societal outcasts include Lex (Juliette Kenn De Balinthazy), who suffers from a rare medical condition which makes it impossible to feel pain.

Lex’s parents kept her isolated from the outside world because of her condition when she was a girl, which resulted in her becoming socially awkward around other people.

We were also introduced to Dusty (Bex Taylor-Klaus), who clearly wants to escape from society after suffering from abuse.

And Ally Ioannides appears as Harriet, a brazen and boisterous young woman who seems to have trouble understanding how to respect other people’s personal boundaries, which explains why she does not have many close friends.

Setting the stage

Each of the individual performers did everything they could to make their characters unique and memorable. And you will certainly have no difficulty understanding why each of these lost souls was drawn to the idea of working on a farm in the middle of nowhere.

Before long, a series of strange occurrences begin to take place on the farm, and the workers quickly come to understand that a sinister force is at play in the remote location.

With nobody to turn to for help, the farm’s employees are soon forced to resort to desperate measures in order to survive their ordeal before they are able to escape.

To make matters worse, their employers, who run the farm, seem to not only be aware of the events which are occurring but to also be actively involved in causing them.

Beautiful cinematography

One of the most notable aspects of Trim Season was the beautiful cinematography by Luka Bazeli, which astoundingly showcased the natural beauty of the rural farm and the surrounding fields and mountains.

The horrific events depicted throughout the film created a stark contrast with the natural beauty on display, and you will certainly not forget witnessing such horrendous occurrences in picturesque landscapes.

This clear juxtaposition certainly seems to have been intentional, as the filmmakers no doubt wanted to make viewers question how acts of unspeakable evil can occur in such a beautiful world.

The beauty of nature versus the horror of events

At times, Trim Season almost feels like a nature documentary, and you will nearly forget that you are actually watching a horror film at times. If the plot does not manage to captivate you, the scenery on display certainly will.

Jane Badler also needs to be praised for her performance as Mona, the farm’s eccentric owner. With her calm and motherly attitude, Mona initially comes across as a kind and pleasant individual.

But her mask gradually begins to slip over time, and her true nature gradually becomes more evident.

And Badler effortlessly conveys both Mona’s more caring public persona and the evil personality which eventually reveals itself. Although Mona initially goes to great lengths in order to hide her true self.

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Viewers will no doubt be unnerved by Badler’s performance, as the actress created a portrait of a villain who will no doubt lure viewers into a false sense of security before chilling them to the bone.

Marc Senter also appears in a memorable role as James, a recruiter who travels to populated areas in order to collect individuals to work on the marijuana farm.

With his eccentric and almost openly menacing attitude and mannerisms, you really will wonder why anyone would trust James enough to be recruited by him in the first place.

The people James seeks out are clearly desperate, as Senter’s acting skills helped to make the character seem someone who nobody in a comfortable situation would want to be associated with.

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Although marijuana-related films are usually assumed to be comedies, Trim Season is a film which takes itself incredibly seriously, which works both to its advantage and its detriment.

On the one hand, the bleak tone suitably matched the story of a group of societal outcasts finding solace in each other’s company in a location far from the disparaging eyes of society.

But you will also wish that some comedic elements had also been inserted into the story, which felt far too desolate at times.

More comedic elements could certainly have been used to lighten the solemn tone, especially since the drug which the plot focuses on is known for making people laugh.

Make no mistake, while this is a film about marijuana, it certainly is not a stoner comedy.

However, the kills on display were suitably brutal and needless to say, the scissors used for trimming marijuana were also capable of cutting through human flesh just as easily.

The supernatural elements also resulted in some spectacularly memorable death sequences, with the use of voodoo causing limbs to twist in directions you would not have thought possible.

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Although the overall body count was not particularly high, each of the death sequences was still unique and memorable enough to make up for the fact that not too many people died throughout the film.

It would be safe to assume that Trim Season will probably be remembered as one of the defining horror movies which focuses on the topic of marijuana, which it addressed in a mature and meaningful way.

Although it no doubt took itself too seriously at times, it still proved to be a surprisingly nuanced and thought-provoking film about people being killed within the confines of an isolated marijuana farm.

The beautiful scenery, strong performances, and brutal kills all helped to make Trim Season into a film which you will certainly appreciate for years to come.

TRIM SEASON is out in select theaters and on VOD from June 7, 2024.

Details

Director: Ariel Vida
Writers: David Blair & Ariel Vida (script), Sean E. DeMott, Cullen Poythress, and Megan Sutherland (story) 
Cast: Jane Badler, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Bethlehem Million, Alex Essoe, Ryan Donowho, Cory Hart, Ally Ioannides, Juliette Kenn De Balinthazy

Plot

Jobless and searching for purpose, Emma and a group of young people from Los Angeles drive up the coast to make quick cash trimming marijuana on a secluded farm in Northern California. Cut off from the rest of the world, they soon realize that Mona – the seemingly amiable owner of the estate – is harboring secrets darker than any of them could imagine. It becomes a race against time for Emma and her friends to escape the dense woods with their lives.

INSANE LIKE ME? is a new vampire movie that clearly had some talent behind it, despite not being one of the best the subgenre has to offer. Read our Insane Like Me? movie review here!

With the sheer abundance of vampire movies on the market these days, it goes without saying that not every film will be a classic. As is the case with Insane Like Me?, a new vampire movie which clearly had some talent behind it, despite not being one of the best the subgenre has to offer.

Director Chip Joslin, who co-wrote the script alongside Britt Bankhead, had the potential to create something truly bold and unique, but some strange creative choices unfortunately held the project back.

The film opens with an exhaustively long prologue in which Afghanistan War veteran Jake Morgan (played by Bankhead) and his friends are attacked by vampires after attending a party at an abandoned mansion. We then learn that Morgan was subsequently blamed for the crimes, and that he was sent to a psychiatric ward as a result.

The opening title was not shown until a full eighteen minutes into the eight-five-minute film, so you would be forgiven for assuming that Insane Like Me? has major issues with its pacing. And the filmmakers also seemed to be aware of the fact that things took a while to get going because the plot rushed towards its conclusion after Morgan was released from the ward.

It would have been preferable to have been given more time to get to know the characters, but the relatively short runtime and the fast pacing sadly did not allow much time for this.

And the subplot involving Morgan’s wrongful conviction and sectioning was largely glossed over instead of being given the attention it deserved, making the eventual payoff less satisfying.

The acting in Insane Like Me?

Bankhead did his best in the role of Morgan, creating a convincing portrait of a man who struggled to re-adjust to civilian life after returning from the war while also fighting his own internal battles.

However, the same cannot be said for the rest of the cast, who were largely wooden and one-note in their performances. This is exemplified by the way in which the character Crystal Davis (Samantha Reddy) flatly shouts, “Where’s my sister?” to a crazed killer. And by the way in which the other actors blandly feign surprise when they see vampires committing superhuman feats. It seems like most of the young actors who comprised the bulk of the supporting cast were not passionate about their roles, and this clearly shows.

Oscar-nominated actor Eric Roberts also shows up, and it was refreshing to see him being given a substantial role instead of just making a cameo, which he has become known for in recent years. Appearing as the hard-boiled Sheriff Davies, Roberts did the best he could with the material he was given, but even he could not save the picture.

While he does a decent enough job playing the tough-as-nails sheriff who believes he can punch his way out of any situation, Roberts was less convincing whenever he needed to display his character’s vulnerable side.

There was a scene where Davies breaks down in tears upon discovering the body of a loved one. Roberts’ delivery throughout this scene seemed so flat and unconvincing that it might as well have been pulled straight from a daytime soap opera.

The vampires were also clearly intended to be intimidating and otherworldly, but the way in which their voices were digitally altered to make them seem more threatening made them impossible to understand in many instances.

We were probably supposed to feel fear when the sinister Doctor Stoker started monologuing about his evil plans. But most viewers will probably be too busy trying to decipher his incomprehensibly deep and reverberating voice to even notice if he was meant to be intimidating. The sound department obviously felt that it would be cool to add demonic sound effects to the vampires’ voices in post-production, without checking if the effects would be easy to understand.

Most of the fight sequences were relatively brief, and the level of gore on display was not particularly strong. It was enjoyable to see the battle-hardened Morgan using all his skills and resources to fight his superhuman opponents whenever he was shown fighting them.

And you will only wish the brief action scenes had lasted for longer. The relatively weak gore was also a drawback, as was the largely unconvincing CGI blood which often sprayed from wounds. The CGI explosion towards the end looked so fake that you really will wonder how it was actually left in.

However, the cinematography does need to be praised, especially since there was a prolonged and uninterrupted shot of the characters exploring an abandoned building, which clearly took a massive amount of planning before it could be filmed.

The shot lasts for several minutes, making it the film’s crowning achievement. You will also wish that more of this kind of creativity had been displayed throughout the picture.

Since there are dozens of other vampire films released every year, Insane Like Me? is ultimately difficult to recommend. The filmmakers clearly had a strong initial idea, but the project lost its way on its journey from script to screen.

If you are a fan of vampire movies, and you feel in the mood for something new and fresh, you should probably look elsewhere.

Insane Like Me? debuted on Cable and Digital VOD on June 4, 2024, including Apple TV, Amazon, Google Play, Fandango At Home, Comcast, Dish, and DirecTV.

Details

Director: Chip Joslin
Writers: Britt Bankhead, Chip Joslin
Cast: Britt Bankhead, Grace Patterson, Eric Roberts, Samantha Reddy, Jack Maxwell, Paul Kolker, Meg Hobgood

Plot

Insane Like Me? is a supernatural thriller about a combat veteran who returns home after a tour of duty overseas. He becomes the lead suspect in his girlfriend’s disappearance and is subsequently wrongly convicted and incarcerated. Nine years later he is released from the mental asylum, he returns home to find the truth and settle the score.