18th Aug2022

Popcorn Frights 2022: ‘Distress Signals’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Christine Nyland, Stephanie Hains, Terence Krey, Donna Maria Wood, Jonathon Strauss, Christian Nilsson | Written and Directed by Terence Krey, Christine Nyland Debuting at this year’s Popcorn Frights, Distress Signals is the writing and directing team of Terence Krey and Christine Nyland’s follow-up to the unsettling slow-burn horror film An Unquiet Grave. This time […]

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18th Aug2022

‘Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell’ Blu-ray Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Shinichi Fukazawa, Masaaki Kai, Asako Nosaka | Written and Directed by Shinichi Fukazawa When a film has a name like Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell, it comes with certain expectations. Described as the Japanese Evil Dead, that is a lofty claim. So, can the crazy-titled film also live up to the name of […]

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18th Aug2022

‘Prey’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

Kev is back in the chair and in the booth for his latest video review and this time he is talking about the Predator prequel from HULU… Prey, which stars Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers and Dane DiLiegro and is directed by Dan Trachtenberg (Totally Rad Show) The origin story of the Predator in the world […]

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17th Aug2022

‘Glorious’ Review (Shudder)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Ryan Kwanten, J.K. Simmons, André Lamar, Sylvia Grace Crim | Written by Joshua Hull, David Ian McKendry, Todd Rigney | Directed by Rebekah McKendry Wes (Ryan Kwanten; Kill Chain, 2067) is having a day that is anything but glorious. He’s fallen asleep at the wheel, nearly driven off the road. He’s gotten drunk at […]

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17th Aug2022

‘Event Horizon’ Blu-ray Steelbook Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

In his latest video review, Kevin takes a rare opportunity to dive back into a 1997 horror sci-fi classic as Event Horizon celebrates 25 years since release with a glorious Steelbook Blu Ray and 4K combo. Seven years ago, the pioneering research spacecraft “Event Horizon” mysteriously vanished without a trace on its maiden voyage. But […]

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16th Aug2022

‘I Dream of a Psychopomp’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Elohim Peña, Kulani Kai, Steven Alonte, Fiona Rose, Easton Michaels, Travis Greene, Peter Knox, N. Meridian, Ben Shaul, Jillian Ebling | Written by Danny Villanueva Jr., J. Anthony Ramos | Directed by Danny Villanueva Jr. I Dream of a Psychopomp is not a documentary about the 90s-era industrial band Psychopomps. What it is, is […]

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16th Aug2022

‘Bring Him Back Dead’ Video Review

by Kevin Haldon

For his latest video review, Kev sits down to review new action heist flick Bring Him Back Dead from director Mark Savage and starring one of Kev’s favourite actors, Louis Mandylor. A violent gang of criminals is ordered, after a botched heist, to track down and eliminate the man who betrayed them and ran off […]

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16th Aug2022

‘Office Invasion’ Review (Netflix)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Rea Rangaka, Sechaba Ramphele, Kiroshan Naidoo, Greg Viljoen, Stevel Marc, Aimee Ntuli | Written by Gareth Crocker | Directed by Fred Wolmarans, Gareth Crocker Office Invasion is the latest in a long line of films to use science fiction as a vehicle to poke fun at society. Writer Gareth Crocker (Dead Places, Shadow) and […]

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16th Aug2022

‘Boss Level’ DVD Review

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: Frank Grillo, Mel Gibson, Ken Jeong, Annabelle Wallis, Michelle Yeoh, Will Sasso, Mathilde Olivier | Written by Joe Carnahan, Chris Borey, Eddie Borey | Directed by Joe Carnahan THIS… This is how you take a genre or story device and make it feel fresh! Let’s be honest the old re-living the same day over […]

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15th Aug2022

‘Nope’ Review #2

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Brandon Perea, Michael Wincott | Written and Directed by Jordan Peele Nope produces everything I love about the summer movie season. A tense, funny, entertaining spectacle that cries out to be seen on the biggest screen possible. When the film’s August release date was announced I was curious […]

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15th Aug2022

‘Day Shift’ Review (Netfix)

by Guest

Stars: Jamie Foxx, Dave Franco, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Meagan Good, Karla Souza | Written by Tyler Tice, Shay Hatten | Directed by J.J. Perry An LA vampire hunter has a week to come up with the cash to pay for his kid’s tuition and braces. Trying to make a living these days just might kill […]

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12th Aug2022

‘Secret Headquarters’ Review (Paramount+)

by Guest

Stars: Owen Wilson, Michael Peña, Walker Scobell, Momona Tamada, Keith L. Williams | Written by Christopher L. Yost, Josh Koenigsberg, Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman | Directed by Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman While hanging out after school, Charlie and his friends discover the headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home. When villains […]

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11th Aug2022

‘They/Them’ Review

by Guest

Stars: Theo Germaine, Kevin Bacon, Quei Tann, Austin Crute, Monique Kim | Written and Directed by John Logan Campers at an LGBTQ+ conversion camp endure unsettling psychological techniques while the campsite is stalked by a mysterious killer. John Logan‘s They/Them is absolutely one of the weirdest slasher films in years. First thing’s first – why […]

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10th Aug2022

‘The Dead Girl in Apartment 03’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Bryan Manley Davis, Laura Dooling, Jennie Osterman, Jasmine Peck, Frank Wihbey, Adrienne King, Michael Schantz | Written and Directed by Kurtis Spieler Let’s clear one thing up before we start, The Dead Girl in Apartment 03 is billed as being “From the director of New York Ninja”. But it’s directed not by John Liu […]

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10th Aug2022

‘Allegoria’ Review

by Guest

Stars: John Ennis, Krsy Fox, Bryce Johnson, Edward Hong, Adam Marcinowski | Written and Directed by Spider One A timid actress, a tortured painter, a pretentious writer, a psychotic sculptor and a rock band all become entangled when their insecurities manifest themselves into monsters and ghouls. Have you ever seen a movie that bored you […]

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09th Aug2022

‘Of the Devil’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Lucas Sequeira, Jonathan Stoddard, Daniela Palavecino, Eileen Dietz, Robert LaSardo, Roslyn Gentle, Vernon Wells, Devanny Pinn, Vicki Gunvalson | Written and Directed by Kelton Jones Of the Devil sees actor Kelton Jones (Miranda Veil, Escape from Area 51) return to the directors’ chair five years after helming his disturbing first feature, Dry Blood. This […]

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09th Aug2022

‘Safe House 1618’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Jasmine Day, Matison Card, Brittney Carpenter, Jesse Davis, Andrew Hook, Ryan Fredericks | Written and Directed by Calvin T. Shepherd Safe House 1618 is the latest film about criminals on the run taking refuge in a house that turns out not to be nearly as safe as they thought. From Fight for Your Life […]

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09th Aug2022

‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ Blu-ray Review

by Guest

Stars: Ben Schwartz, Idris Elba, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, Jim Carrey, James Marsden | Written by Pat Casey, Josh Miller, John Whittington | Directed by Jeff Fowler After settling in Green Hills, Sonic (voice of Ben Schwartz) is eager to prove that he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. […]

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08th Aug2022

‘Luck’ Review (Apple TV)

by Guest

Features the voices of: Eva Noblezada, Simon Pegg, Jane Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg, Flula Borg | Written by Kiel Murray | Directed by Peggy Holmes Suddenly finding herself in the never-before-seen Land of Luck, the unluckiest person in the world must unite with the magical creatures there to turn her luck around… Few animated movies are […]

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08th Aug2022

‘LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation’ Review (Disney+)

by Guest

Featuring the voices of: Kelly Marie Tran, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Helen Sadler, Omar Benson Miller, Jake Green, Matthew Wood, Dee Bradley Baker, James Arnold Taylor, Kevin Michael Richardson, Kyleigh Curran, Matt Lanter, Matt Sloan, Ross Marquand, Shelby Young, Trevor Devall, Thomas Lennon, Paul F. Tompkins, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic | Written by David Shayne […]

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05th Aug2022

‘Bullet Train’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, Sandra Bullock, Bad Bunny, Logan Lerman, Zadie Beetz, Masi Oka | Written by Zak Olkewicz | Directed by David Leitch In a lot of ways, Bullet Train shouldn’t work. It’s over the top on exposition and flashback sequences that […]

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05th Aug2022

‘Prey’ Review (Disney+)

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Amber Midthunder, Dane DiLiegro, Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat, Dakota Beavers, Michelle Thrush, Geronimo Vela, Stefany Mathias, Stormee Kipp, Mike Paterson, Julian Black Antelope | Written by Patrick Aison, Dan Trachtenberg | Directed by Dan Trachtenberg The Predator franchise gets a stealth prequel in the shape of this smartly written sci-fi thriller that has the dreadlocked […]

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