26th Oct2023

‘8 Found Dead’ VOD Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Jenny Tran, Alisha Soper, William Gabriel Grier, Aly Trasher, Eddy Acosta, Tim Simek, Rosanne Limeres, Patrick Joseph Rieger, Laura Buckles | Written by Jonathan Buchanan | Directed by Travis Greene Opening his feature debut across a long stretch of road, director Travis Greene showcases the isolated location where the story will unfold. Arriving at […]

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26th Oct2023

Rewind: ‘Tetsuo II: Body Hammer’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Tomorô Taguchi, Shinya Tsukamoto, Nobu Kanaoka, Sujin Kim, Hideaki Tezuka, Tomoo Asada, Iwata, Keinosuke Tomioka | Written and Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto After kickstarting his career with 1989’s Tetsuo: The Iron Man, writer/director Shinya Tsukamoto returned to the Japanese body horror series 3 years later with Tetsuo II: Body Hammer – an unconnected sequel which […]

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25th Oct2023

‘Barbie’ Blu-ray Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Mackey, Hari Nef, Sharon Rooney, Simu Liu, Ncuti Gatwa, John Cena, Michael Cera, America Ferrera, Rhea Perlman, Will Ferrell | Written by Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach | Directed by Greta Gerwig In a world that has gifted Greta Gerwig the possibility to focus […]

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24th Oct2023

‘The Haunting Lodge’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Featuring: Vera Whelpton, Kendall Whelpton, Jon Dougherty, Jill Morris | Directed by Vera Whelpton, Kendall Whelpton The Haunting Lodge is described as an “unscripted investigative documentary”. That’s another way of saying it’s one of those films where a couple of ghost hunters set up some gear at an allegedly haunted location and wander around in […]

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23rd Oct2023

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow, Brendan Fraser, Cara Jade Myers, Janae Collins, Jillian Dion, Jason Isbell, William Belleau, Louis Cancelmi, Scott Shepherd, Everett Waller, Talee Redcorn, Yancey Red Corn, Tatanka Means | Written by Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese, David Grann | Directed by Martin Scorsese Scorsese […]

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20th Oct2023

‘Herd’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Ellen Adair, Mitzi Akaha, Jeremy Holm, Timothy V. Murphy, Corbin Bernsen | Written by Steven Pierce, James Allerdyce, Matt Mundy | Directed by Steven Pierce Director Steven Pierce, whose resume – until now – consisted of short films and Concert features, turns his hand to his first full-length scripted film with Herd – the […]

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20th Oct2023

‘Talk To Me’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Sophie Wilde, Alexandra Jensen, Joe Bird, Otis Dhanji, Miranda Otto, Zoe Terakes, Chris Alosio, Marcus Johnson, Alexandria Steffensen, Ari McCarthy | Written by Bill Hinzman, Daley Pearson, Danny Philippou | Directed by Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou Adelaide teens take an occult party game too far in this terrific debut from Australian YouTube celebrities (and […]

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19th Oct2023

‘Three Blind Mice’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: May Kelly, Lila Lasso, Natasha Tosini, Samantha Cull, Danielle Ronald, Julia Quayle, Lynne O’Sullivan, Keith Eyles, Karl Hughes | Written by David Malcolm | Directed by Pierre B We’re back in “fairytale” fear film territory once again for Three Blind Mice which, like Mary Had a Little Lamb, is based on the classic kid’s […]

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19th Oct2023

‘The Caller’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Sarah Alexandra Marks, Eric Roberts, Colin Baker, Dani Thompson, Meghan Adara, Amber Doig-Thorne, Chrissie Wunna, Karl Kennedy-Williams, Judson Vaughan, Anna Tammela, Daisy Boyden | Written and Directed by Richard Anthony Dunford Originally entitled Minacious (which means ‘of a menacing or threatening character’), British horror The Caller is part horror and part wish-fulfilment. Why? Well […]

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19th Oct2023

‘Night of the Hunted’ Review (Shudder)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Camille Rowe, Jeremy Scippio, Stasa Stanic | Written by Franck Khalfoun, Glen Freyer | Directed by Franck Khalfoun Night of the Hunted, the latest film from Franck Khalfoun (P2, Maniac) is a remake, but not of Jean Rollin’s 1980 paranoid thriller of the same name, though that would be a logical choice for rebooting […]

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18th Oct2023

‘KillHer’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Jenna Z. Alvarez, M.C. Huff, Emily Hall, Nicole Lovince, Jack Schumacher, Tom Kiesche, Harrison White, Ron Roggé | Written by Tom Kiesche | Directed by Robyn August As KillHer opens, Mattie (Jenna Z. Alvarez; Club Mickey Mouse: When December Comes, Kidding) is just days away from getting married and her best friend Eddie (M.C. […]

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18th Oct2023

‘The Price We Pay’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Gigi Zumbado, Stephen Dorff, Emile Hirsch, Vernon Wells, Erika Ervin, Tanner Zagarino | Written by Christopher Jolley | Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura The Price We Pay is directed by Ryuhei Kitamura (The Doorman, Godzilla: Final Wars), from a script written by Christopher Jolley (The Ghosts of Borley Rectory, Doll Cemetery), and stars Gigi Zumbado […]

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18th Oct2023

‘Meg 2: The Trench’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Jason Statham, Wu Jing, Sophia Cai, Page Kennedy, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Skyler Samuels, Cliff Curtis, Sienna Guillory, Melissanthi Mahut | Written by Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber, Dean Georgaris | Directed Ben Wheatley There was a significant degree of excitement in horror circles when it was announced that British director Ben Wheatley (Sightseers, Kill List) was […]

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17th Oct2023

‘Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match’ Blu-ray Review

by Jim Morazzini

Featuring the voices of: Joel McHale, Jennifer Grey, Phil LaMarr, Grey Griffin, Kelly Hu, Gilbert Gottfried, Robin Atkin Downes | Written by Jeremy Adams | Directed by Ethan Spaulding For the latest instalment in its animated franchise, Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match, Warner Bros. takes us back to Los Angeles in the 80s where Johnny […]

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17th Oct2023

Rewind: ‘Funny Games (1997)’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Ulrich Mühe, Susanne Lothar, Stefan Clapczynski, Arno Frisch, Frank Giering | Written and Directed by Michael Haneke An innocuous sight opens this feature from writer/director Michael Haneke, as a car travels while containing the Schober family – made up of husband Georg (Ulrich Mühe), wife Anna (Susanne Lothar), young son Georgie (Stefan Clapczynski), and […]

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16th Oct2023

‘The Bell Keeper’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Randy Couture, Capri-Antoine Vaillancourt, Mike Manning, Alexis B. Santiago, Cathy Marks, Reid Miller, Chaz Bono, Kathleen Kenny, Bonnie Aarons, Daniel Dasent | Written by Joe Davison, Luke Genton | Directed by Colton Tran The Bell Keeper opens on a reasonably strong note for what appears to be an indie slasher. An axe-wielding figure, we’ll […]

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13th Oct2023

‘Sniper: G.R.I.T.’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Chad Michael Collins, Ryan Robbins, Luna Fujimoto, Josh Brener, Dennis Haysbert, Matthew Sim, Toshiji Takeshima, Eugenia Caruso, Marko Nikolic, Paul Kissaun | Written and Directed by Oliver Thompson It’s hard to believe that of ALL the action franchises that have come and gone over the years that the Sniper series would still be going […]

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13th Oct2023

‘The Exorcists’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Doug Bradley, Victor Maraña, Robert Donavan, Denice Duff, Kayla Fields, Kate Hodge, Katie Silverman, Michelle Bauer | Written and Directed by Jose Prendes Yes, you read that title right, not The Exorcist but The Exorcists. And with a title like that could anyone else but The Asylum be responsible for it? Father Ryland (Doug […]

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13th Oct2023

‘House of Dolls’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Alicia Underwood, Taylor Cox, Naomi Lopez, Jack Rain, Dee Wallace, Meeko | Written by Juan Salas, Iv Amenti | Directed by Juan Salas House of Dolls refers to the house where three estranged, to put it mildly, sisters Diana (Alicia Underwood; Ghost Note, When Androids Dream), Helen (Taylor Cox) and Charlotte (Naomi Lopez; New Year’s […]

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12th Oct2023

‘V/H/S/85’ Review (Shudder)

by Phil Wheat

Written by Gigi Saul Guerrero, Mike P. Nelson, Zoe Cooper, Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill, Evan Dickson | Directed by David Bruckner, Scott Derrickson, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Natasha Kermani, Mike P. Nelson After exploring the 90s in the previous two entries, V/H/S/85, the sixth(!) entry in the V/H/S franchise, throws things back to the decade […]

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12th Oct2023

‘Cry, The Beloved Country’ Blu-ray Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Canada Lee, Charles Carson, Sidney Poitier, Joyce Carey, Geoffrey Keen, Vivien Clinton, Michael Goodliffe, Albertina Temba, Edric Connor, Lionel Ngakane, Charles McRae | Written by John Howard Lawson | Directed by Zoltan Korda Released in celebration of Black History Month, Studio Canal reveal this 4k Restoration of the seminal British classic from 1951, Cry, The […]

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11th Oct2023

Dead Northern 2023: ‘How To Kill Monsters’ Review

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: Lyndsey Craine, Johnny Vivash, Ayvianna Snow, Fenfen Huang, Juné Tiamatakorn, Michaela Longden, Arron Dennis, Daniel Thrace | Written by Paul Butler | Directed by Stewart Sparke Well that’s it! We can officially close the book on my number one movie of 2023 because I finally got to see How to Kill Monsters and it’s […]

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