Attack on Finland

Action

Available on VOD: 12 januari 2023

Director: Aku Louhimies

Cast: Jasper Pääkkönen (BlacKkKlansman, Da 5 Bloods, Dark Tower), Nanna Blondell (Black Widow), Sverrir Gudnason (The Girl in the Spider's Web, Borg McEnroe), Cathy Belton (Philomena)

Finland’s Independence Day celebration on December 6 is crudely interrupted by an attack to the Presidential Residence. A set of distinguished guests are taken as hostages. Security service officer Max Tanner is set as the negotiator of the hostage crisis. Tanner must make bold and even painful decisions to figure out who is behind the attack. After all, there are not only human lives to protect - but the future of Europe as a whole.

Reviews

• Eyeforfilm.co.uk: Fans of action and espionage will find a good deal to enjoy. With the shadow of Russian aggression looming over Finland at the time of release, it has topicality on its side.
• Jbspins.com: The action itself is well-staged and often pretty intense. Enthusiastically recommended.
• Jamesweggreview.org: The action is fast-paced, coupled with spot-on editing.
• Thatshelf.com: a solid action-thriller. Sometimes, that is all you need.
• Voicesfromthebalcony.com: Louhimies does a good job of building up the suspense and keeping Attack on Finland tight. The European perspective and the Finnish locations also make a nice change of pace.

Deadstream

Comedy, Horror

Available on VOD: 19 januari 2023

Director: Joseph Winter, Vanessa Winter

Cast: Joseph Winter, Melanie Stone (Mythica Saga, Little Women)

After a public controversy left him disgraced and demonetized, a washed up internet personality tries to win back his followers by livestreaming himself spending one night alone in an abandoned haunted house. When he accidentally pisses off a vengeful spirit, his big comeback event becomes a real-time fight for his life (and social relevance) as he faces off with the sinister spirit of the house and her own powerful following.

Reviews

• 91% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes!
• Scary Epidemic (FB): Deadstream is an absolute blast, and maybe my favorite found-footage horror movie of recent memory, led with great humor, thrilling scares and innovative direction. This is a must-see!
• Aiptcomics.com: Amazing creature effects that will lead to squeals of terror and delight.
• Awfj.org: Deadstream is outrageous, delightful and deeply satisfying, a breath of fresh air in a genre that can far too often feel old and musty.
• Flickeringmyth.com: Deadstream proves there’s still room for both thrills and creativity in the oversaturated genre.
• Bloody-disgusting.com: Deadstream is more about the energetic, zany journey. That journey will leave you cringing, cheering, and deep belly laughing in equal measure.
• Thehollywoodnews.com: Deadstream effortlessly transitions from scare moments to gross gags, meaning that the audience will be squealing in one scene and guffawing in the next.
• Nofspodcast.com: A sensory assault of monsters and myths, it’s a hilarious fright from start to finish.
• RogerEbert.com: A sort of “Evil Dead” for the YouTube generation, this comedy/horror hybrid has some impressively constructed sequences.
• Culturecrypt.com: Enormously entertaining as a funny, frightful, and devilishly delightful indie diamond.
• Horrorbuzz.com: I had a hell of a good time and laughed more than once at this poor creator playing slave to a spiteful audience at any cost.
• Horrorfuel.com: Deadstream serves up the shocks and shivers in abundance, along with the laughs. The Winters get the balance of horror and comedy right, which is no easy feat.
• Nightmarishconjurings.com: Skilled practical effects, grotesque creature design, and unfiltered humor.
• LittleWhiteLies.com: A smart, sophisticated comedy horror that finds new ways and new media for resurrecting old ghost stories.
• Britflicks.com: A smart, funny horror that has enough twists and turns to keep you guessing where it is going to take Shaun Ruddy next. It’s probably hell.