The Basement

Name: The Basement
Genre: Horror
Released: September 14, 2018
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 27
Cast: Bailey Anne Borders, Cayleb Long, Christa Conley, Jackson Davis, Jennifer Tapiero

2018

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Uncork'd Entertainment | Release Date: September 14, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Bailey Anne Borders, Cayleb Long, Christa Conley, Jackson Davis, Jennifer Tapiero, Jessica Sonneborn, Kareem J. Grimes, Marsha Vassilevskaia, Mischa Barton, Pamela Wistrom, Sarah Nicklin, Tracie Thoms

Summary: A serial killer known as Gemini (Jackson Davis) tortures and ultimately murders his victims in the dungeon-like basement of his San Fernando Valley home. Gemini has already claimed seven victims, all of whom he has horrifyingly maimed and decapitated, but Craig Owen (Cayleb Long), the famed musician who Gemini has chosen for his eighthA serial killer known as Gemini (Jackson Davis) tortures and ultimately murders his victims in the dungeon-like basement of his San Fernando Valley home. Gemini has already claimed seven victims, all of whom he has horrifyingly maimed and decapitated, but Craig Owen (Cayleb Long), the famed musician who Gemini has chosen for his eighth victim, and Craig’s beautiful wife Kelly (Mischa Barton) prove every bit the killer’s equal in the art of psychological warfare, giving rise to one of the more diabolical plot twists in recent memory. … Expand

Director: Brian M. Conley and Nathan Ives

Genre(s): Horror

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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Chuck Foster

Sep 13, 2018

The film actually succeeds on several levels. Long and Davis both turn out strong performances, bolstered by above-average writing by the directors. The strongest element, however, comes in Julia Hapney’s gruesome gore effects. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Sep 11, 2018

For all its vividly and realistically rendered graphic violence and gore, The Basement is an example of torture porn at its most ironic. It threatens to bore its audience to death. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Sep 13, 2018

There’s a big twist at the end, but like everything else here, it aims for a shock effect that the film is simply too clumsy and psychologically far-fetched to pull off. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Sep 9, 2018

Every time you think “torture porn” is dead and gone, here comes another blood-and-bludgeoning tale to try and revive it. Read full review

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KillgorT

Nov 17, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm in love with amazing character Gemini by Jackson Davis, his play and artistic charismatic performance! That movie gave me inspiration, art, horror vibes!
Thank you for amazing work, cast and screenplay!
10/10… Expand

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wasamie

Apr 13, 2019

honestly if you watch this movie you will just waste your time .it s a big mistake i did

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