18th Nov2024

‘Gladiator II’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

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 24 years later and the sequel, which has been re-written, reworked, and felt like it would never come, has finally hit our screens. Soon after the […]

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15th Nov2024

‘Levels’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Peter Mooney, Amanda Tapping, Cara Gee, Sydney Sabiston, Jade Ma, Aaron Abrams, David Hewlett | Written and Directed by Adam Stern It’s a seemingly normal morning for Joe (Peter Mooney; The Prodigy, Burden of Truth), his digital assistant MEL (Amanda Tapping; Stargate SG-1, Woodland) wakes him up after preparing his condo for him. It […]

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15th Nov2024

‘Piper’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Elizabeth Hurley, Mia Jenkins, Jack Stewart, Tara Fitzgerald, Robert Daws | Written by Anthony Waller, Duncan Kennedy | Directed by Anthony Waller Teacher Liz and her daughter Amy have relocated to Hamelin, THAT famous small town in Germany, but as they settle into their new life things start to take a dark turn… a […]

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14th Nov2024

‘Juror #2’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons, Kiefer Sutherland, Zoey Deutch, Megan Mieduch, Adrienne C. Moore, Drew Scheid, Leslie Bibb | Written by Jonathan A. Abrams | Directed by Clint Eastwood The courtroom has not only given out justice, but some of the very best films cinema has to offer. Legendary, and brilliant films such […]

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14th Nov2024

‘Shark Warning’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Gordon Mudd, Jonas Silbor, Andi Rexha, Andrew J Katers, Angela Cole, David Chokachi, Rebecca Ritz, Canyon Prince | Written by Ryan Ebert | Directed by Jimmy Gadd When they’re not churning out mockbusters, The Asylum manages to produce films like Shark Warning at a pretty good pace as well. And with fall having arrived, […]

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13th Nov2024

‘Haunt Season’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Ana Dragovich, Stephen Kristof, Sarah Elizabeth, Brent Bentley, Craig Benzine, Adam Hinkle, Terry Holt, Samuel James Howard, Janet Jurado | Written and Directed by Jake Jarvi Haunt Season is the latest in a long line of scary attractions turned into real houses of horror, films like Haunt and Teddy Told Me To. Of course, you can […]

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13th Nov2024

‘Planet of the Vampires’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Barry Sullivan, Norma Bengell, Ivan Rassimov, Ángel Aranda, Evi Marandi, Franco Andrei, Federico Boido, Mario Morales | Written by Ib Melchior, Alberto Bevilacqua, Callisto Cosulich, Mario Bava, Antonio Roman, Rafael J. Salvia | Directed by Mario Bava Mario Bava, often celebrated as a master of Gothic horror and Italian genre cinema, brought to life […]

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13th Nov2024

FilmBath 2024: ‘Lone Star’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Chris Cooper, Kris Kristofferson, Matthew McConaughey, Elizabeth Peña, Joe Morton, Stephen Mendillo, Oni Faida Lampley | Written and Directed by John Sayles A major figure in independent filmmaking, writer/director John Sayles began his career working with the legendary Roger Corman and is now considered one of the greatest screenwriters in film history. One of […]

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12th Nov2024

‘Heretic’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East, Topher Grace | Written and Directed by Scott Beck, Bryan Woods Hugh Grant headlines this creepy chiller from directing duo Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, previously best known as the writers of A Quiet Place. The film gives Grant one of his best performances to date, but the […]

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12th Nov2024

‘Drive Back’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Zoltan Torok, Robert Lewis Stephenson, Zack Gold, Whit Kunschik, Madonna Young Magee, Alan Dorfmeier, Jim Tuck | Written by Jon Sarro | Directed by Cody Ashford Drive Back begins with a young Reid (Zoltan Torok) sitting in the woods sketching when a shot rings out and a deer falls near him. That’s followed by the […]

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11th Nov2024

‘Beautiful Friend’ VOD Review (Amazon Prime)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Adam Jones, Alexandrea Meyer | Written and Directed by Truman Kewley Some films are destined to be controversial, and I have a strong feeling that writer/director Truman Kewley’s debut feature Beautiful Friend is one of them. It’s something of a modern version of The Collector, the 1965 film, not the 2009 Saw knockoff. That […]

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08th Nov2024

‘Red One’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, Kiernan Shipka, Bonnie Hunt, J.K. Simmons | Written by Chris Morgan, Hiram Garcia | Directed by Jake Kasdan Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans headline Christmas action comedy Red One, that’s apparently intended to be the first of a festive franchise. Unfortunately, it’s less a case of “Ho, ho, […]

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08th Nov2024

‘The Sword and the Sorcerer’ 4K UHD Review (101 Films)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Lee Horsley, Richard Lynch, Richard Moll, Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindale, George Maharis, Anthony De Longis, Robert Tessier, Nina van Pallandt | Written by Albert Pyun, Tom Karnowski, John V. Stuckmeyer | Directed by Albert Pyun Albert Pyun’s The Sword and the Sorcerer is a notable entry in the sword and sorcery genre that has […]

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07th Nov2024

‘Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End’ Review (Amazon Prime)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Francisco Ortiz, Marta Poveda, Yuri Mykhaylychenko, José María Yazpik | Written by Ángel Agudo | Directed by Carles Torrens Spain has given us some masterful films about the walking dead over the years, including The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue, Tombs of the Blind Dead and its sequels, and more recently the REC franchise. […]

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07th Nov2024

‘War of the Worlds: Extinction’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: William Baldwin, April Mae Davis, Michael Paré, Kate Hodge, Jessy Holtermann, Jack Pearson | Written by Marc Gottlieb | Directed by Christopher Ray War of the Worlds: Extinction is a followup to The Asylum’s 2021 film War of the Worlds: Annihilation, but in the opening montage, however, the film flips the script entirely, revealing […]

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07th Nov2024

‘Borderlands’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Edgar Ramírez, Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Gina Gershon, Jamie Lee Curtis | Written by Eli Roth, Joe Crombie | Directed by Eli Roth Directed by Eli Roth, Borderlands is an adaptation of the popular video game series developed by Gearbox Software. Essentially an action thriller about a rag-tag […]

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06th Nov2024

‘Operation Blood Hunt’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, Louis Mandylor, Tofan Pirani, Melody Prapassorn, Chante Evans, Myles Clohessy, Gary Cairns, Peter Dobson, Elliot Allison | Written by Brandon Slagle | Directed by Louis Mandylor Operation Blood Hunt is the film we wanted after Dog Soldiers showed us all that werewolves and soldiers could be a great […]

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06th Nov2024

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Blu-ray Review

by Chris Thomas

Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni, Matthew Macfadyen | Written by Ryan Reynolds, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Zeb Wells, Shawn Levy | Directed by Shawn Levy I have been down on Marvel superhero films, for a long time. I was trashing them before it became cool. […]

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05th Nov2024

‘Time Cut’ Review (Netflix)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Antonia Gentry, Megan Best, Madison Bailey, Graham Ashmore, Griffin Gluck | Written by Hannah Macpherson, Michael Kennedy | Directed by Hannah Macpherson If the plot of Time Cut sounds a bit familiar, it should, Totally Killer covered much of the same ground not that long ago. But despite being released second, Time Cut was […]

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04th Nov2024

Frightfest Halloween 2024: ‘Alien Country’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Renny Grames, K.C. Clyde, Joseph Reidhead, Austin Archer, Charan Prabhakar, Barta Heiner | Written by Boston McConnaughey, Renny Grames | Directed by Boston McConnaughey Director Boston McConnaughey co-wrote Alien Country with Renny Grames who, as well as being one of the film’s stars, is also his wife and collaborator on several shorts for their […]

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04th Nov2024

Frightfest Halloween 2024: ‘Parvulos’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Mateo Ortega Casillas, Leonardo Cervantes, Carla Adell, Farid Escalante Correa, Norma Flores, Horacio F. Lazo, Noé Hernández, Juan Carlos Remolina | Written by Isaac Ezban, Ricardo Aguado-Fentanes | Directed by Isaac Ezban Mexican horror movies have always been about it seems but there’s never been enough of them in the mainstream to make them […]

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01st Nov2024

Sitges 2024: ‘Ick’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Brandon Routh, Malina Weissman, Harrison Cone, Debra Wilson, Diya Rao, Taia Sophia, Zeke Donovan Jones, Jeff Fahey, Mena Suvari, Peter Wong | Written by Joseph Kahn, Dan Koontz, Samuel Laskey | Directed by Joseph Kahn Former Superman Brandon Routh stars in this smalltown horror flick from director Joseph Kahn that fondly recalls genre classics […]

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