Tag Archives: French horror

Interview With Lilith Grasmug, Star Of ‘Bloody Oranges’

It’s been a long time that a movie has stuck with me quite like how Jean-Christopher Meurisse’s French flick, Bloody Oranges, is still on my mind many months after first watching it. The film is being marketed as a dark comedy. Yes, it does have some pretty good comedic elements. …

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Interview With Award-Winning Filmmaker Kelsey Bollig

I just watched the most amazing short film. Probably one of the best ones I have ever seen. The Fourth Wall, a pulse-pounding, non-stop ride,written and directed by Kelsey Bollig, just won the near impossible Best Horror Short at Academy-Award Qualifying Hollyshorts AND Best Screenplay at Molin Film Festival, not …

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PLAY. PAUSE. KILL. (2020) Short Film Review

The dating scene is crazy nowadays, with meeting people online and through dating apps being the primary means of finding each other. That is bound to be a little risky, right? But how risky could it be? Could it cost you your life? This is explored in the French short …

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‘Inside’ (2018) – A Brutally Intense Thrill-Ride from Start to Finish!

It had been over a decade since the original French horror film, A l’interieur (Inside), was released upon the public in 2007. Captivating horror fans from around the world, the brutality of this film was unlike anything most had ever seen. Now, Miguel Angel Vivas has helmed the retelling of …

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Cold Ground (2017) Film Review

Cold Ground is another selection that was brought to my attention by The Optical Theater Film Festival. This French film is a found footage offering, but it also mixes in the now popular retro aspect. Fabien Delage’s film is even getting a possible 2018 release from Redwood Creek Films and …

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Maléfique (2002) – A Look Into French Horror Cinema

If you’re into French cinema, this is a must to add to your collection!  “Are you going to get out alive?” Maléfique, released in France in 2003, is an original French horror that leaves you in awe at the imaginative assemblage of fantasy, horror and mystery. The story is set in a …

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A Conversation: Is An American Remake of ‘Inside’ Necessary?

The French extreme horror masterpiece Inside was released ten years ago in 2007. It was the second French horror film that I had ever seen – the first being High Tension – and it solidified my love for foreign horror. I think the original Inside succeeds because it was a …

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High Tension (2003) – Retro Review

My love for foreign horror started back in 2003 when I rented the French thriller High Tension (AKA Haute Tension) with a girl I was dating at the time and dying to see if it would live up to the hype. I was taught one major thing from this gem and that was how boundary-less …

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