31st Mar2023

‘Eight for Silver’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Boyd Holbrook, Kelly Reilly, Alistair Petrie, Roxane Duran, Nigel Betts, Simon Kunz, Stuart Bowman, Amelia Crouch, Max Mackintosh, Tommy Rodger, Mine Rose Daly, Millie Kiss | Written and Directed by Sean Ellis Eight for Silver is a horror movie that was originally released in 2021 under the title The Cursed. Directed by Sean Ellis, […]

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30th Mar2023

‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves’ Review

by Matthew Turner

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 Chris Pine and Michelle Rodriguez headline this fantasy action adventure thriller based on the titular Role Playing Game. Co-directed […]

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30th Mar2023

BFI Flare 2023: ‘Bread and Salt’ Review

by Jasmine Valentine

Stars: Tymoteusz Bies, Jacek Bies | Written by Damian Kocur, Marta Konarzewska | Directed by Damian Kocur While studying at the Warsaw Academy of Music, Tymoteusz (Tymoteusz Bies) returns to his hometown for a visit. Surrounded by his friends and younger brother Jacek (Jacek Bies), his group makes a beeline for the new kebab shop […]

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29th Mar2023

BFI Flare 2023: ‘The Five Devils’ Review

by Jasmine Valentine

Stars: Adèle Exarchopoulos, Sally Dramé, Swala Emati | Written by Léa Mysius, Paul Guilhaume | Directed by Léa Mysius Against the backdrop of rural France, youngster Vicky (Sally Dramé) finds she is able to recreate any scent she comes into contact with — including her mother Joanne’s (Adèle Exarchopoulos). When she does, Vicky is transported […]

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29th Mar2023

‘Breakout’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Kristos Andrews, Louis Mandylor, Brian Krause, Tom Sizemore | Written by Brandon Slagle, Robert Thompson | Directed by Brandon Slagle Prolific director Brandon Slagle opens his latest film centring on a speeding car, as Vincent Baros (Kristos Andrews) drives from a successful score. A shootout with a pursuing car ends with the driver being […]

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29th Mar2023

‘Martin’ Blu-ray Review (Second Sight)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: John Amplas, Lincoln Maazel. Christine Forrest, Elyane Nadeau, Tom Savini, Sarah Venable, James, Roy, J. Clifford Forrest Jr. | Written and Directed by George A. Romero George A. Romero is a name that is synonymous with the horror genre, and for good reason. His films, particularly his “Living Dead” series, have become icons of […]

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28th Mar2023

‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Laurence Fishburne, Bill Skarsgård, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Rina Sawayama, Donnie Yen, Clancy Brown, Lance Reddick, George Georgiou | Written by Shay Hatten, Michael Finch | Directed by Chad Stahelski John Wick: Chapter 4 takes Keanu Reeves further than he’s ever been, with more locations, bigger set pieces, and a […]

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28th Mar2023

‘Assassin’ DVD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Bruce Willis, Nomzamo Mbatha, Mustafa Shakir, Dominic Purcell, Andy Allo | Written by Jesse Atlas, Aaron Wolfe | Directed by Jesse Atlas It’s finally here, unless there’s something stashed away and kept secret, Assassin is the last film featuring Bruce Willis. Given the quality or lack thereof, of most of his later career output […]

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28th Mar2023

HorRHIFFic 2023: ‘The Haunting of the Lady-Jane’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Natasha Linton, Rosanne Priest, Bryony Harvey, Sean Botha, Helene Udy | Written by Kemal Yildirim, Mike Hallett | Directed by Kemal Yildirim Appropriately enough for a ghost story, The Haunting of the Lady-Jane begins at a funeral. As Lily O Cleirigh’s (Natasha Linton; Wastelands, Death and the Widow) father, her mother, and sister confront […]

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27th Mar2023

‘Ripper’s Revenge’ DVD Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: ‎ Chris Bell, Rachel Warren, Carl Wharton, Rafe Bird | Written and Directed by Steve Lawson One year after the notorious “Jack the Ripper” murders, the killings have stopped and his identity remains a mystery. Having made his career on those stories, newspaper reporter Sebastian Stubb (Chris Bell) is struggling financially as he is […]

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27th Mar2023

‘The Headmistress’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Katherine Bellantone, Tom Dacey Carr, Hunter O’Harrow, Ayden Skye, Thomas McCarthy, DeChantel Kosmatka | Written by Christopher A. Micklos | Directed by Christopher A. Micklos, Jay Sapiro Mara (Katherine Bellantone; Zombie, He Who Lives in Hidden Lakes) is a teacher. She’s also deep in debt which is why she’s selling the lakefront property she […]

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24th Mar2023

‘The Beasts (aka As Bestas)’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Denis Ménochet, Marina Foïs, Luis Zahera, Diego Anido, Marie Colomb, Luisa Merelas, José Manuel Fernández y Blanco, Federico Pérez Rey, Javier Varela, David Menéndez, Xavier Estévez, Gonzalo García, Pepo Suevos, Machi Salgado, Emile Duthu | Written by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Isabel Pena | Directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen Denis Menochet stars in this terrific Spanish thriller […]

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24th Mar2023

‘Summoning Sylvia’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Travis Coles, Frankie Grande, Troy Iwata, Noah J. Ricketts, Nicholas Logan, Michael Urie, Veanne Cox | Written and Directed by Wesley Taylor, Alex Wyse A gay bachelor party gets mysterious when the group of men recount the house’s legend from a hundred years ago. A woman, Sylvia, slaughtered, and buried her son beneath the […]

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24th Mar2023

‘Johnny & Clyde’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Megan Fox, Vanessa Angel, Avan Jogia, Ajani Russell, Tyson Ritter, Armen Garo, Bai Ling, Robert LaSardo, Charles W Harris III,  Nick Principe | Written by Tom DeNucci, Nick Principe | Directed by Tom DeNucci It’s no coincidence that Johnny & Clyde sounds a lot like Bonnie and Clyde. Helping to usher in a new […]

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23rd Mar2023

Frightfest Glasgow 2023: ‘Here For Blood’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Shawn Roberts, Maya Misaljevic, Joelle Farrow, Dee Snider, Tara Spencer-Nairn, Michael Therriault, Samantha Helt, Kelly Penner | Written by James Roberts | Directed by Daniel Turres When his girlfriend is swamped with college exams, Tom O’Bannon (Shawn Roberts), a rowdy pro-wrestler struggling to make ends meet, agrees to fill in as a last-minute replacement […]

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23rd Mar2023

‘Ghost Webcam’ Review (Tubi)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Emonjay Brown, Cassandra Due, Nicholas Thurkettle, Michael Jon Murphy | Written by Gabriel Molnar | Directed by Sebastian Dove Ghost Webcam, the debut feature from director Sebastian Dove and writer, Gabriel Molnar is the latest browser-based horror film. People tend to think of video chat horror films as a subgenre that developed during COVID […]

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23rd Mar2023

‘Hellraiser’ DVD Review

by Guest

Stars: Odessa A’zion, Jamie Clayton, Adam Faison, Drew Starkey, Brandon Flynn | Written by Ben Collins, Luke Piotrowski | Directed by David Bruckner A young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites, a group of sadistic supernatural beings from another dimension. […]

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22nd Mar2023

Frightfest Glasgow 2023: ‘Little Bone Lodge’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Joely Richardson, Neil Linpow, Sadie Soverall, Harry Cadby, Roger Ajogbe, Euan Bennet | Written by Neil Linpow | Directed by Matthias Hoene Matthias Hoene follows up the awesome Warriors Gate (a film I still LOVE to this day), which was a movie that dealt with time travel and featured a cast of thousands in […]

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22nd Mar2023

‘Electric Dragon 80.000 V’ Blu-ray Review (Third Window)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Masatoshi Nagase | Written and Directed by Sogo Ishii Electric Dragon 80.000 V’s opening narration, delivered by Masakatsu Funaki (Shadow Fury, Godzilla: Final Wars), informs us that dragons are not mythical creatures, they exist with the bodies of men. That’s followed by scenes of a young boy climbing an electrical pylon only […]

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22nd Mar2023

‘Punk Samurai’ Blu-ray Review (Third Window)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Go Ayano, Koen Kondo, Masahiro Higashide, Jun Kunimura, Etsushi Toyokawa, Masatoshi Nagase | Written by Kankurô Kudô | Directed by Gakuryû Ishii ”It was a somewhat gloomy day”. Thus begins Punk Samurai, director Gakuryû, formerly Sogo, Ishii (Crazy Thunder Road, Electric Dragon 80.000 V) and writer Kankurô Kudô’s (Brass Knuckle Boys, Princess in Prison) […]

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21st Mar2023

‘Cram’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: John DiMino, Carolina Do, Brandon Burton, Rolando Chusan, Tobias Arizio | Written and Directed by Abie Sidell With his final paper due, student Marc (John DiMino) is struggling. His classmates offer constructive criticism, although he’s left rattled knowing that what he’s written isn’t good enough. He tries asking Alice (Carolina Do) to show him […]

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21st Mar2023

‘Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham’ Blu-ray Review

by Jim Morazzini

Features the voices of: David Giuntoli,  William Salyers, David Dastmalchian, Emily O’Brien, Navid Negahban, Patrick Fabian, Jason Marsden, Jeffrey Combs, Christopher Gorham, Gideon Adlon | Written by Jase Ricci | Directed by Christopher Berkeley, Sam Lui Based on a 2001 three-issue comic book miniseries written by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and Richard Pace, Batman: The […]

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