24th Mar2020

‘Joker Clown’ DVD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Peter Cosgrove, Sarah T. Cohen, Mark Sears, Yvonne Wan, Jon-Scott Clark, Tommy Vilés, Cassandra French, Hattie Willow, Kate Milner Evans, Mike Kelson, Kate Lush, Kelly Juvilee, Carmina Cordelia, Hannah Rogers | Written and Directed by Scott Jeffrey For every Child’s Play or Annabelle Comes Home it’s expected that a few low budget alternatives (or […]

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23rd Mar2020

‘Humanpersons’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Luis Fernandez, Roberto Birindelli, María Cecilia Sanchez, Mimi Lazo, Ramiro Meneses, Henry Twohy, Alex O´Dogherty | Written by Pedro García Ríos, Frank Spano | Directed by Frank Spano At first there seems to be a whole lot going on in Humanpersons but when put in simpler terms it is about a blackmailed guy having […]

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20th Mar2020

‘Cubicle’ Short Film Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Charlotte Hamblin, Robert Nairne | Written by Stefan Kaday | Directed by Chloe Wicks Written by Stefan Kaday and directed by Chloe Wicks, Cubicle is an under-four-minute long short horror film, much shorter than many of the short films I’m used to, yet it manages to be incredibly effective and wonderfully stylish in that […]

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19th Mar2020

‘Tooth Fairy’ DVD Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Claire-Maria Fox, Claudine-Helene Aumord, Manny Jai Montana, Clayton Frake, Elena Thomas, Mike Kelson, Suzy O’Sullivan, Lucia Edwards, Shawn C. Phillips, Nicola Lean, Will Dodd | Written by Tom Critch, Shannon Holiday | Directed by Louisa Warren Now, listen… I’m very forgiving when it comes to horror as a genre of film. I’m open-minded, especially […]

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19th Mar2020

‘Faulty Roots’ Short Film Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Ella Greenwood, Sani Thabo, Sarah Greenwood | Written and Directed by Ella Greenwood Written, directed and produced by 18 year old Ella Greenwood who, by the way, also plays the part of Lola here, Faulty Roots joins in the conversation regarding mental health and the prejudices that surround that segment of life. Lola suffers from […]

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17th Mar2020

‘Reality Queen’ VOD Review

by Chris Thomas

Stars: Denise Richards, Julia Faye West, Mike Tyson, John Witherspoon, Charles Fleischer, Kate Orsini, Loren Lester, Candace Kita, Greg Lindsay, Shelli Boone, John R. Colley, Ben Begley | Written by Steven Jay Bernheim, Schuyler Brumley,Chris Cobb, Gabby Gruen, Greg Lindsay, Allan Murray, John-Paul Panelli, Chandler Patton | Directed by Steven Jay Bernheim Did you ever […]

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17th Mar2020

‘Dolls’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Thomas Downey, Dee Wallace, Trinity Simpson, Bret Green, Elise Muller, Melinda DeKay, Robert R. Ryel | Written by Justin Hawkins, Josh Hawkins | Directed by Cuyle Carvin [NOTE: With the film finally released in the UK this week, here’s a reposting of our review of Dolls from it’s US release last Summer] Wow. You’ve […]

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16th Mar2020

‘Ravers’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Natasha Henstridge, Georgia Hirst, Olivier Richters, Eve Connolly, Manpreet Bambra, Maria Volk, Dave Johns, Danny Kirrane, Kamal Angelo Bolden, Orson Chaplin | Written by Luke Foster | Directed by Bernhard Pucher Directed by Bernhard Pucher (Betsy and Leonard, Black Sand) and written by Luke Foster (Betsy and Leonard), Ravers follows an illegal night-time rave, […]

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16th Mar2020

‘Abominable’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Katrina Mattson, Amy Gordon, Robert Berlin, Justin Prince Moy,m Brandon Grimes, Magdaln Smus, John Carlssun, Liz Congo, Deanna Grace Congo, Timothy Shults, Viktir Ackeev, Joseph Ellis | Written by Joseph Ellis | Directed by Jamaal Burden Abominable! Abominable? Am I describing this film or questioning the ridiculously generic choice of title? Well… I joke […]

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16th Mar2020

Starburst Film Festival 2020: ‘An English Haunting’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: David Lenik, Tessa Wood, Barrington De La Roche, Emma Spurgin Hussey, Jéssica Alonso, Rory Wilton | Written and Directed by Charlie Steeds Charlie Steeds, director of [Escape From] Cannibal Farm, Winterskin and The Barge People is back once again for An English Haunting, an altogether different film for Steeds given his past track record. […]

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13th Mar2020

‘Nothing Man’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Daniel Hall, Jennifer Jordan, Ric Vince, Tony Goodall, Paul Mayo Mason, Christopher Tauers, Arron Dennis, Joe Buckton | Written by Jonathan Ashdown, Paul Butler, Stephen Gallacher | Directed by Stephen Gallacher There seems to be so many low budget British gangster/revenge thriller movies released every year you’d be forgiven to be at all bothered […]

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12th Mar2020

‘The Hunt’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Betty Gilpin, Ethan Suplee, Ike Barinholtz, Hilary Swank, Emma Roberts, Macon Blair, Amy Madigan, J.C. MacKenzie, Justin Hartley | Written by Nick Cuse, Damon Lindelof | Directed by Craig Zobel Genre specialists Blumhouse Productions deliver another winner with this violent and satirical thriller The Hunt, which sees liberal elites hunting “deplorables” for sport. Combining […]

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12th Mar2020

‘IT: Chapter 2’ Blu-ray Review

by Chris Thomas

Stars: Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ransone, Andy Bean, Bill Skarsgård | Written by Gary Dauberman | Directed by Andy Muschietti When I was about 10 I had a friend whose parents really didn’t seem too bothered what he got up to. I remember thinking at the time how […]

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11th Mar2020

‘Dead By Dawn’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jamie Bernadette, Drew Lindsey Mitchell, Kelcey Watson, Bo Burroughs, Timothy Muskatell, Bobby Slaski, Detra Hicks, Skylar Dominique | Written by Wes Laurie | Directed by Sean Cain Sean Cain, director of 2017s CGI monster movie Terror Birds, is back behind the camera for another monster movie of sorts, only in Dead By Dawn the […]

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11th Mar2020

‘Jexi’ Review (Amazon Prime)

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Adam Devine, Alexandra Shipp, Rose Byrne, Ron Funches, Charlyne Yi, Michael Peña, Wanda Sykes, Kid Cudi, Justin Hartley | Written and Directed by Jon Lucas, Scott Moore Written and directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, Jexi is an Amazon Prime original movie that is part sci-fi and part comedy, with the main focus […]

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10th Mar2020

‘The Jack in the Box’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Ethan Taylor, Robert Nairne, Lucy-Jane Quinlan, Philip Ridout, Darrie Gardner, Charles Abomeli, Stacey Lynn Crowe, Simon Balfour | Written and Directed by Lawrence Fowler When a museum is donated a vintage Jack-In-The-Box, it s not long before staff member Casey starts to think that the creepy clown doll inside has a life of its […]

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10th Mar2020

‘The Vineyard’ Blu-ray Review (Vinegar Syndrome)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: James Hong, Karen Lorre, Michael Wong, Lars Wangberg, Cheryl Madsen, Cheryl Lawson, Rue Douglas, Sean P. Donahue, Sherri Ball, Karl-Heinz Teuber | Written and Directed by James Hong Crackpot scientist and celebrated winemaker Dr. Elson Po has made the ultimate discovery: the secret to everlasting life. As with all good things, however, there s […]

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09th Mar2020

‘Jurassic Thunder’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Heath C. Heine, Rick Haak, Jon Cotton, Dmitri Raskes, Elvis Sharp, Ivan Pavletic, Aga Kistler, Rich Richardson III, Leon Mayfield, Nicole Goeke, Mia J Park, Kevon Ward, Mia Paris, Jared Johnson | Written by Milko Davis | Directed by Milko Davis, Thomas Martwick Jurassic Thunder starts as it means to go on. There’s an […]

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09th Mar2020

‘Don’t Speak’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Stephanie Lodge, Ryan Davies, Jake Watkins, Will Stanton, Georgina Jane, Helen Minassian, Nicola Wright, AJ Blackwell | Written and Directed by Scott Jeffrey Yet ANOTHER film from the ever-prolific UK genre outfit Proportion Productions, Don’t Speak sees the company, and in particular director Scott Jeffrey, on familiar ground. Now if I tell you that […]

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09th Mar2020

‘The Girl on the Third Floor’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Phil Brooks, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Sarah Brooks, Travis Delgado, Elissa Dowling, Karen Woditsch, Marshall Bean, Anish Jethmalani, Bishop Stevens | Written and Directed by Travis Stevens Travis Stevens, producer of films such as A Horrible Way to Die, The Aggression Scale, Starry Eyes and We Are Still Here (all fanatasic genre films may I […]

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06th Mar2020

‘Fantasy Island’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Michael Peña, Maggie Q, Lucy Hale, Austin Stowell, Jimmy O. Yang, Portia Doubleday, Ryan Hansen, Michael Rooker | Written by Jeff Wadlow, Jillian Jacobs, Christopher Roach | Directed by Jeff Wadlow The latest venture from genre specialists Blumhouse Productions is this horror adaptation of the popular 1977 TV series that starred Ricardo Montalban and […]

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06th Mar2020

‘Dead Sound’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jeff Kober, Caroline Day, Matty Cardarople, Brett Azar, Eric Tabach, Ashley Austin Morris, Sophie Faulkenberry, John Behlmann, Matthew Gumley, Noah Gaynor, Max Miller | Written by Jon Adler, Ted Weihman | Directed by Tony Glazer Dead Sound, directed by Tony Glazer (Junction) tells the story of four best friends who decide to attend a […]

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