19th Mar2013

‘WWE TLC 2012’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

The final pay-per-view event of the WWE calendar, TLC: Tables/Ladders/Chairs was originally marked out for its innovative high-flying, high-risk matches. However since the departure of many of the WWE’s rope-walking risk takers the TLC PPV has become something of a damb squib, especially considering the event sits in between the much more high profile Survivor […]

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19th Mar2013

‘Stolen’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Nicolas Cage, Josh Lucas, Danny Huston, Malin Akerman, Sami Gayle, Mark Valley, M.C. Gainey | Written by David Guggenheim | Directed by Simon West These days you know what you’re getting from a Nicolas Cage film – bombastic drama, glorious over the top action and, of course, Cage over-egging every single line in the […]

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19th Mar2013

‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rise of the Turtles’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars (the voices of): Jason Biggs, Rob Paulsen, Sean Astin, Greg Cipes, Mae Whitman, Hoon Lee, Kevin Michael Richardson | Created by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird Splinter allows the Turtles to visit the surface for the first time, where they attempt to stop a group of thugs from kidnapping April O’Neil and her parents. But […]

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18th Mar2013

Grimm Up North launch “Mini Grimmfest” this Easter

by Phil Wheat

Grimm Up North, the Manchester-based horror festival have been continuing there cause the bring horror to the North of England with a brand new Easter event, the Mini Grimmfest. Three nights, six movies and all for £20 – and that includes an exclusive goodie bag which will incude DVD, Tshirt, poster and magazine! Check out […]

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18th Mar2013

Rewind: ‘Return to Horror High’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: George Clooney, Maureen McCormick, Vince Edwards, Brendan Hughes, Scott Jacoby, Lori Lethin, Alex Rocco | Written by Bill Froehlich, Mark Lisson | Directed by Bill Froehlich In 1982 Crippen High School was the scene of a series of brutal murders and yet the killer was never caught. Now a low budget film crew that […]

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18th Mar2013

‘Person of Interest: The Complete First Season’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jim Cavaziel, Michael Emerson, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Chapman | Created by Jonathan Nolan John Reese (Cavaziel) a former elite CIA officer is homeless and presumed dead following the death of the woman he loves. When he is approached by a reclusive billionaire computer genius Harold Finch (Emerson) who lives under an assumed identity, they form a […]

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18th Mar2013

‘Sightseers’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Eileen Davies, Richard Glover, Monica Dolan, Jonathan Aris, Richard Lumsden | Written by Alice Lowe, Steve Oram | Directed by Ben Wheatley Kill List director Ben Wheatley returns with his latest opus, Sightseers, a very British black comedy which is penned by its stars Alice Lowe and Steve Oram and […]

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18th Mar2013

‘Deadly Blessing’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Sharon Stone, Ernest Borgnine, Michael Berryman, Maren Jensen, Susan Buckner, Douglas Barr | Written by Wes Craven, Glenn M. Benest, Matthew Barr | Directed by Wes Craven Undoubtedly one of Wes Craven’s finest overlooked masterpieces, Deadly Blessing is a film that was at the time of its production beset by a number of issues […]

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17th Mar2013

‘247°F’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Scout Taylor-Compton, Christina Ulloa, Travis Van Winkle, Michael Copon, Tyler Mane | Written by Lloyd S. Wagner | Directed by Levan Bakhia & Beqa Jguburia Supposedly based on true events that took place in Georgia, 247°F tells the story of Jenna who, still struggling to come to terms with the tragic death of her […]

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17th Mar2013

‘WWE Survivor Series 2012’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Survivor Series is one of WWE’s top pay-per-view’s, along with Wrestlemania, Royal Rumble and Summerslam, and with good reason – it is officially WWE’s second longest running PPV having debuted in 1987 and still continuing to be as relevant today as it was then. Survivor Series 2012 marks the 26th annual show of the PPV […]

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17th Mar2013

Infographic – VHS in the UK

by Phil Wheat

Check out this cool VHS-themed infographic courtesy of Noel Mellor, aka Filmrant, whose currently hard at work on the upcoming book Adventures in VHS and its accompanying podcast.

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17th Mar2013

‘The Bay’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Kristen Connolly, Will Rogers, Christopher Denham | Written by Barry Levinson, Michael Wallach | Directed by Barry Levinson Just when you thought the found-footage film was dead, along comes Barry Levinson, director of Rain Man, Sleepers, Toys and many more; this time teaming up with the producers of Sinister and Insidious for another entry into […]

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16th Mar2013

Awesome poster for VHS docu ‘Adjust Your Tracking’

by Phil Wheat

Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of the VHS Collector is a feature-length documentary film directed by Levi “Dabeedo” Peretic and Dan Kinem – the guys behind the fantastic YouTube channel VHShitfest. It’s a passion project made by true lovers of the format hoping to capture why VHS holds such a special place in so […]

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16th Mar2013

‘Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Written and Directed by Gilles Penso | Produced by Alexandre Poncet | Co-produced by Tony Dalton Directed by Gilles Penso, Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan covers the remarkable career of the movie industry’s most admired and influential special-effects auteur. Leaving no doubt as to Harryhausen’s seminal influence on modern-day special effects, the documentary features enlightening and […]

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16th Mar2013

‘Maniac’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder, Liane Balaban, Morganne Slemp, Genevieve Alexandra, America Olivo, Sammi Rotibi, Sal Landi, Dan Hunter, Megan Duffy | Written by Alexander Aja, Gregory Levasseur | Directed by Franck Khalfoun After helming remakes of The Hills Have Eyes and Piranha, the gang behind the “trapped in a parking lot with a psycho” […]

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16th Mar2013

‘Maximum Conviction’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Steven Seagal, Steve Austin, Bren Foster, Steph Song, Aliyah O’Brien, Michael Pare | Written by Richard Beattie | Directed by Keoni Waxman Yes, you read that cast list right, two of the biggest straight to DVD action stars, ex-cinematic hard man Steven Seagal and former WWE wrestler ”Stone Cold”  Steve Austin have teamed up under […]

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15th Mar2013

‘LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Features the voices of: Lloyd Floyd, Matt Sloan, Lisa Fuson, John Armstrong, Tom Kane, Sam Witwer, Anthony Daniels, Kenneth Colley, Brian Blessed | Written by Michael Price | Directed by Guy Vasilovich A follow-up to 2011’s The Padawan Menace, LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out is the second Star Wars parody to come courtesy […]

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15th Mar2013

‘Resident Evil 6 X Left For Dead 2’ crossover incoming!

by Phil Wheat

Capcom and Valve have today announced the Resident Evil 6 X Left 4 Dead 2 crossover project  – which will see characters from Left 4 Dead 2 featured exclusively in the forthcoming PC version of Resident Evil 6, while enemies from Resident Evil 6 will invade the PC version of Left 4 Dead 2. Owners […]

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15th Mar2013

Pioneer BCS-SB626 3D Surround Sound Blu-ray Player Review

by Phil Wheat

Along with Blu-ray playback and 2.1 Virtual 3D Sound, Pioneer BCS-SB626 offers HDMI, built-in wifi, a mini jack for portable music devices, Bluetooth compatibility, a front USB input and an iPod / iPhone cradle. It even includes a microphone input for karaoke singing, allowing you to adjust Mic Volume and Echo Control. On top of all regular […]

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15th Mar2013

‘Fire With Fire’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Josh Duhamel, Rosario Dawson, Vincent D’Onofrio, Bruce Willis, 50 Cent, Julian McMahon, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Vinnie Jones | Written by Tom O’Connor | Directed by David Barrett The last time Bruce Willis and 50 Cent appeared in an action thriller for producers Randall Emmett and George Furla we got the god-awful Set-Up. Thankfully their […]

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14th Mar2013

Watch Now: Awesome London Comic Con music video

by Phil Wheat

Filmed over two days at London Super Comic Con by the folks at Sneaky Zebra, here’s an awesome music video featuring the attending cosplayers rocking out to Can’t Stop Won’t Stop – Up & Away (Featuring June).

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14th Mar2013

Titan Comics launch ‘Monster Massacre’ anthology

by Phil Wheat

Titan Comics and ATOMEKA have announced the release of the first volume of a brand-new graphic novel series, Monster Massacre – a SF and fantasy anthology headed up by A1 creator Dave Elliott and starring the greatest comics talent: past, present and future, including Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Andy Kuhn, Dave Dorman, Alex Horley, Mark […]

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