31st Oct2024

‘Strange Darling’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

Strange Darling is a 2023 American thriller film written and directed by JT Mollner and starring Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Barbara Hershey, and Ed Begley Jr. Set in rural Oregon, the film focuses on a man and woman who engage in a one-night stand that devolves into a cat-and-mouse game of murder. It is divided […]

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26th Aug2024

Frightfest 2024: ‘Strange Darling’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Barbara Hershey, Ed Begley Jr., Steven Michael Quezada, Madisen Beaty, Bianca A. Santos, Bianca A. Santos, Sheri Foster, Eugenia Kuzmina, Giovanni Ribisi | Written and Directed by JT Mollner Strange Darling is a gripping and unconventional thriller that takes audiences on a wild, genre-bending ride through the darker corners of […]

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27th Apr2022

‘9 Bullets’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Lena Headey, Sam Worthington, Dean Scott Vazquez, Emma Holzer, Barbara Hershey, La La Anthony, Cam Gigandet | Written and Directed by Gigi Gaston As I watched 9 Bullets the plot seemed overly familiar, it wasn’t billed as a remake of anything but it seemed very familiar. Then it hit me, Gloria, a film John […]

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08th Oct2021

Welcome to the Blumhouse: ‘The Manor’ Review (Amazon Prime)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Barbara Hershey, Bruce Davison, Nicholas Alexander, Katie Amanda Keane, Jill Larson, Fran Bennett, Mark Steger | Written and Directed by Axelle Carolyn Having had a distinctly mixed reaction to Bingo Hell I approached The Manor, the next of the “Welcome to the Blumhouse” films with a bit of caution. Not being much of a […]

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17th Apr2019

‘The Last Temptation of Christ’ Blu-ray Review (Criterion)

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Michael Been, Verna Bloom, Harry Dean Stanton | Written by Paul Schrader | Directed by Martin Scorsese After The Color of Money had proven a box office hit, Martin Scorsese shifted his attention a couple of thousand years, to the life and death of Jesus Christ (Willem Dafoe). […]

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03rd Jan2014

‘Insidious/Insidious: Chapter 2’ Blu-ray Review

by Jack Kirby

Stars: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, Barbara Hershey, Lin Shaye | Written by Leigh Whannell | Directed by James Wan INSIDIOUS James Wan’s latest horror outing Insidious turns out to be a roller coaster of a film, which jumps from being a dread-filled fright fest to a farcical horror flick. The pairing of the […]

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06th Sep2013

‘Insidious: Chapter 2’ Review

by Jack Kirby

Stars: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Barbara Hershey, Lin Shaye, Ty Simpkins, Steve Coulter, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Andrew Astor | Written by Leigh Whannell | Directed by James Wan Having watched what I guess we should now refer to as ‘Chapter 1’ prior to the screening of the Insidious sequel, I can confirm that as […]