21st Oct2020

‘Eraserhead’ Blu-ray Review (Criterion)

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph, Jeanne Bates | Written and Directed by David Lynch David Lynch is well known for being a director who is not ashamed to go to some bizarre places, a man known for his surrealism, his specific and individualistic tone in works like Twin Peaks, Lost Highway and this, […]

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20th Oct2020

‘Big Freaking Rat’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Scott C. Roe, Dave Sheridan, Caleb Thomas, Cece Kelly, Vincent M. Ward, Felissa Rose | Written and Directed by Thomas J. Churchill How the can you not watch a horror film called Big Freaking Rat? Give your film a title that involves a oversized creatures and I’m there. Though after the disappointment of last […]

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20th Oct2020

‘Housesitter… The Night They Saved Siegfried’s Brain’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Richard J. Gasparian, David Karsten, Holly Kaplan, Robert Small, Stephen James Carver | Written by Richard Gasparian, Robin Nuyen | Directed by Robin Nuyen Housesitter… The Night They Saved Siegfried’s Brain is the story of Andy, an idealist medical student with a serious Elvis obsession, who is determination to perfect his rat-to-rat brain transfer […]

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19th Oct2020

‘The Haunting of Sophie’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Fiona Whitelaw, Antonio Lujak, Antonella Salvucci, Rachel Daigh, Cearl Pepper, Anita Tenerelli, Melissa Leone | Written by Adriana Marzagalli, John Real | Directed by John Real What could be scary about a music box? Your first thought is probably not a lot and you would more or less be correct but that hasn’t stopped […]

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19th Oct2020

‘Hawk and Rev: Vampire Slayers’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Ryan Barton-Grimley, Ari Schneider, Jana Savage, Richard Gayler, Jeff Lorch, Casey Graf, David Rickabaugh, Jack Bradley, Kevin Ocampo, Jason Kaye, Brian Sturges, Nicole Wylnad | Written and Directed by Ryan Barton-Grimley Philip “Hawk” Hawkins doesn’t just dream about killing vampires – He eats, sleeps, drinks and freakin’ breaths it. After getting kicked out the […]

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19th Oct2020

‘Witches of Amityville’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Kira Reed Lorsch, Donna Spangler, Jake Francis, Nicola Wright, Georgina Jane, Jon Callaway, Sarah T. Cohen, Amanda-Jade Tyler, Toby Wynn-Davies, Barbara Dabson, Brittan Taylor, Jim Arnold, Lee Cutler, Sophie Jay, Venetia Cook | Written by Tom Jolliffe | Directed by Rebecca Matthews With a title shortened from Witches of Amityville Academy (probably so as […]

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16th Oct2020

‘Dog Soldiers’ 4K Remaster Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd, Emma Cleasby, Liam Cunningham, Darren Morfitt | Written and Directed by Neil Marshall October is here and we’re all looking for films to enjoy for Halloween. With a new cinema re-release and digital release for a 4K restoration of Dog Soldiers, it is easier than ever to make this recommendation […]

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15th Oct2020

Grimmfest 2020: ‘Triggered’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Liesl Ahlers, Reine Swart, Steven John Ward, Craig Urbani, Russell Crous, Sean Cameron Michael | Written by David D. Jones | Directed by Alastair Orr Friendships are put to the test when nine former classmates on a reunion camping trip awake to find they’re locked into explosive vests with countdown timers on them. The […]

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15th Oct2020

‘The 2nd’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Ryan Phillipe, Casper Van Dien, Jack Griffo, Lexi Simonsen, Richard Burgi, Samaire Armstrong | Written by Eric Bromberg, Paul Taegel | Directed by Brian Skiba Secret-service agent Vic Davis (Ryan Phillippe) is on his way to pick up his estranged son, Shawn (Jack Griffo), from his college campus when he finds himself in the […]

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15th Oct2020

‘The Doorman’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Ruby Rose, Jean Reno, Rupert Evans, Aksel Hennie, Julian Feder, David Sakurai, Louis Mandylor, Hideaki Ito, Kíla Lord Cassidy, Philip Whitchurch | Written by Lior Chefetz, Joe Swanson | Directed by Ryûhei Kitamura Years ago, when DVD was in its infancy, I used to frequent a few DVD forums where people would discuss not […]

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14th Oct2020

‘In Search of Darkness’ Review (Shudder)

by Chris Cummings

Featuring: Tom Atkins, Doug Bradley, John Bloom, John Carpenter, Stuart Gordon, Joe Dante, Mick Garris, Nick Castle, Heather Langenkamp | Written and Directed by David A. Weiner I do love a documentary. I love a horror documentary, too, and so when I signed up to Shudder I couldn’t resist a chance to check out In […]

14th Oct2020

‘The Dare’ DVD Review

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: Bart Edwards, Richard Brake, Richard Short, Robert Maaser, Alexandra Evans | Written by Giles Alderson, Jonny Grant | Directed by Giles Alderson Jay (Bart Edwards) is spending a somewhat uncommon night in with the family. We come to find that something sinister is lurking outside the house. After searching for his wife and being […]

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13th Oct2020

‘Scare Me’ Review (Shudder)

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Josh Ruben, Aya Cash, Chris Redd Rebecca Drysdale | Written and Directed by Josh Ruben Well-versed veteran of the comedy scene, Josh Ruben makes his directorial feature film debut here, with Scare Me, a Shudder Original, that aims to blend comedy and horror in a new way. Something fresh in a sub-genre that is […]

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13th Oct2020

‘Criminal Audition’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Noeleen Comiskey, Rich Keeble, Angela Peters, Rebecca Calienda, Blain Neale, Cameron Harris, Scott Samain, Luke Kaile, Jonathan Burteaux, Ben Scheck | Written by Samuel Gridley, Luke Kaile | Directed by Samuel Gridley An ex-lawyer and his crack team run an underworld service; they seek the most desperate and greedy to become fake criminals to […]

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12th Oct2020

Grimmfest 2020: ‘Ten Minutes to Midnight’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Caroline Williams, Nicole Kang, Alice Kremelberg, Nicholas Tucci, William Youmans, Adam Weppler, Greg Balla, Martin Sola | Written by Erik Bloomquist, Carson Bloomquist | Directed by Erik Bloomquist Caroline Williams, who is best known for her role as radio DJ Stretch, the heroine of 1986’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, is back in the […]

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12th Oct2020

Grimmfest 2020: ‘Revenge Ride’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Pollyanna McIntosh, Serinda Swan, Diego Boneta, Vanessa Dubasso | Written by Timothy Durham | Directed by Melanie Aitkenhead Written by Timothy Durham (Blood Ride) and directed by Melanie Aitkenhead (Actors Anonymous, Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?), Revenge Ride is an independent horror movie about an all-female biker crew named Dark Moon, who are […]

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12th Oct2020

‘Hubie Halloween’ Review (Netflix)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Julie Bowen, Ray Liotta, Steve Buscemi, Rob Schneider, Maya Rudolph, Tim Meadows, June Squibb, Michael Chiklis, George Wallace, Kenan Thompson, Ben Stiller, Shaquille O’Neal, Jackie Sandler | Written by Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler | Directed by Steven Brill Hubie Halloween tells the story of Hubie Dubois, a Salem native who’s […]

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12th Oct2020

‘Fast & Fierce: Death Race’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Michael DeVorzon, Paulina Nguyen, Veronika Issa, DMX, Jack Pearson, Nate Walker, Becca Buckalew, Gigi Gustin, Nick Ryan, Adrian Avila, Nora Harriet | Written by Mark Atkins, Marc Gottlieb | Directed by Jared Cohn [NOTE: With the film finally releasing on DVD in the UK, here’s a reposting of our Fast and Fierce: Death Race […]

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12th Oct2020

Grimmfest 2020: ‘Urubu’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Carlos Urrutia, Clarice Alves, José Carabias, Alejandro Ibáñez, Ángela Villar, Francisco Lima da Costa | Written by Alejandro Ibáñez, Carlos Bianchi, Alejandra Heredia | Directed by Alejandro Ibáñez When you see a film described as akin to Who Can Kill a Child? and Cannibal Holocaust you can’t help but get just a little bit […]

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11th Oct2020

Grimmfest 2020: ‘The Unhealer’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Elijah Nelson, Lance Henriksen, Natasha Henstridge, Adam Beach, Chris Browning, Branscombe Richmond | Written by J. Shawn Harris, Kevin E. Moore | Directed by Martin Guigui In the past I’ve often talked about how I spent my teenage years basically living in the local video shop, renting title after title – mainly from the […]

11th Oct2020

Grimmfest 2020: ‘It Cuts Deep’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Charles Gould, Quinn Jackson, John Anderson, Alison Fraser | Written and Directed by Nicholas Payne Santos It’s Christmas-time. A young couple, Ashley and Sam, are on a vacation and are talking about their future and the things they want to do together. Ashley wants to have kids, start a family, get married, do the […]

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11th Oct2020

Grimmfest 2020: ‘An Ideal Host’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Nadia Collins, Evan Williams, Naomi Brockwell, St John Cowcher, Mary Soudi, Daniel Buckle, Tristan McInnes, Andrea Gibbs, Sam Longley | Written by Tyler Jacob Jones | Directed by Robert Woods As you may or may not know, I’m a huge fan cinema from down under, be it New Zealand or, as in this case, […]

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