18th Jun2015

‘Milano Calibro 9’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Gastone Moschin, Mario Adorf, Barbara Bouchet, Frank Wolff, Luigi Pistilli, Ivo Garrani, Philippe Leroy, Lionel Stander, Mario Novelli, Giuseppe Castellano, Salvatore Arico, Fernando Cerulli | Written and Directed by Fernando Di Leo One of the things I love about Arrow Video releases is the ability they give me to extend my exposure to movies that are harder […]

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17th Jun2015

‘The Loft’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Karl Urban, James Marsden, Wentworth Miller, Rhona Mitra, Eric Stonestreet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Isabel Lucas, Rachael Taylor, Valerie Cruz, Kali Rocha, Elaine Cassidy, Margarita Levieva, Kristin Lehman, Robert Wisdom, Ric Reitz | Written by Bart De Pauw, Wesley Strick | Directed by Erik Van Looy I often question why movies are remade, especially those where it […]

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17th Jun2015

‘Age of Kill’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Martin Kemp, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Tony Denham, Phil Davis, Lucy Pinder, Donna Air, April Pearson, Dani Dyer, Bruce Payne, Patrick Bergin, Nick Moran, Chris Brazier, Anouska Mond | Written by Simon Cluett | Directed by Neil Jones When it comes to low-budget British movies one of the easiest to create seems to be the […]

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16th Jun2015

‘Crossland’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Joanna Bool, Sherine Chalhie, Lucy French, Daniel Garcia, Harvey Smith | Written and Directed by Mumtaz Yildirimlar ‘Terror knows no boundaries.’ A young jogger named Jason is out doing what he loves, running cross- country. Unknown to him, he trespasses into private land and is soon lured into a false-sense of security. What seemed like […]

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15th Jun2015

‘Star Leaf’ Review

by Richard Axtell

Stars: Richard Cranor, Julian Gavilanes, Russell Hodgkinson, Svetlana Soutirina, Dylan Thome, Tyler Trerise, Shelby Truax, Kiki Yeung | Written by Richard Cranor, Hugh Berry | Directed by Richard Cranor Star Leaf is a science fiction thriller about three friends who find a forest of extra-terrestrial marijuana hidden deep in the Olympic Mountains. The adventure begins […]

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15th Jun2015

‘Burying the Ex’ Review

by Jack Kirby

Stars: Anton Yelchin, Ashley Greene, Alexandra Daddario, Oliver Cooper, Ozioma Akagha, Mark Alan, Erica Bowie, Gabrielle Christian, Archie Hahn, Tomoko Karina, Stephanie Koenig, Wyndoline Landry, Julia Marchese, Dick Miller | Written by Alan Trezza | Directed by Joe Dante Burying the Ex is a romantic comedy with zombies, or rom-zom-com as I believe we’re supposed […]

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12th Jun2015

‘Project Almanac’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jonny Weston, Amy Landecker, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Virginia Gardner, Sam Lerner, Allen Evangelista, Gary Weeks | Written by Jason Pagan, Andrew Deutschman | Directed by Dean Israelite Despite all the praise heaped on it on release, I was never really a fan of Josh Tranks found-footage superhero movie Chronicle. So when Project Almanac was initially […]

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11th Jun2015

‘The Cut-Throats’ Review (Vinegar Syndrome)

by Mondo Squallido

THE CUT-THROATS (1969, dir: John Hayes) “…A Blood Bath! Filled With Men and Women Obsessed With Death…” We are thrown straight in to Nazi Germany (well, looks more like the American desert than the lush forests of  Germany, but I won’t be THAT guy!) at the close of the war. After we witness one of […]

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11th Jun2015

‘The Cobblestone Corridor’ Review

by Richard Axtell

Stars: Erik Bloomquist, Madeleine Dauer, Nicholas Tucci, Adam Weppler, Alec Richards, Alex Sarrigeorgiou, Graham King, Ben Santiago | Written and Directed by Erik Bloomquist Allan Archer, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper club at Alfred Pierce Preparatory School, has taken on the biggest case of his academic career: investigating the suspicious termination of English department chairman, […]

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11th Jun2015

Sci-Fi London 2015: ‘Movement + Location’ Review

by Mark Allen

Stars: Bodine Boling, Catherine Missal, Brendan Griffin, David Andrew Macdonald, Anna Margaret Hollyman, Haile Owusu, Casey Robinson, Johnny Dapolito | Written and Directed by Alexis Boling New Yorker Kim is a bit of an oddball. She barely talks to her roommate (and when she does repeats phrases that she says), has zero social life and […]

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10th Jun2015

‘Heavenly Sword’ VOD Review

by Richard Axtell

Stars (the voices of): Anna Torv, Alfred Molina, Thomas Jane, Ashleigh Ball, Barry Dennen, Renae Geerlings, Nolan North | Written by Todd Farmer | Directed by Gun Ho Jang Heavenly Sword is a dramatic tale of revenge that sees Nariko (Anna Torv), a fiery red-haired heroine, embark on a quest for vengeance against the invading King […]

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10th Jun2015

‘Society’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Billy Warlock, Devin DeVasquez, Evan Richards, Ben Meyerson, Charles Lucia, Concetta D’Agnese, Patrice Jennings, Heidi Kozak, Ben Slack, David Wiley, Tim Bartell, Brian Bremer, Maria Claire | Written by Rick Fry, Woody Keith | Directed by Brian Yuzna If you are old enough to remember the good old days of renting out horror movies […]

09th Jun2015

‘The Marine 4: Moving Target’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Curtis Caravaggio, Fraser Aitcheson, Mike ‘The Miz’ Mizanin, Summer Rae, Josh Blacker, Matthew MacCaull, Primo Allon, Todd Jenkins, Melissa Roxburgh, Paul McGillion | Written by Alan B. McElroy | Directed by William Kaufman Former reality star and current WWE superstar Mike ‘The Miz’ Mizanin returns for a second crack at the title role in […]

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09th Jun2015

‘Taken 3’ Blu-ray Review

by Ian Loring

Stars: Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Don Harvey, Dylan Bruno, David Warshofsky, Jon Gries, Andrew Borba, Judi Beecher, Andrew Howard, Catherine Oyer, Jimmy Palumbo | Written by Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen | Directed by Olivier Megaton   In some ways, Taken became the little franchise that could. Kicking off in 2009, […]

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08th Jun2015

‘The Dead Lands’ DVD Review

by Richard Axtell

Stars: James Rolleston, Lawrence Makoare, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Xavier Horan, Raukura Turei, George Henare, Rena Owen, Pana Hema Taylor, Calvin Tuteao, Jamus Webster, Bianca Hyslop, Isabella Rakete, Matariki Whatarau, Wairangi Koopu, Jeff Ruha | Written by Glenn Standring | Directed by Toa Fraser Hongi (James Rolleston) – a Māori chieftain’s teenage son – must avenge […]

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05th Jun2015

‘Snapshot’ DVD Review

by Richard Axtell

Stars: Angela Little, Zach McGowan, Angela Gots, Robert Loggia, Michael Paré, Joyce DeWitt, David Chokachi, Martin Kove, Nina Transfeld, Rachael Robbins, Michael Rivera, Ken Del Vecchio, Deirdre Lorenz, Joe Rosario | Written by Robert Borneman | Directed by Eric Etebari They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Former paparazzi Thomas Grady’s most recent […]

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05th Jun2015

‘Tom Holland’s Twisted Tales’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Amber Benson, Angela Bettis, AJ Bowen, Jose Pablo Cantillo, James Duval, William Forsythe, Eddie Hargitay, Danielle Harris, Noah Hathaway, Marc Senter, Megan Thompson, Alex Urbom, Ray Wise | Written and Directed by Tom Holland Originally conceived and made as a 9-episode web series for the now defunct FearNet, Tom Holland’s Twisted Tales has been […]

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05th Jun2015

‘Zombieworld’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jamie McDowell, Noé Blancafort, Bill Oberst Jr., Trevor Snarr, Marc Velasco, Zack Price, Lauren Brady, Jeff Newman | Directed by Adam Myette O’Brien, Adriàn Cardona, Cameron McCulloch, David Muñoz, Jared Marshall, Jesse Baget, Jonathan Brown, Luke Giudici, Paul Shrimpton, Peter Horn, Tomy Woodard, Vedran Marjanovic, Zach Ramelan Recent years have seen a resurgance in […]

03rd Jun2015

‘The Encounter’ Review

by Richard Axtell

Stars: Clint James, Owen Conway, Megan Drust, Eliza Kiss, Paulina Vallin, Louie Iaccarino, Dan Higgins, Monica Engesser, Pat Kaye, Chad T. Krolczyk | Written and Directed by Robert Conway When Collin Bastrow is found in the forest, alone and afraid, he has a shocking story to tell. As he struggles to recount the events of […]

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03rd Jun2015

Sci-Fi London 2015: ‘Man Vs.’ Review

by Mark Allen

Stars: Chris Diamantopoulos, Michael Cram, Drew Nelson, Alex Karzis, Kelly Fanson, Sam Kalilieh, Kate Ziegler, Constantine Meglis, Chloe Bradt | Written by Adam Massey, Thomas Michael | Directed by Adam Massey Doug Woods may be a semi-successful media presenter and outdoorsman (at least on the web) but he’s hardly Bear Grylls in real life. He’s […]

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03rd Jun2015

‘Preservation’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Wrenn Schmidt, Pablo Schreiber, Aaron Staton, Cody Saintgnue, Michael Chacon, Nick Saso | Written and Directed by Christopher Denham A camping trip for newlyweds Mike and Wit takes an unexpected turn when they are joined by Mike’s brother, Sean, a former marine. When their tent is stolen overnight and they are left without food […]

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03rd Jun2015

‘The Interview’ Blu-ray Review

by Ian Loring

Stars: James Franco, Seth Rogen, Randall Park, Lizzy Caplan, Diana Bang, Timothy Simons, Reese Alexander | Written by Dan Sterling | Directed by Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen The Interview will be the answer to questions in pub quizzes for years to come. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s second directorial feature is headline news all over […]

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