25th May2022

‘Dark Cloud’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Alexys Gabriell, Chloe Atack, Hugo Armstrong, Anna Stranz, Amanda Day, Justen Jones | Written by John J. Kaiser | Directed by Jay Ness Following the aftermath of a horrific accident, Chloe (Alexys Gabrielle) voluntarily submits herself to experimental treatment to both help her recover her lost memories and recover emotionally from the accident. The […]

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24th May2022

‘Scare Zone’ Review (Terror Films)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Simon Needham, Neil Brown Jr., Pat McMahon, Michele Simms, Arian Ash, Chris Burns, Michaela Stamm, Leigh Anne West | Written and Directed by Jon Binkowski If Scare Zone seems a bit familiar that’s not surprising. The debut film by Jon Binkowski (The Visitant, ReVisitant) has been around since 2009, playing festivals and streaming services […]

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23rd May2022

‘Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers’ Review (Disney Plus)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Andy Samberg, John Mulaney, KiKi Layne, Will Arnett, Eric Bana, Flula Borg, Dennis Haysbert, Keegan-Michael Key, Tress MacNeille, Tim Robinson, Seth Rogen, J.K. Simmons, Da’Vone McDonald | Written by Dan Gregor, Doug Mand | Directed by Akiva Schaffer The Disney “Afternoon Collection” has a special place in the hearts of a lot of Americans […]

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23rd May2022

‘4 Horsemen: Apocalypse’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Dominique Swain, Bridger Buckley, Eric St. John, Arie Thompson, Eva Ceja, Brandon Alan Smith | Written by Geoff Meed, Lauren Pritchard, Joe Roche | Directed by Geoff Meed The Asylum’s latest film, 4 Horsemen: Apocalypse dispenses with the usual buildup and gets right to the point. The world is in the midst of unprecedented […]

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20th May2022

‘A Day to Die’ DVD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Bruce Willis, Kevin Dillon, Frank Grillo, Leon, Brooke Butler, Gianni Capaldi | Written by Rab Berry, Scott Mallace | Directed by Wes Miller Since this is a day ending in “Y” that means it’s time for another Bruce Willis movie to arrive, this time it’s A Day to Die. I may have used that […]

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20th May2022

‘April’ Review

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: Keira Lane, Neal Ward, Segun Akinwoleola, Siobhan Bayford, Cassandra French, Kelly Goudie, Tiana Hoath, Paul King, Megan Lockhurst | Written and Directed by Darren James King Directed by Darren James King (Blood Feud, The Cleaner), April is a stark and somewhat grim reminder of what an unshackled British director can produce. Movies like Scum, […]

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20th May2022

‘Morbius’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Tyrese Gibson, Al Madrigal, Zaris-Angel Hator, Charlie Shotwell, Joseph Esson, Joanna Burnett | Written by Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless | Directed by Daniel Espinosa OK, I’ll be honest. I read the reviews, I saw the fall out of the films theatrical run. But…but… Morbius is one […]

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19th May2022

‘Eraser: Reborn’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Dominic Sherwood, Jacky Lai, McKinley Belcher III, Kai Luke Brummer, Eddie Ramos, Mampho Brescia, Soyama Mbashe, Tamer Burjaq, Nathan Castle, Rizelle Januk, Anton David Jeftha | Written by Michael D. Weiss | Directed by John Pogue Talk about reviving a franchise from the grave! Twenty-six years (26!) after Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1996 action film Eraser […]

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19th May2022

‘Machination’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Steffi Thake, Sean James Sutton, Mikhail Basmadjian, Rambert Attard, Andrew Bonello | Written by Ivan Malekin | Directed by Ivan Malekin, Sarah Jayne Billed as a psychological horror film, Machination opens with a brief shot of Maria (Steffi Thake; 13 Hours, The Viper’s Pit) floating in the ocean before launching into a credit sequence […]

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19th May2022

‘Rolling Thunder’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: William Devane, Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Haynes | Written by Paul Schrader, Heywood Gould | Directed by John Flynn This is a film that has a reputation. Regarded as somewhat of an exploitation classic, Rolling Thunder has – thanks to its unavailability – seemingly passed into legend amongst movie fans and after the last […]

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18th May2022

‘Black Glasses’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Ilenia Pastorelli, Asia Argento, Andrea Gherpelli, Mario Pirrello, Maria Rosaria Russo, Gennaro Iaccarino, Xinyu Zhang | Written by Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini | Directed by Dario Argento The Italian maestro is back! Yes, Dario Argento, one of Italian cinema’s great horror filmmakers has stepped back behind the camera for Occhiali Neri (Black Glasses), the […]

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18th May2022

‘Vendetta’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Clive Standen, Bruce Willis, Theo Rossi, Thomas Jane, Jackie Moore, Mike Tyson, Maddie Nichols, Derek Russo, Kurt Aue, Randy Gonzalez, Lauren Buglioli, Jesse O’Neill, Cabot Basden | Written and Directed by Jared Cohn Who doesn’t love a good revenge/vigilante movie? Death Wish, Rolling Thunder, The Exterminator, Vigilante, Walking the Edge… All classics of the […]

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18th May2022

‘Shark Bait’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Holly Earl, Jack Trueman, Thomas Flynn, Malachi Pullar-Latchman, Catherine Hannay | Written by Nick Saltrese | Directed by James Nunn Shark movies. What to say about the genre? Well, one thing you can say is that genre films featuring sharks terrorising humans are certainly prolific in their production, it feels like every month we […]

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18th May2022

‘American Underdog’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Zachary Levi, Anna Paquin, Hayden Zaller, Ser’Darius Blain, Dennis Quaid, Chance Kelly, Simeon Castle, Bruce McGill, Adam Baldwin, Cindy Hogan, Nicholas Harris, Steven Chester Prince, Dean Denton, Kevin Downes | Written by Jon Erwin, David Aaron Cohen, Jon Gunn | Directed by Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin Who doesn’t love a good sports movie? Or […]

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17th May2022

Sci-Fi London 2022: ‘The Innocents’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Rakel Lenora Flottum, Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Sam Ashraf, Mina Yasmin Bremseth Asheim, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Morten Svartveit, Kadra Yusuf, Lisa Tonne | Written and Directed by Eskil Vogt Director Eskil Vogt is having quite the year. Releasing two movies that have received plaudits by pretty much everyone that has seen them. The first, The […]

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17th May2022

‘Trip’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Akasha Villalobos, Jill Young, Major Dodge, Peggy Schott, Bjorgvin Arnarson | Written and Directed by Neil McCay Trip has barely begun when a conversation about softball and scholarships between Ally (Akasha Villalobos; Last Girl Standing, Last Month’s Rent) and her daughter Samantha (Jill Young; The Tiny Life of Butcher Duke, Dear Leo) takes a […]

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17th May2022

‘Senior Year’ Review (Netflix Original)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Rebel Wilson, Angourie Rice, Mary Holland, Molly Brown, Sam Richardson, Zaire Adams, How Chao, Ana Yi Puig, Justin Hartley, Tyler Barnhardt, Chris Parnell | Written by Andrew Knauer, Arthur Pielli, Brandon Scott Jones | Directed by Alex Hardcastle It’s 2002 and Stephanie, is a loser. Reinventing herself as the most popular girl in her […]

16th May2022

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, James Hong, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tallie Medel, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., Biff Wiff | Written and Directed by Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert Everything Everywhere All at Once falls into a unique place in the world of cinema right now. The multiverse is the hottest idea in […]

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16th May2022

‘Shattered’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Cameron Monaghan, Frank Grillo, John Malkovich, Sasha Luss, Lilly Krug, Ash Santos, James C. Burns, Dat Phan | Written by David Loughery | Directed by Luis Prieto Thirteen years after his last screenplay credit, writer David Loughery, who wrote blockbuster 90s action films like Passenger 57 and The Three Musketeers, returned to movies with […]

16th May2022

‘Monstrous’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Christina Ricci, Santino Barnard, Don Durrell, Colleen Camp, Lew Temple | Written by Carol Chrest | Directed by Chris Sivertson Set sometime in the 1950s, Monstrous opens as Laura (Christina Ricci; The Addams Family, Distorted, The Matrix Resurrections) puts her son Cody (Santino Barnard; 8-Bit Christmas, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels) in the back […]

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13th May2022

‘Firestarter (2022)’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Zac Efron, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Sydney Lemmon, Kurtwood Smith, John Beasley, Michael Greyeyes, Gloria Reuben | Written by Scott Teems | Directed by Keith Thomas Zac Efron stars in this Blumhouse-produced remake of the 1984 thriller, based on a novel by Stephen King. Unfortunately, though the Blumhouse name is usually a sign of reasonable […]

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13th May2022

‘Lockdown’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Bishop Stevens, Bai Ling, Michael Wainwright, Scott Engrotti, Raj Kala, Michael Pare, Vincent Rivera, Chanel Ryan, Charles Chudabala, Thomas Haley | Written by Rod Smith | Directed by Massimiliano Cerchi Lockdown, not to be confused with the Kevin Nash film Lockdown and so many others, has finally been released. Why do I say finally? […]

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