12th Nov2024

‘Heretic’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East, Topher Grace | Written and Directed by Scott Beck, Bryan Woods Hugh Grant headlines this creepy chiller from directing duo Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, previously best known as the writers of A Quiet Place. The film gives Grant one of his best performances to date, but the […]

08th Nov2024

‘Red One’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, Kiernan Shipka, Bonnie Hunt, J.K. Simmons | Written by Chris Morgan, Hiram Garcia | Directed by Jake Kasdan Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans headline Christmas action comedy Red One, that’s apparently intended to be the first of a festive franchise. Unfortunately, it’s less a case of “Ho, ho, […]

07th Nov2024

‘Borderlands’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Edgar Ramírez, Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Gina Gershon, Jamie Lee Curtis | Written by Eli Roth, Joe Crombie | Directed by Eli Roth Directed by Eli Roth, Borderlands is an adaptation of the popular video game series developed by Gearbox Software. Essentially an action thriller about a rag-tag […]

01st Nov2024

Sitges 2024: ‘Ick’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Brandon Routh, Malina Weissman, Harrison Cone, Debra Wilson, Diya Rao, Taia Sophia, Zeke Donovan Jones, Jeff Fahey, Mena Suvari, Peter Wong | Written by Joseph Kahn, Dan Koontz, Samuel Laskey | Directed by Joseph Kahn Former Superman Brandon Routh stars in this smalltown horror flick from director Joseph Kahn that fondly recalls genre classics […]

24th Oct2024

‘Venom: The Last Dance’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Tom Hardy, Juno Temple, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rhys Ifans, Peggy Lu, Stephen Graham, Andy Serkis | Written and Directed by Kelly Marcel Tom Hardy returns as hapless Eddie Brock and his titular shape-shifting symbiote for the third film in the Venom franchise, which is also the fifth film in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe (which is so […]

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21st Oct2024

‘The Wild Robot’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O’Hara, Kit Connor, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu | Written and Directed by Chris Sanders Written and directed by Chris Sanders (How To Train Your Dragon, Lilo & Stitch) and adapted from the first in a trilogy of books by Peter Brown, The Wild Robot is the latest feature from […]

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18th Oct2024

‘Smile 2’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ray Nicholson, Dylan Gelula, Lukas Gage, Raúl Castillo | Written and Directed by Parker Finn The original Smile became a sleeper hit for writer/director Parker Finn in 2022, so it’s no surprise that the film has generated a sequel just two years later, especially given its obvious franchise potential. It’s […]

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18th Oct2024

‘The Apprentice’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Maria Bakalova, Martin Donovan, Catherine McNally, Charlie Carrick, Ben Sullivan | Written by Gabriel Sherman | Directed by Ali Abbasi Directed by Ali Abbasi (who made Iranian serial killer drama Holy Spider) and written by political journalist Gabriel Sherman, The Apprentice is a chilling account of Donald Trump’s rise to […]

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17th Oct2024

‘Thanksgiving’ Blu-ray/4K Steelbook Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Patrick Dempsey, Nell Verlaque, Addison Rae, Milo Manheim, Jalen Thomas Brooks, Rick Hoffman, Gina Gershon | Written by Eli Roth, Jeff Rendell | Directed by Eli Roth Director Eli Roth returns with this entertaining holiday-themed slasher based on the mock trailer he created for 2007’s Grindhouse. As such, the tagline is so good, it […]

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16th Oct2024

Sitges 2024: ‘1978’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Agustín Pardella, Carlos Portaluppi, Mario Alarcón | Written by Luciano Onetti, Nicolás Onetti, Camilo Zaffora | Directed by Luciano Onetti, Nicolás Onetti 1978 is the new film from directing duo Luciano and Nicolas Ornetti, the Argentinian filmmakers (and brothers) behind Abrakadabra (2018) and What the Waters Left Behind (2017). Set during the titular year, […]

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15th Oct2024

Sitges 2024: ‘Rich Flu’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rafe Spall, Timothy Spall, Lorraine Bracco, Dixie Egerickx | Written by David Desola, Sam Steiner | Directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia The new film from Spanish director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, who made Netflix horror hit The Platform, Rich Flu is an English language Contagion-esque thriller about a deadly virus that only affects the […]

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15th Oct2024

Sitges 2024: ‘Get Away’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Nick Frost, Aisling Bea, Sebastian Croft, Maisie Ayres, Eero Milonoff | Written by Nick Frost | Directed by Steffen Haars Nick Frost scripts and stars in this holiday-gone-wrong comedy-horror, directed by Steffen Haars (New Kids Turbo). Originally known as Svalta, Get Away has a jet-black sense of humour and a fun sting in its […]

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14th Oct2024

‘The Shrouds’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce, Sandrine Holt, Elizabeth Saunders, Jennifer Dale, Eric Weinthal | Written and Directed by David Cronenberg The Shrouds, the latest film from director David Cronenberg (he’s 81, you know) is a poorly conceived hodge-podge of ideas about sex, death and technology, with a dash of bog-standard body horror thrown […]

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10th Oct2024

‘The Exorcism’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Russell Crowe, Ryan Simpkins, David Hyde Pierce, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg, Adrian Pasdar | Written by Joshua John Miller, M.A. Fortin | Directed by Joshua John Miller However you look at it, the fact that Russell Crowe has chosen to make two exorcist movies in as many years is a very strange decision. It’s […]

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07th Oct2024

‘Terrifier 3’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Lauren LaVera, David Howard Thornton, Samantha Scaffidi, Elliot Fullam, Daniel Roebuck, Antonella Rose, Jason Patric, Bryce Johnson | Written and Directed by Damien Leone Murderous mime Art the Clown returns once again in the third instalment of writer-producer-producer Damien Leone’s gorily gruesome slasher franchise. This time around, rather than dishing out his singular brand […]

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04th Oct2024

‘Emilia Perez’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Zoë Saldaña, Karla Sofia Gascón, Adriana Paz, Selina Gomez, Edgar Ramirez, Mark Ivanir | Written and Directed by Jacques Audiard Loosely adapted from Boris Razon’s 2018 novel Écoute, Emilia Perez, the new film by Jacques Audiard (A Prophet, Rust and Bone) is a deliriously audacious mash-up of crime thriller, trans drama and musical. It’s […]

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04th Oct2024

‘Babygirl’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Sophie Wilde, Antonio Banderas, Esther McGregor, Vaughn Reilly, Victor Slezak | Written and Directed by Halina Reijn Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson star in this erotic office drama from writer-director Halina Reijn’s follow-up to last year’s horror favourite Bodies Bodies Bodies. Provocative and crackling with tension, Babygirl explores ideas of […]

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03rd Oct2024

Frightfest 2024: ‘Invader’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Vero Maynez, Colin Huerta, Ruby Vallejo, Joe Swanberg, Jim Sikora | Written and Directed by Mickey Keating Written and directed by Mickey Keating (Offseason, Carnage Park, Psychopaths), this low budget chiller serves up an interesting take on the home invasion sub-genre. It’s also a textbook example of the slow build, and is arguably more […]

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02nd Oct2024

Frightfest 2024: ‘Ghost Game’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Zaen Haidar, Kia Dorsey, Sam Lukowski, Emily Bennett, Michael C. Williams, Vienna Maas | Written by Adam Cesare | Directed by Jill Gevargizian Director Jill Gevargizian follows her acclaimed 2020 debut The Stylist with Ghost Game, a low-budget haunted house thriller based on the real-life trend of ‘phrogging’, namely living in someone’s house, undetected. […]

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30th Sep2024

‘Never Let Go’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Halle Berry, Anthony B Jenkins, Percy Daggs IV, Kathryn Kirkpatrick | Written by KC Coughlin, Ryan Grassby | Directed by Alexandre Aja The latest film from French horror director Alexandre Aja (Piranha 3D, Crawl) is an evil-in-the-woods mystery chiller that’s intent on keeping the audience guessing until the end. As such, it has its […]

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27th Sep2024

‘Megalopolis’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Talia Shire, Jason Schwartzman, Kathryn Hunter, Chloe Fineman, James Remar, D.B. Sweeney, Isabelle Kusman, Bailey Ives, Madeleine Gardella, Balthazar Getty, Romy Mars, Haley Sims, Dustin Hoffman | Directed by Francis Ford Coppola Director Francis Ford Coppola reputedly spent 40 years […]

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20th Sep2024

‘Civil War’ 4K UHD Steelbook Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Sonoya Mizuno, Nick Offerman, Jessie Plemons | Written and Directed by Alex Garland British writer-director Alex Garland has form when it comes to depicting the apocalypse, having previously written the 2002 zombie classic 28 Days Later. With his latest film, he turns his attention to […]

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