15th Sep2021

‘Skinwalker: The Howl of the Rougarou’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Written and Directed by Seth Breedlove I really enjoy listening, reading and watching about local folklore. There’s thousands upon thousands of stories to be told of creatures that lurk in the dark. They are more often than not, tales that have been told for hundred’s of years and their legend has only grown stronger but […]

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14th Sep2021

‘Catch the Bullet’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Jay Pickett, Tom Skerritt, Mason McNulty, Gattlin Griffith, Callder Griffith, Cody Jones, Peter Facinelli | Written by Jerry Robbins | Directed by Michael Feifer Westerns seem to be popping up all over the DTV and VOD markets in the last year or so. From Hell on the Border, Righteous Blood and the upcoming Apache […]

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14th Sep2021

‘Broken Diamonds’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Ben Platt, Lola Kirke, Yvette Nicole Brown, Lynda Boyd | Written by Steve Waverly | Directed by Peter Sattler I know Ben Platt predominantly from his major role in the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen and his comedy role in Pitch Perfect, but he’s a good actor with a bright future at his feet, […]

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14th Sep2021

‘Small Engine Repair’ Review

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: John Pollono, Jon Bernthal, Shea Whigham, Ciara Bravo, Jordana Spiro, Spencer House | Written and Directed by John Pollono Well this going to be the shortest review I ever write… Small Engine Repair is as close to perfection as it gets. 5 out of 5. Told you shortest review ever… Actually I need to […]

13th Sep2021

Frightfest 2021: ‘Coming Home In The Dark’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Daniel Gillies, Matthias Luafatu, Miriama McDowell, Erik Thomson, Billy Paratene, Frankie Paratene, Alan Palmer | Written by James Ashcroft, Eli Kent | Directed by James Ashcroft From Black Sheep to Deathgasm to Housebound, New Zealand has a pretty good relationship with horror, even if it leans towards the comedy side sometimes (this is no […]

13th Sep2021

Feature: ‘King Knight’ & the films of Richard Bates Jr.

by Alain Elliott

King Knight is the latest twisted yet brilliant movie from director Richard Bates Jr. I have been a big fan of his movies since his debut Excision almost ten years ago and thought there was no better time to remind people of his movies now that King Knight is doing the festival rounds. First up […]

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13th Sep2021

‘Black Widow’ Blu-ray Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Rachel Weisz, Ray Winstone, Ever Anderson, Violet McGraw, O-T Fagbenle, William Hurt, Olga Kurylenko | Written by Eric Pearson | Directed by Cate Shortland After making her debut in the MCU 11 years ago in Iron Man 2, Natasha Romanoff finally gets her own stand alone film in […]

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10th Sep2021

‘Malignant’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young, Michole Briana White, Jacqueline McKenzie, Jake Abel, Ingrid Bisu | Written by Ingrid Bisu, James Wan, Akela Cooper | Directed by James Wan The latest horror flick from director James Wan (The Conjuring, Insidious), Malignant is a bizarre mixture of the brilliant and the terrible. It’s hard to […]

10th Sep2021

‘Death Rider in the House of Vampires’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Devon Sawa, Tasha Reign, Danny Trejo, Julian Sands, Ashley Wisdom, Kim Director, Sean Waltman, Lee Ving, Eli Roth, James Cullen Bressack, Jen Soska, Sylvia Soska | Written and Directed by Glenn Danzig I’m not sure what’s more surprising, that I’m reviewing a movie called Death Rider in the House of Vampires or that, after […]

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10th Sep2021

Frightfest 2021: ‘Bad Candy’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Corey Taylor, Zach Galligan, Derek Russo, Ryan Kiser, Alexandra Lucchesi | Written and Directed by Scott B. Hansen, Desiree Connell Written by Desiree Connell and Scott B. Hansen, who are also in the directors chairs, Bad Candy is a Halloween anthology that tells the tale of the local myths of the small town of […]

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09th Sep2021

‘The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, Antonio Banderas, Morgan Freeman, Richard E. Grant, Frank Grillo, Rebecca Front | Written by Tom O’Connor, Brandon Murphy, Phillip Murphy | Directed by Patrick Hughes Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson and Salma Hayek reunite with director Patrick Hughes for a sequel to 2017’s disappointing action caper The […]

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08th Sep2021

‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Meng’er Zhang, Fala Chen, Florian Munteanu, Benedict Wong, Yuen Wah, Ronny Chieng, Zach Cherry, Dallas Liu, Michelle Yeoh, Tony Leung | Written by Dave Callaham, Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham | Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton The MCU takes a flying leap forward with their latest superhero blockbuster, Shang-Chi and the […]

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08th Sep2021

‘Robot Apocalypse’ DVD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Jeff Marchelletta, Barry Piacente, DeAngelo Davis, Jessica Chancellor, Katalina Viteri, Tito Ortiz | Written by Joe Roche, Lauren Pritchard | Directed by David Michael Latt Robot Apocalypse is the latest film from The Asylum, but you would be hard-pressed to know it even exists. As with Jungle Run and several other recent films they […]

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08th Sep2021

‘Friend of the World’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Alexandra Slade, Nick Young, Michael C. Burgess, Kathryn Schott, Kevin Smith, Luke Anthony Pensabene, Neil Raymond Ricco | Written and Directed by Brian Patrick Butler Friend of the World isn’t an obvious title for a sci-fi thriller but this low budget affair is set in a world after a catastrophic global war in which […]

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07th Sep2021

‘The Gateway’ Review

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: Shea Whigham, Olivia Munn, Taryn Manning, Frank Grillo, Bruce Dern, Keith David, Mark Boone Junior, Zach Avery, Alexander Wraith, Jay Hieron, Taegen Burns, Nick Daly, Richard Strauss, Shannon Adawn | Written by Michele Civetta, Andrew Levitas, Alex Felix Bendaña | Directed by Michele Civetta I have been known from time to time watch a […]

06th Sep2021

Frightfest 2021: ‘Gaia’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Monique Rockman, Alex Van Dyk, Carel Nel, Anthony Oseyemi | Written by Tertius Kapp | Directed by Jaco Bouwer Perhaps the best horror films come from tried and tested formulas but with an added twist. In Gaia we find a woman injured and lost in a forest. In horror , that’s nothing unusual but […]

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06th Sep2021

Frightfest 2021: ‘Claw’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Chynna Walker, Richard Rennie, Mel Mede, Ken ’Gabby’ Mertz, Allen Lyster | Written by Gerald Rascionato, Joel Hogan | Directed by Gerald Rascionato Claw, the latest film from director Gerald Rascionato (Triassic Hunt, Open Water 3: Cage Dive) and co-writer Joel Hogan has a bit of an identity crisis. The trailer promises a straightforward […]

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03rd Sep2021

Frightfest 2021: ‘No Man of God’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Elijah Wood, Luke Kirby, Robert Patrick, Aleksa Palladino, Christian Clemenson | Written by Kit Lesser | Directed by Amber Sealey Written by Kit Lesser and directed by Amber Sealey (No Light and No Land Anywhere), No Man of God takes the horrifying true crime case of Ted Bundy and contorts the lens in order to […]

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03rd Sep2021

Frightfest 2021: ‘Pretty Boy’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Sarah French, Jed Rowen, Devanny Pinn, Jake Red, Heather Grace Hancock, Maria Olsen, Robert Rusler | Written by Joe Knetter | Directed by Marcel Walz I’m going to be totally honest here and state that I did not see Marcel Walz’s Blind, of which this film – Pretty Boy – is a direct sequel. […]

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03rd Sep2021

‘Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms’ Blu-ray Review

by Jim Morazzini

Features the voices of: Dave B. Mitchell, Jordan Rodrigues, Fred Tatasciore, Bayardo De Murguia, Patrick Seitz, Paul Nakauchi, Robin Atkin Downes, Joel McHale, Jennifer Carpenter, Ike Amadi | Written by Jeremy Adams | Directed by Ethan Spaulding Between the live action reboot of Mortal Kombat and my growing appreciation of the animated Batman films it […]

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03rd Sep2021

Video Review: ‘The Toll’ – Everybody Pays!

by Kevin Haldon

Here’s Kev with a video review of The Toll which is in UK cinemas now. Brendan works solo shifts in the quietest toll booth in Wales, hiding from a criminal past where nobody would ever look. When he finally gets rumbled, word of his whereabouts gets out and his enemies head west for revenge. Meanwhile, […]

02nd Sep2021

Frightfest 2021: ‘Knocking’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Cecilia Milocco, Albin Grenholm, Ville Virtanen, Krister Kern, Alexander Salzberger, Charlotta Åkerblom | Written by Emma Broström | Directed by Frida Kempff Obviously inspired by not only societies way of treating the mentally ill but also the freakish, terrifying works of Roman Polanski (Repulsion) and Alfred Hitchcock (Rear Window), Knocking is a slow-burn horror […]

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