It's no secret that Shawn and I dug the shit out of Don Coscarelli 's John Dies at the End . You can read our thoughts, along with our review of Branded, right here . So it's very good news indeed that Canadian genre distributor Raven Banner has come to a deal with Magnet Releasing down in the good 'ole U.S. of A. to pick up the flick and release it in the True North Strong and Free . Magnet retains worldwide rights to the film. No word yet on when John Dies at the End will hit theatres here, but we'll keep you posted. If you haven't seen it, at least you know this groovy little flick is on its way, eh! For the unwashed and unshaven, John Dies at the End is about a new street drug that sends its users across time and dimensions has one drawback: some people return as no longer human. Can two college dropouts save humankind from this silent, otherworldly invasion? Paul Giamatti (pictured) stars as an investigative reporter on the case. Source: Th...

Branded Shawn :  I don't know if my time was wasted here or not! I dislike movies that COULD be explained away through mental disorders or drug induced paranoia at the end. Not because they may not have been good, but because I don't want to watch a movie that was a waste of my fucking time after enjoying it. Ha ha. I don't know where I stand on this. It was a real ride, but strange indeed. It did look great, I got the message, but don't really understand the purpose of the film. It definitely isn't Ugly, but I also struggle to find the Good. So I'm going to leave it at a Bad, because I won't watch it again. Not even to attempt to sort it out. Jason: Shawn and I have complained at length about the lack of original material coming out of Hollywood these days. Then along come Branded and John Dies at the End to prove us wrong. Wait, neither was made by a Hollywood studio? Never mind then. I didn't really care much for t...

After years of complaining that nothing original is made in Hollywood , along comes two movies that prove Jason and Shawn wrong. Wait, both are independent movies made outside of the studio system? Never mind then . .  . The Basement Dwellers begin with the Russian/American co-production Branded, a sci-fi/social commentary about marketing and greed. Heady stuff made visually appealing by the talented and sexy Leelee Sobieski (yup, still alive) and some special effects. But is Branded too out there for it's own good? Jason and Shawn will be the judge of that. Then it's time to enter the mind of cult writer/director Don Coscarelli . That's right, the guy who created the Phantasm films and Bubba Ho-Tep. Coscarelli has made something truly unique with John Dies at the End , a movie with a title that's the biggest spoiler alert of all time. It's an original sci-fi/horror/comedy about alternate dimensions and a drug called Soy Sauce . Again, the question must b...

Sadly, not with us. Being up in good 'ole small city Canada, we don't get out much. One day, when we've got a budget and the time, it would be awesome to partake in some of these Q&As. One day . . . But The Terminator did sit down with Harry Knowles and his crew at Ain't It Cool News for a Q&A about his upcoming flick The Last Stand. Knowles, one of the pioneers of the Internet movie news universe, held a screening of Schwarzenegger's latest with a chat afterward. Below are the last couple minutes of that conversation, when Arnold talks about The Expendables 3 and two other upcoming movies, The Tomb and Ten. We hope he doesn't mind us posting it here for your ear holes. Speaking of Q&As, our bud Jon Cross over at the After Movie Diner took part in a screening of John Dies at the End and a question and answer with director Don Coscarelli and co-star Paul Giamatti. You can hear all about it on his latest episode of The Diner .  We review Jo...

One of the things Shawn and I get a lot of props for is finding those diamonds in the rough -- the movies that are likely not on everyone's radar -- and bringing them to the public's attention. Some are C-grade indie, others mainstream flicks that still don't get the attention they may or may not deserve. Below are 10 movies I'm looking forward to seeing in the new year, in no particular order. But first, the obvious runners up, those blockbusters that can't be ignored: A Good Day to Die Hard, Man of Steel, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Iron Man 3, The Lone Ranger, Fast and Furious 6, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, Pacific Rim and Star Trek Into Darkness. Now for the list proper: The Conjuring (July 19) Saw and Insidious director James Wan's latest horror flick reveals how world renowned paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren were called upon to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in a secluded farmhouse. Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson star...

Oh my God does Don Coscarelli's John Dies at the End ever look awesome! On VOD Dec. 27 you say? Sign us up! And nothing sells a cult movie from the maker of Phantasm and Bubba Ho-Tep like a Red Band trailer. Movies like this need to be sold on their merits -- gore, boobs and fucked up shit -- and that's what the Red Band trailer below does. Thank Jebus for that! And check out the plot, mofos! A new street drug that sends its users across time and dimensions has one drawback: some people return as no longer human. Can two college dropouts save humankind from this silent, otherworldly invasion? I certainly want to find out! But enough said; give this bad boy a look. You know Shawn and I are watching this shit ASAP! Thanks to IGN for the trailer.

For the record, director Don Coscarelli makes some very odd movies. Odd but cool, I might add. I mean he's the brainchild behind the Phantasm series and Bubba Ho-Tep for crying out loud! And now he's at it again with a big screen adaptation of David Wong's novel John Dies at the End. Judging from the trailer, this looks like some weird shat taken to the next level -- an interesting mix of early John Carpenter and David Cronenberg. Kinda. You'll have to watch and see for yourself. The film stars Paul Giamatti, Clancy Brown, Angus Scrimm, Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes, Doug Jones, Glynn Turman and Daniel Roebuck. The plot, in a prolonged nutshell, is as follows: " It's a drug that promises an out-of-body experience with each hit. On the street they call it Soy Sauce, and users drift across time and dimensions. But some who come back are no longer human. Suddenly a silent otherworldly invasion is underway, and mankind needs a hero. What it gets instead is ...