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Werewolves never go out of style. The howling. The body horror on steroids. The sense that our closest friend or neighbor could be a snarling beast come nightfall. “Frenzy Moon” leans hard into that spirit, along with some “Let’s put on a show” gumption given its small, partially crowd-funded budget. Sadly, the best genre intentions can’t lift the well-meaning shocker out of mediocrity. A bloody prologue sets the story in motion, a cheeky nod to the film’s B-movie gumption. Three couples decamp for a, wait for it, cabin in the woods. Along the way, one of the couples hits a
Hollywood, Inc.'s response to the October 7 attacks has been disappointing. And that's being kind. Yes, some stars initially spoke out about the Hamas atrocities, but that activism quickly shrank until you could name-check those who kept speaking up for the remaining hostages. Debra Messing. Michael Rapaport. John Ondrasik. Patricia Heaton. David Schwimmer. Oct 7th 2025 - Make Your Choice. ️ pic.twitter.com/0iXLM7eQFK — John Ondrasik (@johnondrasik) October 7, 2025 If we've missed a few names, it's notable that the list remains embarrassingly small. A far larger number launched a boycott against Israel-based productions in recent weeks. Now, Paramount+ is sharing
Paul Schrader’s “Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist” (2005) provides one of the best stories about Hollywood filmmaking. Here’s the plot to Schrader’s film: Stellan Skarsgard plays Father Merrin (the priest Max Von Sydow portrayed in 'The Exorcist') as a young man living in Africa in personal exile. The reason for his essentially hiding out where no one can find him: the first scene of the film, which is quite powerful, shows Merrin and a group of villagers being terrorized by Nazis during the Holocaust. Merrin's inability to save those around him breaks him of his faith. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRTp5m-ufsE Years later, while
Jimmy Kimmel lied and got away with it. Now, Kimmel had to sweat for a few days after ABC briefly suspended him for falsely accusing MAGA of killing conservative hero Charlie Kirk. Kimmel returned a week later to endless media fawning and, for a spell, higher ratings. Now, it’s Stephen Colbert’s turn. The far-Left host uses “The Late Show” as a DNC pulpit, sometimes literally. Both he and Kimmel hosted President Joe Biden fundraisers last year before the elderly man bowed out of the race without admitting to his cognitive decline. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsySL_MHtpQ Colbert is trying to deflect the government shutdown
Clive Barker's 'Lord of Illusions” (1995) requires patience and a strong stomach. I resisted this horror/detective thriller hybrid for years before finally becoming a fan after a fourth attempted viewing. Here's the thing: if you're a fan of imaginative, layered horror films and aren't especially squeamish, this will work for you. If you're feeling like an adventurous filmgoer, know this: the first 20 minutes of 'Lord of Illusions' are pretty disgusting, full of gag-inducing imagery that made me want to abandon ship. Then, the story begins to take hold, the tone takes a no-kidding modern film noir approach, and the
'The View' is the ultimate echo chamber. The show's far-Left hosts swap the most unhinged conspiracies, and fellow panelists rarely hold each other accountable. One shocking example? Co-host Whoopi Goldberg once said President Donald Trump would end interracial marriages without a molecule of evidence. That also ignores the fact that Vice President J.D. Vance's wife is an Indian-American. That lack of accountability has been the norm ever since right-leaning Meghan McCain fled the show in 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v-iXMtihp8 This week, 'The View' discussed Bad Bunny's upcoming appearance at the 2026 Super Bowl. The conversation turned to illegal immigration on two fronts. The far-Left
“Stephen’s King’s Cat’s Eye” (1985, which King wrote, and Lewis Teague directed, is set in a time when King was as present in pop culture as Walt Disney. While King's popularity has never waned, there was a moment when his name and works were ubiquitous. You couldn't go to a bookstore, turn on a TV, read a magazine or go to a multiplex and not see his name, seemingly everywhere. In the mid-'80s, King's novels, TV-movies and film adaptations, magazine cover stories and TV interviews were unavoidable. The enjoyable quality of 'Stephen King's Cat's Eye' is that, right from the
“The Purge” franchise pummeled Christian conservatives, but it carried a premise that made a whiff of sense. What if the U.S. government allowed citizens to live out their violent fantasies for one day a year to let off cultural steam? “The School Duel” suggests a slightly similar gimmick, and it’s far more aggressive in targeting Christian conservatives (and the Free State of Florida, for good measure). It might as well be an in-kind DNC contribution. Except this indie thriller doesn’t make a convincing argument, and its nonstop messaging interrupts otherwise solid filmmaking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slaPVNLEveg The story is set in a near-future
Scott McGehee and David Siegel’s “The Friend” begins with Bill Murray playing Walter, a celebrated author, on a jog one morning in New York City. With the cityscape behind him, Walter makes an unexpected turn and sees a magnificent Great Dane sitting by himself and without a collar. Walter adopts the dog and names him Apollo, much to the amusement of his old friends, Iris (Naomi Watts), among them. When Walter dies (this isn’t a spoiler- it happens immediately and Murray’s character and wonderful performance are presented in flashbacks), Iris is asked by his widow to adopt Apollo, who is
Director Mike Davis knows there's a treasure trove of public domain footage just waiting to be recycled. 'I wanted to make a film, but I didn't have any money,' the director told the audience at this year's Pittsburgh Moving Picture Festival in Sewickley, Pa. So he tapped that supply of forgotten video for the cultural satire 'Dead, White & Blue.' The comedy offers a steady stream of big, unexpected laughs along with plenty of social commentary, nearly all from the Left side of the political aisle. Funny is funny, and you don't need to share Davis' worldview to laugh, and
One of George A. Romero's signature statements saw zombies stumbling through a mall in 'Dawn of the Dead.' That 1978 classic let him satirize consumerism without saying a word. Those brainless ghouls were just like us, mindlessly going through the motions to keep our capitalistic system afloat. Agree? Disagree? Romero let viewers decide. Daughter Tina Romero, all grow up and a filmmaker in her own right, offers more on-the-nose commentary with 'Queens of the Dead.' Much more. The horror-comedy pays homage to Daddy's zombie films as well as his penchant for social commentary. The shocks can't match what her father
The Oct. 7 survivors interviewed for 'The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue' don't rage against the Hamas terrorists who killed 1,200 innocents and captured hundreds more. At least not on camera. The same applies to Canadian filmmaker Barry Avrich. His documentary, which caused a stir at the Toronto International Film Festival for simply existing, doesn't litigate the Israeli/Palestinian crisis. It's a factual account of the harrowing hours as Hamas fiends slaughtered innocents, raped women and shattered families. The unspoken focus? What separates Israel from those eager to wipe it off the face of the earth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcAf07EN-bQ The documentary lets retired
Wes Craven’s “Vampire in Brooklyn” (1995) is among the strangest curiosity items for cinephiles, a misfire upon release that has gained a genuine and affectionate cult following. In pairing Craven, the undisputed master of horror, with Eddie Murphy, one of the biggest and best comic actors of his generation, Paramount Pictures gave genre fans one of the all-time strangest Halloween offerings. There's no resisting the curiosity of when a comedic actor collaborates with a serious director. Unlikely but potent, essential team-ups like Robin Williams and Peter Weir, Adam Sandler and Paul Thomas Anderson, Jim Carrey and Milos Forman, and Steve
The horror of a broken mind is the central concept of Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining,' his 1980 horror masterpiece adapted from Stephen King's novel. Jack Nicholson stars as Jack Torrance, a recovering alcoholic and struggling writer who is hired to be the caretaker of Colorado's Overlook Hotel. Accompanied by his wife, Wendy (Shelly Duvall) and son, Danny (Danny Lloyd), Jack immediately appears to be under a spell. Danny's only friend, a cook named Halloran (Scatman Crothers), shares Danny's gift of telepathy, an ability to 'shine.' Halloran senses immediately that something about Jack is off. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZQvIJxG9Xs The setting offers an otherworldly
I started the Pittsburgh Moving Picture Festival back in 2022 to celebrate the art and tradition of cinema. Pittsburgh has been traditionally considered the home of the Nickelodeon theater from the very early 1900s. The festival name is derived from a trade periodical from that time called the 'Pittsburgh Moving Picture Bulletin.' The Bulletin started in 1914 (at the height of the Nickelodeon era) as a way for distributors to relay information to exhibitors about what films would be in the area at certain times, information that the exhibitors could use in making their schedules. We have carried on that
It's October, and that can mean only one thing for horror junkies. There's no better time to cram in as many scary movie viewings as possible. 'Tis the season, after all, and the genre offers the perfect escape from the latest headlines. Sigh. Hollywood in Toto knows you've already seen genre classics like 'Night of the Living Dead,' 'The Omen' and 'The Shining' more times than you can count. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS-sXcx30O4 Why not try something ... different? HiT offers you 31 choices for your viewing pleasure. Some of the films on this horror movie list barely got noticed during their theatrical
Indy, the dog 'actor' in 'Good Boy,' might be the most photogenic star of 2025. The horror film offers a scary story from a canine's perspective, and Indy hits his marks like a pro. It's fresh. It's bold. It ... doesn't work despite bravura cinematography and a lead 'actor' who is more sympathetic than the feistiest Final Girl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4-CRkd_74g Indy, who goes by his real name in the film, is the loyal pet of a seemingly frail man named Todd (Shane Jensen). The duo leaves their home at the start of the film for his grandfather's old, isolated cabin. Todd's
Shooting fish in a barrel has a modern-day equivalent - mocking social media influencers. Gather a thin-skinned group of Instagram addicts and the social satire practically writes itself. Think recent films like 'Dashcam,' 'Spree,' 'Superhost' and 'Tragedy Girls.' The 'Influencers' franchise raises the stakes on a very 21st-century genre. It helps that the series' villain is unlike any movie monster we've seen before. And the second film in the saga, set to screen Oct. 5 at the Pittsburgh Moving Picture Festival, adds an A.I. twist that's brutal and, yes, bittersweet. Watch an exclusive clip from Kurtis David Harder’s Influencers The
Jimmy Fallon is no Jimmy Kimmel. The ABC host is a political creature, using his 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' perch to push progressive talking points. Kimmel nearly lost the gig as a result, promoting a bald-faced lie in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination. Fallon, the 'Tonight Show' host since 2014, treats his late-night gig as a late-night gig. Laughs. Sketches. Celebrity interviews. Monologues. Except those monologues lean relentlessly to the Left. And, on occasion, so do the sketches. Fallon claims otherwise, telling CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” that his approach isn't political in nature. “We hit both sides equally, and
Celebrities rose up en masse to decry Disney's decision to bench Jimmy Kimmel earlier this month. They pledged their support to the 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' host, calling his suspension an assault on the First Amendment. Free speech matters now more than ever, they collectively cried. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev6QIHCoVlE Few stars have noticed, let alone protested, the cancellation of a critically hailed documentary by a female filmmaker. Even a Disney heiress reversed course on the title. Three years after its initial cancellation, the film in question still seeks distribution. Meg Smaker's 'Jihad Rehab' snagged a coveted spot in the 2022 Sundance Film Festival
Dwayne Johnson's transformation is complete, Sure, the ex-wrestler known as The Rock has been anchoring films for more than a decade. He still carried the weight of his former gig on his massive shoulders. He's a very good actor ... for a wrestler. That asterisk probably drove him mad. He wanted more. He craved more. And he found it by teaming with writer/director Benny Safdie for 'The Smashing Machine.' The fact-based story of a UFC pioneer let Johnson show what he could do once we stopped gawking at his physique. Turns out there's a real actor lurking beneath the brawn,
'Saturday Night Live' is about to go where every comic institution has gone over the past decade. Mission? Take down President Donald Trump. Now, NBC's aging sketch show should mock the president du jour. That's what political satire is all about. Except the once-great show refused to do so during President Barack Obama's two terms in office. Or, as the comedian tasked with playing Obama on the series said, they 'gave up on the Obama thing.' Heck, the show literally serenaded Obama following his White House exit. Later, the show's crack writing team begged for his return to politics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkPSbp3zTfo
Renny Harlin’s “The Strangers: Chapter 2” is the second in an already-shot trilogy, with the last installment scheduled for release sometime next year. When we last met Maya (Madelaine Petsch), she had survived being terrorized by a trio of masked serial killers and lived through a long night of hiding in a cabin after witnessing the murder of her boyfriend (Froy Gutierrez). Now awake in a hospital with terrible security, Maya finds The Strangers are still after her. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d55K72DoKg Harlin made a name for himself in the 1980s by helming dynamically made horror films, before shooting to the top of
Leigh Whannell’s “Wolf Man” is one of those 2025 releases that was dismissed by most, though a few embraced it for the very reason it divides genre fans: it is a different kind of animal. A fantastic prologue introduces us to Blake (Zac Chandler), a young boy living in Oregon with his no-nonsense father (Sam Jaeger) as the two leave their home in the woods for a morning of hunting. Both of them immediately sense that there’s something wrong in the woods. A title card helpfully informs us of a belief of wolf-like behavior stemming from an outbreak of a
Shane Gillis is happy to see Jimmy Kimmel return to his ABC perch. The 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' host got benched for a week after suggesting Charlie Kirk's assassin was part of the MAGA moment. ABC gave him his gig back despite Kimmel refusing to acknowledge the lie or apologize for it. BREAKING: Jimmy Kimmel was planning on DOUBLING DOWN and ATTACKING MAGA (again) before he got SUSPENDED ABC Executives told Kimmel to go on-air and APOLOGIZE… but instead, he had wrote a “VERY HOT” monologue, “taking aim at MAGA” Disney said “We can’t have him go on… pic.twitter.com/FwEvxHuqF3 — Jesse
“Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie” is an experience akin to having glitter thrown into your face, over and over again. It’s a capably animated and produced but chaotically written expansion of a Netflix animated children’s show that I mistakenly hoped my daughter had grown out of, but no such luck. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-GFCPEWqe4 The plot: Gabby (played by the unfailingly enthusiastic Laila Lockhart Kraner) goes on a trip to Cat Francisco to visit her Grandma. She is played by Gloria Estefan, but bizarrely, her character never sings. Cat Francisco, in addition to sporting a Golden Gate Bridge with cat ears, is home to
Here's a timely thought experiment. What if director Paul Thomas Anderson dropped a far-Right movie into this year's awards season mix? The project, dubbed 'One Battle After Another,' features alt-Right radicals battling it out with government officials during a Democrat administration. The protesters ignite incendiary devices around a center where January 6 defendants are being held in solitary confinement, even those who merely entered the Capitol during the 'insurrection.' A few milled around outside the building that day, never joining the riot. J6 prisoner @JohnStrandUSA describes the 4 months of “hellish” solitary confinement our govt put him in: “It was
You don't have to agree with a film's political or social point of view to praise it. Movies open us up to new ideas, challenging preconceived notions in the process. Great art has a way of doing just that. 'One Battle After Another' isn't great art. It's an impeccably crafted polemic with a soul that's as rotten as today's far-Left ghouls. The film, loosely based on Thomas Pynchon's novel 'Vineland,' casts an Antifa-style group as its heroes, demonizing law enforcement at every conceivable turn. Its biggest flaw? Too many plot gimmicks that wouldn't pass muster in an '80s slasher film.
Picture this: back in 2020, with fewer than 100,000 YouTube subscribers, my videos were pulling in 200,000+ views each. President Donald Trump was filling stadiums at the time. Energy was surging. Momentum was undeniable. Then something strange happened. Joe Biden—the man whose team had to draw circles on a high school gym floor to make it look like people showed up—supposedly won more votes than any candidate in American history. At the same time, my YouTube subscribers skyrocketed to 400,000, but my views plummeted to 5,000 per video seemingly overnight. Did I suddenly become boring? Irrelevant? Was I as worthless
He couldn't do it, and no one is surprised. The host of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' returned to ABC after a one-week suspension for saying MAGA Nation helped kill Charlie Kirk. He was wrong, and the lie shocked a nation. Instead of directly apologizing for the lie, Kimmel danced around the subject. He cried. Of course. That's what the former 'Man Show' host does these days He attacked President Donald Trump. Of course. That's all the former 'Man Show' host does these days He praised Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk. That's the kindest part of Kimmel's monologue He made himself a free
Slasher films came of age in the Reagan era. So it's fitting that filmmakers take Doc Brown's DeLorean back to the '80s to tell new stories. 'Night of the Reaper' does just that, adding a VHS twist along the way. It's smart and satisfying with a killer opening sequence, but like some modern films, it doesn't know when to say, 'enough.' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yID7jDK0HYA A young and spunky babysitter named Emily (Summer Howell) is living her best life, dancing to Pat Benatar and sneaking a cigarette break on the job. What happens next is both predictable and chilling. Few recent horror films
Ryan Long is the anti-Jimmy Kimmel. The Canadian native tells the jokes Kimmel wouldn't go near. Long isn't partisan like the late-night host, and he doesn't twist the truth to score political points. Long is funny, daring and inventive. He also smells a rat when he sees one. That explains a stand-up snippet he shared on his X account. The undated clip finds Long sharing a conversation with a friend related to Kimmel's one-week suspension. The Media and the Left, but we repeat ourselves, screamed that Kimmel's forced vacation was a direct assault on free speech. And, more importantly, Team
Apple TV+ just yanked a provocative new series due to current headlines. 'The Savant' stars Jessica Chastain as an investigator rooting out violent White Supremacist groups. Apple made the move following Charlie Kirk's assassination. “After careful consideration, we have made the decision to postpone 'The Savant' ... We appreciate your understanding and look forward to releasing the series at a future date.” The show was set to debut Sept. 26. Now, a new film that glorifies political violence is about to hit theaters following a fresh attack on an ICE facility. 'One Battle After Another,' starring Leonardo DiCaprio, casts the
Let's hope they got a bigger dressing room than the puppets. 'Spinal Tap: The End Continues' bowed in theaters two weeks ago, roughly 41 years after 'This Is Spinal Tap' introduced mockumentaries to the masses. And nobody cared, apparently. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ryx-eRSwSs The new film has brought in $2.5 million since its Sept. 12 debut, a paltry sum given the first film's devoted following and the lack of blockbuster competition. The original 'Tap' wasn't a box office hit ($5.8 million US), but it became a cultural obsession. Endlessly quotable, the faux documentary captured '80s metal with a wink and a nod. Director
Variety magazine has operated as ABC's de facto PR arm since Jimmy Kimmel's suspension. The overall coverage of Kimmel's week-long time-out, one that ends tonight, suggests the far-Left outlet is cheering him on. And it's not alone. That culminated with one of Variety's sillier stories in recent memory: How Jimmy Kimmel Became the Most Important Comedian on TV Under Trump 2.0 It's laughable on several levels, but the biggest howler is buried deep in the piece. The lede sets the fawning tone, one even an ABC flack wouldn't dare pitch. Jimmy Kimmel’s return to his talk show on Tuesday night promises
Rob Reiner was once Hollywood's most populist director. Disagree? Consider his body of work: 'Stand By Me' 'This Is Spinal Tap' 'The Princess Bride' 'When Harry Met Sally' 'Misery' 'The Sure Thing' 'A Few Good Men' 'The American President' Remarkable. The latter film stands out for two reasons. One, the 1995 rom-com may be the last good movie Reiner directed in decades. His 2007 dramedy 'The Bucket List' made bank, but it's far from his best work. Still, 'The American President' matters more today than many films for a speech that caps the movie. President Shepherd (Michael Douglas) schools his
Dear Hollywood Free Speech Activists, Where were you? No, really, where have you been? ABC's suspension of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' has triggered a crush of celebrities bemoaning an assault on speech. Howard Stern bravely canceled his Disney+ account in response to Kimmel's benching Sarah McLachlan nixed a publicity appearance to protest free speech under fire Angelina Jolie says she no longer recognizes her country following Kimmel's punishment Hypocrite extraordinaire Pedro Pascal shared a stunning and brave 'Standing with Jimmy' message on Instagram That's just a sample of the collective outrage. Today, 400 celebrities signed an ACLU pledge supporting Kimmel. 400
In football, one decisive change of direction can make the difference between a sack or a touchdown, a loss or a gain. Life is like that in more ways than one. The destiny of Mike Flynt demonstrates this in the new movie, 'The Senior.' Produced by former pro athlete Mike Ciardi ('The Rookie,' 'Secretariat'). 'The Senior' is based on the true story of Mike Flynt, who, during the late summer and autumn of 2007 in West Texas, played college football at the age of 59. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th0PHN9KL84 Flynt is played by Michael Chiklis (“Fantastic Four”) who ironically was once the captain
Hypocrisy is the coin of the realm in Hollywood. Studios pump out endless gun-soaked adventures but promote gun control at every turn. They talk of tolerance yet emplot a de facto blacklist against those who don't pledge allegiance to the DNC. The industry's greatest hypocrisy is playing out before our eyes. Jason Bateman on Jimmy Kimmel: 'It's troubling to say the least... You just can't stand by and let stuff like that go on, Jimmy getting his show pulled for freedom of speech.'pic.twitter.com/vDpdknRKIf — Thomas Sowell Quotes (@ThomasSowell) September 19, 2025 Perhaps Pascal is the kind of star who doesn't
Jimmy Kimmel is not a news anchor. That may seem obvious, but in recent years, late-night types have turned their shows into MSNBC lite. Just the facts, ma'am. If only. Hosts routinely twist the news, sometimes beyond recognition, employing a 'clown nose on/off' defense. Still, when Kimmel suggested Charlie Kirk's assassin was Grade-A MAGA, it landed badly. You're suspended until further notice badly. Enter Megyn Kelly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEHioXST5Ug&list=PLxQKTUDVHEbSTt5cXhMZtWl5tyR7H5ofT&index=1 The New Media giant roasted Kimmel for his ghastly comments, which neither resembled a joke or reality. And she threw Kimmel's own words back at him in the process. As a reminder, here