Well Go USA releasing a physical copy of a streaming title is good news in a world full of streaming-only titles. — Hiyah! is a streaming service for dedicated martial arts fans, featuring classic titles, new films & originals playing exclusively on the platform. One such original, available to watch now on Hiyah!’s SVOD service is Ip Man: Awakening, a prequel of sorts to the Ip Man legacy of films. You can…

An Ode to Nicolas Cage That Sings Itself Silly — You’d think Nicolas Cage would be one of those actors whose ego precedes them. Everyone has more than likely seen him in at least one film, if not dozens, or close to the 105 completed credits listing him as ‘Actor’ on IMDb. There’s the chosen few who have seen…

David A. Weiner’s latest long-form genre documentary film In Search of Tomorrow takes a look at a smattering of 1980s science fiction films, some immensely popular and others a little more obscure while paying some attention to aspects of fanaticism of the genre and its films. Following a loose structure…

Celebrating a Stuntman’s Life, Work, and Influence While Rocking Hard — Brian Trenchard-Smith’s semibiographical, part-band film spectacle Stunt Rock is a strange mix that finds its footing more and more in the telling. It follows Australian stuntman Grant Page before and during work on a television show in Los Angeles, Undercover Girl, where he recounts previous stunts he’s done in…

Brea Grant’s third feature-length film Torn Hearts is a tense and at times claustrophobic horror thriller set in a world we don’t see much of in the genre: the country music scene. A lot of folks may write off the majority of country music as a platform to lament…

Wei Chenggong is a struggling actor trying to get noticed as an actor and is desperate to get a leading role, no matter what it takes. While on the set of a war film, he brings his character inspiration a little too far, getting himself kicked out of the…

Gillian Wallace Horvat’s ‘I Blame Society’ is a Wonderful Dark Satire About Sexism in the Entertainment Industry — I Blame Society grabs you from the opening scene and does not let go. Once the title splashes onto the screen at the very end and the credits roll you’ll find yourself thinking about this in between nearly every social interaction, if not during. Taking immediate inspiration from a…

Mondocane has a few things on its mind. First and foremost a post-apocalypse gang saga, the film centers on two orphaned boys, Pietro and Cristian, who feel stuck underneath the thumb of an old fisherman who’s taken them on as free labor. Nearby, the town of Taranto has become…

Give Some Love to These Underappreciated Sequels as we “Dive” Into the “Worst” of the Franchise — As a horror series, Friday the 13th stands out with its iconic imagery. Those too young to see horror or too freaked out to jump into the genre already know who Jason Voorhees is and can link his trusty hockey mask to his image, fueling early word-of-mouth urban legends about…