18th Dec2024

‘Listen Carefully’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Ryan Barton-Grimley, Simone Barton-Grimley, Ari Schneider, Richard Gayler | Written and Directed by Ryan Barton-Grimley Listen Carefully, is very much Ryan Barton-Grimley’s (Hawk and Rev: Vampire Slayers, Elijah’s Ashes) baby. He not only wrote, directed and starred in it, he also did some of the editing and cinematography. The story itself has its roots […]

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18th Dec2024

‘Gladiator II’ VOD Review

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Quinn, Derek Jacobi, Fred Hechinger, Rory McCann, Matt Lucas | Written by David Scarpa | Directed by Ridley Scott Gladiator II, the long-awaited sequel (that literally nobody was asking for) to Ridley Scott’s 2000 masterpiece, arrives burdened with high expectations and lofty aspirations. Unfortunately, while […]

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17th Dec2024

‘Fyre Rises’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Paul Marlon, Aaron Sidwell, Charlene Aldridge, May Jones, Stanley Clarke, Tia Owomoyela, Jake Canuso, Alana Wallace, Jay James, Sam Anthony, Otto Jäger, Dan Richardson, Cynthia Rothrock, Eric Roberts, Joseph Millson | Written and Directed by Paul Knight Fyre Rises is the story of Richard Fyre (Paul Marlon; War Blade, Renegades) who was once a […]

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17th Dec2024

‘The Horrible Dr. Hichcock’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Robert Flemyng, Maria Teresa Vianello, Barbara Steele, Silvano Tranquilli, Maria Teresa Vianello, Harriet Medin, Lamberto Antinori, Aldo Cristiani | Written by Ernesto Gastaldi | Directed by Riccardo Freda The Horrible Dr. Hichcock, directed by Riccardo Freda under the pseudonym “Robert Hampton,” is a lurid and atmospheric Gothic horror film that exemplifies the Italian cinema’s […]

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16th Dec2024

‘Dirty Angels’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Eva Green, George Iskandar, Maria Bakalova, Ruby Rose, Emily Bruni, Jojo T. Gibbs, Rona-Lee Shimon | Written by Martin Campbell, Alissa Sullivan Haggis, Jonas McCord | Directed by Martin Campbell Martin Campbell’s Dirty Angels opens in Afghanistan in 2021. Jake (Eva Green; Nocebo, Dark Shadows) and her team are in a very bad spot. […]

16th Dec2024

‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga,  Brendan Gleeson, Zazie Beetz, Steve Coogan, Harry Lawtey | Written by Todd Phillips, Scott Silver | Directed by Todd Phillips Joker: Folie à Deux, the sequel to Todd Phillips’ 2019 hit Joker, is an ambitious but ultimately misguided attempt to blend psychological drama with musical fantasy. While the original film’s […]

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13th Dec2024

‘Kraven the Hunter’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Russell Crowe, Alessandro Nivola, Fred Hechinger, Ariana DeBose, Christopher Abbott, Levi Miller | Written by Richard Wenk, Art Marcum, Matt Holloway | Directed by J.C. Chandor A beefed-up Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars in this superhero action thriller, the sixth and reportedly final entry in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe (SSU), following Morbius, Madame Web and […]

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13th Dec2024

‘Replicator’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Brey Noelle, Brian Spangler, Jim Azelvandre, Kayla Royko, KateLynn E. Newberry, LeJon Woods | Written by Mark Andrew Hamer, Russ Lindway | Directed by Mark Andrew Hamer Replicator, the new film from director Mark Andrew Hamer (The Hunting, What the Ride Reveals) and co-writer Russ Lindway (Yes, This Is Comedy!) comes with a wonderfully […]

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12th Dec2024

‘Speak No Evil’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy, Aisling Franciosi, Alix West Lefler, Dan Hough | Written and Directed by James Watkins Directed by James Watkins (Eden Lake, The Woman in Black) and produced by Blumhouse, Speak No Evil is an American remake of the 2002 Danish thriller of the same name (also known as Gaesterne). […]

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12th Dec2024

‘The Man in the White Van’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Madison Wolfe, Brec Bassinger, Gavin Warren, Ali Larter, Sean Astin, Tom Gillen, Skai Jackson, Noah Lomax | Written by Warren Skeels, Sharon Y. Cobb | Directed by Warren Skeels Based in part on the real-life crimes of Billy Mansfield Jr., The Man in the White Van is a 1970s set thriller from director Warren […]

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11th Dec2024

Dances With Films 2024: ‘Itch!’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Bari Kang, Olivia Kang, Douglas Stirling, Patrick Michael Valley, Ximena Uribe, Mia Ventura Lucas | Written and Directed by Bari Kang Known for his crime thrillers Lucky and The Scrapper, writer/director Bari Kang makes the transition to horror with his latest film, Itch!, which had its World Premiere at Dances With Films. It’s the […]

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11th Dec2024

Dances With Films 2024: ‘Bleeding’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Jasper Jones, Jay Dunn, John R. Howley, Tori Wong, Andrew Bell | Written and Directed by Andrew Bell Vampires and vampirism have been used as metaphors for many things over the years, one of which is drug addiction. Films as diverse as Ganja and Hess, Abel Ferrara’s The Addiction, Daybreakers, and Bliss have made […]

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10th Dec2024

‘Creep: Limited Edition’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Patrick Brice, Mark Duplass | Written by Patrick Brice, Mark Duplass | Directed by Patrick Brice Lauded as one of Empire’s 50 best horrors of the 21st Century, Creep is a product of the “mumblecore” era of genre filmmaking, some would say pioneered by this film’s star Mark Duplass; whose feature prior to this, Safety Not Guaranteed, […]

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10th Dec2024

‘The Girl in the Trunk’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Caspar Phillipson, Katharina Sporrer, Christopher de Courcy-Ireland, Danny Thykær, Adam Kitchen | Written and Directed by Jonas Kvist Jensen A woman finds herself kidnapped and entrapped in the enclosed space of a speeding car’s trunk, wearing her wedding dress, and with her phone as the only available tool. The situation deteriorates gradually as a […]

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09th Dec2024

‘All My Friends Are Dead’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jade Pettyjohn, JoJo Siwa, Jennifer Ens, Justin Derickson, Ali Fumiko Whitney, Julian Haig, Cardi Wong, Peter Giles, Jack Doupe-Smith | Written by Josh Sims, Jessica Sarah Flaum, John Baldecchi | Directed by Marcus Dunstan Sarah (Jade Pettyjohn) and her aspiring influencer friends spend the night in a holiday rental on their way to a […]

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09th Dec2024

‘The Baby Snatcher’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jennifer Taylor, Adrienne Thomas, Matthew Lawrence, Paul London, Donna Lawrence, Anna Damergis | Written by Anna Damergis, Andrew Lawrence, Donna Lawrence, Tim Schaaf | Directed by Andrew Lawrence The Baby Snatcher, also known under numerous monikers including Baby Dust and Maternal Sin, and released on the Lifetime network in the US under the more […]

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06th Dec2024

‘Nightbitch’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Arleigh Snowden, Emmett Snowden, Jessica Harper, Zoë Chao, Mary Holland, Archana Rajan, Nate Heller | Written by Marielle Heller, Rachel Yoder | Directed by Marielle Heller Six-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams stars in Nightbitch, a lycanthropic motherhood allegory from Can You Ever Forgive Me? director Marielle Heller. Adapted from the […]

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06th Dec2024

VOD Vault: ‘Dark Night of the Soul’ & ‘Visher’ Review

by Phil Wheat

It’s time for another installment of VOD Vault – taking a look at some on-demand releases that have hit various VOD platforms recently. This time round we’ve got a couple of genre films that have flown under the radar of mainstream media… DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL Stars: Kristanna Loken, Martin Kove, Gabrielle Kalomiris, Jesse […]

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05th Dec2024

‘The Invisible Raptor’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Mike Capes, David Shackelford, Sean Astin, Sandy Martin, Caitlin McHugh, Bobby Gilchrist, Larry Hankin, Bill Kottkamp | Written by Mike Capes, Johnny Wickham | Directed by Mike Hermosa The Tyler Corporation has finally figured out how to engineer a prehistoric raptor genetically, but they didn’t stop there… they also made it invisible. Unfortunately for […]

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05th Dec2024

‘PSYCHO-PASS Providence’ Blu-ray Review

by Jasmine Valentine

Features the voices of: Kana Hanazawa, Tomokazu Seki, Kenji Nojima | Written by Makoto Fukami, Tow Ubukata | Directed by Naoyoshi Shiotani In 2118, the Japanese government has enforced a mandatory system known as Sibyl, which uses software to analyze the criminal tendencies and capability of the general public. When the chief inspector of the […]

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04th Dec2024

‘Persona’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Shanti Lowry, Sophia Ali, Andrew Howard | Written by Blyth Kemp | Directed by Mike Ho Persona managed to give me a shock before I even started watching it. Its IMDB entry lists it as running two hours and twenty-one minutes, which seemed a bit excessive for the film’s plot. Thankfully, when I put […]

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04th Dec2024

‘Godzilla Minus One’ Blu-ray Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Minami Hamabe, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Sakura Ando, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Yuki Yamada, Yuya Endo, Kisuke Iida, Sae Nagatani, Ozuno Nakamura | Written and Directed by Takashi Yamazaki Nearly 70 years since Godzilla first appeared on-screen, the king of the monsters has headlined almost 40 feature films along with a few TV shows. […]

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