11th Jan2017

Competition: Win ‘Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia’ on Blu-ray

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia – out 23rd January on Blu-ray – we are giving away a copy courtesy of Arrow Video! Sam Peckinpah’s most personal movie, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia is often regarded as his last great masterpiece, concluding the period in which he […]

11th Jan2017

‘Manchester by the Sea’ Review

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Casey Affleck, Lucas Hedges, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler | Written and Directed by Kenneth Lonergan Kenneth Lonergan’s last film, Margaret – a vast New York opera which movingly explored the nature of subjectivity – was secretly one of the best American films of the century so far. But given that film’s “challenging” production and […]

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11th Jan2017

First images from the Netflix original film ‘iBoy’

by Phil Wheat

Netflix have released four new images from the forthcoming original film iBoy starring Bill Milner, Maisie Williams, Miranda Richardson and Rory Kinnear. iBoy follows Tom (Bill Milner), an average teenager whose world is turned on its head when a violent encounter with local thugs leaves fragments of his shattered smartphone embedded in his brain. He […]

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11th Jan2017

Chucky’s Back! And this time he’s bringing his cult!

by Phil Wheat

I’m a huge fan of the Child’s Play franchise, I have been since I was a teenager, before everyone jumped on the bandwagon back in the early 90s when Child’s Play 3 was decried as a new “video nasty” here in the UK. Since then we’ve had two more comedic entries, Bride… and Seed…, and […]

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11th Jan2017

Review Round-Up: ‘Sausage Party’ & ‘Bad Moms’

by Phil Wheat

SAUSAGE PARTY Stars: Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, James Franco, Bill Hader, Salma Hayek, David Krumholtz, Danny McBride, Edward Norton, Paul Rudd | Directed by Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon The groceries at Shopwell’s live their lives by a code that helps them stay peaceful and happy until it’s time for them to […]

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10th Jan2017

Marvel reveal cover for ‘All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #1’

by Phil Wheat

This summer your favorite ragtag group of spacefaring heroes are blasting off with a historic new beginning, with new adventures and a new creative team. And today Marvel have revealed the cover for All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #1 – a new ongoing series launching this May from blockbuster creators Gerry Duggan (Deadpool, Uncanny Avengers) […]

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10th Jan2017

Nerd Buy: Funko x Playmobil 6″ figures

by Phil Wheat

Purveyors of fine vinyl toys Funko have partnered with Playmobil to make collectible figures in the Playmobil style, but with that Funko pop culture twist… Yes, we finally have Playmobil based on famous TV and movie characters – including Back to the Future, Turtles, Willy Wonka, Dr. Who and the Ghostbusters! Modelled in the classic […]

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10th Jan2017

Severin to unleash ‘Wild Beasts’ on Blu-ray

by Phil Wheat

For his sole cinematic work of the past three decades, godfather Of Mondo Franco E. Prosperi (co-creator of Mondo Cane and Goodbye Uncle Tom) took on the ‘Nature Strikes Back’ genre and delivered perhaps the most shocking movie of his controversial career… Wild Beasts. When PCP gets into the water supply of a city zoo, […]

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10th Jan2017

‘Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor #2.13’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Robbie Morrison | Art by Mariano Laclaustra | Published by Titan Comics Robbie Morrison and Mariano Laclaustra’s arrival on this title has been like a breath of the sweetest air. Up to their arrival three issues ago, the book felt like it was struggling a little, lacking a little of that Who magic […]

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10th Jan2017

‘Hell or High Water’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges, Gil Birmingham, Dale Dickey, William Sterchi, Buck Taylor, Kristin Berg, Jackamoe Buzzell, Katy Mixon, Keith Meriweather, Amber Midthunder, Joe Berryman | Written by Taylor Sheridan | Directed by David Mackenzie Two Texan brothers, Toby Howard (Chris Pine) and Tanner (Ben Foster) reunite and start robbing branches of a particular […]

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10th Jan2017

‘Ice Sharks’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Edward DeRuiter, Jenna Parker, Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau, Clarissa Thibeaux, Travis Lincoln Cox | Written and Directed by Emile Edwin Smith By now you probably all know I have a soft spot for ridiculous shark movies, be they from Roger Corman, The Asylum, Syfy or anyone else… Which is why I always HAVE to subject myself […]

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09th Jan2017

Is this the ‘VooDoo’ that VOD does?

by Phil Wheat

Freestyle Digital Media, the recently-acquired digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, has acquired the North American rights to the highly-anticipated horror feature VooDoo, which is written and directed by Tom Costabile, and stars Samantha Stewart (Days of Our Lives), Dominic Matteucci, Ruth Reynolds, Daniel Kozul, Ron Jeremy, and Lavelle Roby. Produced by […]

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09th Jan2017

First look at art from ‘Star Wars: Darth Maul #1’

by Phil Wheat

Here’s your first look at artwork from Marvel and Lucasfilm’s forthcoming comic Star Wars: Darth Maul #1, the next thrilling Star Wars limited series from writer Cullen Bunn (Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe, Monsters Unleashed) and artist Luke Ross (Star Wars: The Force Awakens Adaptation) – who take you inside the mind of Darth Sidious’ […]

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09th Jan2017

‘Assassin’s Creed #14’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Anthony Del Col, Conor McCreery | Art by Neil Edwards | Published by Titan Comics So here we are, the final issue of the title that launched Titan’s Assassin’s Creed stable of books. Fourteen issues seems way too short, but in this era of continually new and defined story arcs, continually new number […]

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09th Jan2017

Review: Just Sing vs. Now That’s What I Call Sing 2 vs. We Sing (PS4)

by Phil Wheat

It’s been quite some time since video game store shelves were this packed with dance, rhythm and karaoke games – for the longest time it was left to Singstar Ultimate Party to hold the torch for the karaoke genre in the current gaming climate. Then came along Now That’s What I Call Sing and the […]

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09th Jan2017

‘Blood Punch’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Milo Cawthorne, Olivia Tennet, Ari Boyland, Adelaide Kane, Cohen Holloway, Fleur Saville, Mike Ginn, Amanda Reed | Written by Eddie Guzelian | Directed by Madellaine Paxson No doubt picked up for UK release following the hype surrounding actor Milo Cawthorne’s other horror flick, Deathgasm, Blood Punch is a Groundhog Day style horror that tells […]

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07th Jan2017

First Look: Nick Fury #1

by Phil Wheat

The world is a more dangerous place than ever. It needs dangerous men to keep it safe. That’s where he comes in. When you need a lone agent to infiltrate, capture, uncover or destroy – there’s no one better than Fury! And that’s why Marvel have announced Nick Fury #1 – the all-new series launching […]

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07th Jan2017

‘The Walking Dead #163’ variant shows us if Rick had become Negan!

by Kevin Haldon

Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment have revealed a very special limited variant cover for Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard’s The Walking Dead #163. It has often been a question in The Walking Dead comics and TV show: what is it that makes Rick so different to Negan? Many a time Rick Grimes has skirted the line of basically […]

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06th Jan2017

‘Masks’ Review (Reel Gore Releasing)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Michael Balaun, Lucyna Bialy, Lisa Blaschke, Franziska Breite, Zübeyde Bulut | Written and Directed by Andreas Marschall Everybody wears a mask to the world. We create an image that we want people to see and create a character that becomes our public face. Actors have, or at least hope they have the ability to […]

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06th Jan2017

‘Hands of Steel’ Blu-ray Review (88 Films)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Daniel Greene, Janet Agren, John Saxon, Claudio Cassinelli, Geroge Eastman, Roberto Bisacco, Andrea Coppola, Donald O’Brien, Amy Werba | Written by Sergio Martino, Elisa Briganti | Directed by Sergio Martino As someone who grew up reading The Dark Side magazine I was privileged to be made aware of a myriad of genre films that, […]

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06th Jan2017

First look at Duncan Jones’ new Netflix film ‘Mute’

by Phil Wheat

Here’s your first look at the highly-anticipated futuristic film Mute, from visionary filmmaker Duncan Jones (Moon, Source Code) and featuring Alexander Skarsgård, Paul Rudd, Justin Theroux and newcomer Seyneb Saleh. Set in the near-future, Leo (Alexander Skarsgård) is a bartender living in the pulsing city of Berlin. Because of a childhood accident, Leo lost the […]

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06th Jan2017

Manga UK to bring Power Rangers to UK DVD

by Kevin Haldon

As a massive fan of Power Rangers I just had to share this awesome news… Manga Entertainment has announced today it has licensed Saban’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers for home video release in the UK, as well as Power Rangers Dino Charge and Power Rangers Dino Super Charge. Beginning April 2017, Saban’s Mighty Morphin Power […]

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