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Exclusive: Here’s a first look at Harland Williams’ upcoming indie comedy feature Wingman ahead of an advanced screening in Toronto today.

Starring Williams, Kayla Wallace, Jamie Kennedy, Russell Peters, David Lipper and Shiva Negar, the feature revolves around Bob (Evan Marsh) who turns to Turk (Williams), a self-proclaimed ‘wingman’ who helps men navigate the dating world despite often disastrous results, in a last-ditch effort to win back his ex-fiancée, Terri (Negar). The duo embark on a series of wild misadventures, with Turk’s extreme coaching tactics pushing Bob into increasingly unpredictable and outrageous situations.

The film had a live performance featuring Williams and Kennedy last night at the Royal Alexandra Theatre and is set for a screening at Toronto’s X Hotel Theatre tonight

The stills show Turk alongside his loyal assistant Holly (Wallace) and another of him at a mystery bar with Eddie (Kennedy), a rival wingman with other plans for Bob.

The live-action comedy series, led by “Gilmore Girls” star Graham, is Tubi’s first in-house series.

Out with the old and in with the new— for now. When a major blunder knocks an ad agency’s C-Suite executives off their top ladder rungs, the company’s rising Gen-z employees take the reins, testing both generations’ skills, patience, and competitiveness to be in charge. “Gilmore Girls” star Lauren Graham returns to TV as the star of “The Z-Suite,” Tubi’s first in-house live-action comedy series. The eight-episode series will premiere its first two episodes this Thursday, Feb. 6, with a new episode available every Thursday, available only with a subscription to Tubi!

How to Watch ‘The Z-Suite’ When: Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. Et Where: Tubi Stream: Watch with a subscription to Tubi. From anywhere: Watch with a subscription to a Vpn. Everything you need to know to watch ‘The Z-Suite...

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Tubi is one of the most popular streaming services, providing its viewers with entertainment for free. We have already compiled a list of the best movies coming to Tubi in February 2025, from our opinion and according to Rotten Tomatoes. So, the only thing left for us to do was compile a list of the best TV shows coming to the Fox-owned streaming service in February 2025.

Minx (February 1) Credit – Starz

Minx is a comedy-drama series created by Ellen Rapoport. The HBO Max and later Starz series is set in the 1970s, and it follows Joyce Prigger, a young feminist in Los Angeles who teams up with Doug Renetti, a shady adult entertainment publisher, to create an erotic magazine for women. Minx stars Ophelia Lovibond, Michael Angarano, Jessica Lowe, Oscar Montoya, Lennon Parham, Idara Victor, and Jake Johnson.

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Gilmore Girls star Laura Graham hopes fans will watch her new series, The Z-Suite on Tubi. She recently discussed how the role is different from Lorelai Gilmore, saying that the two characters are total opposites.

"There are no similarities, and I hope they’ll come along for this ride," Graham told The Hollywood Reporter. "I can’t do that. I can never replicate the beauty and the magic of that character and that writing and that time, so I might as well not try. This is something very different, but she’s fun and kooky and the show has a spirit to it that I think has a coziness to it, but it’s a very different character." The Z-Suite is a Tubi Original that is set to premiere on the streaming service on Feb. 6.

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With the comedy world hungry for fresh laughs and no-holds-barred humor, New feature film Wingman is set to deliver exactly what audiences crave: gut-busting jokes and an unapologetic approach to storytelling. Produced by Justin L. Levine and directed and starring, Harland Williams, the film is one of the most anticipated comedies coming out in 2025. In this exclusive interview, we sit down with these two geniuses to get a glimpse into the making of a comedy that knows exactly what it’s here to do, entertain.

Justin – What was the initial spark that led to the creation of Wingman?

Well, I originally came up with the storyline about 15 years ago, back when Harland and I were filming in Toronto. We were working on a wacky spoof comedy called Child Wild that Harland wrote and starred in. During that time, I came up with the concept for Wingman, inspired by the throwback...

Tubi is filling out the cast for its Lauren Graham-starring workplace comedy The Z-Suite with new guest stars.

Rhys Darby (Flight of the Conchords), Mark McKinney (Superstore), Dani Kind, Nadine Djoury, Richard Waugh and Peter Keleghan have nabbed guest-starring roles. They join earlier-announced series regulars Graham, Madison Shamoun, Nico Santos, Spencer Stevenson, Anna Bezahler and Evan Marsh in the comedy shooting in Toronto.

The Tubi original is set at a boutique New York ad agency where generational divides see the established C-Suite and rising Gen Z employees clash. After a company decision spirals out of control, the agency’s reigning executives are forced out and replaced by Z-Suite employees, whose skills and patience are tested.

Graham will play Monica Frazier, an ad agency mogul who is fired as CEO and has to claw her way back into the company she helped build. In the latest casting announcements,...

Exclusive: Tubi has rounded out the leading cast for The Z-Suite, its upcoming comedy series, starring and executive produced by Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls, Parenthood), with Spencer Stevenson (Rosaline), Anna Bezahler and Evan Marsh (Shazam! Fury of the Gods). The multi-generational workplace comedy, from writer, executive producer and showrunner Katie O’Brien, is AVOD service’s first homegrown live-action original series, which begins production this month in Toronto.

In addition to Graham, the trio joins Madison Shamoun and Nico Santos in the the comedy.

The Z-Suite is set at a boutique New York ad agency where generational divides see the established C-Suite and rising Gen Z employees collide. After a company decision spirals out of control, the agency’s reigning executives are pushed out and the Z-Suite employees are suddenly put in charge, ultimately testing both generations’ skills and patience.

Stevenson plays Elliot, the manic-pixie-dream-boy of the...

Exclusive: Harland Williams (Dumb and Dumber) has wrapped production on Wing Man, his sophomore feature behind the camera, in which he also stars opposite comics Russell Peters (The Opening Act) and Jamie Kennedy (Malibu’s Most Wanted).

Others rounding out the cast of the indie comedy, written and directed by Williams, include Evan Marsh (Workin’ Moms), Shiva Negar (The Cleaning Lady), Kayla Wallace (When Calls the Heart) and Dylan Flashner (The Card Counter).

The film watches as Bob (Marsh) loses his fiancée Terri (Negar) to the wealthy Kazeem (Peters), hiring the Wing Man, Turk (Williams), to help him get her back. Subsequently, though, the Wing Man faces off against his arch enemy — the other Wing Man, Eddie (Kennedy) — who has other plans for Bob. Through car races and bar hopping, this quest for love teaches Bob that true love is found right in front of him. Always there is his faithful assistant,...

Every year, horror fans and aficionados attempt to take on the daunting task of watching a horror movie for each day in the month of October. Aptly named 31 Days of Horror, the challenge usually consists of viewers watching a mixture of their favorite classics, recent releases, and popular genre staples that may be new to them. In celebration of the spooky season, we at MovieWeb have curated our own suggestions for the month, providing a plethora of favorites from our contributing writers and editors. Check out our 31 Days of Horror posts every day this October, and embrace all the freaky found footage, vicious vampires, and stalking slashers you could ever hope for. Today, we kick off day 10 with a Canadian horror comedy gem, Vicious Fun.

The line between horror and comedy is a thin one. Long have the two been happy bedfellows, and ever since Scream showed mainstream modern audiences...

On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every other day throughout the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. The Free Movie of the Day we have for you today is the sci-fi action movie Riot Girls. You can watch it over on the YouTube channel linked above, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.

Directed by Jovanka Vuckovic from a screenplay written by Katherine Collins, Riot Girls has the following synopsis: In an alternate 1995, a mysterious disease has wiped out all of the adults. In this new age, two gangs are pitted against each other in a brutal war for territory, resources and survival.

The film stars Madison Iseman, Jenny Raven, Paloma Kwiatkowski, Munro Chambers, Atticus Mitchell, Carson MacCormac, Evan Marsh, Jordana Blake, Ajay Friese, Chris Mark, Robyn Alomar, Jake Sim,...

"Here we are - Day 2 of the apocalypse." Red Owl Film has revealed a promo trailer for a post-apocalyptic comedy called Skal, from filmmaker Benjamin Cappelletti. This is a Canadian production, however, "skål" is actually a Scandinavian word for toasting - kind of like saying "cheers" in English. The full title is Skal - Fight for Survival and the film is being sold at the European Film Market (EFM). What is it about? Well, apparently it follows a video blogger / online "content creator" who decides to vlog the apocalypse when it hits. More social media satire. "I am Arthur, I am an online creator/comedy artist and I just hit 3 millions subs on my channel, but when all the water on the planet disappears over night, my hangover turns into an epic fight for survival." Starring Evan Marsh as Arthur, Darren Eisenhauer, Trevor Hayes, Mariah Inger, and Olivia Scriven. This looks like low budget,...

The Directors Guild of America has unveiled the television and documentary nominations for its 75th anniversary DGA Awards, which will be handed out next month.

The helmers vying for Dramatic Series are Jason Bateman (Ozark), Vince Gilligan (Better Call Saul), Sam Levinson (Euphoria), Aoife McArdle (Severance) and Ben Stiller (also Severance). Up for Comedy Series are Tim Burton (Wednesday), Bill Hader (Barry), Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Christopher Storer (The Bear) and Mike White (The White Lotus).

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Last year’s Dramatic Series winner, Succession, didn’t air any episodes in 2022 and therefore isn’t eligible, and the defending Comedy Series champ, Hacks,...

The Directors Guild of America has announced its nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary in 2022.

Nominees were announced in the categories dramatic series, comedy series, movies made for television and limited series, variety/talk/new/sports – regularly scheduled programming, variety/talk/news/sports – specials, reality programs, children’s programs, commercials and documentary.

Apple TV+’s Severance received two nominations for episodes “Hide and Seek,” directed by Aoife McArdle, and “The We We Are,” directed by Ben Stiller. HBO Max’s Station Eleven also scored two nominations, one for the episode “Who’s There?” directed by Helen Shaver and one for “Unbroken” directed by Jeremy Podeswa.

In the drama category, Jason Bateman (Ozark), Vince Gilligan (Better Call Saul), and Sam Levinson (Euphoria) also scored nods, while in the comedy category, Tim Burton (Wednesday), Bill Hader (Barry), Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Christopher Storer (The Bear) and...

“Severance,” “Station Eleven” and “The Daily Show” are among the frontrunners (with two nods each) as the Directors Guild of America has announced the 2023 nominees in television categories, including Dramatic Series; Comedy Series; Movies for Television and Limited Series; Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming; Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials; Reality Program, as well as for children’s programs, commercials and documentary.

This year’s DGA Awards take place on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Here are the nominees:

Dramatic Series

Jason Bateman, Ozark, “A Hard Way To Go” (Netflix)

Directorial Team: Unit Production Managers: Dana Scott, Patrick Markey; First Assistant Director: Townson Wells; Second Assistant Director: Jill Somers; Second Second Assistant Director: Sarah Gorczyk; Additional Second Assistant Director: Evan Marsh

Vince Gilligan, Better Call Saul, “Waterworks” (AMC)

Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: Richard E. “Slab” Chaplain Jr.; First Assistant Director: Angie Meyer; Second...

"All this gaming has prepared me to save my real life princess." Quiver has revealed an official trailer for a nerdy action comedy film titled Office Games, made by actor / director Christian de la Cortina. This is one of the most obvious Scott Pilgrim vs the World rip-offs so far, with gaming visuals added to the footage as a guy tries to rescue his true love. Or whatever. The only difference is it's set inside a gaming company's office, not on the streets of Toronto like Scott Pilgrim. When an obsessive gamer living in his parents' basement is forced to get a job, he embarks on the most epic quest of his life - to slay the corporate villains and save his princess. The film stars Evan Marsh, Jodelle Ferland, Darla Biccum, Christian de la Cortina, Eliot Ahdoot, Michael Mancini, with Daniel Stolfi and Mark Camacho. This all looks especially mediocre.

Netflix’s 2022 “Netflix & Chills” lineup will include a documentary series on Jeffrey Dahmer, Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, and a thriller based on true events and starring Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne. The Halloween-inspired September and October slate also includes a feature film based on a Stephen King story as well as Wendell & Wild, a new animated film written by Henry Selick and Jordan Peele.

Marlon Wayans and Kelly Rowland serve up more family-friendly frights in The Curse of Bridge Hollow, while Charlize Theron and Kerry Washington lead the star-studded cast of the fantasy film, The School for Good and Evil. The 2022 “Netflix & Chills” schedule also offers a few kids series, a couple of action thrillers, and the return of Unsolved Mysteries.

Sept. 9 – End of the Road

In this high-octane action thriller, a cross-country road trip becomes a highway to hell for Brenda and her family. Alone in the New Mexico desert,...

Photo: ‘Vicious Fun’ Overview Released digitally on April 5th, 2022, this 2020 horror-comedy is a new take on parody film. There is no doubt that this movie can’t be taken seriously, though the real question is – is it supposed to? There are certain aspects of this film that warrant a certain level of respect, such as the luminescent and eye-catching cinematography. However, when it comes to the writing, character building, and acting; you might find yourself asking – is this supposed to be funny? ‘Vicious Fun’ - Plot Summary Joel (portrayed by Evan Marsh) is a nerdy 20 something-year-old writer for a horror magazine – Vicious Fanatics. His main character development revolves around his crush on his roommate Sarah (portrayed by Alexa Steele), who quite frankly could not be less interested in him. One night, Sarah goes out with a new guy, and being the creep that he is – Joel hops into a cab...

Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to the horror film Vicious Fun from Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural. Rlje Films will release Vicious Fun on VOD, Digital HD, DVD and Blu-ray on April 5, 2022. Check out the crazy trailer:

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Directed by Cody Calahan ((Antisocial, The Oak Room)), and written by James Villeneuve (The Ticket), Vicious Fun stars Evan Marsh (Shazam!), (“Sex/Life”),Ari Millen...

Sometimes the only way for people to learn how to appreciate their circumstances is to be inadvertently placed in a situation that endangers not only their morals, but also their life. That’s certainly the case for actor Evan Marsh’s character of Joel in the horror comedy, ‘Vicious Fun,’ after he sets out to further his […]

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Meta jokes, perfect pace and sophisticated storytelling are wielded with skill by playful director Cody Calahan

Canadian writer-director Cody Calahan has been building something of a reputation in horror circles for his playful, narratively sophisticated work in what seem like superficially pulpy films, such as Antisocial, Let Her Out and The Oak Room. His latest offering is pretty on-brand, with winking meta-jokes, such as having the central character Joel (Evan Marsh from Shazam!) be a journalist who writes about horror films. What’s more, when we first meet him, he’s pitching a story to a horror film producer (Gord Rand) about a serial killer who is a taxi driver, a joke that pays out satisfyingly much later. In less skilful hands, gags like this would be highly irritating, but Calahan and the cast get away with it thanks to fine comic timing and likable ensemble playing.

Movies, movies, and more movies!

That's the reality of our summer viewing, and this week doesn't disappoint.

Vicious Fun lives up to its name on Shudder and comes highly recommended. We bet Fear Street Part 1: 1984 will, too!

Saturday, June 26

9/8c Sand Dollar Cove (Hallmark)

Stamford developer Elli works on acquiring beachfront property in Sand Dollar Cove, a quaint Connecticut beach town.

But she falls for the town's charm and property owner in the process.

Starring Chad Michael Murray, Aly Michalka, and Clare Bowen.

Sunday, June 27

7/6c A Discovery of Witches (AMC)

The second season of the thrilling romantic drama premieres on AMC after premiering on AMC+, Sundance Now, and Shudder earlier this year.

The second season finds Matthew and Diana time walking in 1590 as Peter Knox and Gerbert close in on them.

It's a stunning season with many significant developments, and we'll be rerunning our reviews so that you can follow along!

Shudder Releases Key Scene Ahead Of The UK & Ireland Release Date For Original Horror Comedy Film Vicious Fun Winner Of The Audience Award & Golden Raven At Bifff Streaming Exclusively On Shudder 29 June 2021 Starring Evan Marsh (Shazam!), Amber Goldfarb (Appiness), Ari Millen (Orphan Black), David Koechner (Anchorman) and Julian Richings (Shudder’s …

The post ** Vicious Fun ** | Shudder releases key scene from original horror comedy | Streaming from 29 June 2021 appeared first on Horror News | Hnn.

Stars: Evan Marsh, Amber Goldfarb, Ari Millen, Julian Richings, Robert Maillet, David Koechner, Alexa Rose Steele | Written by Cody Calahan, James Villeneuve | Directed by Cody Calahan

Grimmfest keep on delivering the goods despite a worldwide pandemic. Their latest treat comes along with the May Bank Holiday and includes Cody Calahan’s latest movie Vicious Fun.

Set in the eighties, the crazy story has us follow a horror movie journalist (instantly relatable to a big chunk of this films audience!) who somehow ends up in a self-help group for serial killers. When his attempts at blending in don’t go to plan he has to work out a way to survive… I’m glad the word fun is in the title of this movie. It is often something that people seem to think is a less than positive way of describing films. But I love films that are fun and it is a perfect description here.

Stars: Evan Marsh, Amber Goldfarb, Ari Millen, Julian Richings, Robert Maillet, David Koechner, Alexa Rose Steele | Written by Cody Calahan, James Villeneuve | Directed by Cody Calahan

Sometimes there are films whose titles Literally tell you what to expect from a movie. Vicious Fun is one such film…There’s a whole lot of vicious things going down in the film – in particular to the gaggle of serial killing villains in the movie – and it’s also a whole lot of fun. A Lot of fun!

The latest film from Black Fawn Films, who are keeping the Canuxploitation tradition of genre cinema alive, Vicious Fun comes from director Cody Calahan who – if you’ve been reading Nerdly for quite some time – was responsible from not only one of my favourite Black Fawn films, not only one of my favourite Canadian genre films but also one of my favourite horror films full stop,...

As a critic, something one learns early on about films sold on single big ideas is that they rarely deliver. Every now and again, however, something comes along that breaks that rule. Vicious Fun is one such film, a smart choice for the Frightfest team, and if you're a fan of Eighties horror then it will keep you entertained all the way through.

The concept is this: smug yet sympathetic horror film critic Joel (Evan Marsh) accidentally dozes off after having a few too many drinks in an unfamiliar bar. When he wakes up, there's a private gathering in session. It's a support group meeting for serial killers. If he doesn't want to die, he has to talk the talk and convince them that he's a serial killer too.

Joel is aided somewhat in his efforts by the fact that these killers are very much horror movie clichés. There's Mike (played by.

There’s no denying that Vicious Fun is slickly made; bathed and birthed in a whole heap of stylish neons, from a synthy score to a quirky but quickly meaningless ’80s period setting. It’s gorgeous to look at, delves out plenty of practical gore, and happily lives up to the edgy fun and games the title promises. A decent enough addition to any late night genre slot, for sure. But at the same time, not one that’s particularly consistent, or all that memorable either.

The plot might say otherwise – a self-confessed loser finding himself well-and-truly in the lions den, when he blacks out and wakes up in the middle of a self-help group for larger-than-life serial killers. It’s a witty spin on slasher movies that’s probably ten years too late to really have any impact, but at least makes for an amusing set-up. And with a...

The organisers of Arrow Video FrightFest Glasgow have announced that, despite continuing Covid-19 restrictions, the festival will return Digitally this year to present a virtual six-pack of tasty titles; an extravaganza of the dark arts that will leave you stirred, shaken and shocked.

There will be six online presentations, including the UK premiere of Kyle Rankin’s controversial high school siege drama Run Hide Fight, starring Isabel May as a fiercely independent student taking on a quartet of invading shooters, and the UK premiere of Out Of This World (Hors Du Monde), a disturbing, compelling study of obsession from brilliant new French director Marc Fouchard. It boasts a stunning performance by Kevin Mischel as a mentally-challenged musician turned Uber driver. A few years back Here Comes Hell, a Black & White mystery thriller, was a FrightFest Glasgow sensation, and The Woman With Leopard Shoes (LA Femme Aux Chaussures Leopard) is another...

Never has marketing a film been so easy!    Q: So. What's your film about?  A: (points to title)   Joel is an obnoxious film critic and wisenheimer who writes for a national horror rag. One night Joel follows Bob, a threat to his imagined relationship possibilities with his roommate, Sarah, to get some dirt on Bob. Instead he stumbles upon a therapy group session for serial killers. Mistaken for one of the members Joel now has to rely on his whits and horror know-how to fit in with these monsters, or else he will be their next victim.   Evan Marsh is great as Joel. He really captures Joel's ignorance and naivite at first. He's just a loveable goof that is going to have...

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Tagline: "Blood, Murder and Self-help." Vicious Fun is the latest title from Black Fawn Films. A Cody Calahan (The Oak Room) feature, Vicious Fun follows Joel, who accidentally stumbles into a self-help group for serial killers. Can he survive the night? Co-written by James Villeneuve, this feature stars: Evan Marsh ("Northern Rescue"), Amber Goldfarb, Ari Millen and Julian Richings. A trailer was just released for this feature and can be found below. The trailer shows a hitchhiker and a strange driver. Set in 1983, Joel then walks into the self-help meeting, where killers can hardly keep their murderous urges under control. Joel seeks help from the authorities, but only the killers are interested in his story. Vicious Fun will show at this year's Sitges Film Festival, later this month. Held in Spain every year, this prestigious film festival will host one of Canada's best indie features. To show as part of the Panorama Fantastic section,...

We're back with another installment of Horror Highlights, bringing you the trailer for Vicious Fun, details on the Salt Lake Horror Festival, the trailers for Remothered: Broken Porcelain and 8ight After, information on ShortsTV's Halloween programming, and news of The Chattering Hour YouTube show and podcast:

Watch the Trailer for Vicious Fun: "Life comes terrifyingly close to imitating art in Vicious Fun, the new horror-comedy from Breakthrough Entertainment and Black Fawn Films made in partnership with Particular Crowd, the original movie banner of WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks Latin America. The first trailer and poster for the exciting new project have just been released.

The film follows Joel (Evan Marsh), a caustic 1980’s film critic for a national horror magazine, who finds himself unwittingly trapped in a self-help group for serial killers. With no other choice, Joel attempts to blend in with his homicidal surroundings or risk becoming their next victim.

Turner Latin America’s new English-language film label Particular Crowd has kicked off its partnership with Canadian shingles Breakthrough Entertainment and Black Fawn Films with horror-comedy “Vicious Fun,” now in post.

“An outrageous mash-up of dread and humor, ‘Vicious Fun’ lives up to its title,” said Craig McGillivray, Breakthrough Entertainment’s VP of distribution. “We are thrilled to have Turner Latin America’s new movie banner, Particular Crowd, as a partner on this film, and look forward to sharing the howls and horrors we’ve created together,” he added.

“Vicious Fun” tracks Joel, a mordant 1980s film critic for a national horror magazine, who finds himself ensnared in a self-help group for serial killers. To avoid becoming the next victim, Joel tries to blend in with the murderous pack.

Shot in Hamilton, Ontario, “Vicious Fun” is directed by Cody Calahan and produced by Chad Archibald and Calahan. The cast led...

David Koechner and Julian Richings are starring in the indie horror thriller Vicious Fun from director Cody Calahan and Black Fawn Films and Breakthrough Entertainment.

The pic, also featuring Evan Marsh, Amber Goldfarb, Robert Maillet and Orphan Black star Ari Millen, is currently shooting in Hamilton, Ontario. Chad Archibald is producing.

Black Fawn Films and Breakthrough Entertainment earlier partnered on such indie genre films as I’ll Take Your Dead, Let Her Out, Bite and Antisocial.

Koechner's credits include Talladega Nights, Thank You for Smoking and the Anchorman franchise. He is repped by UTA and Brillstein.

Richings' credits include Supernatural, The Patriot, 12 Monkeys and ...

David Koechner and Julian Richings are starring in the indie horror thriller Vicious Fun from director Cody Calahan and Black Fawn Films and Breakthrough Entertainment.

The pic, also featuring Evan Marsh, Amber Goldfarb, Robert Maillet and Orphan Black star Ari Millen, is currently shooting in Hamilton, Ontario. Chad Archibald is producing.

Black Fawn Films and Breakthrough Entertainment earlier partnered on such indie genre films as I’ll Take Your Dead, Let Her Out, Bite and Antisocial.

Koechner's credits include Talladega Nights, Thank You for Smoking and the Anchorman franchise. He is repped by UTA and Brillstein.

Richings' credits include Supernatural, The Patriot, 12 Monkeys and ...

Following her success helming a segment in the well-received, woman-directed horror anthology Xx, former Rue Morgue editor Jovanka Vuckovic delivers her feature film debut with the high concept, post-apocalyptic teen actioner Riot Girls. Obviously borrowing from the underground feminist punk movement Riot grrrl for its title (with an appropriate aesthetic and love for Joan Jett), screenwriter Katherine Collins’ tale of rival gangs also takes many cues from “The Walking Dead” by applying that 90s-era subculture to its social commentary separating humans into two categories: those who kill to survive and those who kill for power. In a world where adulthood spells death via an unexplained gut rot, teenagers are forced to take control. And if the microcosm of Potter’s Bluff is any indication, youthful exuberance divides on the poverty line.

On one side of the bridge reside rich kids who’ve transformed their high school into a fortress run...

As our Fantasia Fest coverage winds down, here’s a double-bill of two new films from actor Munro Chambers, who came to prominence back in 2015 with a little film called Turbo Kid. His latest films see the actor embrace both ends of the character spectrum: hero and villain. Or do they?

Harpoon

Stars: Munro Chambers, Christopher Gray, Emily Tyra | Written and Directed by Rob Grant

Wealthy Richard (Christopher Gray) is prone to fits of violent anger, particularly when he believes his girlfriend Sasha (Emily Tyra) is cheating on him with his best friend Jonah (Munro Chambers) — who’s been having worse luck than even his Biblical namesake. Once they reassure him that his fears are unfounded, Richard invites Sasha and Jonah on an excursion aboard his yacht The Naughty Buoy to make amends. What starts out as a pleasure cruise becomes a fateful trip when festering suspicions and resentments bubble to the surface,...

Writer/director Keith Behrman knows exactly what he’s doing when introducing a variety of people along the sexuality spectrum in his latest film Giant Little Ones. He’s intentionally flooding his canvas so that we have no choice but to accept them all rather than turn our focus onto just one. There’s no room for token characters anymore, the real-life disparity between heterosexuals and homosexuals closing as each year passes. So Behrman looks to represent that change on the big screen by giving his lead (Josh Wiggins’ Franky Winter) a trans friend (Niamh Wilson’s Mouse), a gay father (Kyle MacLachlan’s Ray), and a gay teammate on the swim team (Carson MacCormac’s Michael). He surrounds Franky with non-cisgender characters to love, resent, and accept each for different reasons that transcend compassion.

All the while he clouds this boy’s own sexuality with a girlfriend (Hailey Kittle...