16th Apr2021

‘A Reckoning’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: June Dietrich, Kevin Makely, Todd A. Robinson, Lance Henriksen, Meg Foster | Written and Directed by Justin Lee If you have read the synopsis for A Reckoning you’d be forgiven for thinking you might have seen this movie before. It reads ‘After her husband is brutally murdered, a widowed homesteader seeks revenge and leaves […]

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14th Apr2021

‘The Heiress’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Candis Nergaard, Jayne Wisener, David Schaal, Jonny Phillip, David Wayman, Flip Webster, Mark Arden, Denise Stephenson, Chris Bell | Written by Chris Bell, Danny Prescott, Kelly Prescott, Jezz Vernon | Directed by Chris Bell The thing I noticed most about The Heiress while watching it, is that it is very, very, British for a […]

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13th Apr2021

‘Assimilate’ VOD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Joel Courtney, Calum Worthy, Andi Matichak, Katherine McNamara, Cam Gigandet, Mason McNulty, Terry Dale Parks, Vito Viscuso, Jennifer Pierce Mathus | Written by John Murlowski, Steven Palmer Peterson | Directed by John Murlowski The second dictionary entry for assimilate is the most appropriate one for this movie. It says ‘regard as similar, liken’. And […]

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13th Apr2021

‘The Voices’ VOD Review

by Chris Thomas

Stars: Ashley Bell, Jordan Ladd, Leslie Easterbrook, Valerie Jane Parker, Jenna Harvey, Chloe Romanski, Chris DeBlasio, Rezeta Veliu, Romy Reiner, Jonathan Stoddard, Lauri Hendler, Tracy Lawrence | Written by Nathaniel Nuon, Daniel Hathcock | Directed by Nathaniel Nuon A little boy once said “I see dead people”. In The Voices we have a little girl […]

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09th Apr2021

‘Clapboard Jungle’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

by Alain Elliott

Featuring: Chris Alexander, Dave Alexander, Chad Archibald, Charles Band, Yazid Benfeghoul, Justin Benson, Zack Bernbaum and many more! | Directed by Justin McConnell If you watch independent movies, listen to the podcasts about them and follow the people that make them on social media, then Clapboard Jungle is the movie for you. Directed by Justin […]

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09th Apr2021

‘Behind the Trees’ DVD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Vanessa Curry, Sahil Shroff, Subrat Dutta, Tvisha Seema, Tanvi Shinde, Apoorva Arora, Mohit Hiranandani, Abheer Meherish, Rhea Harwani, Rajesh Arya | Written by Vikram Jayakumar, Arjun Grover | Directed by Vikram Jayakumar What drew me to Behind the Trees immediately, before I had started watching, was the main story – which sees a young […]

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09th Apr2021

‘Embryo’ VOD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Romina Perazzo, Domingo Guzmán, Carolina Escobar, Cristian Cuentrejoa, Evelyn Belmar, Paulina Facuse, Yuri Caceres, Giordano Rossi, Serge François | Written by Patricio Valladares, Barry Keating | Directed by Patricio Valladares The synopsis for Embryo only really explains a hint of the film even if it seems to give away quite a lot. It explains […]

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08th Apr2021

‘Reunion’ VOD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Julia Ormond, Emma Draper, John Bach, Nancy Brunning, Cohen Holloway, Ava Keane, Gina Laverty | Written and Directed by Jake Mahaffy Family reunions always seem to reveal skeletons in the closet, and Reunion is no different. What we get with this new horror though is a mystery and a ghost story that feels original […]

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08th Apr2021

‘Come Away’ Blu-ray Review

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: Angelina Jolie, David Oyelowo, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jordan A.Nash, Keira Chansa | Written by Marissa Kate Goodhill | Directed by Brenda Chapman Peter Pan, Alice In Wonderland, Angelina Jolie and Kallus from Star Wars: Rebels sounds like a cracking Sunday afternoon to me… It has been a while since I got to see a decent […]

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07th Apr2021

‘The Odds’ DVD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Abbi Butler, James J. Fuertes, Katie Gunn, Les Parker, Sean Ramey | Written and Directed by Bob Giordano The Odds sits alongside movies like Buried and Elevator which have a set of characters (or character) in one small setting for the entirety of the movie. In The Odds we see a man and woman […]

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06th Apr2021

‘Godzilla vs Kong’ Review – Second Opinion

by Jason Brigger

Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Kyle Chandler, Demián Bichir | Written by Eric Pearson, Max Borenstein | Directed by Adam Wingard Godzilla vs. Kong is the fourth film in the new Monsterverse franchise that started with Godzilla in 2014 and has gained steam […]

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05th Apr2021

‘Bram Stoker’s Van Helsing’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Charlie Bond, Helen Crevel, Tom Hendryk, Joe Street, Mark Topping | Written and Directed by Steve Lawson I know what you’re thinking… “Oh my god, not another take on Bram Stoker’s Dracula?!” Mainly because I was thinking the same too. But there’s a very good reason this film is called Bram Stoker’s Van Helsing […]

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05th Apr2021

‘An Imperfect Murder’ DVD Review

by Dom Hastings

Stars: Sienna Miller, Nick Matthews, Charles Grodin, Alec Baldwin, Colleen Camp, John Buffalo Mailer, Steven Prescod | Written and Directed by James Toback “This is not a dream.” Running at 71 minutes, semi-disgraced writer-director, James Toback, has managed to add new meanings to the term, “pretentious,”, with his latest (and hopefully last) film, An Imperfect […]

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02nd Apr2021

‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Kyle Chandler, Demián Bichir | Written by Eric Pearson, Max Borenstein | Directed by Adam Wingard Legendary Pictures’ MonsterVerse franchise reaches its apex with this titanic battle between two classic movie monsters. Directed by Adam Wingard (The Guest, […]

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01st Apr2021

‘The Last House’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Camille Keaton, Karen Konzen, Scott Peeler, Eric Dooley, Christopher James Forrest, Victor Jones, Kurt McCall, Mark Poppleton, Mark Wright | Written and Directed by Samuel Farmer Back in 1978 Camille Keaton took her revenge on a group of men who abducted and raped her, now in 2020 she’s out for revenge again – this […]

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31st Mar2021

‘Falcon Rising’ Blu-ray Review (MVD Marquee)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Neal McDonough, Michael Jai White, Laila Ali, Lateef Crowder, Hazuki Kato, Masashi Odate, Jazmín Caratini, Millie Ruperto, Daniel Cardona, Jimmy Navarro, Arzoris Perez | Written by Y.T. Parazi | Directed by Ernie Barbarash I am a huge fan of Michael Jai White. From his roles opposite Don “The Dragon” Wilson in Ring of Fire […]

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30th Mar2021

‘Stay Out of the F**king Attic’ Review (Shudder)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Ryan Francis, Morgan Alexandria, Bryce Fernelius, Michael Flynn, Brynne Hurlbutt, Avery Pizzuto, Garrett McClellan | Written and Directed by Jerren Lauder A diverse group of ex-cons-turned-movers; Schillinger (Ryan Francis), Imani (Morgan Alexandria) and Carlos (Bryce Fernelius); are convinced by their creepy client, Vern (Michael Flynn), to pull an all-nighter for a generous pay bump. […]

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29th Mar2021

Cinequest 2021: ‘Drive All Night’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Yutaka Takeuchi, Lexy Hammonds, Sarah Dumont, Johnny Gilligan | Written and Directed by Peter Hsieh Drive All Night follows Dave (Yutaka Takeuchi), a reclusive swing-shift taxi driver, whose night takes an unexpected turn after he picks up a mysterious passenger, Cara (Lexy Hammonds), a young woman hiding a dark secret. She makes him drive […]

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29th Mar2021

‘Shortcut’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Jack Kane, Sophie Jane Oliver, Zander Emlano, Molly Dew, Zak Sutcliffe | Written by Daniele Cosci | Directed by Alessio Liguori Shortcut, a title that doesn’t give much away but fits nicely alongside other horror movies such as Wrong Turn and Dead End. Both of which are actually pretty good despite their uninteresting road-related […]

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26th Mar2021

‘The Legend of Fall Creek’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Frank Brantley, Alton Clemente, Chuck Clendenin, Curt Clendenin, Christy Keller, Anita Leeman Torres, Robert Miano, Christopher DeMaci, Julia Mack | Written by Jen Mathiasen, Ryan McGonagle | Directed by Anthony Hall, Ryan McGonagle The Legend of Fall Creek is the sequel to the 2016 movie Bloody Bobby, a film I suspect not many people […]

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25th Mar2021

‘Dark Web: Cicada 3301’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jack Kesy, Conor Leslie, Ron Funches, Alan Ritchson, Andreas Apergis, Kris Holden-Ried, Alyssa Cheatham, Victoria Snow, Marvin Karon | Written by Joshua Montcalm, Alan Ritchson | Directed by Alan Ritchson Cyber-thriller Dark Web: Cicada 3301 comes from actor turned writer/director Alan Ritchson (Titans) and is based on a series of mysterious, unsolved real-life set […]

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25th Mar2021

‘Death Trip’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Kelly Kay, Tatyana Olal, Garrett Johnson, Melina Trimarchi, Zoe Slobodzian, Bruce Watts, Brad MacDonald, David Kuyek, Joseph Simmons, Brett Howie | Written by James Watts, Kelly Kay | Directed by James Watts Four friends take a cottage vacation in the dead of winter, seeking refuge from their busy urban lives, if only for one […]

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