23rd Oct2024

‘Longlegs’ Blu-ray Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Maika Monroe, Nicholas Cage, Alicia Witt, Kiernan Shipka, Blair Underwood | Written and Directed by Osgood Perkins It can be difficult to market a film. A trailer can be the best way to garner interest, although this can be undone when the promotional material offers spoilers to lure in potential viewers (as evidenced with […]

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18th Jul2024

‘Longlegs’ Review #2

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Maika Monroe, Nicholas Cage, Alicia Witt, Kiernan Shipka, Blair Underwood | Written and Directed by Osgood Perkins It can be difficult to market a film. A trailer can be the best way to garner interest, although this can be undone when the promotional material offers spoilers to lure in potential viewers (as evidenced with […]

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16th Jul2024

‘Longlegs’ Review

by Jasmine Valentine

Stars: Maika Monroe, Nicholas Cage, Alicia Witt, Kiernan Shipka, Blair Underwood | Written and Directed by Osgood Perkins Special Agent Lee Harker (Maika Monroe) is assigned to an unusual serial killer case when she intuitively locates a separate suspect when her partner is shot. While on the case, she finds out about “Longlegs” (Nicholas Cage) […]

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31st Jan2023

Competition: Win horror ‘Watcher’ on Blu-ray!

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of Watcher – released on DVD & Blu-ray 6th February – we have a Blu-ray up for grabs! The debut film from Chloe Okuno is a sleek, remarkably assured thriller that puts a thoroughly modern spin on Hitchcock’s classic Rear Window. Featuring a superb cast including Maika Monroe (It Follows), Karl […]

14th Jun2022

Sundance London 2022: ‘Watcher’ Review

by Guest

Stars: Maika Monroe, Karl Glusman, Burn Gorman, Tudor Petruț, Gabriela Butuc | Written and Directed by Chloe Okuno As a serial killer stalks the city, a young actress who just moved to town with her boyfriend notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street. Do you always feel like somebody’s watching you? Well, […]

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01st Nov2021

‘The Guest’ 4K UHD Special Ltd. Edition Review (Second Sight)

by Jack Kirby

Stars: Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Ethan Embry, Joel David Moore, Candice Patton, Lance Reddick, Brendan Meyer, Jesse Luken | Written by Simon Barrett | Directed by Adam Wingard The Guest introduces us to the Petersons, a small-town family who lost a son in the war in the Middle East. David (Dan Stevens, apparently best known for […]

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17th Jun2021

‘Flashback’ VOD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Dylan O’Brien, Hannah Gross, Emory Cohen, Keir Gilchrist, Maika Monroe, Amanda Brugel, Donald Burda, Myles Isen, Liisa Repo-Martell | Written and Directed by Christopher MacBride Time travel, time loop or any such movies are always are hard one to get right. When done right they can be thought-provoking, intriguing and enjoyable. But if it […]

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14th Feb2020

‘Villains’ Review (Rakuten TV)

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Bill Skarsgård, Maika Monroe, Blake Baumgartner, Jeffrey Donovan, Kyra Sedgwick, Noah Robbins | Written and Directed by Dan Berk, Robert Olsen I’ve used Rakuten TV a few times now, and the service is on-point. Slick, easy to use and crystal clear in sound and picture, it’s a very cool service for the rental of […]

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05th Mar2019

‘Greta’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe, Jane Perry, Jeff Hiller, Parker Sawyers, Brandon Lee Sears, Arthur Lee, Rosa Escoda, Jessica Predd, Thaddeus Daniels, Raven Dauda, Colm Feore, Zawe Ashton, Stephen Rea | Written by Neil Jordan, Ray Wright | Directed by Neil Jordan Greta tells the story of a young woman befriends a lonely […]

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05th Jul2018

‘Tau’ Review (Netflix Original)

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Maika Monroe, Ed Skrein, Gary Oldman, Fiston Barek, Ivana Zivkovic, Sharon D. Clarke, Ian Virgo, Paul Leonard Murray, Dragoljub Ljubicic, Irene Chiengue Chiendjo | Written by Noga Landau | Directed by Federico D’Alessandro Federico D’Alessandro’s Tau is unequivocally horrific. It is utter torture to have to sit through and antagonising to even comprehend any […]

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14th Feb2018

‘The Scent of Rain and Lightning’ Review

by Philip Rogers

Stars: Maika Monroe, Maggie Grace, Will Patton, Mark Webber, Brad Carter, Bonnie Bedelia, Logan Miller, Justin Chatwin, Aaron Poole, Kassia Conway | Written by Jeff Robison, Casey Twenter | Directed by Blake Robbins Directed by Blake Robbins, and based on a New York Times bestselling novel by Nancy Pickard, The Scent of Rain and Lightning tells the story of […]

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22nd Apr2016

New “Earth Day” trailer for ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’

by Phil Wheat

We always knew they were coming back. After Independence Day redefined the event movie genre, the next epic chapter – Independence Day: Resurgence – delivers global spectacle on an unimaginable scale… Just check out the new “Earth Day” trailer below! Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program […]

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08th Jan2016

Two more clips from ‘The 5th Wave’

by Phil Wheat

In the new film The 5th Wave, four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, Cassie (Chloë Grace Moretz) is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. As she prepares for the inevitable and lethal 5th wave, Cassie teams up with […]

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06th Jan2016

New clip from sci-fi thriller ‘The 5th Wave’

by Phil Wheat

In the new film The 5th Wave, four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, Cassie (Chloë Grace Moretz) is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. As she prepares for the inevitable and lethal 5th wave, Cassie teams up with […]

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14th Dec2015

First trailer for ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’

by Phil Wheat

We always knew they were coming back. After Independence Day redefined the event movie genre, the next epic chapter – Independence Day: Resurgence – delivers global spectacle on an unimaginable scale… Just check out the trailer below! Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the […]

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28th Jun2015

‘It Follows’ Blu-ray Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Olivia Luccardi, Lili Sepe, Daniel Zovatto, Jake Weary, Linda Boston, Ruby Harris, Bailey Spry, Debbie Williams | Written and Directed by David Robert Mitchell Horror is at its most affective when it takes real world situations and inserts the strange and unnatural into them.  When that subtle little oddity stands […]

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02nd Mar2015

‘It Follows’ Review

by Ian Loring

Stars: Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Olivia Luccardi, Lili Sepe, Daniel Zovatto, Jake Weary, Linda Boston, Ruby Harris, Bailey Spry, Debbie Williams | Written and Directed by David Robert Mitchell Over the last few months we have been spoilt for choice when it comes to interesting indie genre fare. The Guest, Predestination, The Babadook and Coherence […]

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26th Feb2015

Competition: Win a cool limited edition ‘It Follows’ T-shirt

by Phil Wheat

The breakout film from the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, It Follows is a contemporary horror exploring teen sex, suburbia, and the stuff of nightmares – a cult classic in the making from one of the most exciting filmmaking talents around. For 19-year-old Jay (Maika Monroe), the fall should be about school, boys and weekends at […]

23rd Jan2015

New trailer and poster for ‘It Follows’

by Phil Wheat

The breakout film from the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, It Follows is a suspenseful, beautifully shot, horror film that takes old, tired horror clichés and puts a smart, culturally relevant spin on them whilst maintaining a timeless class that the horror genre hasn’t seen for a long time. Teen sex, suburbia, murder, and nightmarish demons […]

02nd Jan2015

‘The Guest’ Blu-ray Review

by Jack Kirby

Stars: Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Ethan Embry, Joel David Moore, Candice Patton, Lance Reddick, Brendan Meyer, Jesse Luken | Written by Simon Barrett | Directed by Adam Wingard You’re Next was my favourite films of last year, so I was very excited to see director Adam Wingard’s latest, The Guest. We’re introduced to the Petersons, a […]

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21st Aug2014

Frightfest 2014: ‘The Guest’ Review

by Jack Kirby

Stars: Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Ethan Embry, Joel David Moore, Candice Patton, Lance Reddick, Brendan Meyer, Jesse Luken | Written by Simon Barrett | Directed by Adam Wingard You’re Next was my favourite films of last year, so I was very excited to see director Adam Wingard’s latest, The Guest. We’re introduced to the Petersons, a […]

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