13th Aug2024

‘The Duchess’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

From Neil Marshall, director of cult favourites like Dog Soldiers, Doomsday, The Descent, Centurion and the Hellboy reboot, comes Duchess starring Charlotte Kirk, Phillip Winchester, Colm Meany, Stephanie Beecham and Sean Pertwee. Duchess, a small-time crook, tries to enter the treacherous underworld of diamond trafficking and ends up left for dead when a deal goes […]

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12th Aug2024

Fantasia 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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09th Aug2024

‘Borderlands’ 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 […]

09th Aug2024

‘Ingress’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Rachel Noll James, Johnny Ferro, Christopher Clark, Tim DeKay, Barbara Deering | Written and Directed by Rachel Noll James Ingress, as the film’s titles inform us, means the act of entering, or a way in. In the first feature film from writer/director/star Rachel Noll James (Follow the River, Half Light), the entrance being sought […]

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09th Aug2024

‘Boy Kills World’ 4K UHD Review

by Jasmine Valentine

Stars: Bill Skarsgård, Jessica Rothe, Michelle Dockery, Brett Gelman, Famke Janssen | Written by Arend Remmers, Tyler Burton Smith | Directed by Moritz Mohr In an alternate universe, a young boy is raised by an off-the-grid shaman to become a lethal weapon trained to take down the family responsible for a totalitarian regime. When the […]

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09th Aug2024

‘The Bikeriders’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

The Bikeriders is a 2023 American period crime drama film written and directed by Jeff Nichols, and starring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Mike Faist, Boyd Holbrook, Damon Herriman, Beau Knapp, Emory Cohen, Karl Glusman, Toby Wallace, and Norman Reedus. Its plot is inspired by the photo book of the same name […]

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08th Aug2024

‘The Mouse Trap’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Damir Kovic, Nick Biskupek, Mackenzie Mills, Sophie McIntosh, Madeline Kelman, Simon Phillips | Written by Simon Phillips | Directed by Jamie Bailey We’ve had Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey as well as its sequel, and a horror movie centred around Bambi is on the way. But the film that must really piss Disney […]

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08th Aug2024

‘Babes’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Ilana Glazer, Michelle Buteau, John Carroll Lynch, Hasan Minhaj, Stephan James, Oliver Platt | Written by Ilana Glazer, Josh Rabinowitz | Directed by Pamela Adlon Broad City’s Ilana Glazer and stand-up Michelle Buteau play two best friends going through pregnancy in this raunchy comedy from actor-turned-director Pamela Adlon. Crackling with comic chemistry, it’s frequently […]

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08th Aug2024

‘Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings’ Blu-ray Review (88 Films)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Ami Dolenz, Andrew Robinson, Soleil Moon Frye, J. Trevor Edmond, Hill Harper, Alexander Polinsky, Mark McCracken, Steve Kanaly, Gloria Hendry | Written by Constantine & Ivan Chachornia | Directed by Jeff Burr Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings was originally released in the UK at a time when I was heavily getting into horror yet was, […]

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08th Aug2024

‘The Fall Guy’ Blu-ray Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Hannah Waddingham, Teresa Palmer, Stephanie Hsu, Winston Duke, Ben Knight, Matuse, Adam Dunn | Written by Drew Pearce | Directed by David Leitch Stunts have been at the forefront of cinema since the beginning. Some of the earliest directors, actors, and writers were the very best stunt performers. Think […]

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07th Aug2024

‘Ghost Planet’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Joe Mayes, Mark Hyde, Claudia Troy, Georgia Anastasia, Ulysses E. Campbell, Julie Kashmanian | Written and Directed by Philip J. Cook “You just push the handle, drop into T Space, and take off to destinations unknown.” With these words Max Stone (Joe Mayes; Spent, A Christmas Cancellation) introduces us to the world of Ghost […]

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07th Aug2024

‘The First Omen’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Nell Tiger Free, Ralph Ineson, Sônia Braga, Tawfeek Barhom, Maria Caballero, Charles Dance, Billy Nighy, Nicole Sorace | Written by Tim Smith, Arkasha Stevenson, Keith Thomas | Directed by Arkasha Stevenson Typical. You wait years for a movie about a teenage American nun who becomes mysteriously pregnant when she travels to an Italian nunnery […]

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07th Aug2024

‘Hundreds of Beavers’ Blu-ray Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Doug Mancheski, Olivia Graves, Wes Tank, Luis Rico | Written by Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Mike Cheslik | Directed by Mike Cheslik When my partner asked me what movie I was watching perhaps “checking out Hundreds of Beavers” wasn’t the best of all possible answers. And I suppose trying to […]

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06th Aug2024

‘Snow White and the Seven Samurai’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Fiona Dorn, Eric Roberts, Gina Vitori, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, Sunny Tellone | Written by Jacob David Smith | Directed by Michael Su Long before Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, The Asylum was updating and repurposing myths and fairy tales into films like The 7 Adventures of Sinbad, 3 Musketeers, Avengers Grimm and the […]

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06th Aug2024

‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’ Blu-ray Review

by Jasmine Valentine

Stars: Madelaine Petsch, Froy Gutierrez, Rachel Shenton, Gabriel Basso, Ema Horvath | Written by Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland | Directed by Renny Harlin Young couple Maya (Madelaine Petsch) and Ryan (Froy Gutierrez) are on their way to Portland, Oregon in order for Maya to attend a job interview. When they need to stop following […]

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05th Aug2024

SoHome Horror Pride 2024: ‘Ganymede’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Jordan Doww, Joe Chrest, Robyn Lively, David Koechner, Pablo Castelblanco, Deaton Gabbard, Brady Gentry, J. Craig Gordon, Tatiana Harman, Marissa Reyes | Written by Colby Holt | Directed by Colby Holt, Sam Probst In mythology, Ganymede was a young man who was so stunningly handsome Zeus had an eagle abduct him and bring him to […]

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05th Aug2024

‘Heathers: Limited Edition’ 4K UHD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker, Peter Dawson | Written by Daniel Waters | Directed by Michael Lehmann Heather Chandler (Kim Walker) is the leader of the “Heathers”, a clique of mean girls running their Ohio high school. There are two other Heathers in the group, and then there’s the […]

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02nd Aug2024

Fantasia 2024: ‘Dark Match’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Ayisha Issa, Steven Ogg, Chris Jericho, Sara Canning, Michael Eklund, Jonathan Cherry, Leo Fafard, Skene Kittle, Damian Chao, Stephanie Wolfe | Written and Directed by Lowell Dean There’s actually been a few wrestling-themed horror movies but the quality has been somewhat lacking. From Wrestlers vs Zombies to Wrestlemaniac to Parts Unknown to Wrestlemassacre. At […]

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02nd Aug2024

‘Santa Sangre’ Limited Edition Dual 4K UHD/Blu-ray Review (Severin)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Axel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Guy Stockwell, Thelma Tixou, Sabrina Dennison, Adan Jodorowsky, Faviola Elenka Tapia, Teo Jodorowsky, Sergio Bustamante | Written by Alejandro Jodorowsky, Roberto Leoni, Claudio Argento | Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Santa Sangre is an audacious, surreal journey through trauma, redemption, and the labyrinthine corridors of the human psyche. This […]

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02nd Aug2024

‘The American Society of Magical Negroes’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Justice Smith, David Alan Grier, An-Li Bogan, Drew Tarver, Michaela Watkins, Aisha Hinds, Tim Baltz, Rupert Friend, Nicole Byer | Written and Directed by Kobi Libii The debut feature from writer-director Kobi Libii, this blackly comic fantasy comedy has a solid central idea, but never quite gets to grips with its own satirical intent. […]

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01st Aug2024

Fantasia 2024: ‘Oddity’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Gwilym Lee, Carolyn Bracken, Tadhg Murphy, Caroline Menton, Steve Wall, Johnny French | Written and Directed by Damian McCarthy From director Damian McCarthy (Caveat), Oddity tells the story of a female psychic attempting to get to the bottom of her twin sister’s murder by returning to the scene of the crime. Oddity is all […]

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01st Aug2024

Fantasia 2024: ‘Santo vs. The Riders of Terror’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Santo, Julio Aldama, Mary Montiel, Santo, Armando Silvestre, Gregorio Casal, Ivonne Govea, Carlos Agostí, Carlos Suarez, Nathanael Leon | Written by Rene Cardona, Jesús Murcielago Velázquez | Directed by Rene Cardona Santo vs. The Riders of Terror is the 27th entry in the vast Santo franchise, which stands as a cornerstone of Mexican popular […]

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