Title: Shadow Dancer Directed by: James Marsh Starring: Clive Owen, Andrea Riseborough, Gillian Anderson, Aidan Gillen, Domhall Gleeson, Brid Breenan, David Wilmot, Martin McCann Running time: 104 Minutes, Rated R, Available on VOD 05/20 & in theaters 05/31 Set in the early 1990′s a single mother is given the choice to go to prison or be an MI5 informant against her family after an aborted IRA bomb plot in London. The film starts out with a young girl being asked to run to the store to get her father cigarettes. She convinces her younger brother to go since “she went last time” and moments later her little brother is carried  [ Read More ]

Title: Sexy Evil Genius Directed by: Shawn Piller Starring: Seth Green, Michelle Trachtenberg, Katee Sackhoff, Harold Perrineau, William Baldwin and Anthony Michael Hall Running time: 91 minutes, Rated R, Available on Blu-ray Special Features: Award winning documentary “Jujitsu-ing Reality”; Commentary with Director Shawn Piller, Seth Green and Harold Periineau A group of strangers are invited to a bar by a mutual ex-lover named Nikki (Katee Sackhoff) whom has recently been released from a mental institution after murdering an abusive ex boyfriend.  They all tell their increasingly sad and strange tales of their relationships and breakups with Nikki.  Zachary (Seth Green) is Nikki’s first boyfriend and first love, Miranda (Michelle Trachtenberg)  [ Read More ]

Title: Erased Directed by: Philipp Stölzl Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Liana Liberato, Olga Kurylenko,Yassine Fadel Running time: 100 minutes, Rated R An ex-CIA agent working at a corporation as a securities expert in Antwerp is now raising his estranged teenage daughter after his wife dies.  After taking his daughter to the hospital when she suffers effects of a peanut allergy, he stops by his office only to find it has been cleared out and his identity has been erased – emails, bank account, any documentation showing reason why he moved to Belgium.  He thwarts several assassins attempt to murder both him and his daughter, and then he discovers he is part  [ Read More ]

Title: Frankie Go Boom Directed by: Jordan Roberts Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Chris O’Dowd, Chris Noth, Lizzy Caplan, Whitney Cummings, Nora Dunn, Sam Anderson and Ron Perlman Running time: 89 min, Not Rated, Available on DVD Special Features: Behind the Scenes, Deleted & Alterate Scenes with Director introduction, Pig in the Pool, Trailer Frank has constantly been humiliated by his selfish, insensitive brother Bruce their entire lives, and Bruce has managed to get each embarrassing incident caught on video and shown to the public. Frank has chosen to distance himself from his family for the sake of his feelings and to finish a novel out in Death Valley until he gets  [ Read More ]

Title: Family Weekend Directed by: Benjamin Epps Starring: Kristin Chenoweth, Olesya Rulin, Matthew Modine, Joey King, Chloe Bridges and Shirley Jones Running time: 106 minutes, Rated R, Available on Blu-ray Special Features: Featurette: A Conversation with the Filmmakers; Thor Smith-Dungy’s “Chicken Dance” Video; Deleted Scene: Jackson & Kat Fireside; Deleted Scene: Rick Dances the “Camel”; Extra: Lucinda Gets into Character Emily Smith-Dungy (Olesya Rulin) is an aspiring jump rope champion who has just been disappointed for the umpteenth time by her family by not attending and seeing her win at a recent jump rope competition. Her mom Samantha (Kristin Chenoweth) is the workaholic breadwinner and having an affair with her  [ Read More ]

Title: CLONED: The Recreator Chronicles Directed by: Gregory Orr Starring: Stella Maeve, Alexander Nifong, Jamal Mallory-McCree, John de Lancie, Laura Moss Running time: 90 minutes, Rated PG-13, Available on VOD & DVD 04/23 Three teenage friends travel to an island on a lake for a camping trip until a freak electrical storm hits. They take refuge in a posh cabin and are trapped in the basement when the owners show up the next morning where they find several bodies wrapped in plastic. The owners catch the intruders and force them to bury the bodies who appear to be exact replicas of the older couple who own the house. Before they  [ Read More ]

Title: Love Free or Die Directed by: Macky Alston Starring: Bishop Gene Robinson Running time: 82 Minutes, Not Rated Special Features: Featurette and Trailer A documentary about Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop who is the only bishop not invited to the once in a decade held global Lambeth Anglican Conference. A film crew follows Robinson as he struggles to bring to light that homosexuality does not interfere with the right to preach and worship and the LGBT communities should be welcomed to practice the religion as anyone else.  He is constantly yelled at and told he is a sinner, and even people who think they are soldiers for  [ Read More ]

Title: Aroused Directed by: Deborah Anderson Starring: Belladonna, Kayden Kross, Lisa Ann, Katsumi, Teagan Presley, Ash Hollywood, Misty Stone, Tanya Tate, Asphyxia, Jesse Jane, Francesca Le, Lexi Belle, April O’Neil, Brooklyn Lee, Allie Haze, Alexis Texas and Fran Amidor. Running time: 73 minutes, Unrated, Available on VOD 04/04/13 & in theaters 05/03/13 Photographer Deborah Anderson creates a documentary on the production of her upcoming fine art photography book where the subjects are 16 successful women in the adult film industry. Filmed mostly in black and white, Director Deborah Anderson interviews porn star actresses as they get their hair and make-up done and talk about how they grew up, how they  [ Read More ]

Title: It’s A Disaster Directed by: Todd Berger Starring: Julia Stiles, David Cross, America Ferrera, Kevin M. Brennan, Rachel Boston, Jeff Grace, Erinn Hayes, Blaise Miller Running time: 88 minutes, Rated R Emma (Erinn Hayes) and Pete (Blaise Miller) are having their traditional couple’s brunch. Newly dating Glenn (David Cross) and Tracy (Julia Stiles) arrive and she briefs him about her eccentric friends who will be attending. Lexi (Rachel Boston) is the vegetarian of the group and all feel forced to cater to her diet choices. Lexi’s husband Buck (Kevin M. Brennan) is a musician; he and Lexi are both uncomfortably inappropriate to everyone, but only Glenn seems affected. Hedy  [ Read More ]

Title: Shadow People Title: Matthew Arnold Starring: Dallas Roberts, Alison Eastwood, Anne Dudek Running time: 89 minutes, Rated PG-13, Available on DVD Special Features: Featurette “Shadow People: More to the Story” Charlie Crowe, a graveyard shift radio talk show host takes a call from a teenage boy who claims to be hunted by “shadow people” and threatens suicide. After being accused of making an elaborate hoax to boost ratings, Crowe discovers that a professor at a local college conducted sleep experiments that caused several people to die from ‘Sudden Unexplained Nocturnal Death Syndrome’ after reporting visions of these “shadow people.” This movie is portrayed as a dramatization of real events  [ Read More ]

Title: Stand Off Directed by: Terry George Starring: Brendan Fraser, Colm Meaney, Martin McCann, Yaya Alafia, David O’Hara Running time: 89 minutes, Rated R, Available on Blu-ray Special Features: Trailer Jimbo makes a lot of bad decisions. The worst one is borrowing money from a renowned gangster named Mad Dog Flynn. When Mad Dog tortures Jimbo after losing more borrowed money at the casino, and tells Jimbo he will kill him and take his infant son, Jimbo becomes desperate and decides to rob the fish market which unbeknownst to him is owned by Mad Dog. Jimbo then holes up in a local antiques shop which is being run by an  [ Read More ]

For the release of ‘Chasing Mavericks’ in stores, Shockya is giving away prize packs with a movie Blu-Ray copy, and a “Live Like Jay” surf bracelet to 3 lucky fans! ’Chasing Mavericks’ is the inspirational true story of real life surfing legend Jay Moriarity (Played by Jonny Weston) who trains under his mentor Frosty Hesson (played by Gerard Butler) to learn to tame the mammoth waves of Mavericks surf break. It’s a tale of friendship, bravery, and growing up, and features some of the most amazing real wave footage to be caught on film. In order to enter the giveaway, follow us @Shockya. Then tweet the phrase: “Win a Chasing  [ Read More ]

Title: Cherry Tree Lane Directed by: Paul Andrew Williams Starring: Rachael Blake, Tom Butcher, Jumayn Hunter, Ashley Chin Running time: 77 minutes, Not Rated Special Features: None Michael and Christine are having a quiet dinner at home while their son is out for the evening. When Michael answers a knock at the door, their lives are changed forever when a trio of violent strangers enters, beat the couple and wait for the son to return home. I’m not even going to bother with a bunch of insults because this movie was awful. For the majority of the hour and 17 minutes I had to sit through a bunch of inane  [ Read More ]

Title: Mimesis – Night of the Living Dead Directed by: Douglas Schulze Starring: Sid Haig, Allen Maldonado, Lauren Mae Shafer, Courtney Gains, Jana Thompson Running time: 95 minutes, Rated R, Available on DVD Special Features: Commentary by Director/Co-writer Douglas Schulze and Co-writer Joshua Wagner A group of horror movie fans wake up near a farm-house after attending a horror convention, to find they are dressed like characters from the George A. Romero classic Night of the Living Dead. I wasn’t sure what to expect when Courtney Gains from The ‘Burbs and Children of the Corn in the opening shot as a farmer. I liked the premise of these characters meeting  [ Read More ]

Title: The Bouquet Directed by: Anne Wheeler Starring: Kristy Swanson, Danny Glover, Nicola Cavendish, Michael Shanks, Alberta Mayne Running time: 90 minutes, Unrated (safe for G audiences) Special features: The Making of The Bouquet featurette An elderly couple are struggling with their home florist business. They have two daughters, one is a New York business woman and the other is a dedicated activist; both are always too busy to see their parents. When dad suddenly drops dead at Easter dinner, the two women realize that being a family and helping each other is more important than their own selfish desires. I’m not going to mince words, this movie was predictable  [ Read More ]