13th Jan2022

‘Alta Vista’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Joe Clarke, Stacey Scowley, Tanika ‘Tea’ Vickers, Paul Beckman, Nancy Youngblut, Kyle Sing, Adalgiza Chermont, Pamela Marie Hobby, Nick Harstrick, Heidi Li, Derek Severson, Tyler Thirnbeck | Written and Directed by Joe Clarke I was intrigued by Alta Vista when I heard it was a movie about a struggling screenwriter trying to make his […]

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12th Jan2022

‘The Commando’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Michael Jai White, Mickey Rourke, Aris Mejias, Donald Cerrone, Jeff Fahey, Brendan Fehr | Written by Asif Akbar, Al Bravo, Koji Steven Sakai | Directed by Asif Akbar The Commando opens with a squad of DEA agents led by James Baker (Michael Jai White; Assault on VA-33, Black Friday) raiding a Mexican cartel’s drug […]

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11th Jan2022

‘Stuffings’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Kathleen Halligan, Daniel Moody, Isabella Robinson, Ognjen Trisic, Marcello D’Onofrio, Georgia Williams, Adam Bullmore, Josh Talbot-Smith | Written and Directed by Mathew J. Wilkinson Australia has a good history of horror movies. It’s a varied bunch of greatness to from The Babadook to The Loved Ones to Wolf Creek to Rogue to Lake Mungo. […]

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11th Jan2022

‘Rucker’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Bobby C. King, Cheyenna Lee, Corey Taylor, Jessica Cameron | Written by Amy Hesketh, Aaron Drane | Directed by Amy Hesketh Lief Rucker (Bobby C. King; St. Agatha, Assimilate) is a trucker. He spends sixteen hours a day minimum driving America’s highways, hauling freight and killing women who remind him of his ex wife. […]

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10th Jan2022

‘Nightshade’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Lou Ferringo Jr., B.J. Britt, Jason Patric, Dina Meyer, James Duval, Tim Russ, Kenzie Dalton, Eryn Rea, Jaime Gallagher, Madison Russ, Chris Levine, Nick Sarando, Thyme Lewis | Written by Sarah Smith-Williams, Landon Williams | Directed by Landon Williams Homicide Detective Ben Hays (Lou Ferrigno Jr.) has tried everything to cure his insomnia, but […]

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10th Jan2022

‘Last Radio Call’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Jason Scarbrough, Sarah Froelich, Ali Alkhafaji, June Griffin Garcia, Keekee Suki | Written and Directed by Isaac Rodriguez What would you get if you crossed Grave Encounters and Body Cam? Probably something like Last Radio Call from writer/director Isaac Rodriguez (The Stream, Unknown Visitor). Wikipedia defines “Last Radio Call” thusly: The End of Watch […]

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07th Jan2022

‘Devil’s Triangle’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Liam Hawley, Morgan Bradley, Alyson Gorske, Torrey Richardson, Fred Williamson, Mark Valeriano, Myron Kingery, Alison Filoramo, Anthony W. Preston, Jordy Tulleners, Victoria Grant, Anna Shields, Alejandro De Anda | Written by Brendan Haley, Joe Roche | Directed by Brendan Petrizzo Devil’s Triangle is the latest film from The Asylum, kings of the mock buster, […]

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07th Jan2022

‘Megaboa’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Eric Roberts, Jadon Cal, Michelle Elizabeth O’Shea, Emilia Torello, Joe Herrera, Sharon Desiree, Michael DeVorzon | Written by Alex Heerman | Directed by Mario N. Bonassin Megaboa is a giant snake film set in South America… and any similarities to Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid is purely intentional! Two hunters chasing stock […]

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06th Jan2022

‘The Kindred (2021)’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: April Pearson, Jimmy Yuill, Blake Harrison, Steve Oram, James Cosmo, Patrick Bergin, Samantha Bond, Robbie Gee | Written by Christian J. Hearn | Directed by Jamie Patterson As The Kindred (not to be confused with the 2020 or 1987 films of the same name) opens Helen (April Pearson; Dark Beacon, Sideshow) is frantically running […]

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06th Jan2022

‘Dragon: The Weapon of God’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Alexander Bok, Alexis Abrams, Sean Ian, Midanah Penda, Armand Andre, Phil Smirnoff, Tim Dougherty, Anya Winchester, Brian Reilly, Aleks Alifrenko Jr., Rumman Ariff | Written and Directed by Alexander Bok Years ago I would honestly head to the local video shop and rent movies based solely on the cover art and synopsis on the […]

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05th Jan2022

‘Evil at the Door’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Richard Stegelman, Kipp Tribble, Kenny Yates, Scott Hamm, Andrea Sweeney Blanco, Sunny Doench, Matt O’Neill, Robert Felsted Jr., Robert Allen Makes, Bruce Davison | Written and Directed by Kipp Tribble Evil at the Door centres around a secret guild that has operated for nearly a century, known as The Locusts. Once a year this […]

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05th Jan2022

‘Winterskin’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: David Lenik, Rowena Bentley, Barrington De La Roche, Peter Cosgrove, Kate Davies-Speak, John Lomas, Harrison Nash, Dylan Curtis | Written and Directed by Charlie Steeds [NOTE: With the film releaased on DVD this week in the UK, here’s a reposting of our review of Winterskin from North American its release a couple of years […]

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05th Jan2022

‘Dragon Knight’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Erich Redman, Megan Tremethick, Lawrie Brewster, Briony Monroe, Joanne Garnet, Emily Louise Knutsson, Stephen Kerr, Michael Daviot, Oluf Marshall, Thomas Handling, Ryan Livingstone, Craig J. Seath, Jock Ferguson | Written by Sarah Daly | Directed by Lawrie Brewster Director Lawrie Brewster and writer Sarah Daly first came to my attention with the strange and […]

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04th Jan2022

‘Old Strangers’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Ted Evans, Madeleine Humphries, Colton Eschief Mastro | Written and Directed by Nick Gregorio Writer/director Nick Gregorio brings us another post-pandemic horror in Old Strangers, which sees Sarah, Michael, and Danny rekindling their friendship in a secluded mountain town after a long bout of government mandated lockdown, only to be confronted with the harsh […]

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04th Jan2022

‘Uktena: The Horned Monstrosity’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Kyle Borthick, Marc Bilker, Kayla Rose, Jerry Roys, Norman Hughes | Written and Directed by Dan and David Treanor Uktena: The Horned Monstrosity is a homemade kaiju film that puts a Native American twist on the traditional giant monster film. And when I say homemade I mean just that, the film was totally self-produced […]

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04th Jan2022

‘The Rumperbutts’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Kori Gardner, Jason Hammel, Josh Brener, Arian Moayed, Vanessa Ray | Written and Directed by Marc Brener Writer/director Marc Brener’s new comedy The Rumperbutts, features Blue Bloods star Vanessa Ray and Josh Brener from HBO’s Silicon Valley and tells the story of a married couple and indie band duo, who never reached the success […]

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04th Jan2022

‘An Exquisite Meal’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Mike Jimerson, Amrita Dhaliwal, Victoria Nugent, Ross Magyar, Mark Pracht, Emily Marso, Bassam Abdelfattah, Siddhartha Rajan, Luke Johnson | Written and Directed by Robert Bruce Carter It’s becoming more and more common that I review movies that I know very little about. An Exquisite Meal took things a little further though because when I […]

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03rd Jan2022

‘American Siege’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Bruce Willis, Rob Gough, Anna Hindman, Johann Urb, Cullen G. Chambers, Trevor Gretsky, Timothy V. Murphy, Johnny Messner | Written by Edward Drake, Corey Large | Directed by Edward Drake I can’t say I went into the new Bruce Willis film American Siege with much expectation of it being a good film. Director/co-writer Edward […]

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03rd Jan2022

RETRO-spective Review: ‘The Next Three Days’

by James Smith

Stars: Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Brian Dennehy, Lennie James, Olivia Wilde, Ty Simpkins | Written and Directed by Paul Haggis The Next Three Days is an intriguing movie that featured Russell Crowe who also starred in Unhinged. It is a story with no bad guys for the audience to root against. This is a rare […]

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30th Dec2021

‘Vengeance Is Mine’ DVD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Con O’Neil, Ricky Grover, Anton Valensi, Sarah-Jane Potts | Written and Directed by Hadi Hajaig Vengeance Is Mine opens with Emile (Anton Valensi; 90 Minutes, The Heavy) and his well armed group of criminals ambushing another gang of villains. They leave no survivors and make off in a speeding vehicle with a small fortune […]

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29th Dec2021

‘The Gardener’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Nicola Wright, Richard Kovacs, Sarah T. Cohen, Jake Watkins, Robert Bronzi, Gary Daniels | Written by Ben Demaree | Directed by Scott Jeffrey, Rebecca Matthews The Gardener opens on a note meant to trigger memories of Charles Manson and his family. The first thing we see is a masked home invader killing a pregnant […]

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29th Dec2021

‘Red Snow’ DVD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Dennice Cisneros, Nico Bellamy, Laura Kennon, Alan Silva, Vernon Wells | Written and Directed by Sean Nichols Lynch Over the Christmas period, vampire romance novelist Olivia, saves a bat from death after it flies into her house. This was no ordinary bat though and she soon finds herself trying to fend off real-life vampires… […]

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