Pull-Quoted/Referenced Film Reviews by R.D Francis
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- DirectorRussell OwenStarsMeg AlexandraGabz BarkerKate BellThere's a zombie outbreak after a medical trial in an international detention and medical facility on an isolated island. An ex US Special Forces/bodyguard woman inmate and a guard form a team.Front-cover, pull-quote translated on the February 2023 Germany DVD and Blu-ray release by I-ON New Media/Splendid Film. Also featured in various digital and print sales materials.
A British-Irish made film, Patience of a Saint (2019), Americanized as Inmate Zero (2020) by Vertical Entertainment. - DirectorMichael Matteo RossiStarsRachel AligMaddison BullockCathy BaronAfter throwing a job, an ex-Marine seeks refuge in a safe house where he is swarmed by mercenaries sent to kill him.Rear cover pull-quoted on the 2022 Uncork'd Entertainment DVD.
- DirectorPeter MarisStarsTurk CekovskyDebi ChaneyTerry TenBroekAn ex-soldier is hired by local right-wingers as a vigilante to clean up criminals and street people. However, he freaks out and starts killing off everybody.Rear-cover pull-quoted on the 2022 DVD and Blu-ray interior slip-covers of the Severin reissue.
- DirectorJames Di MartinoStarsSophie ThurlingLucas PittawayAndy McPheeEmily is a recovering cancer survivor of three years. Faced with her fear of getting sick again, her best friend Nina plans a weekend away. Six friends venture out to a country holiday house to party over a weekend. Cut off from the rest of the world they soon learn the inhabitants are unsettling red neck individuals who terrorize and humiliate travelers. At the same time a para-normal monster seen as the faceless man haunts the house pushing the friends to their limits.Pull-quoted on the Australian-issued theatrical one-sheets and digital marketing.
- DirectorChi ChangStarsYun-Peng HsiangYuen KaoPing-Ou WeiAfter a businessman kills thousands of snakes in a pit where they are building a new apartment building, the residents of the building are attacked by thousands of snakes as vengeance.Pull-quoted as part of Unearthed Films' sales copy for their 2022 DVD and Blu-ray reissue.
Aka Ren she da zhan, recut in 1987 as The Serpent Warriors. - DirectorRob PallatinaStarsBai LingJoseph Michael HarrisXavi IsraelRussian operatives hijack a commercial American jet, planning to crash it into a nuclear power plant near Washington, D.C. resulting in fallout that will devastate the Eastern seaboard. With little time for Air Force fighters to shoot it down, the passengers and crew aboard the aircraft must rely on their own military and civilian training to stop the terrorists before it's too late.One of two reviews pull-quoted on UMC.one / GmbH Film Distribution's and U1 Films Berlin's European sales campaign of the U.S Asylum Studios' release.
- DirectorD'Arcy DrollingerStarsD'Arcy DrollingerMatthew MartinSeton BrownAfter her fiancé and sister are brutally murdered and the police do nothing, Champagne White, an exotic dancer and serial divorcee, goes undercover to exact revenge.Pull-quoted as part of the sales copy for the film's press campaign.
- DirectorHector BabencoStarsWillem DafoeMaria Fernanda CândidoReynaldo GianecchiniDiego is a film director very close to death, surrounded by people who are having trouble dealing with his current tempestuous mood. Chances are he won't survive, but if he does, that means he needs to relearn how to live.Pull-quoted in the digital press kit by Rock Salt Releasing/TriCoast Worldwide for the April 2020 Amazon Prime-exclusive U.S streaming debut-release.
- DirectorJohn BalazsStarsMatt TheoHayley BeveridgeRichard NortonAfter a violent home invasion leaves him in a coma and his wife deeply traumatized, a mild-mannered husband awakens to find out that one of the attackers is still on the loose. As they try to move on with their lives, one day his nearly-despondent wife spots the attacker, opening up a twisted tale of brutal revenge where all isn't as it seems.Review highlighted -- as part of Australia's La Rosa Production's sales copy -- alongside reviews by A-List publications Film Threat and Starblast Magazine.
A Review of an Australian feature film that includes an overview of intermission-based films of the ’50s through the ’70s. - DirectorFrédéric ChoffatJulie GilbertStarsJohn DoeAnna MouglalisMathieu DemyA one-way journey to the heart of the Arizona desert, a cruel and delicate portrait of a trio of former lovers in search of the meaning of life.Review highlighted -- as part of France's Intermezzo Filims and Les Films du Tirge sales copy -- alongside reviews by A-List publications Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.
- DirectorChris RobertiStarsChris RobertiTonya GlanzDavid BlyA time traveling assassin inadvertently falls in love with his target aboard a cruise ship.Review highlighted -- as part of Darkstar Pictures' sales copy -- alongside reviews from the prestigious publications The Hollywood Reporter and the New York Times.
- DirectorJared BarelStarsAnnette O'TooleAmy CarlsonKate ArringtonFour forty-somethings each mired in some sort of mid life malaise reunite their 90's indie rock band.Pull-quoted on Gravitas Ventures' digital marketing campaign.
- DirectorMatthew DieblerJacob GillmanStarsRichard RiehleDebra WilsonKiersten WarrenMarcy returns to her grandparents' to find a hell of surreal ghosts and psychedelic visions. With the help of her weed dealer, her phone psychic, and her southern belle neighbor, Marcy must un-blur the lines of reality to save her family.On Verboten Films' digital marketing campaign.
- DirectorRaul PerezStarsJed DennisThai EdwardsDustin HarnishThe Ice Cream Stop is a story about Dr. Michael Harris and his wife Tameka Harris. A beautiful life that turns tragic. Dr. Harris (Thai "THE THAIGA" Edwards) returns home from work after working a double shift at the hospital to find his pregnant wife Tameka (Nicola Lambo) waiting patiently in bed. They converse for a short time highlighting the events of their day. Before going to bed Mike asks if she needed anything? Reluctantly, she tells him that she's craving ice cream. It is after 3 am, but the devotion he has for his wife and mother of their first child is far more important than his exhaustion so he goes to make a store run and on his way home one brief encounter changes their lives forever.On Iconic Film Group's digital marketing campaign.
- DirectorBret WoodStarsDane BingenheimerRachel FrawleyAlice LewisA troubled veteran returns home to resume his life, but first he must fulfill a dreadful family obligation.On Kino Lorber's digital marketing campaign.
- DirectorGraham DenmanStarsChase WilliamsonShane CoffeyCaroline WilliamsA director's dream job quickly descends into a nightmare when he is forced to film a real-life murder.On The Horror Collective studio's digital campaign.
- DirectorJim SotosStarsTanya RobertsRon MaxNancy AllenA serial rapist stalks and murders prostitutes.Pull-quoted as part of the 2022 Blu-ray release on Amazon Prime by Dark Force Entertainment.
- DirectorGeoff RyanStarsVanja KapetanovicGabriella TothNika KhitrovaThe old era of vampires has been forced into darkness, yet they are drawn to the dawning of a new era for themselves with a longing to be free of their savage curse.Multiple-pulls on Spork Productions studio's digital campaign.
- DirectorMonte LightStarsLen KabasinskiLara Jean Mummert-SullivanEllysa RoseIn the year 2050, Dr. Ada Gray and her fellow astronauts aboard The Udo fight for survival after an accident leaves them stranded in deep space.As part of the film's digital marketing campaign.
- DirectorDon OkoloStarsEric RobertsAnthony Ray ParkerGary Lee MahmoudStuart Sagle is leading in the race for Governor of Texas, but a fling with a prostitute threatens to derail his campaign. His biggest supporter, his uncle Bill Sagle, has a plan that puts a second candidate, Tim Bayh, into play, and Tim finds himself as the first Black candidate for Governor in Texas' history. Thrust into circumstances he neither understands nor controls, Tim weaves his way past assassination attempts, and faces his own demons as he has to decide to quit the race, ride a wave to the statehouse, or die trying.On ZED Entertainment, LLC.'s digital campaign and online press releases.
- DirectorMehul ShahStarsLinda BradshawNancy L. GrayCinda DonovanFive longtime friends get into the edibles business selling pot desserts after they all lose their retirement savings in a Ponzi scheme.On Kenetik Film's digital online campaign.
- DirectorGlenn PayneStarsCody BishopColey BryantCasey DillardThree creatives team up to write a screenplay chronicling a string of murders in their town, but one of the three may be closer to the story than the others realize.On the streaming film's digital marketing campaign.
- DirectorGregory LambersonStarsCraig ShefferKateLynn E. NewberryDominic LuongoAn author who spends a weekend locked in a haunted lighthouse as a publicity stunt for his next book becomes a target for powerful supernatural forces.On Devilworks' digital/social media campaign.
- DirectorJake ThomasStarsKarla DroegeLex QuartermanJacquelyn ZookA bored house cat who longs to explore the outside world escapes his home after he mysteriously transforms into a human.On the film's digital marketing campaign.
- DirectorCindy JansenStarsMatt LanterHallee HirshWilliam RussMounting hardships threaten the life of a shy photographer and corner him into facing his unraveling secrets.On NightMuse Production's' digital marketing campaign.
- DirectorJohn R. WalkerStarsLois WilkinsonLesley ScobleIndia Raqia-WalkerYoung single mum, India moves into her new flat and adds to the pressures of finding employment and meeting the rent when she and her friend begin dabbling with a Ouija board they found at the property. Evil powers are unleashed and mysterious deaths begin to occur.On the digital marketing campaign for the streaming exclusive-film.
- DirectorLiam FirmagerStarsSuzi QuatroGermaine GreerCherie CurrieStory of trailblazing American rock singer-songwriter Suzi Quatro, who helped redefine the role of women in rock 'n' roll when she broke out in 1973.On the film's digital marketing campaign.
- DirectorEric EichelbergerStarsJoshua CheramieVance ClementePenelope GrandFour girls find themselves in a reform school run by an evil woman that joins forces with her equally demented scientist brother who creates a serum to turn attractive rocker guys into lobotomized sex slaves for his underground porn business. The scientist brother laces Girl Scout cookies with the serum while his sister offers full pardons to the girls to sell them. They are aware that they aren't your average cookies and agree. The evil plan backfires and the rocker guys turn into flesh-eating zombies and terrorize the town. It's up to the girls to clean up the mess and restore peace before it's too late.On the digital marketing campaign for the streaming exclusive-film.
- DirectorBrad EllisAllen C. GardnerStarsAdam BurnsAllen C. GardnerMatthew GilliamA group of friends attending a bachelor party find themselves trapped in a rented house, besieged by snipers outside and a malevolent spirit within, fighting for their survival.On the streaming film's digital marketing campaign.
- DirectorC.J. JulianusStarsLorrisa JulianusMickey O'SullivanShannon BrownWith only 30 days to repay a massive loan, a disgraced art historian is forced into a scandalous scheme: win the heart of, and then extort, the Episcopal priest avoiding her like loose glitter. When she discovers him hiding the world's greatest lost masterpiece, will she betray the heroic man who believes in her genius, or fall for him and doom herself to a custom pair of concrete stilettos?On the digital marketing campaign for the streaming exclusive-film.
- DirectorMindy BledsoeStarsJennifer StoneMindy BledsoeRane JamesonMads and Junior, united by their chronic illnesses, leave Los Angeles on a road trip. They visit quirky landmarks and cheap motels until Junior discovers that Mads has a secret that could tear their friendship apart.On the film's digital marketing campaign.
- DirectorTodd NorwoodStarsArt HallRosie KoocherNicola GrahamA newly single guy meets an offbeat girl after posting his dating manifesto online. As the two spend a weekend together in a pretend relationship, a connection grows that may complicate their real lives.On the film's digital marketing campaign and website.
- DirectorPhillip PenzaStarsEliza RobertsBig BrodyToni L. MitchellA young couple thinks they've found paradise in the luxury home they've just purchased in the Arizona desert but something lurks below the surface. This thriller-horror will leave you thirsting for more.QUOTED: Movies & Mania (Collated film criticism).
- DirectorNorman ApsteinStarsClint HowardJustin IsfeldAnndi McAfeePoor Gregory. After being released from the Wishing Well Sanatorium, all he wants to do is make the children happy. So Gregory reopens the old ice cream factory, and all the unappreciative brats are reprocessed into the flavor of the day.Quoted: FilmScene Iowa's 2024 "event" showing.
- DirectorPenelope SpheerisStarsChris PedersenBill CoyneJennifer ClayWhen household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society.Quoted: FilmScene Iowa's 2022 "event" showing.
- DirectorJared CohnStarsJoey LawrenceJennifer FieldAndy LauerA family trapped in a hurricane-flooded vacation rental must keep going further and further up into the massive house as the water becomes infested with sharks.Quoted: Movies & Mania (Collated film criticism).
- DirectorMitch HudsonStarsNico FordNoah YoungerJoshua HarrisWhen the loss of his mom's job threatens to uproot the only life he knows, Clark and friends enter a film contest to save his family's home.REVIEW HIGHLIGHTED -- as part of the indie streamer's digital marketing campaign.
- DirectorMike MeyerChris SatoStarsLindsey MarksChristopher MarcumEthan HenryAfter an untimely death, a devout Christian finds her beliefs shattered when she awakens in a war-ravaged Heaven and joins a rogue band of biblical characters battling against a corrupt God and a treacherous archangel.Review highlighted as part of the film's digital marketing campaign.
- DirectorAllison PowellStarsAllison PowellDaniela RiveraDamian AlonsoAn incredibly bright, but socially awkward teenage girl decides to take her virginity into her own hands.Review highlighted -- as part of the film's digital marketing campaign at distributor, Indie Rights Movies.
- DirectorChad FerrinStarsRobert MianoBai LingLance HenriksenOn the last flight of a transatlantic passenger airliner, a priest, a rabbi and the airline crew team together to save a plane from a pandemic of demonic possessions.Review highlighted -- on the film's digital marketing campaign.
- DirectorGrant PichlaStarsMason HeidgerTori TitmasSteve BerglundAfter traveling back in time, a divorced workaholic must repeat his past footsteps in order to return to an unaltered present, but struggles when it means re-proposing to his ex-wife.Review highlighted -- on the film's digital marketing campaign.
- DirectorOmar JacoboStarsGénesis AristaImelda CastroAgustín ElizondoA portrait of Mexico City, reflected in a series of dark , grotesque , dirty , sordid and violent characters , from a blind prostitute, a pornographer milkman and a pair of sisters dedicated to persuade girls to take them home and use their body in the craft of taxidermy. An insane, funny , absurd and grotesque tale, immersed in neighborhoods and sordid scenarios.Review highlighted -- on Madre Foca! Productions' digital marketing campaign.
- DirectorJon YonKondyStarsAndre GowerRance NixBill RutkoskiThe story of Lance and his unlikely friendship with a self-aware, pint-sized automaton.Review highlighted -- on the social media campaign for the film as part of its showing at Festival for Horror.com.
- DirectorChristopher M. CarterStarsJessica MorganCasey NormanRachel NethertonStrange things are happening to the residents of a suburban town, who are tormented by a series of murderous characters both real and supernatural. As their tales intertwine, they weave together a haunting, inescapable night of terror.Review highlighted -- as part of the film's digital marketing campaign.
- DirectorCamilo VilaStarsGary Anthony WilliamsJaleel WhiteSean KananAll he wanted to do was spread his father's ashes in the national park - mayhem ensues.Review highlighted -- on Four Fish Film's digital online campaign.
- DirectorTibor TakácsStarsStephen MarkleDon FrancksStan WilsonA corporate executive is taken prisoner by an underground organization known as The Movement, and is turned over to a ruthless interrogator.WIKIPEDIA REFERENCED on "List of Dystopian Films" page.
- DirectorSergio MartinoStarsMichael SopkiwValentine MonnierGeorge EastmanAfter a nuclear war, society breaks down into two groups, the evil Euraks and the rebel Federation. A mercenary named Parsifal is hired by the Federation to infiltrate New York City, which is controlled by the Euraks, to rescue the only fertile woman left on Earth.WIKIPEDIA REFERENCED on actor Micheal Sopkiw's page.
- DirectorWilliam FruetStarsBrenda VaccaroDon StroudChuck ShamataA rich playboy has a large house in the Ontario countryside. One weekend he invites his girlfriend, a fashion model, but on his way to the house he drives past a gang of crazed young men. The men find out where the house is and terrorize the couple.WIKIPEDIA REFERENCED: September 2021 "UK Video Nasty Week" review on Spain's version of Wikipedia, aka Viquipedia -- under the film's overseas title of Bloody Weekend, aka Cap de Setmana Sagnant.
- DirectorJames GlickenhausStarsBob ByrdMonica TidwellMark BuntzmanA scientist who works for a secret government agency that studies zodiac signs finds himself against a dangerous Indian cult lead by a powerful enigmatic man.WIKIPEDIA REFERENCED and pull-quoted on film's page.
- DirectorHarry HurwitzStarsDavid CarradineStockard ChanningChristopher LeeReporter J.J. Dalton (Stockard Channing) wants to write a story about a gruelling three thousand kilometer auto rally through Africa. When her deal to ride with a driver falls through, she hires ex-stuntman Eddie Miles (David Carradine), who is racing against his former employer, the ruthless Count Borgia (Sir Christopher Lee), who becomes their hardest and meanest competitor in the rally. Borgia and his sidekick Feodor (Hamilton Camp) do all they can to thwart the other drivers, but luck and love are on J.J. and Eddie's side.WIKIPEDIA REFERENCED and quoted on film's page.
- DirectorW.T. MorganStarsZa Za DupreArye GrossTom SizemoreA college student living in a commune decides that he doesn't want to go on to law school. When a corporation takes over the campus radio station, he decides to disrupt the graduation ceremonies.WIKIPEDIA REFERENCED on film's page.
A radio station-based drama starring John Doe and, in his film debut, Tom Sizemore; the review also links to my highly-visited feature regarding "grunge films" of the alt-rock '90s. - DirectorJean RollinJulian de LasernaStarsHoward VernonPierre-Marie EscourrouAnouchkaIn a small village, somewhere in France, German soldiers, killed and thrown into the lake by the Resistance during WW II, come back.WIKIPEDIA REFERENCED as part of Jean Rollin's Filmography page.
- DirectorAlfonso BresciaStarsAntonio SabatoYanti SomerMalisa LongoAn alien civilization, which facing eminent extinction, kidnaps two famous genetic scientists from Earth. A troop of soldiers is dispatched to combat the humanoid robots and rescue the victims.WIKIPEDIA REFERENCED: Medium Feature Article: "In Space No One Can Hear the Pasta Over-Boiling: Alfonso Brescia and the '80s Italian Spacesploitation Invasion" -- regarding Italian Star Wars knock off films.
- DirectorJon McBrideJohn PoloniaMark PoloniaStarsJon McBrideJohn PoloniaSebastian BarranTwo friends on a road trip pass through a town where aliens are landing and feeding upon some of the civilians.WIKIPEDIA REFERENCED: "Exploring: SOV Filmmaker Jon McBride," a November 2021 B&S About Movies' feature on the "Polonia Brothers" Wikipage -- regarding the brothers' collaborations with Jon McBride.
- DirectorMark RosmanStarsEthan EmbryCassidy RaeNassira NicolaA teenage boy gets a robotic opponent after winning a laser tag contest, but the robot is not what it seems.WIKIPEDIA REFERENCED on the film's page.
- DirectorBeverly SebastianStarsTray LorenDonna ScogginsCana CockrellA crazed rock singer returns from the dead to murder members of his former band.REFERENCED on Collider's "Cheesy Rock-Horror Movies" feature.
- DirectorJ.S. CardoneStarsRoger WilsonJill SchoelenScott McGinnisA group of friends start a rock band, but as they start their rise in the music world, they get mixed up with drugs.* Referenced as part of the Metal Injection.net article "How Rob Halford Turned an Obscure Metal Band into the Biggest Band in Phoenix Overnight," regarding the involvement of the band Surgical Steel in the film.
* Referenced at The Betamax Rundown. - CreatorLarry BrodyRichard FielderStarsDavid CassidySimon OaklandWendy RastattarTwenty-something officer Dan Shay operates undercover in the Los Angeles youth scene.Referenced May 2020 review at davidcassidy.com.
- DirectorWayne HollowayStarsJesse WilliamsRichard BlakeAshley HinshawThe untold story of how Southern California drag racers, Don "The Snake" Prudhomme and Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen combined with corporate giants to change the face of sports and ultimately became the most famous rivalry in racing history.Referenced May 2021 review for Demaras Racing's "Fast Friday" feature.
- DirectorGeorge P. CosmatosStarsSylvester StalloneBrigitte NielsenReni SantoniA tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far-reaching plans.Referenced at 1-900-HotDog.com comedy site for their "Punching Day" feature on Cobra.
- DirectorKar-Wai WongStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiMaggie CheungSiu Ping-LamTwo neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.Referenced: "Exploring: The 8 Films of Quentin Tarantino's Rolling Thunder Pictures" at the Dublin, Ireland-based site/podcast The Movie Blog for their film review of In the Mood for Love.
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsPaul CookSteve JonesJohn LydonA film about the career of the notorious punk rock band, the Sex Pistols.Referenced as part of a "Movie Talk with Aaron Hunter" critical review of the film...a vlog with 2.83 million followers.
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsMalcolm McLarenSid ViciousSteve JonesFilmmaker Julien Temple chronicles the Sex Pistols' tumultuous rise to fame, as told by their manager, Malcolm McLaren.Referenced as part of a "Movie Talk with Aaron Hunter" critical review of the film...a vlog with 2.83 million followers.
- DirectorMike MacFarlandStarsLane CaudellDeborah RaffinDanil TorppeA story of a struggling rock band that is trying to get on the road to stardom.Referenced at The Betamax Rundown.
- StarsDerek BondHarvey BrabanWilliam Lyon BrownTechnological progress, in the shape of Rossum's Universal Robots, threatens to dominate and wipe out mankind.Referenced: My "Exploring: The Ancient Future of A.I" article as part of international journalist and philosopher Peter Adler's "Blind and Deaf, We’re Doomed" article at his "Questions, Questions, Questions" site -- regarding the dangers of A.I.
- DirectorTerence YoungStarsLaurence OlivierJacqueline BissetBen GazzaraDuring the Korean War, General Douglas MacArthur masterminds the amphibious invasion of Inchon in September 1950.Referenced: "Box Office Failures Week" review as part of two, "Worst War Movies Ever Made" features at Discover.net and Looper.com.
- DirectorAllison AndersDean LentKurt VossStarsChris D.Chris ShearerDave AlvinTwo musicians and a roadie take money that is owed to them from a job. One flees to Mexico, and everyone has questions.Referenced on Club Video Dromo (Portuguese site) alongside US publications The LA Times and The Chicago Reporter.
- DirectorJohn SchultzStarsKevin CorriganSteve ParlavecchioLee HolmesFour young men hardly know each other, but here they are in the most volatile and tenuous of unions: a band. They find themselves hurtling through an exhilarating adventure on a collision course with self discovery, or self destruction.Referenced on Club Video Dromo (Portuguese site) alongside US publication Variety.
- DirectorPaul DonovanDigby CookTony RandelStarsLenore ZannMaury ChaykinKate LynchTwo men and a woman circle the globe in a satellite armed with a nuclear device. The third world war breaks out, and a few months later the satellite crashes. They survive the crash but one man gets killed by survivors and the other man gets caught. The woman stays by the remains of the the satellite but is soon caught by evil punks who have taken power.Referenced at Fang and Saucer horror/sci-fi review site.
- DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsMasao KusakariTsunehiko WataseIsao NatsuyagiAfter a virus devastates the global human population, survivors in Antarctica desperately try to find a cure and save the human race.Referenced: On IMDb-accredited actor, soundtrack composer, and art director Toren Atkinson's online, "Post-Apocalyptic Movie Guide" tribute site.
- DirectorJun GallardoStarsVic VargasRichard HarrisonAnthony AlonzoA rag tag group is assembled for a secret mission into Cambodia, led by legendary special forces commando Richard Harrison.Referenced: On the Wikidata page for the film connected to the Wikipedia page-biography for filmmaker John Gale, AKA Jun Gallardo (concerning his work on this film).
AKA Invasion Cambodia.