23rd Jan2017

First look inside ‘Penny Dreadful #1: The Awaking’

by Phil Wheat

Following their reveal of the six variant covers for the book, Titan Comics unveiled interior artwork from the first issue of Penny Dreadful, a brand-new ongoing series, entitled “The Awaking”, set six months after the shocking events of Season Three of the Showtime original series – from artists including Stephen Mooney (Half Past Danger), Rob […]

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22nd Jan2017

Cine-Sunday: ‘Invisible Target’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Nicholas Tse, Jaycee Chan, Shawn Yue, Wu Jing | Written by Benny Chan, Melody Lui, Rams Ling | Directed by Benny Chan The paths of a renegade cop (Tse), a rookie police officer (Chan) and a veteran detective (Yue) converge with explosive results, as they each take on their most deadly assignment to date: […]

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21st Jan2017

New trailer for ‘Bloodsucka Jones vs. The Creeping Death’

by Phil Wheat

Written and directed by Justin Armao, Bloodsucka Jones vs. The Creeping Death is the forthcoming sequel to Armao’s 2013 blaxploitation flick Bloodsucka Jones (which was essentially “Black Dynamite” versus vampires) and sees the titular character – played once again by Preston Gant – hit the streets and take on an army of zombies. Official synopsis: […]

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20th Jan2017

‘xXx: The Return of Xander Cage’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Vin Diesel, Ruby Rose, Donnie Yen, Rory McCann, Toni Collette, Tony Jaa, Nina Dobrev, Deepika Padukone, Danny Wu, Ariadna Gutierrez | Written by F. Scott Frazier | Directed by D.J. Caruso xXx: The Return of Xander Cage starts off strong (and ridiculous) and keeps on going at a hundred miles per hour. You know […]

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20th Jan2017

Competition: Win South Korean horror ‘The Wailing’ on DVD

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the DVD release of The Wailing, available on DVD from 30th January, we have a copy of the DVD up for grabs, courtesy of Kaleidoscope Entertainment! South Korean box office smash, The Wailing, is a riveting police investigation which turns into a sensationally terrifying thriller as a likeable cop is drawn into a […]

20th Jan2017

‘The Amityville Terror’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Nicole Tompkins, Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau, Kim Nielsen, Amanda Barton, Trevor Stines, Christy St. John, Tonya Kay, Bobby Emprechtinger, Lai-Ling Bernstein, Klaudia Kaye, Korey Knecht, Sarah Lieving, Cher Hubsher, Priscilla Emprechtinger, Jocelyn Saenz | Written by Amanda Barton | Directed by Michael Angelo The Jacobsen family moves into an aged house in the town of Amityville. […]

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20th Jan2017

‘Gravity Rush 2’ Review (PS4)

by Phil Wheat

Originally released in 2012, Gravity Rush became something of cause-celebre amongst gamers. There were those that hailed the Vita exclusive title as one of the truly hidden gems on the platform: a beautiful looking title with gameplay unrestrained by traditional platform mechanics. Whilst there were others that denounced the game than little more than a […]

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20th Jan2017

NY Sci-Fi Film Festival announces inaugural line-up

by Phil Wheat

The New York Science Fiction Film Festival – founded by Daniel Abella who created The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival (annually since 2012) and The Philip K. Dick European Science Fiction Film Festival (annually since 2013) – launches its inaugural gathering on January 20th 2017 at Instituto Cervantes, January 21st 2017 at Producers […]

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20th Jan2017

Titan Comics announce new ‘Assassin’s Creed’ mini-series

by Phil Wheat

Titan Comics have announced a new Assassin’s Creed mini-series – on sale March 8th – entitled Assassin’s Creed Reflections. Penned by Eisner-nominated writer Ian Edginton (Last Descendants – Locus) and illustrated by Valeria Favoccia (Assassin’s Creed Uprising), the book goes beyond the storylines of the video game, revealing hidden adventures and brand-new revelations for the […]

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20th Jan2017

Q&A: ‘Adult Babies’ creator Joanne Mitchell talks all things horror

by Phil Wheat

Adult Babies gets an exclusive reveal at Horror Channel FrightFest Glasgow 2017, in anticipation of the event, actress / producer Joanne Mitchell – star of Before Dawn and Bait; and creator of Adult Babies – answers 10 scary questions… When did your fascination for horror films begin? I’ve been interested in horror since being a […]

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19th Jan2017

Netflix releases teaser for Adam Sandler’s ‘Sandy Wexler’

by Phil Wheat

Sandy Wexler is the latest Netflix original film from actor Adam Sandler and tells the story of the titular character: a talent manager working in Los Angeles in the 1990s who diligently represents a group of eccentric clients on the fringes of show business. His single-minded devotion is put to the test when he falls […]

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19th Jan2017

Competition: Win the dual-format release of slasher ‘Blood Rage’

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of Blood Rage – out Dual Format 23rd Jan. 2017 – we are giving away a copy courtesy of Arrow Video! What do you get if you combine Thanksgiving, American TV star Louise Lasser (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman), killer ’80s synths and some truly gruesome special effects courtesy of Ed French […]

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19th Jan2017

First clip from ‘John Wick: Chapter 2’

by Phil Wheat

John Wick: Chapter 2 once again stars Kenau Reeves as the titular character forced out of retirement to kick even more arse! The film is directed by Chad Stahelski (who co-directed the first film), and also sees Ian McShane, John Leguizamo, Bridget Monahan, Tom Sadowski and Lance Reddick returning for another outing. Legendary hitman John […]

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19th Jan2017

Official new trailer 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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19th Jan2017

Awesome new trailer for the ‘Power Rangers’ movie

by Phil Wheat

Directed by Dean Israelite (Project Almanac), the Power Rangers big-screen redux stars Dacre Montgomery (A Few Less Men) as Jason the Red Ranger, RJ Cyler (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) as Billy the Blue Ranger, Naomi Scott (The 33) as Kimberly the Pink Ranger, Becky G (Empire) as Trini the Yellow Ranger, Ludi […]

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19th Jan2017

‘The Hospital’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Whitney Anderson, Yeniffer Behrens, Mauricio Mendoza, Christopher Allen-Nelson, Kara Luiz, Michael G. Coleman, Caroline Mann, Paul Dietz, Mike Jerome Putnam | Written by John Rogers, Mo Anouti, Edward Conna | Directed by John Rogers Not to be confused with the 2013 film of the same name, which was pulled from Tesco shelves after customer […]

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19th Jan2017

Danielle Harris & Julie Benz enter the spooky ‘Havenhurst’

by Phil Wheat

Brainstorm Media and Twisted Pictures have announced the February 10th limited theatrical and nationwide cable VOD and digital HD release of Andrew C. Erin’s Havenhurst. Co-written by Erin (Sam’s Lake, Simple Things) and Daniel Farrands (Amityville: The Awakening, Haunting in Connecticut), Havenhurst stars genre vet (Julie Benz; Buffy the Vampire Slayer) as a woman battling […]

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18th Jan2017

Competition: Win an ‘Army of One’ Blu-ray & iTunes code!

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of Army of One – available on Digital Download 23rd Jan. and DVD/Blu-ray 6th Feb. 2017 – we are giving away a copy on Blu-ray and an iTunes download code courtesy of Arrow Films! Hollywood legend Nicolas Cage is at his gonzo, goofball best as an American man on a mission […]

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18th Jan2017

The History of Bad Ideas – Episode 159: Grand Pappy Vader!

by Phil Wheat

Emanating from their studio in Cincinnati, Ohio, The History of Bad Ideas sees hosts Jason, Jeff and Blake talk about all things geeky on their podcast. Whether it’s rumours of the latest comic book movies, debating who really is the worst villain of all time, discussing the latest comic issues or just wondering about life […]

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18th Jan2017

‘Leatherface’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Natasha Blasick, Richard Tyson, David A. Lockhart, Charlie Glackin, Alanna Forte | Written by Barry Massoni, Rene Perez | Directed by Rene Perez Before we start, let me clarify some things… Or not. Because I’m still a little confused. Last March saw the UK DVD release of director Rene Perez’s Playing With Dolls. That […]

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18th Jan2017

Official trailer & artwork for Netflix series ‘Santa Clarita Diet’

by Phil Wheat

In Santa Clarita Diet, Joel (Timothy Olyphant, Justified) and Sheila (Drew Barrymore, Blended) are husband and wife realtors leading vaguely discontented lives in the L.A. suburb of Santa Clarita with their teenaged daughter Abby (Liv Hewson), until Sheila goes through a dramatic change sending their lives down a road of death and destruction…but in a […]

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18th Jan2017

First look at Marvel’s upcoming ‘Rogue One’ comic

by Phil Wheat

This April, one of the biggest films of 2016 becomes one of the biggest comics of 2017 as Rogue One: A Star Wars Story comes to comic shops and digital devices everywhere. Written by Jody Houser (Max Ride) with art by Emilio Laiso (Star Wars Annual), join the harrowing group of Rebels as they embark […]

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