17th Apr2023

‘M3gan (Unrated Version)’ Blu-ray Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Allison Williams, Jenna Davis, Amie Donald, Violet McGraw, Ronny Chieng, Jen Van Epps, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Lori Dungey | Written by Akela Cooper | Directed by Gerard Johnstone When released at the cinema earlier this year, M3gan was certainly promoted perfectly. The M3gan ‘dance’ featured in the trailer became a bit of a viral […]

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12th Apr2023

‘The Integrity of Joseph Chambers’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Clayne Crawford, Jordana Brewster, Carl Kennedy, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Michael Raymond-James, Charline St. Charles | Written and Directed by Robert Machoian Director Robert Machoian follows up his well-received drama The Killing of Two Lovers with another low-budget but intriguing and original drama. In The Integrity of Joseph Chambers a man goes off hunting in the […]

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10th Apr2023

‘Living With Chucky’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Featuring: Don Mancini, Brad Dourif, Fiona Dourif, Lin Shaye, Marlon Wayans, Jennifer Tilly, Billy Boyd, Alex Vincent | Directed by Kyra Elise Gardner I’ve watched in-depth documentaries on film franchises such as Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, Night of the Living Dead and many more horror films, as well some fantastic ‘making of’ […]

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05th Apr2023

‘Post Void’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Alain Elliott

The Nintendo Switch might just be my favourite console ever. I’ve always been a Nintendo guy, so it’s no surprise I’m talking like this about one of those console. But part of the reason I love it so much is because of its vast library of games that has led me to trying games and […]

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24th Mar2023

‘Summoning Sylvia’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Travis Coles, Frankie Grande, Troy Iwata, Noah J. Ricketts, Nicholas Logan, Michael Urie, Veanne Cox | Written and Directed by Wesley Taylor, Alex Wyse A gay bachelor party gets mysterious when the group of men recount the house’s legend from a hundred years ago. A woman, Sylvia, slaughtered, and buried her son beneath the […]

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14th Mar2023

‘Condor’s Nest’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Michael Ironside, Jackson Rathbone, Arnold Vosloo, Jorge Garcia, Bruce Davison, Jacob Keohane, Al Pagano, Corinne Britti, James Urbaniak | Written and Directed by Phil Blattenberger Writer and director Phil Blattenburg has done a good job here to create a World War II movie set ten years after the end of the war. That might […]

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10th Mar2023

‘Final Cut’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Romain Duris, Beěreěnice Bejo, Grégory Gadebois, Finnegan Oldfield, Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Sébastien Chassagne, Raphaël Quenard, Lyès Salem, Jean-Pascal Zadi | Written and Directed by Michel Hazanavicius When I first saw One Cut of the Dead, I didn’t think that in a couple of years’ time I would be watching a French remake of […]

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03rd Mar2023

‘The Burial’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Faith Kearns, Vernon Taylor, Spencer Weitzel, Aaron Pyle | Written and Directed by Michael Escalante Having your début feature film be a low-budget horror that is heavy on dialogue and reliant on good performances from actors without a huge amount of experience is probably a bit of a risk. But that is what writer/director […]

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02nd Mar2023

HorRHIFFic 2023: ‘The Quantum Devil’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Neil Dickson, Tyler Tackett, Ariadna Cabrol, Edward Apeagyei, Tamara Radovanovic, Mehmet Cerrahoglu, Helen Babic, Marcus Jean Pirae, Loris Curci | Written by Larry Wade Carrell, Zeph E. Daniel | Directed by Larry Wade Carrell As seems customary in film now, Marvel often lead the way, even if it’s only in its influence on the […]

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23rd Feb2023

‘Space Wars: Quest For The Deepstar’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Michael Pare, Sarah French, Anahit Setian, Tyler Gallant, Olivier Gruner, Rachele Brooke Smith, Sadie Katz, Jed Rowen, Elise Muller | Written by Garo Setian, Joe Knetter | Directed by Garo Setian It’s been a while since I’ve watched a low-budget sci-fi action movie that wants to be a big-budget sci-fi movie but that’s exactly […]

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20th Feb2023

‘The Way Out’ VOD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Sherri Shepherd, Mike Manning, Ashleigh Murray, Jonny Beauchamp | Written and Directed by Barry Jay A young man has to deal with the loss of his abusive father while stuck in his dead end job and trying to remain sober. He has help from his AA sponsor and his best friend but when a […]

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10th Feb2023

‘Alive’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Ellen Hillman, Kian Pritchard, Neil Sheffield, Stuart Matthews, Angus Kennedy, Gillian Broderick, Simone McIntyre, Carl Upshell | Written and Directed by David Marantz Zombies seem to be endlessly popular. Just when you think the world is getting bored of the horror sub-genre, something pops along to prove otherwise. Whether it’s Shaun of the Dead, […]

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02nd Feb2023

‘The Hounds of Darkness’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: John Bazley, Mike Bignall, Gareth Wright, George Butterworth, Colin Havey, Sully Hay, Neil Gallagher, Louise McNulty, Ste Gittoes, Jayne Kinsella, Jackie Leech | Written by Neil Gallagher, Peter Harper, Peter Mckeirnon | Directed by Peter Harper, Peter Mckeirnon I feel like I have been following filmmaker Peter Mckeirnon’s career for a long time even […]

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01st Feb2023

‘Rusty Blade’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Zhenhua Su, Chuxuan Liu, Cong Xiao, Mohetaer, Lixiao Yang | Directed by Huyi Sun, Xiaobai Song Rusty Blade might seem like an odd title for a Chinese action drama movie but it absolutely makes sense once you have seen it. An expert swordsman returns home to his village after spending ten years in prison. […]

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26th Jan2023

‘Lone Ruin’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Alain Elliott

Super Rare Games have been on my radar for a while now. They are continuously releasing great, original indie games that are initially only available digitally, and making them physical releases, often with cool extras thrown in to. The occasional digital release is also included and this is where Lone Ruin comes in. What grabbed […]

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18th Jan2023

‘The Harbinger’ VOD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Gabby Beans, Cody Braverman, Emily Davis, Ray Anthony Thomas, Myles Walker | Written and Directed by Andy Mitton I think (my memory is generally terrible) The Harbinger is the first film I have seen where the pandemic has played a big and important part in the story. In the movie, Monique is currently quarantining […]

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16th Jan2023

‘Back to the Wharf’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Zhang Yu, Song Jia, Wang Yanhui, Lee Hong-Chi | Written by Xin Yu | Directed by Xiaofeng Li Outside of a few horror movies, my experience of Chinese movies is seriously lacking and it is something I should definitely try to change in 2023. Back to the Wharf feels like a great choice to […]

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09th Jan2023

‘Sleep. Walk. Kill.’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Ellen Boscov, Darryl Charles, Rob Coulter, Zoey Miller, Bob Quintana, Bill Reick, John Reshetar, Melanie Rosedale, Samantha Russell, Ashlee Rose Toll, Zachary Uzupis, Raquel Watson | Written and Directed by Justin Miller After almost a couple of months of pretty much only watching Christmas movies (yes I’m that person), I got back on track […]

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04th Jan2023

‘Wolf Manor’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: James Fleet, John Henshaw, Nicky Evans, Jay Taylor, Thaila Zucchi | Written by Joel Ferrari, Pete Wild | Directed by Dominic Brunt I am always very much excited when the film-making duo Dominic Brunt and Joanne Mitchell have a new film coming out. They have proved themselves again and again when it comes to […]

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20th Dec2022

‘Incredible But True’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Alain Chabat, Anaïs Demoustier, Léa Drucker, Benoît Magimel | Written and Directed by Quentin Dupieux There are plenty of films that could call themselves Incredible But True but maybe more than most this one feels like it justifies it. But unfortunately, I don’t want to say too much about why this is the case […]

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25th Nov2022

‘The Witch 2: The Other One’ VOD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Shin Sia, Park Eun-bin, Seo Eun-soo, Jin Goo, Kim Da-mi | Written and Directed by Park Hoon-jung I was lucky enough to see The Witch Part 1: The Subversion as part of my coverage for Glasgow Frightfest back in 2019. It was my favourite movie of the festival and was the perfect action horror […]

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28th Oct2022

‘The Killing Tree’ VOD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Sarah Alexandra Marks, Marcus Massey, Judy Tcherniak, Sarah T. Cohen, Kelly Rian Sanson, Ella Starbuck, Lauren Staerck, May Kelly, Nikolai Leon, Richard Harfst, Gillian Broderick | Written by Craig McLearie | Directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield I will continue to champion Christmas horror probably until the day I die. There’s honestly not much more to […]

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