Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on Wbgr-fm on February 8th, 2024, reviewing “Lisa Frankenstein,” an adaptation of the famous Monster story, from a 1980s point of view. In theaters on February 9th.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
Lisa (Kathryn Newton) is a teenage outcast in 1989 who is dealing with a new family situation when her father remarries, after her mother was brutally murdered by a notorious serial killer. Altered by those circumstances, Lisa spends time at a local cemetery, creating fantasies involving an 1800s-era teen boy who died young, which freaks out her step sister Taffy (Liza Soberano) and step Mom Janet (Carla Gugino). When a intense electrical storm brings to life her cemetery lover (Cole Sprouse), he finds his way to Lisa and changes her world.
”Lisa Frankenstein” is in theaters on February 9th. Featuring Kathryn Newton, Liza Soberano, Carla Gugino, Jennifer Pierce Mathus and Cole Sprouse.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
Lisa (Kathryn Newton) is a teenage outcast in 1989 who is dealing with a new family situation when her father remarries, after her mother was brutally murdered by a notorious serial killer. Altered by those circumstances, Lisa spends time at a local cemetery, creating fantasies involving an 1800s-era teen boy who died young, which freaks out her step sister Taffy (Liza Soberano) and step Mom Janet (Carla Gugino). When a intense electrical storm brings to life her cemetery lover (Cole Sprouse), he finds his way to Lisa and changes her world.
”Lisa Frankenstein” is in theaters on February 9th. Featuring Kathryn Newton, Liza Soberano, Carla Gugino, Jennifer Pierce Mathus and Cole Sprouse.
- 2/9/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Stars: Joel Courtney, Calum Worthy, Andi Matichak, Katherine McNamara, Cam Gigandet, Mason McNulty, Terry Dale Parks, Vito Viscuso, Jennifer Pierce Mathus | Written by John Murlowski, Steven Palmer Peterson | Directed by John Murlowski
The second dictionary entry for assimilate is the most appropriate one for this movie. It says ‘regard as similar, liken’. And in Assimilate we see three friends making a web series about their town discover that their neighbours are being killed and replaced by creatures who are perfect copies of their victims. Seemingly the perfect story for some sci-fi horror.
This relatively low budget affair managed to get a good cast line-up for its lead roles. The three young characters are played by Joel Courtney, maybe best known for his first film role Super 8,; Calum Worthy, who was insanely good in one of my favourite films of the last few years Bodied and since went on to star...
The second dictionary entry for assimilate is the most appropriate one for this movie. It says ‘regard as similar, liken’. And in Assimilate we see three friends making a web series about their town discover that their neighbours are being killed and replaced by creatures who are perfect copies of their victims. Seemingly the perfect story for some sci-fi horror.
This relatively low budget affair managed to get a good cast line-up for its lead roles. The three young characters are played by Joel Courtney, maybe best known for his first film role Super 8,; Calum Worthy, who was insanely good in one of my favourite films of the last few years Bodied and since went on to star...
- 4/13/2021
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
Stars: Jennifer Pierce Mathus, David Rees Snell, Cj Jones, John-Michael Fisher, Katherine Forbes, Cassie Self, Elisabeth Bate, Mark Landon Smith | Written and Directed by Billy Chase Goforth
I quite like the title Door In The Woods and the images it conjures up. In my head I had some kind of weird horror version of Monsters Inc. Where a door acted like some kind of portal to other worlds or maybe open our world to all kinds of beasts and monsters. There are endless possibilities, and while this film does, kind of, attempt some of these on a low budget, it maybe doesn’t have quite enough ambition.
For starters, the door doesn’t stay in the woods for very long. The central family in the story go for a hike and discover this door. They decide (well the mum of the family decides) that the door would be perfect for their house,...
I quite like the title Door In The Woods and the images it conjures up. In my head I had some kind of weird horror version of Monsters Inc. Where a door acted like some kind of portal to other worlds or maybe open our world to all kinds of beasts and monsters. There are endless possibilities, and while this film does, kind of, attempt some of these on a low budget, it maybe doesn’t have quite enough ambition.
For starters, the door doesn’t stay in the woods for very long. The central family in the story go for a hike and discover this door. They decide (well the mum of the family decides) that the door would be perfect for their house,...
- 1/31/2020
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
"First they bite you, and then they turn into you."
We’ve got a fun trailer for a new sci-fi horror film to share with you today for a movie called Assimilate. The story centers around three friends who are making a web series about their small town, and in the process they find that their neighbors are being killed and replaced by creatures who can become perfect copies of their victims.
The movie comes from director John Murlowski and it seems like a mix of film like Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Species. Here’s the synopsis:
In Assimilate, best friends Zach (Joel Courtney), Randy (Calum Worthy), and Kayla (Andi Matichak) discover that their neighbors are being killed and replaced by perfect copies of their victims. Their only chance to survive is to covertly record the invasion in a desperate attempt to warn the world.
The movie stars Joel Courtney,...
We’ve got a fun trailer for a new sci-fi horror film to share with you today for a movie called Assimilate. The story centers around three friends who are making a web series about their small town, and in the process they find that their neighbors are being killed and replaced by creatures who can become perfect copies of their victims.
The movie comes from director John Murlowski and it seems like a mix of film like Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Species. Here’s the synopsis:
In Assimilate, best friends Zach (Joel Courtney), Randy (Calum Worthy), and Kayla (Andi Matichak) discover that their neighbors are being killed and replaced by perfect copies of their victims. Their only chance to survive is to covertly record the invasion in a desperate attempt to warn the world.
The movie stars Joel Courtney,...
- 4/26/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
"First they bite you, and then they turn into you." Gravitas Ventures has debuted an official trailer for an indie sci-fi horror titled Assimilate, also known as Replicate, from filmmaker John Murlowski. The film is about three friends making a web series about their small town who discover that their neighbors are being killed and replaced by creatures who are perfect copies of their victims. Sounds creepy - a bit like Invasion of the Body Snatchers meets Species, something like that. Starring Joel Courtney, Calum Worthy, Andi Matichak, Katherine McNamara, Cam Gigandet, Mason McNulty, Terry Dale Parks, Vito Viscuso, and Jennifer Pierce Mathus. This looks horrific. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for John Murlowski's Assimilate, direct from B-d's YouTube: In Assimilate, best friends Zach (Joel Courtney), Randy (Calum Worthy), and Kayla (Andi Matichak) discover that their neighbors are being killed and replaced by perfect copies of their victims.
- 4/25/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
With the weather getting colder, and Halloween approaching, you might be feeling the need to curl up on the couch with a good thriller. Well, today we have some Blu-ray copies of "Dark Places" to give away to some lucky readers, plus an exclusive look at the making of the movie. Starring Charlize Theron, Christina Hendricks, Nicholas Hoult, Chloe Moretz, and Jennifer Pierce Mathus, and based on the novel by Gillian Flynn (the author and screenwriter behind David Fincher's “Gone Girl”), the story centers on Libby Day (Theron), who was only seven years old when her mother and two sisters were murdered and her brother Ben (Tye Sheridan) was jailed for the crime. Now, twenty-five years later, Libby discovers shocking evidence that Ben may be innocent—and the real killer is still at large. Below, you can take a look at a featurette which explores how Moretz and director...
- 10/6/2015
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
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