10th Nov2021

‘Army of Thieves’ Review (Netflix)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Matthias Schweighofer, Nathalie Emmanuel, Ruby O. Fee, Stuart Martin, Guz Khan, Christian Steyer | Written by Shay Hatten | Directed by Matthias Schweighofer With the release of Army of the Dead, Netflix gave us a fun zombie film that was pretty throw away but promised more. One character that stole the movie though was […]

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09th Nov2021

‘One Shot’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Scott Adkins, Ashley Greene, Waleed Elgadi, Ryan Phillippe, Emmanuel Imani, Dino Kelly, Jack Parr, Jess Liaudin, Lee Charles | Written by Jamie Russell | Directed by James Nunn One Shot is both the title of the new Scott Adkins (Triple Threat, Seized) film, it’s also the film’s gimmick and reason for being made in […]

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09th Nov2021

‘New York Ninja’ Review (Vinegar Syndrome)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Don ‘The Dragon’ Wilson, John Liu, Leon Isaac Kennedy, Linnea Quigley, Ginger Lynn, Cynthia Rothrock, Michael Berryman | Directed by John Liu, Kurtis Spieler The story behind New York Ninja is almost as incredible as the film itself. In 1984 Taiwanese martial artist and actor John Liu (The Invincible Armour, Struggle Through Death) came […]

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09th Nov2021

‘Dangerous’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Scott Eastwood, Mel Gibson, Famke Janssen, Tyrese Gibson, Kevin Durand, Brenda Bazinet | Written by Christopher Borrelli | Directed by David Hackl Dylan Forrester (Scott Eastwood; Pacific Rim: Uprising. Texas Chainsaw) is a dangerous man. He’s an ex special forces officer turned gun for hire, and most recently convicted killer out on parole. His […]

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09th Nov2021

‘This is the Night’ Review

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: Lucius Hoyos, Madelyn Cline, Frank Grillo, Bobby Carnavale, Jonah Hauer-King, Naomi Watts | Written and Directed by James DeMonaco Ah yes, another day another Frank Grillo project! To be fair though this is a pretty big change of pace from the action thrillers we are used to seeing Grillo in right now, as he […]

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09th Nov2021

‘Honest Thief’ Blu-ray Review

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh, Jai Courtney, Jeffrey Donovan, Robert Patrick | Written by Steve Allrich, Mark Williams | Directed by Mark Williams A little while back I read an interview with Liam Neeson basically saying that after a solid few years of churning out action flick after flick, that were basic carbon copies of […]

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08th Nov2021

‘Eternals’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie, Kumail Nanjiani, Salma Hayek, Brian Tyree Henry, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, Lauren Ridloff, Lia McHugh, Harish Patel | Written by Chloé Zhao, Patrick Burleigh, Ryan Firpo, Kaz Firpo | Directed by Chloé Zhao Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao directs the latest Marvel superhero adventure, Eternals, which attempts to make a […]

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08th Nov2021

‘Never Back Down: Revolt’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Olivia Popica, Tommy Bastow, Brooke Johnston, Michael Bisping, Nitu Chandra Srivasttava, Diana Hoyos, James Faulkner, Hannah Al Rashid, Vanesaa Campos, Raffaello Degruttola, Nicole Sousa, Cameron Jack, Christopher Sciueref, Antonio Bustorff, Andrew Hollingworth, Brian Jansen, Edward Linard | Written by Audrey Arkins | Directed by Kellie Madison Where did this come from? Some five years […]

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08th Nov2021

‘Love Hard’ Review (Netflix)

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Nina Dobrev, Jimmy O. Yang, James Saito, Harry Shum Jr., Matty Finochio, Darren Barnet, Rebecca Staab, Heather McMahan, Mikaela Hoover | Written by Daniel Mackey, Rebecca Ewing | Directed by Hernan Jimenez It’s that time of year where I start watching every Christmas movie possible. Not so long ago I started on December 1st […]

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05th Nov2021

’13 Minutes’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Amy Smart, Thora Birch, Peter Facinelli, Anne Heche, Sofia Vassilieva, Paz Vega, Laura Spencer, Trace Adkins, Will Peltz, Yancey Arias, Shaylee Mansfield, Davi Santos, Tokala Black Elk | Written by Lindsay Gossling, Travis Farncombe | Directed by Lindsay Gossling Disaster movies have been a staple of cinema for years – be they of the […]

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05th Nov2021

‘Megalodon Rising’ DVD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Freda Yifan Jing, Wynter Eddins, Tom Sizemore, O’Shay Neal | Written by Andrea Ruth | Directed by Brian Nowak Since The Asylum isn’t smart enough to know when to stop they’ve just released yet another shark film, Megalodon Rising. Since I’m not that smart either, I’m reviewing it. But you are smart enough not […]

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05th Nov2021

‘Copshop’ Review

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: Frank Grillo, Gerard Butler, Alexis Louder, Toby Huss, Chad Coleman, Anthony Lamb | Written by Joe Carnahan, Kurt McLeod | Directed by Joe Carnahan You can not go wrong with a good Joe Carnahan flick! Seriously, Carnahan is up there as one of my favourite aesthetically pleasing directors. Who remembers Smoking Aces and the […]

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04th Nov2021

‘Escape from Death Block 13’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Robert Bronzi, Nicholas Turturro, Lyindaa Russell, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Debbie Scaletta, Chris Hahn | Written and Directed by Gary Jones The first trailer for Escape from Death Block 13 showed up nearly three years ago in early 2019. Given all the hype around its star, Charles Bronson lookalike Robert Bronzi (Death Kiss, Once Upon a […]

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04th Nov2021

‘Planet Dune’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Emily Killian, Sean Young, Cherish Holland, Manny Zaldivar, Anna Telfer | Written by Lauren Pritchard, Joe Roche | Directed by Glenn Campbell, Tammy Klein Mark Polonia may have beaten them to the punch with Dune World, but The Asylum are here and ready to cash in on Denis Villeneuve’s epic with Planet Dune. It […]

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03rd Nov2021

‘Disappearance of Lake Elrod’ DVD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Robyn Lively, Shanola Hampton, Bethany Anne Lind, Michael Trucco | Written by Lauren Fash, Susan Graham | Directed by Lauren Fash If you’re watching this movie based on the poster/cover art work alone, you might be disappointed because that shows what seems to be some kind of cabin in the woods, creepy lake side horror […]

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03rd Nov2021

‘Coven’ DVD Review (High Fliers)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Lizze Gordon, Margot Major, Adam Horner, Sofya Skya, Jocelyn Saenz, Miranda O’Hare, Jessica Louise Long, Sara Stretton, Aaron James, Terri Ivens, Jennifer Cipolla, Tessa Espinola | Written by Lizze Gordon | Directed by Margaret Malandruccolo Five undergrad witches come together in order to perform a ritual to invoke the ancient powers of the witch […]

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02nd Nov2021

‘Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Features the voices of: Mike Mort, Jennifer Saunders, Paul Whitehouse, Dan Russell, Jonnie Fiori, Samantha Coughlan, Romano Marenghi, Geoff Robbins, Jonnie Price, Mark Richard Jones, Laura Tofarides | Written and Directed by Mike Mort It’s not 1985 anymore… it’s 1986! And Chuck Steel is the maverick, lone wolf cop on the edge, who doesn’t play […]

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02nd Nov2021

‘They’re Outside’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Emily Booth, Nicholas Vince, Tom Clayton-Wheatley, Chrissy Randall, Emma Burdon-Sutton, Nicole Miners, Brad Moore | Written by Airell Anthony Hayles | Directed by Airell Anthony Hayles, Sam Casserly [NOTE: With the film out now, here’s a reposting of our review of They’re Outside from its Frightfest debut last year] As I’ve said a million […]

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02nd Nov2021

‘Apex Predator’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Bruce Willis, Nels Lennarson, Neal McDonough, Lochlyn Munro, Trevor Gretzky, Corey Large, Megan Peta Hill, Alexia Fast | Written by Edward Drake, Corey Large | Directed by Edward Drake Apex Predator, released in the US under the title of just Apex, proabably given a title change to avoid the taint of Apex Predators, is […]

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02nd Nov2021

‘A New World Order’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Stefan Ebel, Siri Nase, Nikolai Will, Michelle Wiesemes | Written by Daniel Raboldt, Thorsten Franzen | Directed by Daniel Raboldt It’s perhaps a little surprising that we didn’t get a bunch of low budget A Quiet Place clones after the movies sucess. In theory (but obviously not so much in practice), it’s a relatively […]

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01st Nov2021

LFF 2021: ‘Shepherd’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Tom Hughes, Kate Dickie, Jamie Marie Leary, Greta Scacchi, Gaia Weiss | Written and Directed by Russell Owen Tom Hughes plays a grieving widower who accepts a job as a shepherd on a remote Scottish island in the third feature from Welsh writer-director Russell Owen. The film is strong on creepy atmosphere and features […]

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01st Nov2021

‘The Guest’ 4K UHD Special Ltd. Edition Review (Second Sight)

by Jack Kirby

Stars: Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Ethan Embry, Joel David Moore, Candice Patton, Lance Reddick, Brendan Meyer, Jesse Luken | Written by Simon Barrett | Directed by Adam Wingard The Guest introduces us to the Petersons, a small-town family who lost a son in the war in the Middle East. David (Dan Stevens, apparently best known for […]

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