17th Apr2023

‘Play Dead’ DVD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Bailee Madison, Anthony Turpel, Chris Lee, Jerry O’Connell, Sterling Beaumon, Chris Butler, Lestonja Diaz, Kyler O’Neal, Jorge-Luis Pallo | Written by Simon Boyes, Adam Mason | Directed by Patrick Lussier Patrick Lussier parlayed a career editing everything from the original MacGyver to films by Wes Craven and Guillermo del Toro to Apollo 18 into […]

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17th Apr2023

‘M3gan (Unrated Version)’ Blu-ray Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Allison Williams, Jenna Davis, Amie Donald, Violet McGraw, Ronny Chieng, Jen Van Epps, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Lori Dungey | Written by Akela Cooper | Directed by Gerard Johnstone When released at the cinema earlier this year, M3gan was certainly promoted perfectly. The M3gan ‘dance’ featured in the trailer became a bit of a viral […]

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14th Apr2023

‘Assassin Club’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Henry Golding, Sam Neill, Noomi Rapace, Daniela Melchior, Claudio Del Falco, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Anastasia Doaga | Written by Thomas Dunn | Directed by Camille Delamarre Henry Golding and Noomi Rapace headline this hitman mystery thriller from director Camille Delamarre. Sadly, Assassin Club isn’t going to do either of them any favours and the only […]

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14th Apr2023

‘Fighting Olympus’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Devinair Mathis, Leslie A. Jones, Anaya T. Kaur, Cory Roberts, Charles Gabos, Caroline Hallum, Haley Jackson, Benjamin Sadipe, Rich Sands | Written and Directed by Julian Hampton Fighting Olympus opens on Biddle’s (Devinair Mathis) last day as a member of the SWAT team. On the way to his final assignment, he asks his brother […]

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14th Apr2023

‘Colonials’ VOD Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Greg Kriek, Daniel Roebuck, Sean Kanan, Jamie Bernadette, Allie Ayers, Louise Barnes, Jon Provost, Mike Ferguson | Written by Joe Bland, Cyrus Cheek | Directed by Andrew Balek, Joe Bland Opening on broken ship pieces floating above Earth, a distress signal plays detailing how the planet is in ruins courtesy of The Exiles, an antagonistic […]

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13th Apr2023

‘All You Can Eat’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Verity Hayes, Matt O’Toole, Andy Muskett, Jello Biafra | Written and Directed by Kieran Reed All You Can Eat opens with a shot of the sign for Planet Burrito, a Taco Bell type Mexican restaurant whose mascot is a three-eyed alien with a taste for human limbs that looks as if it was designed […]

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13th Apr2023

‘Project Wolf Hunting’ Blu-ray Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Seo In-Guk, Dong-Yoon Jang, Choi Gwi-hwa, Dong-il Sung, Park Ho-San, Moon-Sung Jung, Jung So-Min, Jang Young-Nam | Written and Directed by Hongsun Kim Project Wolf Hunting begins with a mass return of Korean criminals captured in the Philippines. As they’re being led through Seoul airport somebody with a grudge against one of them detonates […]

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12th Apr2023

‘The Integrity of Joseph Chambers’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Clayne Crawford, Jordana Brewster, Carl Kennedy, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Michael Raymond-James, Charline St. Charles | Written and Directed by Robert Machoian Director Robert Machoian follows up his well-received drama The Killing of Two Lovers with another low-budget but intriguing and original drama. In The Integrity of Joseph Chambers a man goes off hunting in the […]

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11th Apr2023

‘Tetris’ Review (Apple TV)

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: Taron Egerton, Toby Jones, Rick Yune, Ben Miles, Mara Huf, Nikita Efremov, Oleg Stefan, Roger Allam, Ayane Nagabuchi, Anthony Boyle | Written by Noah Pink | Directed by Jon S. Bird If you are a retro / 80s nerd in the truest sense then I am here to tell you, my friends, that Tetris […]

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11th Apr2023

‘Black Bags’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Olesya Rulin, Laura Vandervoort, Bruce Davis, Pamela Bell | Written by Angela Bourassa, Adam Pachter | Directed by Josh Brandon Anyone who has taken a long trip by bus knows just what an odd experience it can be. Stuck in close quarters with strangers, sometimes for days. Depending on who those strangers are it […]

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11th Apr2023

‘Hunt Club’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Mena Suvari, Casper Van Dien, Will Peltz, Maya Stojan, Jessica Belkin, Jeremy London, Jason London, David Lipper, Kipp Tribble, Mickey Rourke | Written by David Lipper, John F. Saunders | Directed by Elizabeth Blake-Thomas After being abandoned at a diner, Cassandra (Mena Suvari) finds herself in the company of the Stetson-wearing Carter (Casper Van […]

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11th Apr2023

‘Mummies’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Features the voices of: Joe Thomas, Elanor Tomlinson, Hugh Bonneville, Celia Imrie, Santiago Winder, Dan Starkey, Sean Bean | Written by Jordi Gasull, Javier López Barreira | Directed by Juan Jesús García Galocha Within an Egyptian underworld, renowned chariot racer Thut (Joe Thomas) lives satisfied with his status as a local celebrity and bachelor. That […]

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10th Apr2023

‘Living With Chucky’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Featuring: Don Mancini, Brad Dourif, Fiona Dourif, Lin Shaye, Marlon Wayans, Jennifer Tilly, Billy Boyd, Alex Vincent | Directed by Kyra Elise Gardner I’ve watched in-depth documentaries on film franchises such as Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, Night of the Living Dead and many more horror films, as well some fantastic ‘making of’ […]

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07th Apr2023

‘Air’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Chris Tucker, Viola Davis, Jason Bateman, Chris Messina, Julius Tennon, Matthew Maher, Jay Mohr, Marlon Wayans | Written by Alex Convery | Directed by Ben Affleck The past decade or so has been littered with true story films, that show business and brands coming to be. Most famously, we’ve had […]

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07th Apr2023

‘Ride On’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Jackie Chan, Andy On, Liu Haocun, Kevin Guo, Xing Yu | Written and Directed by Larry Yang Jackie Chan’s latest film, Ride On, is a long way from what most of us have come to expect from its star. Rather than an all-out action film mixing lots of fight scenes and physical comedy, this […]

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06th Apr2023

‘The Super Mario Bros Movie’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen, Sebastian Maniscalco, Charles Martinet, Kevin Michael Richardson | Written by Matthew Fogel | Directed by Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic Chris Pratt and Charlie Day voice moustachioed plumbers Mario and Luigi in this animated adaptation of one of the most popular […]

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06th Apr2023

‘The Unheard’ Review (Shudder)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Lachlan Watson, Michele Hicks, Bill Sage, Brendan Meyer, Boyana Balta, Nick Sandow, Shunori Ramanathan | Written by Michael and Shawn Rasmussen | Directed by Jeffrey A. Brown Not a companion piece to Unseen, The Unheard is a new Shudder Original that combine the talents of Jeffrey A. Brown, who previously directed The Beach House […]

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05th Apr2023

‘Malum’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Eric Olson, Jessica Sula, Candice Coke, Kevin Wayne, Natalie Victoria, Chaney Morrow | Written by Anthony DiBlasi, Scott Poiley | Directed by Anthony DiBlasi Malum is, according to its press release “a bold and expanded reimagining of the 2014 horror cult classic, Last Shift”. Now some may simply take that as a fancy way […]

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04th Apr2023

‘The Devil Comes At Night’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Ryan Allen, Adrienne Kress, Jason Martorino, Elias Zarou, Shawn Ahmed, Todd Campbell, Dana Fradkin, Dl MacDonald | Written by Scott Leaver, Ryan Allen, Adrienne Kress | Directed by Scott Leaver Making his feature debut, co-writer/director Scott Leaver opens with the sight of an empty house. One wonders about this location’s importance as the camera […]

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04th Apr2023

‘Ape vs. Mecha Ape’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Anna Telfer, Jack Pearson, Iris Svis, Xander Bailey, Tom Arnold, Corbin Timbrook, Lisa Lee | Written and Directed by Marc Gottlieb Not letting the success of Ape vs Monster go to waste The Asylum is back with Ape vs. Mecha Ape. This time they’ve brought in Marc Gottlieb to write and direct. While it’s […]

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03rd Apr2023

‘Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves’ Review #2

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Hugh Grant, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head, Jason Wong | Written by Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Michael Gilio | Directed by Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley I have never played a single minute of the famous Dungeons and Dragons game, but if the experience is […]

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31st Mar2023

BFI Flare 2023: ‘The Chambermaid’ Review

by Jasmine Valentine

Stars: Vica Kerekes, Radka Caldová, Dana Droppová | Written by Mariana Cengel-Solcanská, Hana Lasicová | Directed by Mariana Cengel-Solcanská Before World War I breaks out, 15-year-old Anka (Dana Droppová) swaps life in a small Slovak town with her parents for the big city of Prague, working as a maid for a wealthy family. Due to […]

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