Earlier today we paid much love to one of our favourite flicks of 2019 -- Bad CGI Sharks! Now we'd like to direct your attention to the exact kind of movie our friends Jason Ellsworth, Matt Ellsworth and Matteo Molinari had in mind when they wrote their sharksploitation spoof -- Ouija Shark! Seriously, I cannot make this stuff up: a group of teenage girls summon an ancient man-eating shark after messing with a spirit board that washes up on a beach. An occult specialist must enter the shark's realm to rid the world of the deadly spirit once and for all. Check out the trailer. It only looks dead, but it isn't. Although you might wish it were... Scott Patrick directs... or should I say "directs?" Whatever. I'm outta here. Ouija Shark hits DVD May 26. Source: Wild Eye Releasing

As many of you know, Shawn and I got into the world of movie reviews by reviewing B-movies. We love genre films, and have a strong belief that indie genre films are the best thing going. We've seen a lot of good ones, and more than a few bad ones, over the years. And one of our favourites has landed on DVD and VOD today. That's right: Bad CGI Sharks have come home! The brainchild of Matteo Molinari, Jason Ellsworth and Matthew Ellsworth -- also known as MAJAMA -- Bad CGI Sharks is the Deadpool of bad-shark movies. It's loaded with jokes, and is a hell of a lot of fun to watch. We've reviewed the movie , and featured MAJAMA on our podcast , and we encourage all of you to seek out this fun flick now that it's out. Bad CGI Sharks was made with heart and passion, and it shows in every frame. So please, get your copy today ! Stick with us! Source: Bad CGI Sharks

I have a soft spot in my heart for shark movies. For one, I'm fascinated by sharks. Wouldn't want to be on the business end of one seeking a hot meal, but I think they're cool. And they make for great aquatic villains. Jaws is the king of shark movies, a horror subgenre that became pretty laughable until The Meg made big money during the summer of 2018. But before movies like Sharnado and Two-Headed Shark Attack came along, we had Renny Harlin's Deep Blue Sea in 1999. It was probably the last time Hollywood took the beast seriously for almost 20 years. Sure, genetically enhanced sharks terrorizing an ocean-based research facility is more The Asylum territory than a serious flick like Jaws, but Deep Blue takes itself more seriously than the idea suggests. Well, serious enough anyway. It's still a B-movie, but made with an A-level budget and solid cast that includes a pre-Punisher Thomas Jane, Samuel L. Jackson and Saffron Burrows. Although it's not so ser...

I don't know why I enjoyed 47 Meters Down Uncaged as much as I did. Then again, I really liked the first one, despite my best intentions not do. Neither film is on the same playing field as Jaws or other superior shark flicks like Deep Blue Sea and Open Water. But on a level of PG-13 exploitation, Johannes Roberts manages to deliver. This sequel is related to 47 Meters Down in name only. Instead of our hapless -- and hot -- victims being trapped in a cage, they are pursued while cave diving in a sunken city. How sharks got in there doesn't really matter. There are sharks, and they do chomp down on several people through the film's 90-minute running time. There's a few effective jump scares, the odd moment of suspense, and some light gore. And the cast of young hotties is easy on the eyes. Roberts knows what he's doing, who his audience is (12-year-old boys, and 12-year-old boys trapped in middle-aged men's bodies), and how to deliver the goods. I also ...

We're big fans of the shaksploitation comedy Bad CGI Sharks here in The Basement. We loved the hell out of the movie, and are lining up an interview with the talented hombres behind it some time in the next few weeks. Now we've learned everyone will get to see this fun -- and funny -- film early next year, as Bad CGI Sharks hits DVD and VOD Jan. 21, 2020. That's very good news indeed! To celebrate, we provide you with a new trailer for the movie, and offer it up for your approval right here: Bad CGI Sharks is directed by, and stars, Matteo Molinari and Matt and Jason Ellsworth, and we encourage you all to see it when you get the chance! Source: MovieWeb

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. Even at the very young age of six, I remember those words in TV and radio commercials, and reading them in newspaper ads for Jaws 2. I'd never seen Jaws, but I sure wanted to after witnessing the publicity for Jaws 2. And when I eventually did, it became my favourite movie of all time. Still is. It's the perfect film, with a masterful blend of scares, suspense, drama, humour and character development. It's superbly crafted, and there's nary a CGI shark in sight. Jaws was, at the time, the biggest hit ever, and launched the summer blockbuster. Universal naturally wanted a sequel, but how do you follow up such a hit? They probably shouldn't have, because you simply can't top a movie like Jaws. It didn't matter how good Jaws 2 turned out to be -- it's entertaining but unspectacular -- it still pales in comparison. Sure, the shark scenes deliver the goods, but Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss...

Tired of bad shark-attack movies? How about watching a movie that makes fun of bad shark-attack movies? Then maybe it's time you watch Bad CGI Sharks. Bad CGI Sharks is, in fact, the Deadpool of movies like Sharknado, 2-Headed Shark Attack, and all those God damned Syfy, Asylum and low-rent movies that feature sharks as the bad guy, be they from the ocean, possessed by a demon, kicked out of a tornado, or explode from the snow. The brains behind Bad CGI Sharks -- Matthew and Jason Ellsworth, and Matteo Molinari -- clearly know the subgenera, and why it remains popular despite how much these movies suck. And they have a blast making fun of them. This movie is a labour of silly love, bad CGI sharks and all. But is there enough here to warrant a 90-minute movie? There wouldn't be -- and the jokes would quickly grow stale -- if the Ellsworths and Molinari didn't have something to say. Bad CGI Sharks is as much a commentary on low-budget filmmaking as it is on bad-shark ...

Just when they thought the film industry had run out of original and interesting ideas, along comes Bad CGI Sharks to prove Jason and Shawn wrong. That's right, Bad CGI Sharks: the new sharksploitation comedy from Matthew and Jason Ellsworth and Matteo Molinari. But it's not only a Deadpool-like spoof of shark movies; it's a commentary on filmmaking, brotherhood and being creative despite what anyone says. A pretty heady mix for a movie called Bad CGI Sharks, right? So what do Jason and Shawn think of it? Is the movie worth your time and money? Are there boobies? Stick with us! And stick around as the Basement Boys catch up with Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Aladdin and talk gateway horror. There's also a wee bit of movie news for your ear holes as well. Add this morning's segment from the mighty Radio NL 610 AM Morning Show and you've got yourself a podcast, one finely tuned to hit you right in your entertainment centre! So push play, and enjoy! ...

We're into the summer wind down now, meaning all the big blockbusters are out of the way, and Hollywood is unspooling its leftover. This doesn't mean there might not be a diamond in the rough for audiences to latch on to though... Which means Jason and Howie are gonna run down the weekend's big releases at home and in theatres, just in case there's something out there demanding your attention. And you can hear it at 8:40 this morning, only on Radio NL. Summer means swimming, and swimming means sharks... at least if you're a horror-movie fan. And the sequel 47 Meters Down: Uncaged comes out this weekend. Not in the mood for sharks? How about R-rated humour featuring kids? Then check out Good Boys. And if you want some drama set to Bruce Springsteen music, there's Blinded by the Light. Toss in some notable stuff to watch at home and you've got this week's segment From The Basement. Now dial in via 610 AM or the player to your right and enjoy!

Wow! Just when you thought filmmakers were fresh outta new ideas, along comes the movie Bad CGI Sharks to prove us all wrong. Check it: this is a flick where a magical muse brings a sharksploitation script to life, and the badly rendered shark goes after the two brothers who wrote it. No bullshit. I didn't make any of that up. That's honestly what this movie is about. And to show you I'm right, here's the trailer for your eye holes: Bad CGI Sharks is written and directed by Jason Ellsworth, Matthew Ellsworth and Matteo Molinari, and it hits Blu-ray, glorious VHS and SRS Cinema in late September. And we're gonna check it out, so you don't have to. Source: YouTube

I have not seen Tommy Wiseau's The Room, nor have I seen James Franco's The Disaster Artist, which is about Tommy Wiseau making The Room. For the record, Tommy Wiseau's The Room is considered one of the worst movies of all time. Thing is, Wiseau has embraced his film being a piece of crap, and has made quite a career out of screening it around the globe. Good for him!

A podcast seven days in the making, the latest From The Basement is here to pleasure your ear holes. And this week we've got a great one-on-three interview as Jason talks with Montreal-based filmmaking collective RKSS about their latest feature, Summer of 84!

Is 20 years too long to wait for a movie? Can two decades worth of anticipation ever be satiated, especially when it comes to the glorious concept of a giant-shark movie? Can such a big-budget film work given the countless low-budget flicks made about that very same topic? Should Hollywood have even tried to adapt Steve Alten's ultimate beach book to the big screen, given the novel came out in the 90s? That's a lot of questions to ask one's self going into a Saturday afternoon matinee. Fortunately the answer to all these questions is the same, single word.

He's taken on Rocky Balboa, Jean-Claude Van Damme, zombies, and killer robots. So why the hell wouldn't Dolph Lundgren pit his action-hero chops against a family of sharks. Notice that wasn't put forward as a question. We in The Basement don't question anything Dolph Lundgren does or doesn't do.

There's been a lot of great fakes in the history of entertainment. Orsen Welles' War of the Worlds broadcast being one, The Curse of the Blair Witch -- a clever marketing tool for The Blair Witch Project -- another. Chalk up the Discovery Channel's Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives as the latest entry in the "genre." To the flick's credits, it's one of the better mockumentaries. In fact, 99.9 per cent of it is pretty damn believable. It looks, feels and plays out like a regular Discovery Channel documentary, which is probably why so many people were pissed right off when they found out they'd watched 90 minutes of bullshit. And that disclaimer at the end flashes by so fast it might as well have been a spoof on The Simpsons. But the makers use some good, solid science and documented fact -- not the U-Boat photo by the way -- to back up their fishing story. And the actors portraying the "cast of characters" do a bang-up job. In fact, thi...

Allow me to quickly introduce myself: My name is Kara, and I live over at www.karaschatter.com . I have no experience in the movie industry, other than watching and appreciating them. I thought I would offer up my movie reviewing skills, or lack thereof, to The Basement to give readers a female perspective on movies, new, old, good, and bad.  The Discovery Channel’s famous “Shark Week” had decided to wrap things up Saturday night with a double-header showing of Jaws (of course) and … wait, what? Sharknado! This film has swept the social media scene in a frenzy (pun regrettably intended) and so I couldn’t help but hit “Record” on the ol’ PVR to see what the fuss is all about. Right off the bat, it’s simply ridiculous. A rich, Asian tycoon is aboard a lonely shark-fishing boat, wheelin’ and dealin’ while eating delicious shark fin soup. Then, a storm hits, as does the irony. Asian guy gets devoured by a shark. And so it begins. The storm makes its way to the California ...

That's right folks, if you're a total loser like me and you didn't catch the heavily buzzed about SyFy Channel flick Sharknado, you've got another opportunity. Regal Entertainment Group brings the crazy ass movie about sharks and tornadoes to 500 movie theatres for midnight screenings on Aug. 2. Course we don't have any Regal theatres near Basement headquarters so fuck my life. When the film was broadcast earlier this month, #sharknado registered about 5,000 tweets per minute and accumulated more than 600,000 social media mentions. Tickets are available at the box office, online and through the Regal App. Check here for a list of participating theatres. And watch the trailer below to understand why this is must-see Basement cinema. If anyone can send a Christmas version of this classic our way, you can find us at basementreviews@gmail.com. We'll be forever grateful. Source: Shock Till You Drop

Basement contributor Matt Bellamy has taken it upon himself to watch and review at least one horror movie a day for the month of October . . . because he's awesome that way! Tonight, Bellamy reminds us why it's still not safe to go back in the water. I had a discussion with a co-worker awhile back about whether or not Jaws is actually a horror movie, he did not think so but I absolutely believe it is--can you think of another film that caused as ma ny phobias? Since it came out in 1975, many people have been terrified of both the water and, of course, sharks. You can't tell me there's never been an occasion where, for example, you've been in murky, deep water, you can't see the bottom and that infamous 'daaaaa na" theme pops in your head! If fear like that isn't horrifying then I don't know what is. Aside from this being one of the most truly scary horror movies e...