Unlike zombies and vampires, possession stories never seem to get old. Maybe it's because there's been enough reported possession cases in the world that there's gotta be something to it...? Yes, that's a question I don't expect an answer to.  That being said, The Possession Diaries does look a lot like something we've seen before, only with the twist of said victim of demonic possession documenting her descent into, well, demonic possession.

No, this isn't a review of Shadow of the Tomb Raider, as the game is already six months old and that just seems silly. Nor is it a review of the Tomb Raider movie reboot that came out like a year ago, although it's easy to see how the movie was inspired by the game, or vice versa. However that shit works. But it is an acknowledgment that I, a 46-year-old man, spent a day playing a video game, one that features a sexy heroine doing kick-ass stuff like raiding tombs, solving puzzles, and killing bad guys.

Twenty one movies, more than a decade of cinematic history, and dozens of characters and story arcs. And it all comes down to one movie. How is this possible? How could something so massive actually pay off in a satisfying way? Clearly Anthony and Joe Russo asked themselves this question when they took on the films Infinity War and Endgame. Then they probably uttered "fuck it" and went ahead and made them. And I'm glad they did.

The motion-picture event of the century is now upon us, and the culmination of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has reached endgame.... The Avengers: Endgame that is! And your hombre's From The Basement are here to prep you for it. Jason and Shawn talk Endgame, predict how well it will do at the box office, and if there are any real challengers to this film's status as the Biggest Movie of All Time. What are their thoughts? Stick with us!

Only one movie hits theatres this weekend, but it has the potential to be the biggest opener -- and the biggest box-office hit -- of all time. It's a little movie called The Avengers: Endgame, and it's the culmination of the Marvel Cinematic Universe thus far. And Jason and Howie are gonna talk all about it, and what's worth watching at home, on the Radio NL 610 AM Morning Show!

A lot has been written about The Hitcher, to the point that writing more seems rather pointless. That being said, I'm gonna write something about this classic anyway. The Hitcher is a notorious movie from my childhood for all the right reasons. It's one of those films that was whispered about in the high-school hallways, as some of my crew had parents willing to take them to it. Mine didn't. Dicks!

I wasn't the right age when Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books came out amidst a sea of controversy, as many parent groups thought them too graphic and scary for school-age children. Despite the fuss, and partly because of it I'm sure, the books have endured, and a big-screen adaptation is headed our way this summer from none other than Guillermo del Toro. This makes Cody Meirick's documentary about the books, Schwartz, and his inspirations a timely one.

Shawn and I are hardcore movie fans, but we're big into music too. We love to play music on our show, and expose new musicians and bands to the masses. But we've never really dabbled in music reviews here in The Basement. So I'm pretty stoked to give the new record by At Mission Dolores a listen, and share some thoughts here for you Basement Dwellers.

There just aren't enough good fight movies out there. I mean, there's lots of good movies with fighting in them, but when it comes to the subject of fight movies a la Rocky and Creed there's pretty much just the Rocky and Creed movies... off the top of my head at least, which says something. So we in The Basement are stoked to learn that rising action star Marc Natoli has signed on for James Thoo's fight script Hurt, which will be directed by long-time bro John Fallon. The film is in the early stages of development. Little is known about the script, other than the official word from Fallon's Bruise Productions is it's an authentic, passionate and poignant fight story. Sounds pretty good to us! We'll bring you more on this project as it moves through development. Source: Bruise Productions

About a month back I reviewed Bruise Productions' latest effort Sweet Pain, AKA Dolorosa Gioia, and found it to be quite the cinematic experience. Well, audiences are about to get their first look at the film, as it debuts in Spain later this spring! Gonzalo Lopez's flick premiers June 14 in Barcelona, Spain, at the Cinemas Girona . Yeah, you gotta go to Spain to see it, at least for now. But hey, who knows what the future holds! And yes, I'm keeping that cryptic on purpose.

I cannot make this shit up. I seriously can't. There is a movie coming out about a priest who turns into a dinosaur, and it's called The VelociPastor. Oh, and it has ninjas in it. Ninjas! And a prostitute convinces this priest to use his ability to fight evil. And ninjas. A prostitute!

Gareth Evans' 2011 Indonesia action flick The Raid is hands down one of the best action movies of all time. It's a complete, no nonsense, balls-to-the-wall fight fest from start to finish, and introduced the world to the awesomeness of star Iko Uwais. So it pains me to report that a North American remake is in the works, and set to go into pre-production in a few weeks. Even more painful is it will be directed by Joe Carnahan and star Frank Grillo.

I'm an unashamed fan of James Wan's brand of horror. The man, and those who've worked under him, know how to set up and execute scares with little in the way of special effects or blood. And, with the exception of the first Annabelle film, the Wan brand never disappoints. Which is why I'm disappointed with his latest production, The Curse of La Llorona. Is it a decent funhouse ride? Sure, but the formula is starting to wear thin.

Two trailers on a Thursday? Really Jay? Yes, mofo. Really! Because this new Child's Play remake/reboot trailer looks like a lot of cold-blooded fun, and it also gives us a first hint at what Mark Hamill's Chucky voice will sound like. In my opinion, no one does better psychopathic cartoon character voices than Luke Skywalker.

You gotta love a movie that embraces what it is. Hobbs & Shaw is clearly an over-the-top action movie that feels like a mashup between the Roger Moore era of James Bond films and Tango & Cash. And, judging from this trailer, it's clearly OK with that fact. We get crazy stunts, macho humour, a Black Superman, and Samoan warfare. All with tongue placed firmly in cheek. Either you're on board, or you're not. Check out the crazy ass trailer below and decide on your own.

Given the superstitious nature of the era, and the wildness and isolation of its setting, the Western lends itself to a pairing with horror. These were lawless times, First Nations had many demons and spirits in their folklore, and people were willing to believe in ghosts and monsters. There have been some good horror/Western hybrids, most recently Bone Tomahawk, and The Burrowers before it. How does the latest mashup, The Wind, fit into the mix? Stick with me!

Altered is a rare bird for us in The Basement. It's a movie Shawn and I have both seen, and even discussed on the show, but never formally reviewed. That being said, it's been out for a while, but not long enough to be considered a Retro Review. So I said "fuck it," as I'm want to do, and decided to write something up anyway. Because we can do whatever the fuck we want here in The Basement.

Spider-Man, Spider-Man!  Does whatever a spider can! After being bitten by a radioactive spider, Miles Morales witnesses the Kingpin murder Spider-Man. Soon, he finds himself surrounded by a multiverse of possibilities and danger as he learns what it means to become a hero...

We love our movies and our music here in The Basement, so blending the two into one film seems like a sure-fire win in our books. Add music icon Todd Rundgren to the mix, and consider us doubly interested. Rundgren co-stars in The 27 Club, which is about an aspiring singer and journalist who investigate the so-called 27 Club -- musicians like Jimmy Hendrix, Kurt Cobain and Janis Joplin who died at the peak of their fame at 27 years of age -- only to get caught in a supernatural web.

Gotta admit, having just watched the teaser for Star Wars Episode IX, officially titled, The Rise of Skywalker, I was a little emotional. Hearing Luke's voice over, seeing Lando co-piloting the Falcon with Chewie, and yes, having Carrie Fisher appear as Princess Leia one last time, I feel more than a little excited to catch this final chapter in the Skywalker saga come Christmas.

It's live now, and the trailer for the latest episode in the Star Wars saga is expected to drop shortly! So tune in, and give it a watchin', bitches!

Heads up, Basement Dwellers! You heard a portion of it on this morning's spot on the mighty Radio NL 610 AM Morning Show, but now it's time to hear the full 20-minute interview with writer/director Eric Red! That's right, the man behind such genre classics as The Hitcher, Near Dark, Blue Steel, Cohen and Tate, Body Parts and 100 Feet sat down with Jay to talk his career, and the upcoming Bigfoot epic No Man's Ridge ! You're not getting some three-minute taste here, this is the whole thing in all its glory, and it's an interview for the ages!

We've got a pretty slick interview this morning, plus the usual rundown of what to watch heading into the weekend. That means it's once again time for From The Basement to storm the Radio NL 610 AM Morning Show! And what, pray tell, is this interview? Eric Red made a name for himself in Hollywood in the 1980s with his dark genre screenplays The Hitcher, which was made into a cult hit starring Rutger Hauer, and the vampire tale Near Dark, directed by future Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow. He also went on to direct such favourites as Body Parts, Cohen and Tate and 100 Feet.

Joe Giannone's Madman is one of countless camp-based slasher pictures that flooded theatres and video stores in the wake of Friday the 13th. The premise was simple back then: a bunch of horny teens at a kids' campground are stalked by a nut in the woods. That's it, that's all. Madman wears this premise with pride, attempting to be nothing more than an excuse for a poorly made up killer to, well, kill the counsellors in gruesome ways. And that he does, strangling them, lopping off their limbs and, at one point, decapitating one victim with a pick-up truck's hood.

News dropped late last night that Landmark Cinemas is closing the Paramount Theatre in our home town of Kamloops. The theatre is a landmark indeed, having entertained moviegoers since 1955. Landmark stated that closing the theatre is a business decision, meaning attendance at the old movie house has been on the decline for a while. The last movie I caught there was Overlord back in November, and it was not well attended.

Some movies try to capture lightning in a bottle. Some movies bring the lightning... After being assigned to a group foster home, Billy Batson finds himself transported to a magical place a dying wizard grants him his powers- turning him into the super hero, Shazam! But while Billy learns about his powers- and what it means to be a family, someone else is seeking the power that Billy possesses...

I never read Alvin Schwartz's uber popular -- and uber controversial -- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark  novels, as I missed the boat in terms of being their teen-based target audiences. But I am well aware of them, and not just because of the big-screen adaptation headed our way this summer. A new documentary by Cody Meirick titled Scary Stories opens later this month, and it explores the storied history of the book series, and why it became among the most banned books of all time.

Full Moon Features were The Asylum of my youth. Whole sections of the local video store were dedicated to their low-budget, low-brow genre offerings. Offerings like Demonic Toys, Castle Freak, Doll Man, Crash and Burn and, of course, the Puppet Master series. In fact, Puppet Master was Full Moon's first release back in 1989, and was a huge hit, solidifying the company as a direct-to-DVD superpower. So it only makes sense Full Moon would reboot the series for the new, digital age.

So, a trailer for the upcoming Borderlands 3 dropped last week, and not without controversy for users of the Steam gaming platform. For those who aren't in the know, Borderlands is an epic -- and highly addicting -- video-game series that mixes Star Wars, Mad Max and some balls out (but not literally) comedy to great effect. I've played Borderlands, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and Tales from the Borderlands, and am currently replaying Borderlands 2.

Sometimes, a franchise excites people.  Sometimes... not... A visit from Dumbledore sends Newt Scamander to Paris in the pursuit of a magical being in danger of being seduced by the criminal Grindelwald.  Along with muggle Jacob, and Auror Tina, he races towards a confrontation that will divide the magic world ...

Shawn and I are known as the movie guys. The eight to 10 minute movie guys on Radio NL 610 AM Kamloops, actually. But we're also big into music, especially Shawn, who's band Burn It All  (pictured above) is ready to tear things up in a big way. We've recently started highlighting bands on our show during our end credits, and we're putting out a call to musicians who want their music featured on a podcast that gets thousands of listeners an episode, and plays all over the world.

Horror and comedy have always gone together- which makes it a logical step to animate a horror comedy, right?  Right Dracula is getting lonely running his hotel.  His daughter Mavis decides that he needs a vacation from the hotel... and books a cruise for the whole gang. While there, he meets Ericka, the Captain of the cruise ship... and "zings"...

Sci-fi can be a tricky thing to pull off on a low budget, especially when you've got a film with big ideas in it. However, if you've got a good script, director and actors, it can work. Division 19 certainly has a lot of big ideas, and if you heard our interview with writer/director Suzie Halewood, you know she had some even bigger things she wanted to try, but had to hold back due to lack of funding. Was she still able to pull off a good movie?

The name has changed, but everything else remains the same! Isn't it nice that, in this crazy world we live in, there's one thing you can still rely on? For example, Jason and Shawn bring you not only a new review From The Basement, but an interview as well. What's the review? The new sci-fi movie Division 19, which hits theatres and digital today. And the interview? With Division 19 writer/director Suzie Halewood.

Two big movie releases and an interview with an independent filmmaker. That sums up this morning's segment From The Basement on the mighty Radio NL 610 AM Morning Show. Hey, it's nice when things are easy and uncomplicated. Roll with it...

The best social satire is not only relevant when it's created, it becomes even more so as time passes. A few weeks back we talked about The Simpsons celebrating its 30th season. That's right, this show has been on TV for 30 years! At the time, Shawn pointed out how on point the series has been with its social commentary, and ability to predict the world we'd inherit years in advance.

The horror genre had fallen into a post-Scream slump when Urban Legend came out. Wes Craven's Scream movies were so popular, every genre filmmaker was trying to cash in on their success. So what we got was a long line of self-aware slasher movies that featured a pretty, young cast of TV stars menaced by a killer. Think the medium after John Carpenter's Halloween came out, and you get the idea. Not a bad thing, as long as you weren't the fifth or sixth carbon copy down the road. Fortunately for Urban Legend, it wasn't.

Sometimes, on " The Corner of Terror ", I'll do a special tweet-along called, " What Movie Wednesday ".  People vote on a movie, I watch, tweet-along, then review.  Recently, that movie was " Billy the Kid vs Dracula "! So, here's the review!

Regular readers and followers might have noticed a subtle name change on our site and socials within the last 24 hours. Yup, we're no longer going by the moniker We Came from the Basement. Now, our little podcast and entertainment site is simply From The Basement. Yes, the T in the is supposed to be lower case, but this is our site and show, and we can do what we want. Wanna fight about it?

The DC Cinematic Universe is a beautiful mess. By beautiful I mean it's almost impossible to image of more poorly executed comic-to-screen transition of classic characters. By mess I mean no one in charge seems to know what the duck they're doing. For every Wonder Woman, there's a Batman Vs. Superman. For every Aquaman, a Suicide Squad. The films that turn out the best are the ones The Powers That Be didn't give a duck about.

Once again, my headline isn't 100 per cent accurate, as the talented and beautiful Instagram and Reddit star will surely create many more curious creations for fans. But her Netflix series The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell is no more... McConnell dropped the sad news today via her social media accounts, and pledged she'd keep creating her wonderfully morbid, and more than a little bit sexy, brand of Martha-Stewart-meets-The-Munsters art.

We're a few short weeks away from The Avengers: Endgame hitting theatres, and the marketing for what will be one of the year's biggest movies is in full swing. Hence this Special Look trailer, which is really just another trailer, and probably the last before the film comes out. Remember when movies got one, maybe two, trailers prior to release? Yeah, I'm old...

There comes a time in everyone's life where they must venture out beyond the borders of their neighbourhood and explore the larger world.  The same is true for fictional characters- after all: how else are they going to go on an epic quest if they stay in their comfortable residence, eh? After an accident damages the "Sugar Rush" game, the plug on it is pulled.  With her subjects now homeless, Vanellope and Ralph must set out beyond their arcade to find the piece that'll fix the game. Will our heroes survive the internet?  Will the internet survive Wreck-It Ralph?

If you're hankering for a brilliant bit of a visual storytelling, then the upcoming thriller Dolorosa Gioia, AKA Sweet Pain, is the flick for you. Wanna know why? Check out my review of Bruise Productions' latest flick right here . The film is rocketing toward a Spanish release, and has a new one sheet as a result. We've scored a look at it, and now so have you.