July 17, 2016
Mike Hansen
Undercover police officer Chan Chi-Kit (Jing Wu) is a dedicated cop who goes above and beyond the call of duty, even if it means becoming addicted to drugs while trying to bring down a crime boss Hung Mun-Gong (Louis Koo) in Hong Kong. Through a series of twists that took me a while to straighten out in [...]
June 28, 2016
Mike Hansen
Officer Downe, directed by Shawn Crahan (Clown AKA 6 from the band Slipknot) and based on the comic by Joe Casey & Chris Burnham, is a crazy, bloody, weird oddball of a movie, and I loved every low budget minute of it. It has an in-your-face sensibility, with a goofy sense of humor and damn [...]
June 19, 2016
Mike Hansen
Evil goes viral when The Levenger Tapes arrives on DVD (plus Digital) and On Demand July 5 from Lionsgate. Johanna Braddy (Quantico), Lili Mirojnick (Public Morals), Morgan Krantz (The League), and Chris Mulkey (Grimm) star in the terrifying found-footage thriller. When three college students go missing, a team of small-town detectives must scour through disturbing [...]
April 3, 2016
Mike Hansen
Rookie director Can Evrenol's trippy new flick Baskin doesn't always make sense, but it had me riveted and cringing at the same time, really wanting to close my eyes sometimes but unable to tear my gaze away from the horrors onscreen. Even as it became a bit laborious and repetitive towards the end, it was still [...]
September 16, 2015
Mike Hansen
IFC Midnight has just announced it now has all U.S. rights to the Toronto Midnight Madness over-the-top hit BASKIN, a Turkish language horror thriller that was directed by Can Evrenol. Baskin poster The film was produced by Muge Buyuktalas of MO Films and executive produced by Todd Brown of XYZ Films and Mike [...]
September 1, 2015
Mike Hansen
I really wish I was going to the Toronto Film Festival this year. Frankly, I want to go every year, but if I could go this year I could see the North American premiere of a crazy new movie from Turkey titled "Baskin," which promises to be a hot ticket and of which TIFF promises an [...]
Creepy Gets Under Your Skin At Fantasia Film Fest
Kill Zone 2 Kicks Butt at Fantasia Film Fest
Officer Downe Is Bloody Hilarious Cuz It’s The LAW
Push PLAY on The Levenger Tapes July 5
Baskin Takes Us to Hell
Toronto Hit BASKIN To Be Released By IFC Midnight
New Trailer for “Baskin” Arrives Like a Bat Out of Hell
Creepy Gets Under Your Skin At Fantasia Film Fest
Kill Zone 2 Kicks Butt at Fantasia Film Fest
Officer Downe Is Bloody Hilarious Cuz It’s The LAW
Push PLAY on The Levenger Tapes July 5
Baskin Takes Us to Hell
Toronto Hit BASKIN To Be Released By IFC Midnight
New Trailer for “Baskin” Arrives Like a Bat Out of Hell
Creepy Gets Under Your Skin At Fantasia Film Fest
Kill Zone 2 Kicks Butt at Fantasia Film Fest
Officer Downe Is Bloody Hilarious Cuz It’s The LAW
Push PLAY on The Levenger Tapes July 5
Baskin Takes Us to Hell
Toronto Hit BASKIN To Be Released By IFC Midnight
New Trailer for “Baskin” Arrives Like a Bat Out of Hell