04th Mar2022

‘Bull Shark’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Thom Hallum, Billy Blair, Mallory Hargrove, Derrick Redford, Richard Ray, Lindsey Marie Wilson, Tiffany McDonald, Colin Heintz  | Written and Directed by Brett Bentman Bull Shark begins with an alarm going off and the local game warden Spencer Timms (Thom Hallum) holding his head. The empty beer cans on his nightstand explaining why. He […]

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04th Mar2022

Video Review: Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)

by Kevin Haldon

Nerdly Out Loud podcast host and co-editor of Nerdly, Kevin, is back with a – mostly spoiler-free – video review of Netflix’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre; which comes from director David Blue Garcia and stars Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Mark Burnham and Moe Dunford. After nearly 50 years of hiding, Leatherface returns to terrorize a group […]

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03rd Mar2022

‘Take Back the Night’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Emma Fitzpatrick, Jennifer Lafleur, Angela Gulner, Sibongile Mlambo, Corina Kinnear, Kati Sharp, Natalie D’Amico, Jess Varley, Mecca Morgan White, Richard McDowell, Kwanza Gooden, Tony Sgro | Written by Gia Elliot, Emma Fitzpatrick | Directed by Gia Elliot Right from the title director Gia Elliot and co-writer Emma Fitzpatrick make it clear that Take Back the […]

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03rd Mar2022

‘Heckle’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Guy Coombes, Steve Guttenberg, Clark Gable III, Toyah Wilcox, Nicholas Vince, Madison Clare, Louis Selwyn, Stephanie Leigh Rose, Natasha Starkey, Helena Antonio | Written by Airell Anthony Hayles | Directed by Martyn Pick Airell Anthony Hayles, who penned and co-directed They’re Outside, is back in the writers chair again with Heckle – a film […]

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02nd Mar2022

‘The Last Possession’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Stephen Brodie, Cassie Shea Watson, Lourelle Jensen, Sawyer Bell, Tom Proctor, Patricia Rae | Written by Greg Shouse | Directed by Dan Riddle As The Last Possession opens financial problems have forced Kent Peroni (Stephen Brodie; Baphomet, Companion), his wife Stephanie (Cassie Shea Watson; Ghost Note, Feast II: Sloppy Seconds) and their two kids […]

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02nd Mar2022

‘Beneath the Surface’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Georgie Banks, Jamie Robertson, Annie Knox, Matthew Marcelis, Stephanie Lodge, Beatrice Fletcher, Nicola Wright | Written by Paul W. Franklin | Directed by Scott Jeffrey, Rebecca Matthews Beneath the Surface, the new film from directors Scott Jeffrey and Rebecca Matthews, the team that gave us The Gardener, Exorcist Vengeance and so many others, begins […]

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01st Mar2022

‘The Batman’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Andy Serkis, Colin Farrell, Jayme Lawson, Max Carver, Charlie Carver, Rupert Penry-Jones | Written by Matt Reeves, Peter Craig | Directed by Matt Reeves Director Matt Reeves reboots DC’s signature superhero franchise with this new start-from-scratch Batman adventure, starring Robert Pattinson as […]

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01st Mar2022

Romford Horror Festival 2022: ‘Manfish’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Dean Kilbey, Emma Stannard, Matty Noble, Jon Campling, Liam Noble, David Alexander, Paul Trussell, Eloise Dale, Reis Daniel, Monica Gaga | Written and Directed by Marc Coleman When a humanoid sea creature washes up in Terry’s bleak life they quickly develop feelings for each other – But can Man love Fish, and will Terry’s […]

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01st Mar2022

Romford Horror Festival 2022: ‘Wyvern Hill’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Pat Garrett, Ellie Jeffreys, Pete Bird, Ben Manning, Michael Coombes, Pable Raybould, Ayvianna Snow, Keith Temple, Oliver Robert Russell, Emily Lane, Katy Dalton, Lewis Booton | Written by Keith Temple | Directed by Jonathan Zaurin From the opening shots of the film you know you’re in for something special with Wyvern Hill, as director […]

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28th Feb2022

Romford Horror Festival 2022: ‘Ruthless’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Cecilia Crossland, Luke Rhodri, Max Dinnen, Taheen Modak, Rachel Partington, Bonnie Baddoo, Stephanie Booth, Micky Dartford, Sam Ellis | Written and Directed by Owen Franklin You think you’ve seen it before – but you haven’t met Ruth Everly (Cecilia Crossland), a relatively normal twenty-one year old girl… apart from her physiological inability to experience […]

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28th Feb2022

Romford Horror Festival 2022: ‘Exit’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Billy James Machin, Leonarda Sahani, Tony Denham, Christophe Delesques, Charlotte Gould | Written by Mathew Bayliss | Directed by Michael Fausti We’ve previously reviewed Michael Fausti’s short Dead Celebrities and interviewed the filmmaker at Horror-on-Sea on a couple of occasions. Between that and a few other things I’d seen him say about Exit in […]

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28th Feb2022

‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Review (Netflix) – Second Opinion

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Mark Burnham, Jacob Latimore, Moe Dunford, Olwen Fouere, Jessica Allain, Nell Hudson, Alice Krige, William Hope, Jolyon Coy, Sam Douglas, John Larroquette | Written by Chris Thomas Devlin | Directed by David Blue Garcia The original The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was a movie that was based on the build-up of […]

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25th Feb2022

‘Studio 666’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, Rami Jaffe, Whitney Cummings, Leslie Grossman, Will Forte, Jenna Ortega, Jeff Garlin | Written by Dave Grohl, Jeff Buhler, Rebecca Hughes | Directed by BJ McDonnell The Foo Fighters play themselves in this vanity project horror-comedy, directed by BJ McDonnell (Hatchet III). Die-hard fans […]

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25th Feb2022

‘Sweetie, You Won’t Believe It’ Blu-ray Review (101 Films)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Daniyar Alshinov, Asel Kaliyeva, Azamat Marklenov, Yerlan Prynsetov, Alamat Sakatov, Rustem Zhaniyamanov, Yerkebulan Daiyrov, Dulgya Akmolda | Written by Yernar Nurgaliyev, Daniyar Soltanbayev, Ilyas Toleu, Anuar Turizhigitov, Alisher Utev, Aybasov Zhandos | Directed by Yernar Nurgaliyev We’ve reviewed films from all over the world, Estonia, Tunisia, Norway, Cambodia, even Mongolia. I’m fairly sure though […]

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25th Feb2022

‘Hellbender’ Review (Shudder)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Zelda Adams, Toby Poser, Lulu Adams, John Adams, Rinzin Thonden, Khenzom, Shawn Wilson, Judy Rosen, Rob Figueroa | Written and Directed by John Adams, Zelda Adams, Toby Poser Teenager Izzy (Zelda Adams) lives a lonely life with her mother (Toby Poser), their house isolated deep in the Catskill Mountains. That scenic seclusion is no accident. […]

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24th Feb2022

Romford Horror Festival: ’11pm’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Tony Banham, Abigail Bush, Elodie Angel, Lewis Cook, Sophie Anna Bel, Laura Ollerton, Ollie Mullen, Miti Goneos, Stos Goneos | Written and Directed by JP Thomson At only thirty minutes long this short film set in real-time builds up to that time of its title 11pm. Apparently, the time when most disappearances occur – […]

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24th Feb2022

‘Stay Out Stay Alive’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Brie Mattson, Brandon Wardle, Sage Mears, Christina July Kim, William Romano-Pugh, David Fine, Barbara Crampton | Written and Directed by Dean Yurke Another generic (and not very good) name for a low budget horror movie, so it’s fair to say that I wasn’t expecting a whole lot from Stay Out Stay Alive. I’m glad […]

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24th Feb2022

‘Lexi’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Victoria Vertuga, Felisha Michelle Cacho, Thomas Hobson, Maya Zapata, Susan Louise O’Connor | Written by Victoria Vertuga, Eric Williford | Directed by Victoria Vertuga Lexi opens with the standard card telling us where the footage we’re about to see came from followed by a montage of views from security cameras. Then a desperate looking […]

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23rd Feb2022

‘Gasoline Alley’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Bruce Willis, Devon Sawa, Luke Wilson, Kat Foster, Kenny Wormald, Rick Salomon, Sufe Bradshaw | Written by Edward Drake, Tom Sierchio | Directed by Edward Drake Gasoline Alley, (no relation to the classic comic strip), is the fifth collaboration between director Edward Drake and star Bruce Willis. Normally it’s a good thing when a […]

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22nd Feb2022

‘Caveat’ Blu-ray Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Ben Caplan, Jonathan French, Conor Dwane, Leila Sykes | Written and Directed by Damian Mc Carthy n the first few minutes of writer/director, Damian Mc Carthy’s debut feature Caveat Barret (Ben Caplan; Call the Midwife, RocknRolla) offers Isaac (Jonathan French; Bravado) 200 GBP, about $290, a day to watch over his niece Olga (Leila […]

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21st Feb2022

‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Review (Netflix)

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Mark Burnham, Jacob Latimore, Moe Dunford, Olwen Fouere, Jessica Allain, Nell Hudson, Alice Krige, William Hope, Jolyon Coy, Sam Douglas, John Larroquette | Written by Chris Thomas Devlin | Directed by David Blue Garcia The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise is an odd one. There’s about four different timelines despite not […]

21st Feb2022

‘Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Emily Bader, Roland Buck III, Dan Lippert, Henry Ayres-Brown, Tom Nowicki, Jill Andre, Alexa Shae Niziak, Colin Keane, Ari Notartomaso | Written by Christopher Landon | Directed by William Eubank I’ve always enjoyed the Paranormal Activity franchise. Obviously, the likes of Friday the 13th, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Halloween, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre […]

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