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THE RETALIATORS Slays On Blu-Ray This February!

Indeed the buzz is out for action horror hit, The Retaliators and you can definitely read more on it by clicking here. For now, the coast is clear with pre-orders underway ahead of its February 21 release from Better Noise Films following its VOD and worldwide theatrical rollout last Fall. An upstanding pastor uncovers a dark and twisted underworld as he searches for answers surrounding his daughter’s brutal murder. A high-octane original soundtrack and cameos from some of the biggest names in rock music set the tone as this horror-thriller reveals a game of revenge played using a new set of rules. The Retaliators comes from sibling film duo Darren and Jeff Geare who direct from their script with a story inspired by real tragic events that occurred almost twenty years ago. Topped off with explosive storytelling, action and gore and cast performances including cameos from recording artists also featured […]

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THE RETALIATORS Unleashes Unholy Vengeance This September In Theaters!

Lee B. Golden III

CineLife Entertainment and Trafalgar are set to release action horror revenge thriller The Retaliators worldwide starting this Fall. The announcement comes following a ceremonious reception for the film at over two dozen festivals globally and nationally for directors Bridget Smith and Samuel Gonzalez Jr. who direct from a script by brothers Darren and Jeff Geare. An upstanding pastor uncovers a dark and twisted underworld as he searches for answers surrounding his daughter’s brutal murder. A high-octane original soundtrack and cameos from some of the biggest names in rock music set the tone as this horror-thriller reveals a game of revenge played using a new set of rules. The Retaliators stars Michael Lombardi, Marc Menchaca, and Joseph Gatt along with Papa Roach front man Jacoby Shaddix, and cameos and music by Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee, Five Finger Death Punch’s Ivan Moody, Zoltan Bathory, and Chris Kael, Papa Roach, Jaya of The […]

Arrow Video FrightFest XXII Review: THE RETALIATORS, Where Evil Dares You To Match Energies

Lee B. Golden III

It’s not entirely unimaginable that a horror film would take on many of its elements through an action film lens. This especially goes for Better Noise Films’s latest Arrow Video FrightFest rollout, The Retaliators, written by brothers Darren and Jeff Geare; The providence of there being a scene early in the film where our protagonist, John Bishop (Michael Lombardi) alludes to action heroes being unpragmatic when talking to his daughters following an incident with an unruly character while buying a Christmas tree, rose interest on my end, while certainly it not being the only time a film’s script invoked this kind of mild self-awareness. Nevertheless, what you get in the latest directorial feat from co-helmers Bridget Smith and Samuel Gonzalez Jr., is a film that inevitably speaks to the portion of the Taken crowd that’s also seen its fair share of Kim Jee-woon (I Saw The Devil) and Sam Raimi […]

THE RETALIATORS: Movie/Music Mash-Up Survival Game Horror To World Premiere At Arrow Video FrightFest This Month

Lee B. Golden III

Tickets and passes are already on sale for this year’s edition of Arrow Video FrightFest, which will run from August 26 through 30. Just in time for things to kick off is the addition of directing duo Samuel Gonzalez Jr. and Bridget Smith’s latest effort, The Retaliators. The trailer had been quietly making the rounds along with a low key roll out of updates via social media with some websites picking up on the trailer, including our own Christina Ortega Phillips weighing in back in April upon exuberantly discovering the bands included in the cast: Papa Roach. Ice Nine Kills. Escape the Fate. Five Finger Death Punch. No, I am not playing that game where you put together a fantasy music festival lineup. These are just some of the bands featured on the soundtrack of THE RETALIATORS. But wait! There’s more. Not only are these groups on the soundtrack, but […]