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Kevin Smith’s ‘Tusk’ (2014) Review

Rated R 102 min. Written & Directed by Kevin Smith Starring: Michael Parks, Justin Long, Haley Joel Osment, Genesis Rodriguez & Johnny Depp “Is man indeed a walrus at heart?” This is a question posed by Howard Howe (Michael Parks) to asshole podcaster Wallace Bryton (Justin Long) in Kevin Smith’s latest film, Tusk. I’ll be honest, […]

Kevin Smith’s Low Budget Walrus Horror Film ‘Tusk’ Unveils First Trailer

Now, I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve never been a huge Kevin Smith fan. While he’s made some funny, entertaining movies in the past, he’s never really been a director whom I’ve anticipated a new project from. Well, in a strangely twisted turn of events, that has just changed. Tusk, Kevin Smith’s out-there […]

Kevin Smith’s ‘Tusk’ Picked Up By Sony For World Distribution

  Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has picked up director Kevin Smith’s monster pic Tusk for much of world. The deal was struck with XYZ Films.  A24 Films has already scooped up domestic rights, and will release Tusk in theaters this fall.  SPWA has bought Tusk for the U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Italy, Benelux, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, South Africa, Portugal, […]

That Other Raimi Brother’s 10 Most Anticipated Horror Films of 2014

With 2014 now upon us, it’s time to start thinking about the array of horror films that will be hitting movie theaters (or Video On Demand) over the course of the next 12 months. As is the case with every year, I am highly anticipating a number of films and thankfully for us horrorphiles, 2014 […]

Kevin Smith Returns To Horror With ‘Helena Handbasket’

  It’s a brand New Year and in honor of 2014, here is the first really exciting news of the year for us horror fans.  Kevin Smith may be returning back to the horror genre yet again, after Red State and his upcoming film Tusk, with the recently titled horror/comedy Helena Handbasket.  Got to love the word play.  I […]

Dr. Morbid’s Top 10 Best Horror Films of 2013

Merry Christmas boils and ghouls.  It has been a solid, if limited, year for the horror genre that was devoid of much big-screen attention.  Most of the films on this list either had a limited theatrical run or were just released to Video On Demand.  Hopefully next year horror films will start seeing a theatre […]

Kevin Smith’s ‘Tusk’ Wraps Friday, Releases First Look at the Walrus Creature

Despite only having started shooting on November 4th, Kevin Smith’s walrus-centric horror flick Tusk is just about ready to head to the editing bay. Smith took to Instagram recently to not only tell fans that his latest film is set to conclude production this Friday, but also chose to release the first look at the design for […]

Kevin Smith Entering The Horror Genre For A Second Time With ‘Tusk’

  Apparently talks of Kevin Smith retiring as a filmmaker have been greatly exaggerated. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Smith talks about his next film, a horror flick named Tusk, which is already set to begin production on October 21st. The film is set to star Justin Long and Michael Parks and as Smith stated […]