Uncle Peckerhead (2020)

Released August 11th in the US.

Filmed New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York.

The story: Judy, Max, and Mel are three roommates who happen to have a band together.

Their current plan, with Judy leading the way, is to skip town with nothing left to lose and get their band exposed by playing a small tour, so they can hopefully get signed.

Judy has planned everything out perfectly.

Just when the three are ready to set sail, they are unexpectedly without a vehicle.

Judy jumps into motion once more , making flyers along with Max and sticking them on every van windshield they can find.

After leaving their last flyer Judy and Max are surprised to be approached by the person who was in that van.

At first, the man gives them a very hard time for leaving the flyer and when Judy and Max see that he just happens to be not looking, they walk off.

But the man soon follows them and eventually convinces them that he can drive them wherever they need to be, no questions asked.

Judy really reluctantly accepts the stranger's proposal but she has absolutely no idea what she has gotten herself and her friends into.

Stars Chet Siegel , David Bluvband , Ruth Lolla , Maureen McGowan , Amir Khan , Jeff Riddle , Ruby McCollister , Shannon ONeill , Sean Michael Wilkinson , Owen Iverson , David Littleton 

Directed by (& story written) Matthew John Lawrence

Rated TVMA

COMEDY/HORROR

Unseen (2023)

Released March 7th in the US.

Filming location(s) unknown.

The story: Sam is a gas station/convenience store clerk who isn't enjoying her job or life these days.

She arrives to work stressed and it doesn't help matters that her boss brings on even more stress.

After some time at work, Sam receives a random cell phone call from a woman named Emily.

Emily claims to have been kidnapped by her ex and is in great danger.

She cannot see, because she lost her glasses while trying to escape his torture.

Now she is out in the woods somewhere, looking for help of any sort.

Emily begs and pleads with Sam to make a video call with her, in an effort to help her find her way to safety.

It's not the best time for Sam and she feels completely incapable of doing what Emily asks.

But, she goes along with it, with her best intentions to help save Emily's life.

Stars Jolene Purdy, Nicholas X Parsons, Missi Pyle, Midori Francis, Michael Patrick Lane, Rajko Scarabin, Anthony Belevtsov, Brett Baker, Scott MacDonald, Ren Hanami, Rose Bianca Grue

Directed by Yoko Okumura

Not Rated

THRILLER/MYSTERY

Uncle Sam (1996)

Released on video, July 4, 1997, in the US.

Filmed in California.

The story: Three years ago, Sam Harper died by friendly fire, while fighting in Desert Storm.

Present-day, on July 1st, his body is returned to his widow, sister, and nephew, and is currently sitting in the front room of their house.

Sam's sister and widow aren't exactly happy that he has passed but they aren't thrilled that he isn't still alive either...

Sam was a mean and abusive man.

But he means the world to his naive nephew Jody, who didn't know any of that about him.

This year, the 4th of July celebration in the small town that they live in will be unlike any other, considering Sam has come back to life as a mummified, zombified creature of his beliefs.

And that means anyone who disrespects his beloved country and even some that don't will meet their ultimate doom.

Stars William Smith, David "Shark" Fralick, Anne Tremko, Matthew Flint, Christopher Odgen, Leslie Neal, Bo Hopkins, Isaac Hayes, Robert Forster, Timothy Bottoms, PJ Soles, Tim Grimm, Tom McFadden, Morgan Paull, Zachary McLemore, Richard Cummings Jr, Jason Adelman, Frank Pesce

Directed by William Lustig

Rated R
HORROR

"For Lucio"

A Cat in the Brain AKA Un gatto nel cervello ; Lucio Fulci's (1990)

Released on DVD, March 31, 2009, in the US.

Filmed entirely in Italy.

The story: Dr. Fulci is a famous horror movie writer and director.

Recently he has been writing and filming some really gory stuff.

Now he is having a hard time eating and sleeping.

He goes to see a psychiatrist who explains that Fulci is suffering from an identity disorder, unable to distinguish reality from fiction.

The more he works on his latest film and then is hypnotized by the psychiatrist, the more he drifts into madness.

Stars Lucio Fulci , Malisa Longo , David L Thompson , Ria De Simone , Sacha Darwin , Robert Egon , Paola Cozzo , Jeoffrey Kennedy , Shilett Angel , Brett Halsey , Adriana Russo , Luciana Ottaviani , Paul Muller , Marco Di Stefano , Maurice Poli , Lubka Lenzi , Annie Belle , Claudio Aliotti

Directed by Lucio Fulci 

Rated R
HORROR/MYSTERY/THRILLER/COMEDY

Untold : Crimes and Penalities (2021)

Made for Netflix, airing August 31st in the US.  

Filming location(s) unknown.

The story: James Galante was the owner of the trash business in Danbury, Connecticut.

The company was the largest of its kind on the East Coast.

It was also rumoured that James, his family, friends and lifestyle were the inspiration of the popular TV series 'The Sopranos'...

Although James made lots of money and had everything he ever wanted, the most important thing in his life were his kids.

AJ Galante, born in 1986, became the love of James' life. James wanted to get his son into football, but AJ was most taken by wrestling and hockey.

When James went away for a bit for tax fraud things got difficult for AJ but he made it through.

But now the FBI was always watching...

AJ got into playing hockey and he played really well. But an injury kept him from getting back onto the ice for good.

James, the ever so helpful father who always wanted more for his kids than he had decided he would buy the minor league , UHL hockey team DanburyTrashers franchise and name his beloved son, 17-year-old AJ whom he was very proud of, the General Manager/President of the team.

AJ loved it. He loved playing the bad guy and he loved the energy the whole thing brought.

AJ handpicked every player on the team and it became "the" team.

AJ and James would often tell their players to pick fights and this helped the players get everything they wanted but hurt them as well because the hockey commissioner would have none of it.

But it continued and the team thrived.

Their bad-boy image made them popular and the fans couldn't get enough.

But no matter how much James and AJ accomplished or were respected , the FBI was still always watching.

Stars James Galante, AJ Galante, Ed Adams, Tommy "TBone" Pomposello, Brad "Wingnut" Wingfield, David "One-Eye Willy" Beauregard, Rumun "Nigerian Nightmare" Ndur, Mike Omicioli, Drew Omicioli, Richard Brosal , Phil Giubileo , Greg St Clair , Brenda St Clair , Michael Rupp 

Directed Chapman & Maclain Way

TVMA
DOCUMETARY/BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY/SERIES

"I mean who scalps tickets to a minor league game?"

Untold : Deal with the Devil (2021)

Made for Netflix, airing August 17th in the US.

Filming location(s) unknown.

The story: In 1986, on a dare, college student Christy Salters entered a boxing tournament and won.

She continued on with three more matches when she found that she could actually make money boxing, not to mention she was very good at it.

When she needed a trainer she was set up with prominent James Martin , who was skeptical of training a female at first but trained her well and helped her win 44 matches.

Even though there was a 25-year-difference between them in age the two began a loving/protective relationship and soon married.

By 1994 , Christy was signed to Don King and that made both Christy and James famous and rich.

Even though Christy was now a World Champion fighter she was unhappy and wanted a better trainer who could teach her the techniques that could further her career , but James would not allow it.

Every aspect of Christy's life was now being controlled and manipulated by James which caused Christy to become resentful of him.

In 2010 , when she met up with a long lost female sweetheart from high school , James began feeling the pressures of losing Christy for good.

But he could not let that happen.

Stars Christy Salters Martin , James Martin , Joyce Salters , Johnny Salters , Jimmy "Shortdog" Maloney , Sherry Lusk , Mike Tyson , Deirdra Gogarty , Lisa Holewyne , Laila Ali , Miguel Diaz

Directed by Laura Brownson

Rated TV14

DOCUMENTARY/BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY/SERIES

"Christy Martin is among the first class of women to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame."

Under the Skin (2013)

Released April 4, 2014, in the US.

Filmed in Scotland and England.

The story: Two aliens travel to Scotland, one disguised as a human male the other as a human female.

Neither has an ounce of empathy or compassion for human life.

Their mission is for the female to collect single, alone, human men and steal the life out of them with some minor help from the male.

All goes as planned until the female begins to identify as a human.

Then things get dangerously complicated.

Stars Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy McWilliams, Kevin McAlinden, D Meade, Andrew Gorman, Krystof Hadek , Alison Chand, Roy Armstrong, Ben Mills, Oscar Mills, Lee Fanning, Paul Brannigan, Joe Szula, Dougie McConnell, Lynsey Taylor Mackay, Scott Dymond, Adam Pearson

Directed by Jonathan Glazer

Rated R
SCIFI/MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR

The Upside (2017)

Released January 11, 2019, in the US.
Filmed in Pennsylvania and New York.
Based on truths.
The story: Dell is a recent parolee who has an ex and a young son.
He doesn't have many skills which would help him contribute to the working class.
But Dell needs a job to rekindle his relationship with his son, get himself in order, and stay out of prison.
Now getting a job has become a task and Dell's parole officer is forcing him to apply for jobs and get signatures that prove he is looking for work.
When Dell is down to needing his last signature he finds himself applying for a caregiver position, to Phillip, a very rich man who is quadriplegic.
Of course, Dell is not qualified but Phillip wants to give him the chance.
The result is an eye-opener for both men.
Stars Kevin Hart, Kimberly S Fairbanks, Aja Naomi King, Jahi Di Allo Winston, Bryan Cranston, Genevieve Angelson, Nicole Kidman, Golshifteh Farahani, Julianna Margulies
Directed by Neil Burger
Rated PG13
REMAKE/DRAMA/COMEDY

Uncle Grandpa : Secret Santa (2015)

Made for Cartoon Network, airing December 3rd in the US.
Season 2. Episode 24.
The story: It's Christmas time and this year everyone will be giving gifts using the Secret Santa method.
After picking their secret Christmas pals it's off to the mall.
Not having a clue what anyone really wants to get, well except for Pizza Steve, they see an ad for the very popular "Hover Gator".
Now everyone wants to get the "Hover Gator" only there is a shortage because it's so popular.
Stars (voices by) Peter Browngardt, Grey Griffin, Eric Bauza, Kevin Michael Richardson, Adam Devine, Tom Kenny, Keith David
Directed by Casey Alexander
Rated TVPG
ANIMATION/COMEDY/SERIES/CHRISTMAS

Us (2019)

Released March 22nd in the US.
Filmed in California.
The story: When Adelaide was little she had a pretty traumatizing experience in a funhouse on the beach of Santa Cruz one evening when wandering away from her parents.
Her parents were very worried about her , as the experience caused her to stay inside herself.
They were advised to get their young daughter involved in activities that would help bring her out of her shell.
Fast forward to the present day.
Adelaide is now married with two of her own children.
They are all going for a vacation to the beach house Adelaide grew up in , in Santa Cruz.
She is wary of going but doesn't show much concern to her family.
Ever since arriving, strange things happen and on their first night there, they are visited by a family who looks identical to them...
But this visiting family is the complete opposite of Adelaide and her family.
This family is dangerous.
Stars Madison Curry, Ashley McKoy, Lupita Nyong, Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Cali Sheldon, Noelle Sheldon, Alan Frazier
Directed by (& story written) Jordan Peele
Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR/SCIFI

The Uncanny (1977)

Not released in the US...
Filmed in Canada and England.
The story : A writer is eager to have his latest book published.
The publisher who is considering his book isn't convinced of its content.
The writer claims the book to be all true tales , of murder and mayhem , all done by cats.
He tells the publisher three stories from history....
London 1912 : Miss Malkin is a rich lady who is bedridden and surrounds herself with her beloved cats.
She has just updated her will , leaving everything to her cats.
Her housekeeper Janet, who is in co hoots with the her nephew ,  has been asked by him to get a hold of the will.
While attempting to do so , Janet  is caught by Miss Malkin and that is when Janet does the unspeakable.
But the cats will not allow her to get away with that so easily.
Quebec  Province 1975 : Young Lucy has just lost her parents to a tragedy.
The only thing Janet has left is her cat/best friend Wellington.
Janet is sent to live with her snooty aunt , uncle and just as snooty cousin Angela.
From the get go , Angela is jealous of Lucy and Wellingtons relationship , so she makes trouble for them.
All this helps snooty auntie want to get rid of Wellington even faster.
But Judy and Wellington come up with the perfect idea.
and , lastly , Hollywood 1936 : While making a film , movie actress Madeleine is killed , seemingly by mistake.
But it was actually part of her co star/husbands plan.
He wants to move his wife's understudy into the movie in her place as well as into his bed.
But Madeleine has a cat that hasn't forgotten her.
Stars Peter Cushing , Ray Milland , Joan Greenwood , Roland Culver , Susan Penhaligon , Simon Williams , Katrina Holden Bronson , Renee Girard , Chloe Franks , Alexandra Stewart , Donald Pilon , Catherine Begin , Donald Pleasence , John Vernon , Samantha Eggar 
Directed by Denis Heroux
Not Rated
MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR

Ulee's Gold (1997)

Released July 18th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Florida.
The story : Ulee is a bee farmer.
He is the caregiver of his two granddaughters , Casey and Penny.
His son is in jail while his daughter-in-law is M.I.A.
Ulee gets a call from his in prison , telling him its urgent that Ulee come to see him. It's been over two years since they spoke.
Ulee visits and his son explains that hes worried about his wives safety , that shes messed up , staying with some of his friends and he needs Ulee to get her.
He goes to get her but he is threatened by the two friends who have been watching her. 
They believe Ulee's son screwed them out of some cash and they want it.
Stars Peter Fonda , Vanessa Zima , Patricia Richardson , Jessica Biel , Tom Wood , Christine Dunford , J Kenneth Campbell , Steven Flynn , Dewey Webber , Traber Burns , Ryan Marshall , Chad Fish
Directed  by (& story written) Victor Nunez
Rated R
DRAMA

Up ; Disney's (2009)

Released May 29th in the US.
The story : As a little boy , Carl was fascinated with explorers.
Carl meets Ellie , who is also a great lover of explorers and the two become the best of friends.
As adults , Carl and Ellie marry and do every little thing together.
When they cannot have children , they focus on their passions.
Ellie passes and shortly thereafter Carl is stuck alone in his home who builders are looking to move him out of.
When the builders seemingly get their wish and Carl is forced to leave his home he outsmarts everyone.
Stars (voices by) Jeremy Leary , Elie Docter , Ed Asner , Jordan Nagai , Delroy Lindo , Jerome Ranf , Danny Mann , Mickey McGowan , Bob Peterson , David Kaye , Christopher Plummer
Directed by Pete Docter and Bob Peterson
Rated PG
ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/DRAMA/COMEDY/FAMILY

Under the Cherry Moon (1986)

Released July 2nd in the US.
Filmed entirely in France.
The story : Christopher Tracy is a young playboy with the gift of charm , music and poetry.
Christopher loves all women , young and old , big and small.
But there is one thing Christopher likes more than anything else in the whole world - money!
While reminiscing about his conquests , Christopher reads in the newspaper about a young woman named Mary Sharon who has just turned 21 and at the same time inherited 50 million.
Mary becomes Christopher's new mission.
But after getting to know her much more than his usual style , Christopher falls hard for Mary.
Stars Prince , Jerome Benton , Francesca Annis , Emmanuelle Sallet , Kristin Scott Thomas , Alexandra Stewart , Pamela Ludwig , Barbara Stall , Steven Berkoff , Karen Geerlings 
Directed by Prince
Rated PG13
B&W
COMEDY/DRAMA/MUSICAL

"I wanna take you on a trip to the moon."

Unspeakable Acts (1990)

Made for TV , airing January 15th in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
Based on truths.
The story : Susan Maxwell has gotten the name of a said good babysitter for her daughter.
This will be the first time ever that Susan has been away from her child and is very hesitant.
Susan takes her daughter to the babysitters home and goes inside with her to check out the place.
Susan does not see any other adults , only other children.
Still hesitant , Susan leaves her young daughter in the babysitters care.
A few hours later , Susan returns to pick up her child.
She finds that her daughter now has diaper rash , which she never gets and believes that her child is acting oddly.
Susan doesnt think too much more about it until she talks to a woman who had been using the same babysitter but took her child out.
Apparently , the womans son said something that made her believe he was being molested at the babysitters.
Stars Bebe Neuwirth , Bess Meyer , Mark Harelik , Sam Behrens , Season Hubley , Terence Knox , Jill Clayburgh , Brad Davis , James Handy , Valerie Landsburg , Maureen Mueller , David Wilson , Jeff Seymour , Gregory Sierra , Guy Stockwell , Miko Hughes , Joseph Mazzello , Mark Joy
Directed by Linda Otto
Not Rated
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA

Uncle John (2015)

Released September 18th in the US.
Filmed in Wisconsin and Illinois.
The story : The story in town is that "The Dutchie" , who has recently been saved by a God-sent vision is missing.
He had been in the middle of confessing the bad things he had done in the past to various people.
Clearly the harm the Dutchie caused John was a bit more than he could take.
So , he took the Dutchie's life in revenge.
Now John is working hard to make sure he gets away with this crime.
Stars John Ashton , Laurent Soucie , Don Forston , Matt Kozlowski , Gary Houston , Janet Glimme , Andy Cameron , Adria Dawn , Tim Decker , Tawny Newsome , Ashleigh La Throp , Eli Rix
Directed by Steven Piet
Not Rated
MYSTERY/THRILLER/DRAMA 

Unfaithfully Yours (1984)

Released February 10th in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story: Claude Eastman is an aging concert conductor.
He has recently wed the love of his life, who happens to be a much younger than him woman.
But Claude is happy and thinks age is just a number.
While away for work, Claude finds out that his butler misunderstood his wishes and hired a private investigator to watch his wife.
When Claude cant gets the private investigators results off his mind, he almost goes insane and ruins his marriage.
Stars Dudley Moore , Nastassja Kinski , Albert Brooks , Cassie Yates , Richard Libertini , Armand Assante , Penny Peyser
Directed by Howard Zieff
Rated PG
REMAKE/COMEDY

"I curse you! And I curse your shoes!"

The Undertaker and His Pals (1966)

Released November 3oth in the US.
Filming location(s)unknown.
The story: The undertaker at the Shady Rest Funeral Parlour is a shady kind of guy.
He makes his living, scamming people at a cheap rate and then adding on costs after the work is completed.
But if it wasn't for the undertaker's partners, a couple fruity guys who run a local cafe - one of which is studying to become a doctor, the undertaker wouldn't have worked at all.
It seems the guys who run the cafe go around killing people.
Whether it be people they have a beef with or people that they just feel like killing, it really doesn't matter.
The cafe owners kill to have patients to work on.
The leftovers are served at the cafe for a daily special.
Other times they give the bodies to the undertaker so he can make a killing as well.
Stars Ray Dannis , Karen Ciral , James Westmoreland , Warrene Ott , Marty Friedman , Sally Frei , Rick Cooper , Dodie Warren , Tiffany Sharon O'Hara , Vince Harris , Barbro Heart , Florence Dupree
Directed by (& story written) T.L.P. Swicegood
Rated R
HORROR/DARK COMEDY

" I don't know what you're trying to pull here, but this is no leg of lamb..."

The Unseen (1980)

Released In September, sometime in 1981.
Filmed in Calfornia.
The story: Jennifer Fast is a tv reporter for a local tv channel.
Her and her gal pals, who also work for the tv channel are in a bind.
They have driven quite a ways to cover some sort of festival and thought they had booked a room in the town.
But someone wasn't doing their job, and the girls find themselves without a room.
They drive a while more and happen upon what looks like a hotel.
Come to find out it isn't.
But the seemingly nice man who runs the place has offered the girls a place with him and his wife to stay the night.
Here. Let me let you in on a little secret.
The girls should have just stayed in their car! *rolls eyes*
Stars Barbara Bach , Karen Lamm , Lois Young , Maida Severn , Sydney Lassick , Lelia Goldoni , Stephen Furst
Directed by (& story written) Danny Steinmann
Rated R
MYSTERY/HORROR

Uninhabited (2010)

Hmmmmm, so not released here in the US. (that's always a good sign hahaha)
Filmed entirely in Australia.
The story: Beth and Harry are a couple of twenty-something flighty love birds who decide 'yea! let's go stay on a deserted island in the Great Barrier Reef! It will not only be the most romantic thing on the planet! But it will be fun!'
So the couple does just that...even though the guy that drops them off on the island tells them 'Hey, u can always call if you wanna leave earlier.'...
The plan is to stay for 10 glorious fun-filled days.
Unfortunately, there's some sort of crazy ghouly shit going on.
Will they make the 10-day run???
*yawn*
Stars Geraldine Hakewill , Henry James , Bob Baines , Terry Siourounis , Billy Milionis , Tasia Zalar
Directed by (& story written) Bill Bennett
Not Rated
NOT HORROR/MYSTERY (DAMN IT!)