28th Jan2017

Nerd Buy: ‘Spider-Man Homecoming’ action figures

by Phil Wheat

Spider-Man: Homecoming isn’t in cinemas until the Summer, but that doesn’t stop Hasbro from unveiling their action figures tie-ins from the film… Which actually give us a closer look at the films Vulture, played by Michael Keaton, and his outfit. Hasbro’s toy line includes a series of action figures, including Spider-Man in both his Tony […]

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28th Jan2017

‘Fortitude 2×04’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Sofie Gråbøl, Richer Dormer, Dennis Quaid, Michelle Fairley, Robert Sheehan, Edvin Endre, Parminder Nagra | Created by Simon Donald Just when you thought Fortitude couldn’t get any stranger, episode 4 of series two takes things to new levels. An eyeless man stalking the town, a new Shaman in town and gravedigging all adding up […]

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27th Jan2017

‘Fortitude 2×03’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Sofie Gråbøl, Richer Dormer, Dennis Quaid, Michelle Fairley, Robert Sheehan, Edvin Endre, Parminder Nagra | Created by Simon Donald We’re now three episodes in to Fortitude‘s second series and there is one thing we can be sure of: any semblance of normality has now been lost… With characters that were seemingly at death’s door […]

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27th Jan2017

Competition: Win the Arrow Video release of ‘Raising Cain’

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of Raising Cain – out Dual Format 30th Jan. 2017 – we are giving away a copy courtesy of Arrow Video! Having spent the latter half of the eighties trying out new styles of filmmaking – Wise Guys’ knockabout comedy, The Untouchables’ prestige gangster pic, Casualties of War’s Vietnam movie and […]

27th Jan2017

‘Sadako vs. Kayako’ Review (Shudder Exclusive)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Runa Endo, Elly Nanami, Mizuki Yamamoto, Tina Tamashiro, Aimi Satsukawa, Misato Tanaka, Masahiro Kômoto, Masanobu Andô, Rintaro Shibamoto, Maiko Kikuchi | Written by Takashi Shimizu, Kôji Suzuki | Directed by Kôji Shiraishi In the battle of horror film icons, it is fair to say that the dream match-up was of course Freddy vs. Jason. […]

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27th Jan2017

Codemasters announce June debut of ‘DiRT 4’

by Kat Wheat

Codemasters and Koch Media have announced that DiRT 4 will hit PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC in June 2017. Hot on the heels of 2016’s critically and commercially successful DiRT Rally, DiRT 4 takes the passion and authenticity of off-road racing to the next level, whilst also reintroducing gamers to white knuckle truck and […]

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27th Jan2017

Details & artwork for Screenbound’s first 6 Euro-horror releases

by Phil Wheat

UK distributor Screenbound are set to take the plunge into the sleazy world of Euro-horror with not one but TWO new labels dedicated to the genre(s). Launching in March, Black House looks to cover the more horrific side of European cinema, whilst – at least based on their first releases – Maison Rouge offers up […]

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27th Jan2017

‘Tales of Berseria’ Review (PC)

by Paul Metcalf

If there is one style of game that has the ability to take you to strange places it has to be the JRPG. What this strangeness gives us though is games such as Tales of Berseria, where you play a Daemon with a blood sucking claw who wages a battle of vengeance against against exorcists. […]

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27th Jan2017

Severin detail their new Blu-ray of ‘Drive-In Massacre’

by Phil Wheat

It was one of the few true slasher movies to pre-date Halloween and Friday the 13th, and remains the closest you’ll ever come to an actual seedy ‘70s drive-in experience: Drive-In Massacre; coming from Severin Films in a feature-packed Blu-ray with all-new special features and restored from the original camera negative recently discovered in the […]

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27th Jan2017

First Look: Monsters Unleashed #2

by Phil Wheat

Giant monsters are raining from the skies and you can have a front row seat to the action in Monsters Unleashed #2, coming to comic shops everywhere next Wednesday, with creators Cullen Bunn and Greg Land dialing the mayhem up to eleven as the heroes of the Marvel Universe look to repel wave after wave […]

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27th Jan2017

‘The Rezort’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Dougray Scott, Jessica De Gouw, Martin McCann, Jassa Ahulwalia, Claire Goose, Shane Zaza, Elen Rhys, Lawrence Walker | Written by Paul Gerstenberger | Directed by Steve Barker Post-apocalyptic zombie movies are ten-a-penny these days, it often seem like we get a new one every month, thankfully The Rezort (also known as Generation Z) gives […]

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27th Jan2017

‘MXGP3’ coming this Spring

by Kat Wheat

Milestone, one of the largest global racing video game developers, have announced that MXGP3: The Official Motocross Videogame, is set to be released in spring 2017 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC/Steam. From the press release: The new MXGP edition, based on the 2016 season, offers the player a dynamic, ever-more enjoyable gaming […]

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27th Jan2017

‘Terror Birds’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jessica Lee Keller, Lindsey Sporrer, Greg Evigan, Leslie Easterbrook, Dillon Cavitt, Evan Miller, Sarah Joy Byington, Heath Allyn, Mark Hanson, Craig Nigh, Sam Stinson, Carlton Caudle | Written by Jake Helgren | Directed by Sean Cain OK, when you buy a film called Terror Birds you surely know what you getting… A film horror […]

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26th Jan2017

‘Fortitude 2×02’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Sofie Gråbøl, Richer Dormer, Dennis Quaid, Michelle Fairley, Robert Sheehan, Edvin Endre, Parminder Nagra | Created by Simon Donald In the first episode of Fortitude‘s second series we were given the groundwork for what we can expect in this latest chapter of the story of the “safest place on Earth.” Hardly safe though, we […]

26th Jan2017

‘Storefront Theatre Collection #1: Po-No’ Review (Vinegar Syndrome)

by Mondo Squallido

Ever wondered what it would be like to visit an LA porn theatre in the early 1970’s? Well, those lovely folks over at Vinegar Syndrome may have the release just for you. I’d usually set the scene and build up the excitement (I do actually do that right?), but we have over 12 hours of […]

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26th Jan2017

New TV spot and poster for ‘Logan’

by Phil Wheat

Set for a release this Spring (March 1st to be precise), Logan is the latest and last(?) film in the standalone Wolverine movies. Set in the near future, Logan sees an aging Wolverine and Professor X working together to protect a young female clone of Wolverine – aka X-23 from the Marvel comic of the […]

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26th Jan2017

First clip from Gore Verbinski’s ‘A Cure for Wellness’

by Phil Wheat

Directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaacs and Mia Goth, the psychological thriller A Cure For Wellness is set for a US cinema release on February 17th and UK debut on February 24th, from 20th Century Fox. In anticipation of the films debut, Fox have released a new clip from the film […]

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26th Jan2017

‘Resident Evil 7: Biohazard’ Review (PS4)

by Paul Metcalf

When it comes to gaming, we tend to take change badly. Whether it be an update to the way the game runs, major changes to a franchise story, and even a lead character, we just don’t like it. There are times though that these changes can be good, and can help rejuvenate interest with the […]

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26th Jan2017

Watch Now: First 5 minutes of ‘Sadako vs. Kayako’

by Phil Wheat

Hideo Nakata’s Ringu and Takashi Shimizu’s Ju-On: The Grudge are known worldwide as two of the most terrifying and groundbreaking horror films ever made. To this day, horror fans debate: “Which of the two is truly scarier?” and “Whose curse is stronger, Sadako’s or  Kayako’s?” No one ever thought that these questions would get answered, […]

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26th Jan2017

Interview: Actor/producer Marcia Do Vales (Ibiza Undead, Heretiks)

by Phil Wheat

In his latest interview, host Stuart Wright talks to Brasilian born actor/producer Marcia Do Vales  – a graduate of the prestigious Instituto Del Cine Madrid school for both film acting and film directing – about her journey to the UK via Spain; starring in Ibiza Undead, producing Heretiks and preparations for New Orleans where she’ll […]

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26th Jan2017

‘Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #3.1’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Rob Williams | Art by I.N.J Culbard | Published by Titan Comics Year 3, in publishing terms, has come for The Eleventh Doctor. A series that I haven’t exactly disliked, but not one I feel has been great either. Lacking a little of that timey-wimey magic, which for this incarnation is criminal indeed. […]

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26th Jan2017

First Look: Elektra #1

by Phil Wheat

Sin City has a new player as Marvel’s deadly assassin heads for the bright lights and dry heat of the Las Vegas Strip – and today we have your first look inside in the can’t-miss Elektra #1 – a brand-new series coming this February from writer Matt Owens (Marvel’s Luke Cage) and artist Juann Cabal. […]

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