Stars: Megan Best, Gino Anania, Verity Marks, Alec Carlos, Nazariy Demkowicz, Madison MacIsaac, Liam Stewart-Kanigan | Written by Travis Seppala | Directed by Rebekah McKendry
Elevator Game is the new film by Rebekah McKendry, a director who caught my attention with All the Creatures Were Stirring and impressed me with Glorious. On the other hand, she also has a writing credit on the dismal Bring It On: Cheer or Die. So I was a little apprehensive when she did another teen-themed film that not only shared a lot of that film’s cast but was based on an urban legend that’s about ten years past its expiration date.
However, it was an enjoyably creepy legend. I even got talked into playing it walking back to my hotel after several films and several beers at Sfff one year. Of course, nothing happened, but it was unnerving when the doors opened and I...
Elevator Game is the new film by Rebekah McKendry, a director who caught my attention with All the Creatures Were Stirring and impressed me with Glorious. On the other hand, she also has a writing credit on the dismal Bring It On: Cheer or Die. So I was a little apprehensive when she did another teen-themed film that not only shared a lot of that film’s cast but was based on an urban legend that’s about ten years past its expiration date.
However, it was an enjoyably creepy legend. I even got talked into playing it walking back to my hotel after several films and several beers at Sfff one year. Of course, nothing happened, but it was unnerving when the doors opened and I...
- 9/20/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Evangeline and Bring It On: Cheer or Die director Karen Lam drew inspiration from Japanese films in general and an experimental silent film called Pages of Madness in particular when crafting her horror movie The Curse of Willow Song – and it seems to have turned out pretty well, as Fangoria reminds us that The Curse of Willow Song won the Best British Columbia Film award when it premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival way back in 2020. Now the film is finally making its way to DVD and digital, thanks to Uncork’d Entertainment, and a trailer can be seen in the embed above.
The DVD and digital release is scheduled for September 26th.
The Curse of Willow Song has the following synopsis: Willow Song, a recovering addict and parolee, struggles to start over. Willow finds herself in a concrete wasteland. Facing isolation and displacement, shadows creep into Willow’s mind...
The DVD and digital release is scheduled for September 26th.
The Curse of Willow Song has the following synopsis: Willow Song, a recovering addict and parolee, struggles to start over. Willow finds herself in a concrete wasteland. Facing isolation and displacement, shadows creep into Willow’s mind...
- 8/16/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Peyton Reed's energetic cheerleader comedy "Bring It On" was released to merely warm reviews when it was released in August of 2000, but was greeted with massive box office success, ultimately earning over $90 million on an $11 million budget. The film's featherweight filmmaking, outsize characters, PG-13-level sexuality, and light messages of ethics in the cheerleading world led "Bring It On" to be a slumber party staple for a generation of young people. The film even inspired a rash of straight-to-video sequels, including a 2022 film -- "Bring It On: Cheer Or Die" -- that tilted the series into the slasher genre.
For those unfamiliar, "Bring It On" follows the adventures of Torrance (Kirsten Dunst) and her cheerleading crew at Rancho Carne High School in San Diego. The Rchs crew has been proudly perfecting certain dance moves at football games for generations. Torrance is crushed, however, when a rival cheerleader reveals that...
For those unfamiliar, "Bring It On" follows the adventures of Torrance (Kirsten Dunst) and her cheerleading crew at Rancho Carne High School in San Diego. The Rchs crew has been proudly perfecting certain dance moves at football games for generations. Torrance is crushed, however, when a rival cheerleader reveals that...
- 5/10/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Stars: Jolene Purdy, Nicholas X. Parsons, Midori Francis, Michael Patrick Lane, Missi Pyle | Written by Salvatore Cardoni, Brian Rawlins | Directed by Yoko Okumura
The opening of Blumhouse’s latest film, Unseen introduces us to a pair of women. There’s Sam who we see catching a buzz before she starts her shift at a gas station convenience store. And with a boss like Isaac that’s probably the only way to get through a shift without throat-punching him.
Elsewhere, Emily is waking up bound and without her glasses. She’s been kidnapped by her psychotic ex Charlie who has decided the only way he can move on is to kill her.
The two of them have nothing in common, but that’s about to change as a desperate Emily accidentally dials Sam’s number as she tries to escape. Using the phone’s video Sam becomes her eyes, trying to...
The opening of Blumhouse’s latest film, Unseen introduces us to a pair of women. There’s Sam who we see catching a buzz before she starts her shift at a gas station convenience store. And with a boss like Isaac that’s probably the only way to get through a shift without throat-punching him.
Elsewhere, Emily is waking up bound and without her glasses. She’s been kidnapped by her psychotic ex Charlie who has decided the only way he can move on is to kill her.
The two of them have nothing in common, but that’s about to change as a desperate Emily accidentally dials Sam’s number as she tries to escape. Using the phone’s video Sam becomes her eyes, trying to...
- 2/28/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Have we mentioned how much we love fall?
We've got more premieres on the way this week from The CW, which wraps up the traditional broadcast nets for the most part.
Even better, as we gear up for Halloween, we've got three thrilling horror movies to scare the wits out of us in our own darkened homes. Score!!
Saturday, October 8
8/7c The Disappearance of Cari Farver
True crime aficionados will enjoy this ripped-from-the-headlines film that is based on the tragic case of Cari Farver.
And Friday Night Lights fans will enjoy an alum, Zach Gilford, starring in the film along with veteran actress Lea Thompson and Alicia Witt.
When Dave decides to break up with his girlfriend after she sends him demanding messages, a shocking discovery is made when he's still receiving them after she disappears.
Bring It On: Cheer or Die (Syfy)
The latest entry in the iconic franchise is a slasher.
We've got more premieres on the way this week from The CW, which wraps up the traditional broadcast nets for the most part.
Even better, as we gear up for Halloween, we've got three thrilling horror movies to scare the wits out of us in our own darkened homes. Score!!
Saturday, October 8
8/7c The Disappearance of Cari Farver
True crime aficionados will enjoy this ripped-from-the-headlines film that is based on the tragic case of Cari Farver.
And Friday Night Lights fans will enjoy an alum, Zach Gilford, starring in the film along with veteran actress Lea Thompson and Alicia Witt.
When Dave decides to break up with his girlfriend after she sends him demanding messages, a shocking discovery is made when he's still receiving them after she disappears.
Bring It On: Cheer or Die (Syfy)
The latest entry in the iconic franchise is a slasher.
- 10/8/2022
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
The Bring It On franchise has been around since 2000, taking viewers into the world of cheerleading.
The seventh entry in the series, Bring It On: Cheer Or Die, is a complete overhaul, adding a slasher element that was not present in the prior installments.
Director Karen Lam wanted to switch things up for fans of the franchise.
"I think of this one as the Halloween special, the way a lot of franchise shows have a holiday-themed stand-alone," Lam tells TV Fanatic.
"It’s definitely in the horror category, but it’s a throwback to the fun horror from the 80s, and hopefully something that bridges the fans of Bring It On with horror fans who want a film that’s campy and lighter than really dark fare."
Lam says she considers it the “gateway drug” to horror for teen girls.
Cheer or Die was Lam's entry into the franchise, with...
The seventh entry in the series, Bring It On: Cheer Or Die, is a complete overhaul, adding a slasher element that was not present in the prior installments.
Director Karen Lam wanted to switch things up for fans of the franchise.
"I think of this one as the Halloween special, the way a lot of franchise shows have a holiday-themed stand-alone," Lam tells TV Fanatic.
"It’s definitely in the horror category, but it’s a throwback to the fun horror from the 80s, and hopefully something that bridges the fans of Bring It On with horror fans who want a film that’s campy and lighter than really dark fare."
Lam says she considers it the “gateway drug” to horror for teen girls.
Cheer or Die was Lam's entry into the franchise, with...
- 10/6/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Plot: When a cheer squad practices their routines on Halloween weekend in an abandoned school, they are picked off one by one by an unknown killer.
Review: I’m not sure what I expected when it came to Bring it On: Cheer or Die, but I can at least say it lives up to the name. Because there is a metric crap ton of cheerleading, with just a sprinkle of death. And most of those deaths are so uneventful, that it essentially just feels like a high school theater project. And by the time you see the killer’s costume, it just further solidifies that idea.
Cheer or Die begins in the ancient year 2002 where we get to see a major cheerleading accident that leads to someone’s death. How did they die exactly? Falling 15 feet from the top of the pyramid down onto the padded platform below. She’s...
Review: I’m not sure what I expected when it came to Bring it On: Cheer or Die, but I can at least say it lives up to the name. Because there is a metric crap ton of cheerleading, with just a sprinkle of death. And most of those deaths are so uneventful, that it essentially just feels like a high school theater project. And by the time you see the killer’s costume, it just further solidifies that idea.
Cheer or Die begins in the ancient year 2002 where we get to see a major cheerleading accident that leads to someone’s death. How did they die exactly? Falling 15 feet from the top of the pyramid down onto the padded platform below. She’s...
- 10/6/2022
- by Tyler Nichols
- JoBlo.com
'Brr, it's cold in here. There must be a killer in the atmosphere. Bring It On is back, and this time, the beloved cheerleading franchise is taking a stab at the slasher genre. Titled Bring It On: Cheer or Die, the seventh installment coming to Syfy this October is a horror flick that follows team co-captains Abby (Kerri Medders) and McKayla (Tiera Skovbye) and their Diablos teammates as they prepare for the upcoming regional cheer competition. The squad has a problem, though—they're forbidden from doing any risky cheer stunts by their overly cautious school principal (Missi Pyle). So, the squad decides to choreograph a winning routine in secret at a nearby...
- 9/15/2022
- E! Online
Originally announced under the title Bring It On: Halloween, a horror slasher entry in the Bring It On cheerleader movie franchise is now set to make its way out into the world with the title Bring It On: Cheer or Die. You can watch a teaser trailer for Bring It On: Cheer or Die in the embed above – and the trailer reveals that the film is set to premiere on Syfy on October 8th!
A Universal 1440 Entertainment and Beacon Pictures production, Bring It On: Cheer Or Die is directed by Karen Lam (Ghost Wars) from a screenplay by Rebekah McKendry (Glorious) and Dana Schwartz (She-Hulk), based on a story by Alyson Fouse (Bring It On: Fight to the Finish). The film will follow
a cheer squad as they practice their routines overnight in an abandoned school during Halloween weekend where one-by-one, the teens fall victim to a deranged assailant.
A Universal 1440 Entertainment and Beacon Pictures production, Bring It On: Cheer Or Die is directed by Karen Lam (Ghost Wars) from a screenplay by Rebekah McKendry (Glorious) and Dana Schwartz (She-Hulk), based on a story by Alyson Fouse (Bring It On: Fight to the Finish). The film will follow
a cheer squad as they practice their routines overnight in an abandoned school during Halloween weekend where one-by-one, the teens fall victim to a deranged assailant.
- 9/15/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The Bring It On cheerleading franchise is getting its own horror movie with Syfy’s Bring It On: Cheer or Die, the franchise’s seventh installment and its first non-comedy movie.
Collider has announced this morning that the world television premiere of Bring It On: Cheer or Die arrives on Saturday, October 8 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt on Syfy.
Slash into the Bring It On: Cheer or Die teaser trailer below!
The horror movie is said to feature “cheer routines to die for and a thrilling new energy that flips the longtime cheerleading tournament format on its head.”
Missi Pyle (“Y: The Last Man,” “Dirty John”), Kerri Medders (“Panic,” “Seal Team”) and Tiera Skovbye (Midnight Sun, “Riverdale”) will star in the highly anticipated Syfy original movie and all-new spine-tingling installment of the beloved cheerleading film franchise. The brand-new film is directed by Karen Lam (Syfy’s “Ghost Wars” & “Van Helsing...
Collider has announced this morning that the world television premiere of Bring It On: Cheer or Die arrives on Saturday, October 8 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt on Syfy.
Slash into the Bring It On: Cheer or Die teaser trailer below!
The horror movie is said to feature “cheer routines to die for and a thrilling new energy that flips the longtime cheerleading tournament format on its head.”
Missi Pyle (“Y: The Last Man,” “Dirty John”), Kerri Medders (“Panic,” “Seal Team”) and Tiera Skovbye (Midnight Sun, “Riverdale”) will star in the highly anticipated Syfy original movie and all-new spine-tingling installment of the beloved cheerleading film franchise. The brand-new film is directed by Karen Lam (Syfy’s “Ghost Wars” & “Van Helsing...
- 9/15/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Universal has teamed up with Syfy to make a horror thriller entry in their long-running Bring It On franchise, and while we still don’t know when exactly this seventh Bring It On movie – which it titled Bring It On: Cheer or Die – is going to be released (it’s expected to premiere on Syfy sometime this fall), a batch of images have arrived online to give us a look at what this movie is going to have in store for us. You can check them out at the bottom of this article, courtesy of our friends at Bloody Disgusting.
A Universal 1440 Entertainment and Beacon Pictures production, Bring It On: Cheer Or Die is directed by Karen Lam (Ghost Wars) from a screenplay by Rebekah McKendry (Glorious) and Dana Schwartz (She-Hulk), based on a story by Alyson Fouse (Bring It On: Fight to the Finish). The film will follow...
A Universal 1440 Entertainment and Beacon Pictures production, Bring It On: Cheer Or Die is directed by Karen Lam (Ghost Wars) from a screenplay by Rebekah McKendry (Glorious) and Dana Schwartz (She-Hulk), based on a story by Alyson Fouse (Bring It On: Fight to the Finish). The film will follow...
- 8/31/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
‘Bring It On: Cheer or Die’ Images Provide First Look at Cheerleading Franchise’s First Horror Movie
The Bring It On cheerleading franchise is getting its own horror movie with Syfy’s Bring It On: Cheer or Die, the franchise’s seventh installment and its first non-comedy movie.
The horror movie is said to feature “cheer routines to die for and a thrilling new energy that flips the longtime cheerleading tournament format on its head.”
Bring It On: Cheer or Die is produced by Universal 1440 Entertainment, and it’s expected to debut on Syfy in Fall 2022. While you wait, check out first-look images below!
And expect a trailer and release date for the Bring It On horror movie real soon.
Missi Pyle (“Y: The Last Man,” “Dirty John”), Kerri Medders (“Panic,” “Seal Team”) and Tiera Skovbye (Midnight Sun, “Riverdale”) will star in the highly anticipated Syfy original movie and all-new spine-tingling installment of the beloved cheerleading film franchise. The brand-new film is directed by Karen Lam...
The horror movie is said to feature “cheer routines to die for and a thrilling new energy that flips the longtime cheerleading tournament format on its head.”
Bring It On: Cheer or Die is produced by Universal 1440 Entertainment, and it’s expected to debut on Syfy in Fall 2022. While you wait, check out first-look images below!
And expect a trailer and release date for the Bring It On horror movie real soon.
Missi Pyle (“Y: The Last Man,” “Dirty John”), Kerri Medders (“Panic,” “Seal Team”) and Tiera Skovbye (Midnight Sun, “Riverdale”) will star in the highly anticipated Syfy original movie and all-new spine-tingling installment of the beloved cheerleading film franchise. The brand-new film is directed by Karen Lam...
- 8/31/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
At least one Clover is ready to make a comeback. On Aug. 25, Gabrielle Union celebrated the 22nd anniversary of the premiere of "Bring It On" by pitching an idea for a sequel to the teen classic. Union retweeted a post about the movie's anniversary alongside her idea for a next generation follow-up to the cheerleading film. "Hmmmm so Isis might have a teenager...
- 8/28/2022
- by Sabienna Bowman
- Popsugar.com
Gabrielle Union at Los Angeles Premiere Of Apple’s They Call Me Magic. Pic credit: ©ImageCollect.com/David Acosta/Image Press Agency
With Gabrielle Union’s iconic movie Bring It On recently celebrating its 22nd anniversary, the actress had fans in a frenzy over a cryptic message she shared online.
Union, 49, was among the stars of the cheerleading comedy film, which also starred Kirsten Dunst as Torrance Shipman, a cheerleader from a rival school.
Other stars in the funny cheerleader flick included Eliza Dushku and Jesse Bradford. The 2000 movie went on to generate over 90 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo data.
The film also spawned six sequels, all of which were direct-to-video. However, Union’s recent tweet may have teased that there’s another movie on the way to the big screen that she could be involved in.
“Hmmmm so Isis might have a teenager,” Union said in a retweet on Thursday,...
With Gabrielle Union’s iconic movie Bring It On recently celebrating its 22nd anniversary, the actress had fans in a frenzy over a cryptic message she shared online.
Union, 49, was among the stars of the cheerleading comedy film, which also starred Kirsten Dunst as Torrance Shipman, a cheerleader from a rival school.
Other stars in the funny cheerleader flick included Eliza Dushku and Jesse Bradford. The 2000 movie went on to generate over 90 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo data.
The film also spawned six sequels, all of which were direct-to-video. However, Union’s recent tweet may have teased that there’s another movie on the way to the big screen that she could be involved in.
“Hmmmm so Isis might have a teenager,” Union said in a retweet on Thursday,...
- 8/27/2022
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
We might be in the mid-August, dog days of summer, but horror season is just around the corner. Spirit Halloween stores have popped up and are open, Pumpkin Spice Latte are back in shops and grocery stores and on Shudder, the 31 days of Halloween have become the 61 days of Halloween
For horror fans it’s never too early for the spooky season and with that comes these movies to check out on Shudder.
Streaming now – What Josiah Saw.
The southern gothic horror movie stars Robert Patrick (The Terminator), Nick Stahl (Sin City), Scott Haze (Child Of God) and Kelli Garner (Lars And The Real Girl)
The film is the third feature from American filmmaker Vincent Grashaw and world premiered to high praise at the 2021 Fantasia Film Festival and went on to win awards at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival, Screamfest, and more.
After two decades,...
For horror fans it’s never too early for the spooky season and with that comes these movies to check out on Shudder.
Streaming now – What Josiah Saw.
The southern gothic horror movie stars Robert Patrick (The Terminator), Nick Stahl (Sin City), Scott Haze (Child Of God) and Kelli Garner (Lars And The Real Girl)
The film is the third feature from American filmmaker Vincent Grashaw and world premiered to high praise at the 2021 Fantasia Film Festival and went on to win awards at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival, Screamfest, and more.
After two decades,...
- 8/17/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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