15th Mar2022

Romford Horror Festival 2022: ‘Tales of the Creeping Death’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Michael Socha, Andrew Readman, Dean Ackerman, Ricky Tomlinson, James Whitehurst, John Solomonides, Steve Wood, Solaya Rowley, George Newton, Billy Cook, Paul J. Dove, Maggie Evans | Written and Directed by John Williams Stoke-on-Trent filmmaker John Williams (no relation to the film composer of the same name) made his name, at least in the horror […]

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09th Sep2019

‘Double Date’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Michael Socha, Georgia Groome, Danny Morgan, Kelly Wenham, Dougie Poynter | Written by Danny Morgan | Directed by Benjamin Barfoot Meet innocent Jim, terrified of girls and on a reluctant quest to prove his manhood the night before he turns 30. He and his cocky friend Alex think they’ve hit the jackpot when they meet […]

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30th Aug2019

‘Killers Anonymous’ Review

by Dom Hastings

Stars: Tommy Flanagan, Rhyon Nicole Brown, MyAnna Buring, Michael Socha, Tim McInnerny, Gary Oldman, Jessica Alba, Elliot James Langridge, Suki Waterhouse, Sam Hazeldine, Elizabeth Morris, Isabelle Allen, Sally Collett, Sadie Frost, Takako Akashi | Written by Seth Johnson, Elizabeth Morris, Martin Owen | Directed by Martin Owen Since winning an Oscar for his portrayal of […]

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18th Dec2018

‘Papillon’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek, Tommy Flanagan, Eve Hewson, Roland Moller, Nina Senicar, Michael Socha | Written by Aaron Guzikowski | Directed by Michael Noer Based on the international best-selling autobiography by Henri Charrière, Papillon follows the epic true story of Henri “Papillon” Charrière (Charlie Hunnam), a safecracker from the Parisian underworld who is framed for murder […]

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09th Mar2018

‘Walk Like a Panther’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Stephen Graham, Dave Johns, Steve Furst, Michael Socha, Stephen Tompkinson, Julian Sands, Jill Halfpenny, Lindsey Coulson, Robbie Gee, Jason Flemyng | Written and Directed by Dan Cadan An evident labour of love for first-time writer-director Dan Cadan, this cheerful British comedy attempts to fuse a nostalgic love of Saturday teatime TV wrestling with a […]

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09th Oct2017

Grimmfest 2017: ‘Better Watch Out’ & ‘Double Date’ Review

by Phil Wheat

BETTER WATCH OUT Stars: Virginia Madsen, Patrick Warburton, Olivia DeJonge, Dacre Montgomery, Levi Miller, Ed Oxenbould, Aleks Mikic | Written by Zack Kahn, Chris Peckover | Directed by Chris Peckover On a quiet suburban street tucked within a ‘safe neighbourhood’, Ashley has turned up to babysit 12-year-old Luke for the evening while his parents are […]

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04th Mar2016

‘The Aliens: 1×01’ Review (E4)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Michael Socha, Jim Howick, Michaela Coel, Daniel Eghan, Roy Thorn, Holli Dempsey, Trystan Gravelle, Michael Smiley, Ashley Walters | Written by Fintan Ryan | Directed by Lawrence Gough, Jonathan van Tulleken E4 returns to top-form with a scintillating new comedy that sees writers repeat the success of Misfits… The Aliens is certainly not your […]

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