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 RossiStarsMaddison BullockRachel AligCathy 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 CarlsonMARSFour 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 GillmanStarsDebra WilsonRichard RiehleKiersten 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 KabasinskiKat SheridanLara Jean Mummert-SullivanIn 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.