Stars: Lewis Santer, Natasha Tosini, Chris Lines, Stephen Staley, Thomas K. Murphy, Tessa Wood | Written by Marc Gottlieb, Harry Boxley | Directed by Brendan Petrizzo The filmmakers behind Mouse of Horrors, originally titled The Mouse Experiment, are an assortment of folk connected to some of the most prolific sources of low-budget horror out there. […]
Stars: Anthony Mackie, Danny Boyd Jr., Maddie Hasson, Morena Baccarin | Written by John Glenn, Jacob Roman, Kenny Ryan | Directed by George Nolfi A single father and two women venture from the safety of their homes to face monstrous creatures to save the life of a young boy. The synopsis of Elevation doesn’t really […]
Stars: Tip Cullen, Saskia Rose, Daniel Davids, Kevin Golding, Tom Leigh, Luke Solomon, Steven Blades, Karlina Grace-Paseda | Written by James Clarke, Daniel Shepherd, Sam Seeley | Directed by James Clarke, Daniel Shepherd Back in the 70s and 80s, films like Sunray: Fallen Soldier were a staple of action cinema. Soldiers returning from Vietnam found […]
Stars: Ruaridh Aldington, Angela Dixon, Craig Conway, Madalina Bellarui Ion, Andrew Lyle-Pinnock, Natasha Patel, Andrew Lee Potts | Written by Peter Stylianou | Directed by Peter Stylianou, Sean Cronin It feels like vampires and vampirism are often used as metaphors as they are as supernatural threats these days. Be it obsession, addiction or undying love, […]
Stars: David Margetts, Jasmine Hope, Jack Pearson, Michael Paré, Lauren Koopowitz, Michelle Bauer, Bix Krieger, Nate Charles Karagiannis-Troisi | Written by Dan Telfer | Directed by Anthony Frith Originally published in 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ The Land That Time Forgot has inspired multiple adaptations, most notably Kevin Connor’s 1974 film. Now, the story returns to […]
Stars: Tony Todd, Robert Picardo, Bai Ling, Lydia Hearst, Teala Dunn, Cara Claymore, Tim Realbuto, James Crittenden, Tabitha Jane | Written by Jackie Payne | Directed by Cara Claymore, Jackie Payne Adapted from the adult party game of social deduction, created by Dimitry Davidoff in 1986, Werewolf Game is a death-game, horror mystery film. Twelve kidnapped […]
Stars: Jason Statham, Phylicia Rashad, Josh Hutcherson, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Jemma Redgrave, Minnie Driver, Jeremy Irons | Written by Kurt Wimmer | Directed by David Ayer Discounting the Fast and the Furious franchise, I really enjoy Jason Statham’s films. He has an incredible talent for playing the most ridiculous situations straight, with his deadpan, growling voice. […]
Stars: Chad Michael Collins, Arnold Vosloo, Vusi Kunene, Ryan Robbins, Noxolo Dlamini, Scott George, Sharon Taylor, Sizo Mahlangu, Rob Van Vuuren | Written by Sean Wathen | Directed by Danishka Esterhazy Sniper: The Last Stand is the eleventh film in a franchise that began back in 1993 with Sniper and continued on through films like […]
Stars: Magui Bravi, Nacho Francavilla, Josefina Farina, Justina Ceballos, Zhon Li, Agustin Olcese, Pachi Lucas, Iago Illescas, Maite Solsona, Brett DelBuono | Written by Camilo Zaffora | Directed by Carlos Goitia, Guillermo Lockhart, Andrés Borghi, David Ferino, Ryan Graff, Maximilian Niemann, Jerónimo Rocha, Arie Socorro I must confess to actually not seeing the first movie […]
Stars: Michelle Dockery, Topher Grace, Mark Wahlberg, Leah Remini, Paul Ben-Victor | Written by Jared Rosenberg | Directed by Mel Gibson Mel Gibson returns to the director’s chair for the impressively economical single-location thriller Flight Risk. It’s undeniably trashy, thanks to an egregiously over-the-top performance by top-billed Mark Wahlberg, but it’s also surprisingly enjoyable. In […]
Stars: Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Callina Liang, Julia Fox, Eddy Maday, West Mulholland | Written by David Koepp | Directed by Steven Soderbergh Director Steven Soderbergh comes out of self-imposed retirement once again for this engaging and effective ghost story, shot in a series of single takes. From the haunted house-style set-up, audiences might be […]
Stars: Quinn P Hensley, Scout Taylor-Compton, Callum McGowan, Stuart Townsend, Richard Dreyfuss, Jon Seda | Written by Chad Law, Josh Ridgway | Directed by Christian Sesma As a young girl, Cassidy (Quinn P Hensley; Hacks, Dhar Mann) saw her father killed by a shark while getting her to safety. Now a grown woman, Cassidy (Scout […]
Stars: Frankie Avalon, Richard O’Sullivan, George Sewell, Jill Haworth, Dennis Price, Mark Wynter, Gina Warwick, Carol Dilworth, Robin Stewart | Written by Michael Armstrong, Gerry Levey | Directed by Michael Armstrong Tigon’s The Haunted House of Horror (aka Horror House) is a peculiar blend of 1960s camp, teenage angst, and Gothic horror that struggles to find […]
Still going strong on the review front, Kevin sits down to give his thoughts on another of his picks of the big budget / low budget / no budget movie landscape. Giving you his personal opinion on why you should or shouldn’t give this movie your time… This episode is about Werewolves, from director by […]
Stars: Martin Portlock, Megan Placito, Peter DeSouza-Feighoney, Kit Green, Kelly Rian Sanson, Chrissie Wunna, Nicola Wright | Written by Scott Chambers, Rhys Frake-Waterfield | Directed by Scott Chambers The most recent entry in the so-called Poohniverse, and the first one not to feature Pooh, Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare, has arrived. With Winnie the Pooh: Blood […]
Stars: Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ray Nicholson, Dylan Gelula, Lukas Gage, Raúl Castillo | Written and Directed by Parker Finn The original Smile became a sleeper hit for writer/director Parker Finn in 2022, so it’s no surprise that the film has generated a sequel just two years later, especially given its obvious franchise potential. It’s […]
Stars: Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O’Hara, Kit Connor, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu | Written and Directed by Chris Sanders Written and directed by Chris Sanders (How To Train Your Dragon, Lilo & Stitch) and adapted from the first in a trilogy of books by Peter Brown, The Wild Robot is the latest feature from […]
Still going strong on the review front, Kevin sits down to give his thoughts on another of his picks of the big budget / low budget / no budget movie landscape. Giving you his personal opinion on why you should or shouldn’t give this movie your time… This episode it’s Y2K, from prolific genre studio […]
Stars: Noémie Merlant, Will Sharpe, Naomi Watts, Jamie Campbell Bower, Chacha Huang, Anthony Wong, Harrison Arevalo | Written by Emmanuelle Arsan, Audrey Diwan, Rebecca Zlotowski | Directed by Audrey Diwan Back in 1974, the original Emmanuelle was something of a cause celebre, a French soft-core erotic drama that became a huge crossover hit, inspiring multiple […]
Stars: Nahéma Ricci, Mattis Savard-Verhoeven, Frédéric Millaire-Zouvi, Alexandre Landry, Maxime Genois, Bruno Marcil, Marc Beaupré | Written and Directed by Annick Blanc Hunting Daze (Jour de Chasse), the first feature from writer/director Annick Blanc (The Colour of Your Lips, Beyond the Dark), begins on a desolate road somewhere in rural Quebec, the kind where the […]
