31st Jan2026

The success of ‘Merge’ on Prime Video could change how Short Films survive

by Phil Wheat

Merge, the indie sci-fi short film anthology featuring performances from Mandeep Dhillon (After Life, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) and Joe Dempsie (Game of Thrones, Skins), has quietly pulled off something most short-form projects never manage: cracking the Top 8 on Prime Video UK. For an independently produced anthology built entirely from short films, […]

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21st Mar2016

‘Murder: The Complete Series’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Joe Dempsie, Karla Crome, Anne-Marie Duff, Peter Bowles, Robert Pugh, Michael Smiley | Written by Robert Jones We tend to get used to the structure of crime based shows, they follow certain rules. With Murder: The Complete Series this is turned on its head by providing the stories in a documentary style, based on interviews after […]

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26th Aug2015

‘Monsters: Dark Continent’ Blu-ray Review

by Dan Woolstencroft

Stars: Johnny Harris, Sam Keeley, Joe Dempsie, Sofia Boutella, Kyle Soller, Nicholas Pinnock, Parker Sawyers, Michaela Coel, Rajinikanth, Jesse Nagy | Written by Tom Green, Jay Basu | Directed by Tom Green It was probably inevitable that a critical and commercial success like Monsters would spawn a sequel. The general concern upon announcement was that […]

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04th Nov2014

Mayhem 2014: ‘Monsters – Dark Continent’ Review

by Dan Woolstencroft

Stars: Johnny Harris, Sam Keeley, Joe Dempsie, Sofia Boutella, Kyle Soller, Nicholas Pinnock, Parker Sawyers, Michaela Coel, Rajinikanth, Jesse Nagy | Written by Tom Green, Jay Basu | Directed by Tom Green Back in 2010, the Mayhem Festival hosted a screening of Gareth Edwards’ micro budget debut Monsters. Edwards was in attendance and took part […]

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