Writer/director Les Sekely made a name for himself with cult curios like Night of the Living Date, The Not-So-Grim Reaper and The Alien Conspiracy: Grey Skies. But in 1998, he delivered what would become a genuine favourite among genre fans: Vampire Time Travelers. Now, the film gets the deluxe treatment it deserves courtesy of Visual […]
Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman, Chi-Lewis Parry | Written by Alex Garland | Directed by Nia DaCosta Danny Boyle hands over directing duties to Nia DaCosta (Candyman) for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, the second half of the 28 Years Later two-parter, effectively forming the third and fourth instalments of […]
Stars: Nathan Shepka, Nicolette McKeown, Stephen Kerr, Olly Bassi, Nico Palmieri, David McCallum, Gary Collinson | Written by Nathan Shepka, Tom Jolliffe | Directed by Nathan Shepka The sixth film from writer/director/producer/actor Nathan Shepka, who does indeed take up all those roles for Death Among the Pines. I haven’t yet seen any of his other […]
When an unexploded World War II bomb is discovered at a busy construction site in central London, what begins as a routine day quickly spirals into a high-stakes emergency. With the threat of disaster looming, military and police forces are deployed to coordinate a mass evacuation, racing against time to clear the area before catastrophe […]
In 1993, the sci-fi action genre was reshaped by Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park. Its success sparked a wave of dinosaur movies, with filmmakers eager to capture a piece of that magic. Among them were low-budget auteurs The Polonia Brothers, who quickly jumped on the trend with Saurians, released just a year later in 1994. Many […]
One thing streaming still can’t compete with when it comes to physical media is the wealth of bonus features. Few labels do this better than Visual Vengeance. Over the past several years, they’ve delivered a string of deluxe Blu-ray releases – Furious, Scream Queen, The Wrong Door, Repligator, Dinosaur Valley Girls, Heartland of Darkness and […]
Inspired by the real-life story of British-Yemeni boxer Prince Naseem Hamed, Giant charts his journey from humble beginnings to the heights of world championship success. At its core is the relationship between Naz and his trainer, Brendan Ingle, whose guidance and influence played a crucial role in shaping his rise through the boxing world. Following […]
Directed by Craig Conway, written by Peter Stylianou, and starring Victoria Tait, Ian Whyte, and Robert Cavanah, Red Riding brings a darker edge to a familiar name, placing its lead character at the centre of a mystery that refuses to stay buried. After the overdose of her mother, teenager Red Riding is forced to leave […]
Stars: Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace, Shylo Molina, Billie Roy, Hayat Kamille, Verónica Falcón, Emily Mitchell, May Elghety, Lily Sullivan | Written and Directed by Lee Cronin Writer-director Lee Cronin scores an authorial title credit with only his third horror feature, following The Hole in the Ground (2019) and Evil Dead Rise […]
Stars: Paolo Rotondo, Rebecca Hobbs, Roy Ward, Paul Glover, Chris Graham, Darien Takle | Written and Directed by Scott Reynolds There’s been a recent surge in horror films reimagining classic children’s stories and characters. We’ve seen twisted takes on Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, Popeye, The Grinch and plenty more besides. But long before this […]
Stars: Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor, Lydia Leonard, Avantika, Millicent Simmonds, Iris Apatow, Julian Krenn, Uma Thurman | Written by Kate Freund | Directed by Vicky Jewson Directed by Vicky Jewson and starring Uma Thurman and reality star turned Sia music video muse Maddie Ziegler, Pretty Lethal is one of those films where the central idea […]
Stars: Alan Ritchson, Blake Richardson, Keiynan Lonsdale, Daniel Webber, Jai Courtney, Esai Morales, Stephan James, Dennis Quaid | Written by Patrick Hughes, James Beaufort | Directed by Patrick Hughes Alan Ritchson – beefy star of TV’s Reacher – stars in this straight-to-Netflix sci-fi action thriller about a giant alien killing machine, from director Patrick Hughes, […]
Stars: Archie Madekwe, Sunny Suljic, Théodore Pelleri, Cam Hicks, Zack Fox | Written and Directed by Alex Russell Psychological thrillers have been part of cinema since its earliest days. From the Hitchcock classic Vertigo (1958), to the tense cat-and-mouse game of The Silence of the Lambs (1991), and the deeply emotional Oldboy (2003), one thing […]
Stars: Emma Reinagel, Aline O’Neill, Graham Weldin, Cameron Mabie, Jack Cathcart | Directed by Brittney Greer Make of this what you will: after watching Happy Halloween, I went to log the film on my Letterboxd account. As I did, I was dismayed to learn that I had already seen the thing – during its UK […]
Stars: Diana Roman, Dee Wallace, Brad Satterwhite, Trent Avvenire, Rosanna Wyant, Bryan Palacios, Jamella Cross, Sherill Quinn | Written by Maralynn Adams, Michael Fredianelli | Directed by Michael Fredianelli There’s low-budget horror… and then there’s “what if we made a slasher villain out of one of the most infamous real-life killers ever… and stuck him […]
Stars: Chris Pratt, Rebecca Ferguson, Kali Reis, Annabelle Wallis, Chris Sullivan, Kylie Rogers | Written by Marco van Belle | Directed by Timur Bekmanbetov Director Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) returns with this high-concept, very timely sci-fi thriller, starring Chris Pratt as a detective facing an A.I. murder trial. It gets a little wobbly in the final […]
In his latest video, Kevin takes a look at Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, a 2026 American science fiction action-comedy crime film written and directed by BenDavid Grabinski. Two friends navigate the dangerous world of organized crime, testing their loyalty and survival skills as they get deeper into the criminal underworld. Blending high-concept […]
Stars: Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan, Kevin McCarthy, Fiona Lewis, Vernon Wells, Robert Picardo, Wendy Schaal, Harold Sylvester, William Schallert, Henry Gibson | Written by Jeffrey Boam, Chip Proser | Directed by Joe Dante In the 1980s, director Joe Dante brought some fun features to cinemas that, over the years, have become classics and cult […]
Stars: Chad Michael Collins, Ryan Robbins, Tom Berenger, Nico Panagio, Josh Brener, Shane John Kruger, Dominique Maher, Manuel Rodriguez-Saenz | Written by Michael Frost Beckner, Crash Leyland, Sean Wathen | Directed by Trevor Calverley After more than three decades and a dozen films deep, you’d think the Sniper franchise would be running on fumes by now. […]
After the surprise success of the first film, Kevin went into Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come with genuine excitement, hoping lightning might strike twice for this horror-slash-comedy follow-up. After surviving one deadly game, Grace and her sister Faith must now outrun four rival families competing for a powerful throne – winner takes all. […]
Stars: Nina Kiri, Adam DiMarco, Michelle Duquet | Written and Directed by Ian Tuason Taking time out from caring for her dying mother, Evy (Nina Kiri) settles down for the night to host her titular paranormal podcast with partner Justin (Adam DiMarco). This week’s episode of Undertone features a series of mysterious sound files sent […]
