15th Oct2024

Sitges 2024: ‘Rich Flu’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rafe Spall, Timothy Spall, Lorraine Bracco, Dixie Egerickx | Written by David Desola, Sam Steiner | Directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia The new film from Spanish director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, who made Netflix horror hit The Platform, Rich Flu is an English language Contagion-esque thriller about a deadly virus that only affects the […]

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23rd Aug2023

‘Ahsoka: Episode 1 & 2’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Rosario Dawson, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ray Stevenson, Ivanna Sakhno, Diana Lee Inosanto, David Tennant, Lars Mikkelsen, Eman Esfandi | Created by Dave Filoni Series length: 8 episodes Average episode length: 50 minutes First two episodes watched for review Created and written by Dave Filoni, Ahsoka is the latest live-action TV series […]

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21st Sep2021

Video Review: ‘Kate’ – Ass-Kicking Assassin… Assassinated?!

by Kevin Haldon

Here’s Kev with a video review of action thiller Kate, which is in available to watch on Netflix now. A female assassin has 24 hours to get vengeance on her murderer before she dies. Directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Kate stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Woody Harrelson, Miku Patricia Martineau, Tadanobu Asano, Jun Kunimura and Michiel Huisman.

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19th Jun2020

‘Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)’ Blu-ray Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Ewan McGregor, Ella Jay Basco, Chris Messina, Ali Wong | Written by Christina Hodson | Directed by Cathy Yan A little messy, a little all over the pace, but a lot of fun. The DCEU has had rough time of late. With films such as […]

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24th Feb2020

‘Birds of Prey’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Ewan McGregor, Ella Jay Basco, Chris Messina, Ali Wong | Written by Christina Hodson | Directed by Cathy Yan A little messy, a little all over the pace, but a lot of fun. The DCEU has had rough time of late. With films such as […]

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09th Dec2019

‘Gemini Man’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Benedict Wong, Clive Owen, Douglas Hodge, Ralph Brown, Linda Emond, Ilia Volok, E.J. Bonilla, Victor Hugo, David Shae | Written by David Benioff, Billy Ray, Darren Lemke | Directed by Ang Lee Apparently a script that has been floating around Hollywood since 1997 and only now, I’m guessing with […]

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12th Apr2017

‘Swiss Army Man’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead | Written and Directed by Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert How do you write a movie about a farting corpse that leads a man home by a certain part of his anatomy? The answer to that is to watch Swiss Army Man and look beyond what you are […]

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03rd Oct2016

‘Swiss Army Man’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead | Written and Directed by Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert Kwan and Scheinert write and direct was is one of the most unusual films I’ve seen in a while, Swiss Army Man. A small cast (most of the movie is Dano and Radcliffe) taking an absurdist concept and […]

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16th Feb2016

’10 Cloverfield Lane’ – TV Spot

by Phil Wheat

The ever-prolific J.J. Abrams has seemingly not rested on his laurels post-Star Wars, producing a sequel (or is it part of a bigger “Cloverfield Anthology”? – noone knows) to his found-footage hit Cloverfield – entitled 10 Cloverfield Lane. This “sequel” (which looks to be taking place at the same time as the first film) is […]

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15th Jan2016

First trailer & poster for ’10 Cloverfield Lane’

by Phil Wheat

What’s that you say? A film no one knew about releasing it’s first trailer and poster. Looks that way! Yes, the ever-prolific J.J. Abrams has seemingly not rested on his laurels post-Star Wars, producing a sequel to his found-footage hit Cloverfield – entitled 10 Cloverfield Lane. This “sequel” (which looks to be taking place at […]

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24th Aug2014

Frightfest 2014: ‘Faults’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Lance Reddick, Beth Grant, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, David Chandler, Kellie Matteson, Amanda Saunders, Suzan Averitt | Written and Directed by Riley Stearns This is one of the films that, upon reading the cast-listing and the synopsis that I could find online regarding it, peaked my interest and was one I was excited about sitting down […]

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03rd Jun2013

‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Yuliya Snigir, Radivoje Bukvic, Cole Hauser | Written by Skip Woods | Directed by John Moore Since the first Die Hard in 1988, John McClane has found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the skills and attitude to always be the last […]

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