04th Oct2024

Exclusive Interview: Director Howard J. Ford talks ‘Escape’

by Kevin Haldon

In his latest interview, Kev sits down with prolific director Howard J. Ford (The Dead, Never Let Go) to discuss his latest film, Escape. Ten trafficked women attempt escaping ruthless gang after being abducted from resort. Nurse and dancer lead fight for survival in desert against traffickers during daring getaway plan. Written and directed by […]

03rd Oct2024

Exclusive Interview: Actress, writer & director Sarah Alexandra Marks talks ‘Escape’

by Kevin Haldon

In his latest interview, Kev sits down with actress Sarah Alexandra Marks to discuss her latest film, Escape, which comes from prolific director Howard J. Ford. Ten trafficked women attempt escaping ruthless gang after being abducted from resort. Nurse and dancer lead fight for survival in desert against traffickers during daring getaway plan. Written and […]

02nd Oct2024

‘Die Before You Die’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

Die Before You Die is equal parts claustrophobic thrill-ride and a moving story of personal transformation, provoking the question, can we ever be truly in control of our fears and desires? Adi is a successful vlogger whose channel is his life. He’s vain, superficial, and is more concerned with his view count and subscribers than […]

26th Sep2024

‘The 4:30 Movie’ Video Review – Kevin Smith’s BEST Work Yet?

by Kevin Haldon

The 4:30 Movie is a 2024 American semi-autobiographical coming-of-age comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It stars Austin Zajur, Nicholas Cirillo, Reed Northrup, Siena Agudong, and Ken Jeong. The story is loosely based on Smith’s experiences sneaking into movie theatres as a teenager and his earliest romantic endeavours. Writer-director Kevin Smith presents his […]

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24th Sep2024

‘Greedy People’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

Greedy People is a 2024 American crime comedy film directed by Potsy Ponciroli and written by Michael Vukadinovich. The film stars Himesh Patel, Lily James, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Simon Rex, Tim Blake Nelson, Joey Lauren Adams, Uzo Aduba, and Jim Gaffigan. This follows the residents of a small island town who must navigate a sensational murder […]

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11th Sep2024

‘Red Rooms’ Review

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: Juliette Gariépy, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, Laurie Babin, Elisabeth Locas, Natalie Tannous, Pierre Chagnon, Guy Thauvette | Written and Directed by Pascal Plante Well… what the hell was that all about? I will say though this was a technically well-executed movie. So much so that you find yourself bafflingly transfixed to the screen, for the most […]

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10th Sep2024

‘Scared Shitless’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

In his latest video review Kev checks out Scared Shitless, which comes from director Vivieno Caldinelli and stars Steven Ogg, Daniel Doheny and Chelsea Clark. A plumber and his germophobic son are forced to get their hands dirty to save the residents of an apartment building, when a genetically engineered, blood-thirsty creature escapes into the […]

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06th Sep2024

‘Black Dog’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

In his latest video review, Kevin checks out Black Dog, a film that follows two teenage boys from very different London backgrounds who embark on a road trip North together. As they start to open up about their pasts, the boys learn they have far more in common than they first thought. Directed by George […]

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04th Sep2024

Spirit of Independence Film Festival 2024: ‘Reputation’ Review

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: James Nelson Joyce, Kyle Rowe, Olivia Frances Brown, Robyn Sass, Kru Lundy, Andrew Purcell | Written by Martin Law, Dean Gregson, Jordan Derbyshire | Directed by Martin Law Reputation is the kind of movie that reminds audiences that we Brits know better than anyone how to craft and tell a story that’s honest, raw, […]

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03rd Sep2024

‘Supacell: Series One’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

Supacell is a 2024 British superhero television series, created and written by Rapman for Netflix. It was directed by Rapman and Sebastian Thiel, and premiered with six episodes on 27th June 2024. Set in modern-day South London, the series is about a group of five ordinary black people, unified by family history of sickle cell […]

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28th Aug2024

‘Latency’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

Written and directed by James Croke and starring Sasha Luss, Alexis Ren, and Ava Caryofyllis, Latency is a new video game-themed movie – this time a sci-fi thriller about Hana, a professional gamer who suffers from acute agoraphobia, who receives new equipment that enhances her game, she begins to wonder if it is reading her […]

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27th Aug2024

‘Twisters’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

Twisters is a 2024 American disaster film directed by Lee Isaac Chung from a screenplay by Mark L. Smith, based on a story by Joseph Kosinski. Serving as a standalone sequel to Twister (1996), it stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, and Sasha Lane. It follows clashing groups of storm […]

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23rd Aug2024

‘The Mouse Trap’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

There’s a seemingly familiar face stalking the funfair in The Mouse Trap, a horror chiller that’ll make you look at one of your childhood favourites very differently! It’s Alex’s 21st Birthday, but she’s stuck at the amusement arcade on a late shift so her friends decide to surprise her, but a masked killer dressed as […]

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21st Aug2024

Ten Best: Surprising Movie Cameos

by Kevin Haldon

Our new series is our personal picks for Cinematic Top 10s. In this new video list we dive into the Top 10 Surprising Cameos on the Big Screen. Check out the video below and let us know what you think of our list… Do you agree or disagree? Are there any other cameos you’d recommend […]

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16th Aug2024

‘Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

Kevin sits down to rate and review Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace, a sequel to the 2020 action horror Angels Fallen starring Denise Richards (Starship Troopers), Josh Burdett (Loving Vincent), Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry Maguire), and UFC legend Randy Couture (The Expendables). Haunted by the war in Iraq, a depressed and faithless Gabriel is approached […]

13th Aug2024

‘The Duchess’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

From Neil Marshall, director of cult favourites like Dog Soldiers, Doomsday, The Descent, Centurion and the Hellboy reboot, comes Duchess starring Charlotte Kirk, Phillip Winchester, Colm Meany, Stephanie Beecham and Sean Pertwee. Duchess, a small-time crook, tries to enter the treacherous underworld of diamond trafficking and ends up left for dead when a deal goes […]

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09th Aug2024

‘The Bikeriders’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

The Bikeriders is a 2023 American period crime drama film written and directed by Jeff Nichols, and starring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Mike Faist, Boyd Holbrook, Damon Herriman, Beau Knapp, Emory Cohen, Karl Glusman, Toby Wallace, and Norman Reedus. Its plot is inspired by the photo book of the same name […]

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06th Aug2024

Interview: Neil Marshall on his latest film ‘Duchess’

by Kevin Haldon

For his latest interview, Kevin gets to fill a Top 5 interview checklist goal by sitting down to chat with Neil Marshall, director of cult favourites like Dog Soldiers, Doomsday, The Descent, Centurion and the Hellboy reboot. They chat about the upcoming release of the new action epic Duchess starring Charlotte Kirk, Phillip Winchester, Colm […]

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30th Jul2024

‘Sasquatch Sunset’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

Sasquatch Sunset is a 2024 American absurdist fantasy drama film directed by David Zellner and Nathan Zellner, written by David Zellner, and starring Riley Keough, Jesse Eisenberg, Christophe Zajac-Denek, and Nathan Zellner. The film follows a family of Sasquatch over a period of one year. A year in the life of a unique family. It […]

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26th Jul2024

‘Bleeding Love’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

In his latest video review, Kevin sits down to talk about Bleeding Love, the 2023 American drama film starring real-life father and daughter Ewan McGregor and Clara McGregor. Directed by Emma Westenberg in her feature-length debut, Bleeding Love (which debuted at South by Southwest last year under the title You Sing Loud, I Sing Louder) […]

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24th Jul2024

‘The Moor’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

In his latest video review, Kevin sits down to talk about Brit Horror folk tale The Moor, which stars Sophia La Porta, David Edward-Robertson, Elizabeth Dormer-Phillips as well as the late British acting legend, Bernard Hill. Claire was just a child when her best friend was abducted and murdered. Twenty-five years later, the killer has […]

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10th Jul2024

Ten Best: Terrifying Horror Films Directed By Women

by Kevin Haldon

Our new series is our personal picks for Cinematic Top 10s. On the first of the new lists we dive into our Top 10 most terrifying horror films directed by women. These films, helmed by talented women directors, offer a diverse range of storytelling and filmmaking styles, proving that the horror genre is enriched by […]

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