18th Jul2022

Competition: Win ‘Red Sonja’ on Blu-ray

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the first ever 4K restoration of Richard Fleischer’s (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Soylent Green) 1985, action-adventure epic, Red Sonja – released on DVD, Blu-ray, 4K UHD and 4K UHD Limited SteelBook Edition 18th July – we are giving away a Blu-ray! Brigitte Nielsen (Rocky IV, Beverly Hills Cop II) stars as the […]

14th Jul2022

From Red Sonja to Red Heat: Arnie’s Finest Hours

by Phil Wheat

He’s played everything from an indestructible cyborg from the future in the Terminator movies, to a Russian cop in Red Heat, by way of powerful barbarian in Red Sonja – the unmistakable, cinematic force that is Arnold Schwarzenegger, a former bodybuilder turned one-man cinematic industry, whose films, be they fantasy adventure, out-and-out action or science […]

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11th Jun2022

Feature: [Action] Men on a Mission!

by Phil Wheat

From The Dirty Dozen to John Wick, via Enzo G. Castellari’s Inglorious Bastards, the man, or men, on a perilous mission movie is a staple of action thriller cinema, wherein our heroes embark on a seriously against-the-odds undertaking for revenge, to right a wrong, or simply to get hold of a huge amount of loot! […]

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30th May2022

Competition: Win 3 StudioCanal Cult Classics on Blu-ray

by Phil Wheat

STUDIOCANAL presents the brand-new restorations of two classics from legendary director Enzo G Castellari (The Inglorious Bastards) – the stunning Poliziotteschi crime thriller HIGH CRIME (1973), starring Franco Nero (Django) and said to have been inspired by Bullitt; and iconic Spaghetti Western KILL THEM ALL AND COME BACK ALONE (1968), starring Chuck Connors (Branded). And […]

12th Jul2021

Competition: Win Michael Winner’s ‘West 11’ on Blu-ray

by Phil Wheat

STUDIOCANAL have released a brand-new restoration of director Michael Winner’s (Death Wish, Hannibal Brooks) 1963 classic crime drama, West 11. Starring Alfred Lynch (The Hill, The Taming of the Shrew), Kathleen Breck (The Three Musketeers), Eric Portman (The Canterbury Tale, The Whisperers) along with the inimitable Diana Dors (Yield to The Night, The Weak and […]

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06th Sep2017

‘The Boy and the Beast’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Features the voices of: Randy E. Aguebor, Bryn Apprill, Kumiko Asô, Morgan Berry, Jessica Cavanagh, Luci Christian, Lily Franky, Josh Grelle, Sean Hennigan, Suzu Hirose, Chuck Huber, Ivan Jasso, Brittney Karbowski, Haru Kuroki, Mamoru Miyano | Written and Directed by Mamoru Hosoda If you’ve ever been told to stop watching cartoons because they are for […]

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06th Nov2016

Competition: Win a ‘Train to Busan’ horror bundle

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of Train to Busan, in UK cinemas from Friday 28th October, we have an exclusive Train to Busan T-shirt and a horror Blu-ray bundle containing Kill List, Evil Dead, Night Of The Living Dead, and A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night up for grabs just in time for Halloween, courtesy […]

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29th Feb2016

Competition: Win ‘Deathgasm’ on DVD

by Phil Wheat

Deathgasm comes to DVD and Blu-ray from 29th February and courtesy of StudioCanal we have a DVD copy to give away! A hilarious and outrageous blood soaked adventure, Deathgasm is a perfect crossover for horror film and heavy metal music fans. Featuring an amazing original soundtrack of fist-banging metal and practical effects by Main Reactor […]

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17th Sep2015

Interview: Jeremy Wooding director of ‘Blood Moon’

by Stuart Wright

NB. This podcast was originally record in August 2014 ahead of Film4Frightfest 2014. Jeremy Wooding, director/producer of Blood Moon talks us through the making of his ambitious gothic western horror movie, which we reviewed last year: Blood Moon Review. Shaun Dooley (The Women In Black), George Blagden (Vikings), Anna Skellern (The Descent II) and Corey […]

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22nd Jan2015

Competition: Win ‘Ragnarok The Viking Apocalypse’ on DVD

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of Ragnarok The Viking Apocalypse, the fast-paced throwback to the kind of old-school Spielberg action we all grew up on – coming to DVD 2nd February 2015 – we have a copy to giveaway courtesy of Studiocanal. Think the Goonies meets Jurassic Park, or Indiana Jones with a Lord Of The […]

12th Nov2014

‘Wolf’ DVD Review

by Richard Axtell

Stars: Marwan Kenzari, Chemseddine Amar, Mark Catuogno, Steef Cuijpers, Nasrdin Dchar, Jacob Derwig, Michael Knaap, Bo Maerten, Bjorn Niessen, Raymond Thiry, Cahit Ölmez | Written and Directed by Jim Taihuttu Maj-id (Kenzari) is a talented kick boxer from a gray, anonymous suburb in the Netherlands. Whilst trying to support his family through petty crime, his […]

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