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The Cleansing Hour

Horror
Available on VOD: 2 april 2020
Director: Damien LeVeck
Cast: Kyle Gallner (American Sniper, Jennifer's Body), Ryan Guzman (Step Up 4 Miami Heat, Pretty Little Liars), Alix Angelis (The Magnificent Seven), Emma Holzer (Boardwalk Empire, Spring Breakers)

Max & Drew are millennial entrepreneurs who’ve made themselves famous with a webcast they created called “The Cleansing Hour,” which streams LIVE EXORCISMS. The catch? Each exorcism is elaborately staged to look real in order to dupe their global audience. Until today, when Drew’s fiance, today’s actress in the chair, turns out to actually be demon-possessed! Will Max and Drew will be forced to reckon with their online charade– LIVE in front of more than 20 million viewers? Or are they the unsuspecting pawns in a greater demonic conspiracy?

Reviews
  • Moviemeter.nl: Hapt qua energie en lol lekker weg. Lees de hele review hier.
  • Fantasticfest.com: a rollercoaster of a horror film, with clearly defined rules, wicked CGI, practical effects, and thrilling performances from its talented cast. Strap yourself in, grab your prayer towel, and get ready to save the souls of the Reverend Max, Drew, and Lane!
  • Butwhythopodcast.com: "The Cleansing Hour" is Possession Horror Gold, a film that hits so hard and unexpectedly that it makes you push back in your seat. As you watch the narrative twist like a possessed girl’s body it engages you with superb creature designs and practical effects while making you laugh with its dark humor that puts a mirror up to how we all behave online.
  • Birthmoviesdeath.com: The script is fresh, and everything wrapped together resulted in a genuinely fun take on exorcism and possession in the digital age. Fear Dot Com meets the snark of a Supernatural demon. It plays it straight and has a hell of a lot of fun while doing it.
  • Adventuresinpoortaste.com: Great practical effects, wonderful chemistry between the actors, and some clever social commentary seem to set apart from other horror movies.
  • Morbidlybeautiful.com: A creative and humorous exploration into the weird world of social media and exorcisms. The satire of religion might turn off a few folks. But the creature from hell here is quite the bad-ass, and I’m sure horror fans will love him. Forget your Ouija board, you can find a real demon online in The Cleansing Hour.

Cougars Inc.

Comedy
Available on VOD: 1 oktober 2011
Director: K. Asher Levin
Cast: Kyle Gallner (American Sniper, Jennifer's Body), Kathryn Morris (Minority Report), Denise Richards (Starship Troopers), James Belushi (According to Jim, K-9), Sarah Hyland (Modern Family, Cougars Inc.)

Sam has been kicked out of every school across the country. When he learns that his mother can no longer afford to keep him in school he and his friends start their own escort service, Cougars, Inc., to help pay for his tuition. Through this hilarious new job Sam and his friends explore the generation of Cougars who are desperately trying to stay young and loving every lesson they are taught.

Reviews
  • DVDmg.com: a decent cast and an interesting twist on its themes.

Ghosts of War

Horror, War
Available on VOD: 10 december 2020
Director: Eric Bress
Cast: Brenton Thwaites (Pirates of the Caribbean Salazar's Revenge), Theo Rossi (Sons of Anarchy, Luke Cage), Kyle Gallner (American Sniper, Jennifer's Body)

Five American soldiers assigned to hold a French Chateau near the end of World War II. This unexpected respite quickly descends into madness when they encounter a supernatural enemy more terrifying than anything seen on the battlefield.

Reviews
  • Variety.com: This is the rare horror exercise you wish were longer.
  • RogerEbert.com: One of Bress' greatest strokes comes with casting - he's collected five faces you might recognize from younger, more innocent roles, and who are compelling to see here as men who have matured rapidly due to the wartime experiences eating away at them.
  • Variety.com: Beautifully atmospheric, handsomely produced.
  • Culturecrypt.com: Ghosts of War may look like a haunted house yarn dripping with déjà vu from the outside.  Inside, there’s so much more that makes the movie impressively entertaining. 8/10.
  • Ukfilmreview.co.uk: Explores the madness that weighs on men who’ve done the unthinkable by trapping them in a situation where they must face their demons. Kyle Gallner delivers an appropriately haunted performance as one of the soldiers.
  • Thefilmstage.com: Gallner is especially memorable). It’s through these actors that we see how their characters process their pain above and below the façade created and understand why they’re incapable of looking beyond their tragic wealth of regret.
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