02nd Dec2021

‘Portal Runner’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Sloane Morgan Siegel, Elise Eberle, Brian S. Lewis, Denny McAuliffe, Shaunyce Omar, Carol Roscoe, Matt Shimkus, Roy Luke | Written by J.D. Henning, Tallis Moore | Directed by Cornelia Duryée Jumping straight into the action from the first second, Portal Runner introduces us to a 15 year old boy, Nolan, who has the ability […]

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02nd Dec2021

‘The Green Knight’ Blu-ray Review

by Chris Thomas

Stars: Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury, Sean Harris, Ralph Ineson | Written and Directed by David Lowery Dev Patel stars as our wastrel noble, Gawain in the time of Arthurian legend. He has notions of being a Knight but is rather too busy fornicating with beautiful ladies and drinking all night long. He […]

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01st Dec2021

‘This Game’s Called Murder’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Ron Perlman, Natasha Henstridge, Vanessa Marano, James Lastovic | Written and Directed by Adam Sherman Adam Sherman (Wristcutters: A Love Story, She’s Just A Shadow) takes on the world of fashion, conventional filmmaking and reality as we know it with his latest release, This Game’s Called Murder. Can this hyper violent and darkly comedic […]

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01st Dec2021

‘Black Holler’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Tamiko Robinson Steele, Jesse Perry, Nicholas Hadden, Sarah VanArsdal, Rachel Ward Heggen, Brian Russell, Katie Gant, Bruce Ervin, Betty Williams, Heidi Ervin, Lee McCue, Brad Edwards, Vivi Vendetta | Written by Jason Berg, Heidi Ervin, Rachel Ward Heggen | Directed by Jason Berg Filmed in 2015 and self released on Vimeo and DVD in […]

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01st Dec2021

Video Review: ‘The Bezonians’ – Bez-YES-ians or Bez-NO-ians?

by Kevin Haldon

Here’s Kev with a video review of Saints and Savages (Original Gangster) new film The Bezonians. In the Bezonians social club in North London, A group of down and outs scheme, plot and dream of becoming rich and breaking out of the monotony of their dreary and financially impotent lives. Directed by Savvas D. Michael, […]

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30th Nov2021

‘Encanto’ Review

by Jason Brigger

Features the voices of: Stephanie Beatriz, Maria Cecilia Botero, John Leguizamo, Mauro Castillo, Jessica Darrow, Angie Cepeda, Carolina Gaitan, Diane Guerrero, Wilmer Valderrama | Written by Charise Castro Smith, Jared Bush | Directed by Byron Howard, Jared Bush Disney’s newest animated film, and 60th(!), Encanto, continues the Mouse’s recent trend of creating films centered around […]

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30th Nov2021

‘Bigfoot Famous’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Steph Barkley, Sam Milman, Chris Kleckner, Lauren Howard Hayes, Anthony Ma, Kelsey Gunn, Marlon Webb, Chris Guerra, Sam De Surra, Kennedy Guerra, Chase Joilet, Peter Vass, Michael Fairman, Amanda Lehan-Canto | Written by Sam Milman, Peter Vass, Steph Barkley, Chris Kleckner | Directed by Sam Milman, Peter Vass A dark comedy, filmed during the […]

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30th Nov2021

‘Dashcam’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Eric Tabach, Larry Fessenden, Scott Aiello, Zachary Booth, Noa Fisher, Giullian Yao Gioiello, Rich Vience, Giorgia Whigham | Written and Directed by Christian Nilsson Dashcam, (not to be confused with the film of the same name from Host’s director Rob Savage) is writer/director Christian Nilsson’s debut feature. Despite that he’s already had a film at […]

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29th Nov2021

‘Like Dogs’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Annabel Barrett, Ignacyo Matynia, Ryan Q. Tran, Shay Denison, Katy Dore, Nicole Bleacher, Clay Coleman-Davis, Chris Calabrese, Dustin Miller | Written and Directed by Randy Van Dyke Opening with the on-street kidnap of Lisa (Annabel Barrett), Like Dogs set’s its stall out early. We’re in degradation and humiliation territory as Lisa awakens in a […]

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29th Nov2021

Video Review: ‘Boiling Point’ – Drama on a knife’s edge

by Kevin Haldon

Following up on this interview with director Phil Barantini about his new movie Boiling Point, which stars Stephen Graham, here’s Kev’s video review of the film – which is released in the UK on December 29th 2021. On the busiest night of the year at one of the hottest restaurants in London, charismatic and commanding […]

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26th Nov2021

‘Apartment 413’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Nicholas Saenz, Brea Grant, Dave Buckman, Jon Michael Simpson, Adriana Guerra | Written by Ron Maede | Directed by Matt Patterson Marco spends his days applying for jobs online and waiting for Dana, his pregnant girlfriend, to get home. Strange post-it notes mysteriously appear around the apartment with cryptic warnings. A mechanic texts and […]

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26th Nov2021

‘The Return’ VOD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Richard Harmon, Echo Andersson, Sara Thompson, Marina Stephenson Kerr, Erik Athavale, Gwendolyn Collins, Zoe Fish, Kristen Sawatzky, Adam Brooks | Written by BJ Verot, Ken Janssens | Directed by BJ Verot No, not that 15 year old (alright but instantly forgettable) horror starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, this is an all new horror movie with […]

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25th Nov2021

‘Ankle Biters’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Zion Forrest Lee, Marianthi Evans, Lily Gail Reid, Violet Reid, Rosalee Reid, Dahlia Reid | Written and Directed by Bennet De Brabandere I mean, with a title like Ankle Biters, I was intrigued before I even read the synopsis, but once I did… I was all-in. Written and directed by Bennet De Brabandere (and […]

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25th Nov2021

‘Companion’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Anna Flynn, Marcus Anthony, Eric Hanson, Russell Shealy, Stephen Brodie | Written and Directed by John Darbonne In 2030, society fell as malicious entities appeared around the world. The survivors must fight each other and the dead. Across this brutal landscape, Ella Grace’s burden of guilt is exposed. The past, and the horrors of […]

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24th Nov2021

Video Review: ‘Repeat’ – British micro-budget sci-fi at its best!

by Kevin Haldon

Here’s Kev with a video review of the only British film to make it into the London Scifi film festival this year, Repeat, which was shot between lockdowns last year on a micro-budget. A zealous cognitive psychologist dedicates his life to university lecturing. While tinkering with one of his many experiments he stumbles across an […]

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24th Nov2021

‘Fixed’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Nicholas Clarke, Nisaro Karim, Dean Kilbey, Darren Tassell, Gregory Piper | Written by Ryan Davis | Directed by Jez Alsop They say that movies are influenced by the events that take place when they were made. Fixed is a movie that isolates a character and shows him how his actions influence those around him […]

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23rd Nov2021

‘Puppet Killer’ VOD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Aleks Paunovic, Lee Majdoub, Lisa Durupt, Richard Harmon, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Kyle Cassie, Geoff Gustafson, Beverley Elliott, Johannah Newmarch | Written by Kevin Mosley | Directed by Lisa Ovies Of course, horror is well known for having killer puppets. Depending on how you define ‘puppet’, there’s been Chucky, Annabelle, Jigsaw and others in films […]

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23rd Nov2021

‘An Intrusion’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Dustin Prince, Angelina Danielle Cama, Erika Hoveland, Scout Taylor-Compton, Keir Gilchrist, Billy Boyd, Sam Logan Khaleghi | Written and Directed by Nicholas Holland As An Intrusion begins, Sam Hodges (Dustin Prince) has a secret, a recently ended affair with one of his co-workers. Almost immediately after he ended it bad stuff starts happening. His […]

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23rd Nov2021

‘Spider in the Attic’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Chris Cordell, Nicola Wright, Sarah Alexandra Marks, Chelsea Greenwood, Clint Gordon, Danielle Scott, Kate Sandison | Written by Scott Jeffrey, Rhys Waterfield | Directed by Scott Jeffrey Spider in the Attic opens with what is one of the best mad scientist lines I’ve heard in a long time. “Idiots! Why discard credible science because […]

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23rd Nov2021

‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Review – Second Opinion

by Jason Brigger

Stars: Mckenna Grace, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Paul Rudd, Celeste O’Connor, Logan Kim, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, Sigourney Weaver | Written by Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan | Directed by Jason Reitman A true sequel (we aren’t counting that 2016 debacle) in the Ghostbusters franchise finally arrives, 37 years after Gozer tried […]

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23rd Nov2021

‘Home Sweet Home Alone’ Review – Second Opinion

by Jason Brigger

Stars: Ellie Kemper, Rob Delaney, Archie Yates, Aisling Bea, Devin Ratray, Kenan Thompson, Timothy Simons, Ally Maki, Pete Holmes, Chris Parnell | Written by Mikey Day, Streeter Seidell | Directed by Dan Mazer Nerdly readers, the punishment I take for you, so you don’t have to knows no bounds. If you are on the fence […]

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22nd Nov2021

‘Habit’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Bella Thorne, Gavin Rossdale, Libby Mintz, Andreja Pejic, Josie Ho, Jamie Hince | Written by Janell Shirtcliff, Libby Mintz | Directed by Janell Shirtcliff Even before it was out of post production, Habit (not to be confused with the 2017 cannibal film of the same name), was stirring up controversy. According to Variety, it […]

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