13th Feb2024

Rewind: ‘The Vanishing (1988)’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gene Bervoets, Johanna ter Steege, Gwen Eckhaus, Bernadette Le Saché, Tania Latarjet, Lucille Glenn, Roger Souza | Written and Directed by George Sluizer Adapting Tim Krabbé’s novel The Golden Egg, writer/director George Sluizer begins The Vanishing with Dutch couple Rex (Gene Bervoets) and Saskia (Johanna Ter Steege) enjoy a biking holiday in […]

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12th Feb2024

‘Midnight Peepshow’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Richard Cotton, Roisin Browne, David Wayman, Ocean M Harris, Miki Davis, Zach Galligan, Jack Fairbank, Jamie Bacon, Derek Nelson, Sarah Diamond, Ryan Oliva, Bethan Walker | Written by Andy Edwards, Airell Anthony Hayles, Jake West | Directed by Andy Edwards, Airell Anthony Hayles, Ludovica Musumeci, Jake West [NOTE: With the film set for its […]

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12th Feb2024

‘Slotherhouse’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Lisa Ambalavanar, Sydney Craven, Stefan Kapicic, Grace Patterson, Olivia Rouyre, Kelly Lynn Reiter, Bianca Beckles-Rose, Tiff Stevenson | Written by Bradley Fowler, Cady Lanigan | Directed by Matthew Goodhue [NOTE: With the film released today the UK, here’s a reposting of our review of Slotherhouse from its US debut last year] What could possibly […]

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09th Feb2024

‘Guess Who’ Review (Tubi Original)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Corteon Moore, Keeya King, Elizabeth Saunders, Ryan Bommarito, Gabriel Darku, Vanessa Jackson, Amanda Ip, Chimwemwe Miller | Written by Matt Wells, Ian Carpenter, Aaron Martin | Directed by Amelia Moses With their new horror thriller Guess Who, Tubi may finally have come up with a fairly original idea for one of their films. As […]

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08th Feb2024

‘Head Count’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

Head Count, an action-packed thrill ride starring Aaron Jakubenko (Tidelands, The Shannara Chronicles), Ryan Kwanten (True Blood) and Melanie Zanetti (Bluey) and directed by Ben Burghart and Jacob Burghart, will be released on digital platforms 19th February courtesy of Blue Finch Film Releasing. A gun is pointed to Kat’s head. It’s his gun. Or at […]

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07th Feb2024

‘Gods of the Deep’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Derek Nelson, Makenna Guyler, Tim Cartwright, Rory Wilton,  Kane Surrey, Chris Lines | Written and Directed by Charlie Steeds Freeze gave us Lovecraftian horrors in the Arctic, now for a followup writer/director Charlie Steeds takes us to the Antarctic to face even more of them in the deep sea thriller Gods of the Deep. […]

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07th Feb2024

‘Argylle’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Bryce Dallas Howard, Henry Cavill, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, Dua Lipa, Ariana DeBose, Richard E. Grant, John Cena, Tomás Paredes | Written by Jason Fuchs | Directed by Matthew Vaughn Matthew Vaughn’s Argylle seems to have spilt audiences and critics all over the world. From being branded as over-the-top fun, to the worst film […]

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07th Feb2024

‘Out of Darkness’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Chuku Modu, Luna Mwezi, Iola Evans, Kit Young, Arno Lüning, Safia Oakley-Green | Written by Ruth Greenberg | Directed by Andrew Cumming I can almost imagine Out of Darkness’ director Andrew Cumming (River City, Payback) pitching the film to potential backers as Quest for Fire meets Predator. And that would be a fairly accurate […]

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06th Feb2024

‘Inside: Limited Edition’ Blu-ray Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Béatrice Dalle, Alysson Paradis, Jean-Baptiste Tabourin, Nathalie Roussel, François-Régis Marchasson | Written and Directed by Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury I remember always enjoying Inside, and first saw it not long after its initial release. It was brutal, gory and set on Christmas Eve. Therefore, a ‘Christmas’ movie that, for a while, got watched every […]

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06th Feb2024

‘There’s No Such Thing As Zombies’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Luana Ribeira, Rami Hilmi, Lynn Lowry, Scott Hillier, Debra Lamb | Written by Michael Haberfelner | Directed by Eddie Bammeke There’s No Such Thing as Zombies isn’t so much a comedy about the zombie apocalypse as it is the story of three people, Carlotta (Luana Ribeira; Dead Walkers: Rise of the 4th Reich, My […]

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05th Feb2024

‘All of Us Strangers’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy, Jamie Bell | Written and Directed by Andrew Haigh There are few, maybe even only a handful of actors that can truly look into your souls and crush you. A look across their face is all it takes to devastate you. Andrew Scott is one of them. He […]

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05th Feb2024

‘Dario Argento Panico’ Review (Shudder)

by Jim Morazzini

Featuring: Dario Argento, Marisa Casale, Fiore Argento, Cristina Marsillach, Michele Soavi, Lamberto Bava, Luigi Cozzi, Asia Argento | Written by Simone Scafidi, Giada Mazzoleni, Davide Pulici | Directed by Simone Scafidi Dario Argento Panico takes its title from an old interview where he said he didn’t want to create a sense of fear in viewers, […]

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02nd Feb2024

‘American Fiction’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Leslie Uggams, Sterling K. Brown, John Ortiz, Adam Brody, Keith David, Issa Rae, Myra Lucretia Taylor | Written and Directed by Cord Jefferson Having worked on TV shows like Watchmen and The Good Place, Cord Jefferson makes his directorial debut with this feature adaption of Percival Everett’s 2001 novel, […]

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01st Feb2024

Sundance 2024: ‘Kneecap’ Review

by Jasmine Valentine

Stars: Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, DJ Próvaí, Michael Fassbender, Simone Kirby | Written and Directed by Rich Peppiatt Back in 2017, a portion of Ireland’s population was fighting for the Irish language to receive the same legal rights as Scottish and Welsh. At the same time, two young boys crossed paths with an Irish teacher […]

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01st Feb2024

‘The Holdovers’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Carrie Preston, Brady Hepner, Ian Dolley, Jim Kaplan, Michael Provost, Tate Donovan | Written by David Hemingson | Directed by Alexander Payne Having not released a film since 2017’s Downsizing, director Alexander Payne follows up what is considered the weakest film of his career with an absolutely […]

01st Feb2024

Rewind: ‘Take This Waltz’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Luke Kirby, Sarah Silverman, Jennifer Podemski, Diane D’Aquila, Vanessa Carter, Graham Abbey | Written and Directed by Sarah Polley Opening on a soft focus into a kitchen, Margot (Michelle Williams) is busy baking something. While the light shining through the window gives the scene a cosy feeling, this seemingly perfect […]

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31st Jan2024

‘Badland Hunters’ Review (Netflix)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Ma Dong-seok, Lee Hee-joon, Lee Joon-young, No Jeong-ee, Ahn Ji-hye | Written by Kim Bo-Tong, Kwak Jae-Min | Directed by Heo Myeong Haeng Badland Hunters is the latest film starring action hero Ma Dong-seok, and that is bad news for Korea. He was in Train to Busan in which the country was overrun with […]

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31st Jan2024

Horror-on-Sea 2024: ‘Axel Falcon’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Richard Teasdale, Morgan Underwood, William Stafford, Thomas Lee Rutter, Kieran Edwards, Jay Giblin, Laura Liptrot, Mark Sneddon, Cy Henty, Kemal Yildirim | Written by Bazz Hancher, S.N. Sibley, Michael Walcott | Directed by Bazz Hancher Axel Falcon, the latest film from Bazz Hancher (Bonjour Monsieur Trepas, White Goods), screened at Horror-On-Sea with Darkly Took […]

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30th Jan2024

Sundance 2024: ‘Little Death’ Review

by Jasmine Valentine

Stars: David Schwimmer, Gaby Hoffmann, Jena Malone | Written by Jack Begert, Dani Goffstein | Directed by Jack Begert Martin Solomon (David Schwimmer) is a washed-up screenwriter who has no sense of purpose or fulfillment in his life. When the offer to turn one of his dream projects into a film is on the table […]

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30th Jan2024

‘May December’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton, Chris Tenzis, Andrea Frankle, Gabriel Chung, Mikenzie Taylor, Jocelyn Shelfo, D.W. Moffett, Charles Green | Written by Alex Mechanik, Samy Burch | Directed by Todd Haynes Best known for starring in a TV series, Elizabeth (Natalie Portman) wishes to distance herself from that past role and prove herself […]

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29th Jan2024

‘Baghead’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Freya Allan, Jeremy Irvine, Ruby Barker, Peter Mullan, Saffron Burrows, Ned Dennehy | Written by Christina Pamies, Bryce McGuire, Lorcan Reilly | Directed by Alberto Corredor Director Alberto Corredor expands his own award-winning 2017 short for this original British horror. In addition to delivering a steady flow of creepy chills, it also has significant […]

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29th Jan2024

‘Peeping Tom’ Blu-ray Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Karlheinz Bohm, Maxine Audley, Anna Massey, Moira Shearer, Brenda Bruce, Esmond Knight, Martin Miller, Michael Goodliffe, Jack Watson, Shirley Anne Field | Written by Leo Marks | Directed by Michael Powell Released 64 years ago (!!!), a Martin Scorsese favourite, Peeping Tom, is getting a special edition 4K release this year after being restored […]

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