20th Apr2015

‘Nekro’ Review (PC)

by Paul Metcalf

Early Access games can be a risky purchase, the gamer either has the chance to get a glimpse at an up and coming game, allowing them to give feedback to the developer on what can make it better or what doesn’t work, or it show them a glimpse at something destined to fail, at worst […]

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20th Apr2015

‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ Blu-ray Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish, William Kircher, James Nesbitt, Stephen Hunter, Dean O’Gorman, Aidan Turner, John Callen, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sylvester McCoy, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry, Manu Bennett | Written by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro | Directed […]

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20th Apr2015

‘Night of the Wolf: Late Phases’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Nick Damici, Ethan Embry, Tom Noonan, Tina Louise, Rutanya Alda, Caitlin O’Heaney, Lance Guest, Erin Cummings, Larry Fessenden | Written by Eric Stolze | Directed by Adrián García Bogliano If there is one sub-genre of horror that tends to struggle right now it is that of the werewolf, though WolfCop has gone a long way […]

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17th Apr2015

‘Hackney’s Finest’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Nathanael Wiseman, Arin Alldridge, Enoch Frost, Marlon G. Day, Rajan Sharma, Neerja Naik, Malcolm Tomlinson, Sean Cronin, Jeanette Rourke, Christopher Dingli, Katarina Gellin | Written by Thorin Seex | Directed by Chris Bouchard I’ve reviewed quite a few British gangster movies and know what to expect, some take themselves a little too seriously and […]

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16th Apr2015

Book Review: ‘The Art and Making of Penny Dreadful’

by Paul Metcalf

Written by Sharon Gosling | Published by Titan Books | Format: Hardback, 176pp When a show like Penny Dreadful merges a historical setting with a fantastical dark world where anything is possible – to make this believable, but still add the level of the surreal that is required, there has to be a set vision and […]

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16th Apr2015

‘Day of Anger’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Lee Van Cleef, Giuliano Gemma, Walter Rilla, Christa Linder, Yvonne Sanson, Lukas Ammann, Andrea Bosic, Ennio Balbo, José Calvo, Giorgio Gargiullo | Written by Ernesto Gastaldi, Tonino Valerii, Renzo Genta | Directed by Tonino Valerii When it comes to cult Italian movies we tend to know them for two things, horror and the Spaghetti Western.  […]

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14th Apr2015

‘Blood and Black Lace’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok, Thomas Reiner, Ariana Gorini, Dante DiPaolo, Mary Arden, Franco Ressel, Claude Dantes, Luciano Pigozzi, Lea Krugher, Massimo Righi | Written by Marcello Fondato | Directed by Mario Bava Mario Bava’s Blood and Black Lace may not be the first Giallo film but it is the one that many took inspiration […]

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14th Apr2015

‘Black Sea’ Blu-ray Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Jude Law, Michael Smiley, David Threlfall, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, Tobias Menzies, Jodie Whittaker | Written by Dennis Kelly | Directed by Kevin Macdonald Heist movies work best when there is a hint of danger involved, so why not put the characters in a scenario like being trapped in a submarine hunting for gold […]

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11th Apr2015

‘Daredevil: Season 1’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

It almost seems popular to hate the Daredevil movie, but I have never hidden the fact that I actually liked it.  Now that Netflix and Marvel have finally released the first season of their new show for the superhero in the new improved Marvel Universe, does it fix all the wrongs that people decided the […]

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11th Apr2015

‘What We Do in the Shadows’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Stuart Rutherford, Ben Fransham, Jackie van Beek, Elena Stejko, Jason Hoyte, Karen O’Leary, Mike Minogue, Chelsie Preston Crayford, Ian Harcourt, Ethel Robinson, Brad Harding | Written and Directed by Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi Love it or hate it Twilight did a lot of damage for the […]

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08th Apr2015

‘Trapped Dead: Lockdown’ Review (PC)

by Paul Metcalf

Zombies seem to be an easy monster to fit into games these days, they even have a standard story that can be fit over any set template. Trapped Dead: Lockdown is an action RPG that if anything tries to be Diablo style adventure set in an apocalyptic world infested with the undead and psychotic gun […]

08th Apr2015

‘Massacre Gun’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Jô Shishido, Tatsuya Fuji, Jirô Okazaki, Ryôji Hayama, Takashi Kanda, Hideaki Nitani, Ken Sanders, Tamaki Sawa | Written by Yasuharu Hasebe, Ryûzô Nakanishi | Directed by Yasuharu Hasebe Gangster movies have always been popular, especially with the likes of The Godfather Trilogy and Goodfellas almost defining what we see as masterpieces of the genre.  When we look to […]

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06th Apr2015

‘Behind Closed Doors’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Sophia Bairley,  Chloe Grace Moretz, Selma Blair, Bokeem Woodbine | Written and Directed by Lori Petty When actors make it big and they are winning awards, we tend to forget just how much hard work it took to get them where they are today.  Jennifer Lawrence is a household name, often hailed as one of […]

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02nd Apr2015

‘Death Sentence: London #1’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Written by Montynero | Art by Martin Simmonds | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp When it comes to comics I often find myself waiting for the graphic novels versions instead, so I can binge read instead of having to wait a month for the next part of the story. Death Sentence: London is […]

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30th Mar2015

‘Sweet Smell of Success’ Blu-ray Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison, Martin Milner, Jeff Donnell, Sam Levene, Joe Frisco, Barbara Nichols, Emile Meyer, Edith Atwater | Written by Clifford Odets, Ernest Lehman | Directed by Alexander Mackendrick When it comes to Arrow and the releases they output I’ll always be a fan of the Arrow Video line because of […]

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29th Mar2015

‘Night Train Murders’ Blu-ray Review (88 Films)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Irene Miracle, Laura D’Angelo, Flavio Bucci, Gianfranco De Grassi, Macha Méril, Enrico Maria Salerno, Marina Berti, Franco Fabrizi | Written by Roberto Infascelli, Renato Izzo, Aldo Lado, Ettore Sanzò | Directed by Aldo Lado With some of the recent releases from 88 Films they’ve delved into the Video Nasty vaults and picked out a chosen few for Blu-ray releases.  […]

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28th Mar2015

‘Spirits of Xanadu’ Review (PC)

by Paul Metcalf

If there is anything as creepy as an old abandoned house it has to be a spaceship floating at the edge of the universe and a crew that appears to have simply vanished. Spirits of Xanadu puts you as the player in the position of salvaging the ship and investigating what, if anything has gone […]

28th Mar2015

‘Veep: The Complete Third Season’ Blu-ray Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Reid Scott, Anna Chlumsky,  Timothy Simons | Created by Armando Iannucci Now that Veep: The Complete Third Season is being released on DVD and Blu-ray we get to see Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and her team of misfits at their truly scariest, campaigning to become the next president of the United States of […]

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28th Mar2015

‘Life is Strange – Episode 2: Out of Time’ Review (PC)

by Paul Metcalf

So, Life is Strange: Episode Two – Out of Time has been released and I kept my promise of buying the season pass, and I’m glad I did.  With Out of Time starting with a “next day” feel, the past events still feel raw in people’s minds and plenty of people have grudges against Max […]

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26th Mar2015

‘Game of Thrones: Episode Three – The Sword in the Darkness’ Review (PC)

by Paul Metcalf

So the Telltale Games version of Game of Thrones has finally arrived at a wedding…we all know what that means.  If you don’t, then don’t worry because I won’t spoil it for you.  Game of Thrones: Episode Three – The Sword in the Darkness has now reaching the mid-season episode, and the game of chess […]

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24th Mar2015

‘WWE: TLC – Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014’ Blu-ray Review

by Paul Metcalf

It may be Wrestlemania week, but that doesn’t stop the DVD and Blu-ray releases still churning out.  It gets hard to keep up at times with which pay-per-view was when, but this week WWE: TLC – Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014 has been released.  Not long to go till the Royal Rumble will be released […]

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24th Mar2015

‘FairyTale: A True Story’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Paul McGann, Florence Hoath, Elizabeth Earl, Harvey Keitel, Peter O’Toole, Bill Nighy, Peter Mullan, Mel Gibson | Written by Albert Ash, Tom McLoughlin | Directed by Charles Sturridge Do you believe in fairies? If the answer is yes, don’t worry because a lot of other people seem to too, hell even Arthur Conan Doyle […]

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