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Fantastic Fest XVIII Review: Francis Galuppi’s THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY Steals With A Crackling Crime Debut

Lee B. Golden III

XYZ Films released the clip above exclusively to Variety on Thursday ahead of Saturday’s Fantastic Fest premiere of Francis Galluppi’s debut movie, The Last Stop In Yuma County. The clip above is a perfect summation of what to expect from the film’s suspenseful tone amid its propulsive and seething development leading up to the big finale. The ending is certainly a stunner, but it’s worth a recap for a better analysis in this review, starting with close-up shots of a devastating wreck mid-credits as the film eases into its dated, desert-set Southwestern atmosphere.

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LIPS LIKE SUGAR Sets Woody Harrelson And Owen Wilson To Lead 80s Crime Thriller

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XYZ Films is setting crime thriller Lips Like Sugar from director and Grammy-winner Brantley Gutierrez. Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson have been cast as leads in the film with a script by Anthony Tambakis (Gringo, Warrior).

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GOD IS A BULLET Review: A Ballistic Essay On Faith Underscores A Deadly Rescue Mission, And A Nightmaring Journey Of Redemption

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God Is A Bullet releases on Digital beginning July 11.

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ASH: New Flying Lotus Sci-Fi Thriller Reveals A Trio Of Stills With Eiza Gonzalez and Aaron Paul

Lee B. Golden III

A trio of first look stills are now up for Ash, the new sci-fi thriller featuring Eiza Gonzalez and Aaron Paul. The film is directed by Flying Lotus (Kuso) and based on an original screenplay written by Jonni Remmler.

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GIVE ME AN A Official Trailer Reveals A Chilling Post-Roe American Nightmare

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Last year’s daunting attack on womens’ rights by SCOTUS became a turning point for the womens’ rights movement. It certainly drew inspiration for a team of filmmakers – all women – to galvanize their efforts in lending a voice to the fight that has since arrived in the form of dark comedy horror sci-fi anthology, Give Me An A.

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HIDDEN STRIKE Trailer Reveals Long-Awaited Actioner With Jackie Chan And John Cena

Lee B. Golden III

Would you believe it’s been FIVE (5) years since Jackie Chan and John Cena were announced for their own action adventure two-hander?…

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THE BLACK KAISER: Vanessa Hudgens To Reprise With Mads Mikkelsen For ‘Polar’ Sequel

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Nearly a year after its announcement, Polar sequel The Black Kaiser is set for sales at the Cannes market. Derrick Borte (Unhinged) will replace Polar helmer Jonas Akerlund as director for the pic based on Victor Santos’s 2012 Dark Horse graphic novel publication.

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IN COLD LIGHT: XYZ Films At Cannes, Cast Announced For New Crime Thriller

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Maika Monroe and Oscar-winning actor Troy Kotsur have been cast as leads in the crime thriller, In Cold Light. Maxime Giroux (Félix et Meira, The Great Darkened Days) will make his first English-speaking feature, with Kotsur debuting in his first feature role following Sian Heder’s Coda.

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ASH: Beluah Koale, Iko Uwais And Kate Elliot Join Flying Lotus Sci-Fi Thriller Now Filming

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GOD IS A BULLET: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Is A Marked Man On The Hunt In The Official Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

IGN exclusively premiered the official trailer on Wednesday for God Is A Bullet, the new crime thriller from director Nick Cassavetes. XYZ Films, Patriot Pictures and Wayward Entertainment are partnering up for the film’s theatrical release on June 23!

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CONSUMED: XYZ Films Goes Wild For Butcher Brothers’ Next At Cannes

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Film duo Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores, better known as The Butcher Brothers have directed their newest horror thriller to date with Consumed, with Devon Sawa (“Chucky” the Syfy/USA Network series, Final Destination) headlining. The film is directed by Altieri from a script by David Calbert, with Courtney Halverson (Unfriended, “True Detective”) and Mark Fariglietti (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, How to Get Away with Murder, “Madmen”) also starring.

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THE GUNS OF CHRISTMAS PAST: XYZ Films To Launch Cannes Sales Action Thriller, Liev Schreiber In Talks To Star

Lee B. Golden III

Liev Schreiber (Salt, Repo Men, Showtime series Ray Donovan) is in negotiations to lead The Guns Of Christmas Past, a new action thriller from director Xavier Gens (AMC/Sky Atlantic series Gangs Of London). XYZ Films is launching world sales for buyers at the upcoming Marché du Film in Cannes with cameras set to roll later in the year.

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RECKONER To Launch Sales At Cannes, Christina Hendricks To Star

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Christina Hendricks is set to star in Reckoner, a new psychological thriller from debut filmmaker Nissar Modi (Breaking At The Edge, Z For Zachariah). The American Woman and Neon Demon actress will play an affluent woman whose “carefully constructed life is disrupted by a young man connected to a tightly-held secret from her past.”

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GOD IS A BULLET Hails A June Arrival With The Official Poster

Lee B. Golden III

Patriot Pictures and XYZ Films have brought on Wayward Entertainment to release Nick Cassavetes’s newest thriller, God Is A Bullet. The trio have released a first look still which you can view in the lead just beneath, along with the official poster at the bottom of the page.

ASH: Sci-Fi Thriller Recast For Flying Lotus To Direct, Shooting In May

Lee B. Golden III

Eiza González (Ambulance) and Aaron Paul (Dual) are attached to star in Ash, the new sci-fi thriller from Grammy Award-winning producer, composer, filmmaker, and rapper Flying Lotus (V/H/S/99, Kuso). Both stars are replacing the previously-added Tessa Thompson and Joseph Gordon-Levitt who were initially cast last August.

RHINO: UKRANIAN GANGSTER Chronicles A Young Gangster’s Rise In The Official U.S. Trailer

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Ukranian activist and writer/director Oleh Sentsov’s solo directorial feature debut out of Venice last year has now arrived in the form of Rhino: Ukranian Gangster. Opening in the U.S. on iTunes and Vudu on March 24 from XYZ Films, the film stars Serhii Filimonov, Yevhen Grygoriev and Alina Zevakova.

THE PARK Review: Beyond The Horrors Of The World, A Worthy Message For The Children

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The Park is currently available on VOD from XYZ Films.

THE PARK: Shal Ngo’s Dystopian Nightmare Thriller Gets A Trailer Ahead Of March Release

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Shal Ngo’s dystopian thriller, The Park, is getting released in North America on VOD beginning March 2. XYZ Films is shepherding the new film described as “a tale of apocalyptic adventure and survival set within a long-abandoned amusement park, the thriller, which occurs in a world without adults, stars an amazing ensemble of young talent.”

HUESERA: THE BONE WOMAN Releases Chilling New Poster Art Ahead Of February Release

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I have an article coming soon about titles I’m looking forward to in the new year and for that matter, I know my friend Christina Ortega has some interest in this one – the latest from XYZ Films being Huesera: The Bone Woman from celebrated breakout Mexican director Michelle Garza Cervera.

LOW LIFE Trailer: When Catching Predators Becomes Hauntingly Predatory

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