30th Aug2024

‘Nobody is Crazy’ Review

by Joe Hennessy

Stars: Manuel Gutierrez, Frederico J. Arioni, Lara Ammi Wheeler, Kiran Sharbis, Paula Arioni, Alicia Arioni  | Written and Directed by Frederico J. Arioni The future is as irreversible as the rigid yesterday, this is the doctrine posited by Jorge Luis Borges that writer-director, Frederico J. Arioni, chooses to explore. We are introduced to our protagonist, […]

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29th Aug2024

Venice Film Festival 2024: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Jenna Ortega, Justin Theroux, Willem Dafoe, Monica Bellucci, Arthur Conti, Santiago Cabrera, Burn Gorman | Written by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar | Directed by Tim Burton There’s a great scene in 1993’s classic time-loop comedy Groundhog Day, where Bill Murray’s character experiences a near-perfect day with Andie MacDowell’s […]

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29th Aug2024

Frightfest 2024: ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi, Liam Cunningham, David Dastmalchian, Chris Walley, Jon Jon Briones, Stefan Kapicic, Martin Furulund, Nikolai Nikolaeff, Javier Botet | Written by Bragi F. Schut, Zak Olkewicz | Directed by André Øvredal The Last Voyage of the Demeter is a chilling horror film that delivers a uniquely atmospheric take on the classic […]

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29th Aug2024

‘Cuckoo’ Review

by Jasmine Valentine

Stars: Hunter Schafer, Jan Bluthardt, Marton Csokas, Jessica Henwick, Dan Stevens | Written and Directed by Tilman Singer Gretchen (Hunter Schafer) is 17, and reluctantly leaving America for the German Alps to live with her estranged father. While there, she experiences overwhelming gory visions and is constantly haunted by strange noises. To her surprise, it’s […]

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29th Aug2024

‘Hell Hole’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Tobey Poser, John Adams, Maximum Portman, Aleksandar Trmcic, Olivera Perunicic, Marko Filipovic | Written by Tobey Poser, John Adams, Lulu Adams | Directed by Tobey Poser, John Adams Hell Hole begins in 1814, somewhere in Serbia, where a bunch of Napoleon’s troops are lost and starving. A local woman wordlessly appears and offers them […]

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28th Aug2024

Frightfest 2024: ‘Cold Wallet’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Raul Castillo, Josh Brener, Melonie Diaz, Tony Cavalero | Written by Cutter Hodierne, John Hibey | Directed by Cutter Hodierne There’s no question that Steven Soderbergh knows a thing or two about heist movies, given that he directed all three of the Ocean’s Eleven movies. That’s presumably why “Steven Soderbergh Presents” appears on an […]

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28th Aug2024

Frightfest 2024: ‘The A-Frame’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Johnny Whitworth, Nik Dodani, Dana Namrode, Laketa Caston | Written and Directed by Calvin Lee Reeder The A-Frame, directed by Calvin Lee Reeder (The Procedure, The Rambler), is a sci-fi horror film that follows Donna, a musician diagnosed with bone cancer, who is faced with the prospect of losing her arm. Desperate for a […]

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28th Aug2024

Frightfest 2024: ‘Bookworm’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Elijah Wood, Nell Fisher, Michael Smiley, Morgana O’Reilly | Written by Toby Harvard | Directed by Ant Timpson Director Ant Timpson reunites with Come to Daddy screenwriter Toby Harvard, star Elijah Wood and co-star Michael Smiley for the utterly charming wilderness adventure comedy, Bookworm, set in New Zealand. Technically it’s also a creature feature, […]

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28th Aug2024

‘Duchess’ VOD Review

by Jasmine Valentine

Stars: Charlotte Kirk, Phillip Winchester, Stephanie Beacham, Colm Meany, Sean Pertwee | Written and Directed by Neil Marshall A young crook known as Duchess (Charlotte Kirk) gets involved with the nefarious Robert (Phillip Winchester) and the underworld of diamond trafficking. Her wrong turns take her halfway across the world, and she ends up being left […]

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28th Aug2024

‘Latency’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

Written and directed by James Croke and starring Sasha Luss, Alexis Ren, and Ava Caryofyllis, Latency is a new video game-themed movie – this time a sci-fi thriller about Hana, a professional gamer who suffers from acute agoraphobia, who receives new equipment that enhances her game, she begins to wonder if it is reading her […]

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27th Aug2024

‘The Crow (2024)’ Review

by Jasmine Valentine

Stars: Bill Skarsgård, FKA Twigs, Danny Huston | Written by Zach Baylin, William Schneider | Directed by Rupert Sanders Eric Draven (Bill Skarsgård) and Shelly Webster (FKA Twigs) are tragically killed after being confronted by demons of their past. However, Eric — also known as The Crow — is given a chance at redemption by […]

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27th Aug2024

‘Blink Twice’ Review

by Jasmine Valentine

Stars: Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Christian Slater, Simon Rex | Written by Zoë Kravitz, E.T. Feigenbaum | Directed by Zoë Kravitz Frida (Naomi Ackie) sees herself as a run-of-the-mill waitress come nail artist… at least, that’s her truth until she meets billionaire tech mogul Slate King (Channing Tatum). Before she knows it, she’s being invited […]

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27th Aug2024

Frightfest 2024: ‘Scared Shitless’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Steven Ogg, Daniel Doheny, Chelsea Clark, Marty Adams | Written by Brandon Cohen | Directed by Vivenio Caldinelli Directed by Vivenio Caldinelli, Canadian horror-comedy creature feature Scared Shitless is essentially a genetically engineered offshoot of 2006’s Slither, with a lot more toilet humour. It also provides character actor Steven Ogg (The Walking Dead) with […]

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27th Aug2024

‘Twisters’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

Twisters is a 2024 American disaster film directed by Lee Isaac Chung from a screenplay by Mark L. Smith, based on a story by Joseph Kosinski. Serving as a standalone sequel to Twister (1996), it stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, and Sasha Lane. It follows clashing groups of storm […]

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26th Aug2024

Frightfest 2024: ‘Strange Darling’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Barbara Hershey, Ed Begley Jr., Steven Michael Quezada, Madisen Beaty, Bianca A. Santos, Bianca A. Santos, Sheri Foster, Eugenia Kuzmina, Giovanni Ribisi | Written and Directed by JT Mollner Strange Darling is a gripping and unconventional thriller that takes audiences on a wild, genre-bending ride through the darker corners of […]

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26th Aug2024

Frightfest 2024: ‘I Will Never Leave You Alone’ & ‘Happy Halloween’ Review(s)

by Phil Wheat

I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU ALONE Stars: Ken Trujillo, Katerina Eichenberger, Emma Anne Wedemeyer, Chris Genovese | Directed by D.W. Medoff I Will Never Leave You Alone, directed by D.W. Medoff, is a haunting and emotionally intense horror film that premiered at this year’s FrightFest. The film centres on Richard, portrayed by Kenneth Trujillo, an […]

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26th Aug2024

Frightfest 2024: ‘The Daemon’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Adriana Isabel, Tyler Q Rosen, Sara Fletcher, Oscar Wilson, Nick Searcy, Mario Daggett, David McClain Jr. | Written and Directed by Matt Devino, David Michael Yohe The Daemon is a psychological horror film that delves deep into cosmic terror, exploring themes of generational trauma, madness, and the thin boundary between reality and the supernatural. […]

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23rd Aug2024

Frightfest 2024: ‘Test Screening’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Chloë Kerwin, Drew Scheid, Johnny Berchtold, Rain Spencer | Written by Clark Baker, Stephen Susco | Directed by Clark Baker Directed by Clark Baker, who co-wrote the script with Stephen Susco, Test Screening is a deliriously gloopy ‘80s-set sci-fi horror that owes a significant debt to Society (Brian Yuzna’s 1989 classic). Other references abound […]

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23rd Aug2024

Frightfest 2024: ‘Broken Bird’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Rebecca Calder, James Fleet, Sacharissa Claxton, Aleksa Muždeka, Jay Taylor, Robyn McHarry | Written by Joanne Mitchell, Tracey Sheals, Dominic Brunt | Directed by Joanne Mitchell In keeping with its title, Broken Bird opens with Sibyl (Rebecca Calder; King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, We Are Tourists) preparing a dead avian to be stuffed […]

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23rd Aug2024

‘Mad God’ Review #2

by Chris Thomas

Stars: Alex Cox, Niketa Roman, Satish Ratakonda, Harper Taylor, Brynn Taylor | Written and Directed by Phil Tippett Mad God is a stop-motion, post-industrial, post-apocalyptic fever dream. It was brought to us via crowdfunding by Phil Tippett, a man who has Star Wars, Robocop and Jurassic Park in his resume. I assume Phil is the […]

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23rd Aug2024

‘The Mouse Trap’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

There’s a seemingly familiar face stalking the funfair in The Mouse Trap, a horror chiller that’ll make you look at one of your childhood favourites very differently! It’s Alex’s 21st Birthday, but she’s stuck at the amusement arcade on a late shift so her friends decide to surprise her, but a masked killer dressed as […]

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22nd Aug2024

‘The Clean Up Crew’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Melissa Leo, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ekaterina Baker, Swen Temmel, Antonio Banderas, Matthew Tompkins | Written by Matthew Rogers | Directed by Jon Keeyes If you were part of the clean-up crew taking care of a murder scene, and you found a suitcase full of cash, what would you do? If you have an IQ […]

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