25th Oct2019

‘The Quest’ Blu-ray Review (101 Films)

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Roger Moore, James Remar, Janet Gunn, Jack McGee, Aki Aleong, Abdel Qissi, Louis Mandylor | Written by Frank Dux, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Steve Klein, Paul Mones | Directed by Jean-Claude Van Damme Ah, 1996. The year that gave us Fargo, Scream, From Dusk till Dawn, The Craft and The Frighteners. It […]

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25th Oct2019

‘Scare Attraction’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Primrose Bigwood, Elliot Cable, Sonera Angel, Tony Fadil, Earl Ling, Jon-Paul Gates, Kit Pascoe, Rad Brown, Willie Coppen, Jimmy ‘The Bee’ Bennett, Can Somer | Written and Directed by Steven M. Smith It’s October so it’s must be Halloween attraction-going time right? Well if the movies are anything to go by that’s definitely the […]

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24th Oct2019

‘Girls Guns and Blood’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Cody Renee Cameron, Christine Nguyen, Cherie DeVille, Britney Amber, Rebecca Love, Kleio Valentien, Chaz Taylor, Danielle Evon Ploeger, Holly Reidenbach, Woody Almazan, James W. Evermore, Jamie Hooks, Kevin Clayton, Qu Griffin, Bryan Tai Self, Kenneth Sevier | Written by Jeff O’Brien, Robert Rowland | Directed by Thegin German, Robert Rowland Let’s step back in […]

24th Oct2019

‘Patina’ Short Film Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Alan Maxson, Annabel Barrett, Matt Kelly | Written and Directed by Alan Maxson The Twilight Zone and more recently Black Mirror have created future worlds that aren’t so great. Featuring things we should worry about and usually making technology seem like something we should be very wary of. Patina follows that idea, with robots that […]

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24th Oct2019

The Road to Reboot: ‘Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back’ Review

by Chris Cummings

We continue down our Road to Reboot, and we reach one of the last hurdles, with Kevin Smith’s ultra-meta 2001 flick, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back. Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back is one of those moments in time when the planets aligned and true cinematic brilliance was able to me made. I kid… this […]

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23rd Oct2019

‘Once Upon a Time in Deadwood’ Review

by Dom Hastings

Stars: Robert Bronzi, Karin Brauns, Michael Paré, Lauren Compton, J.D. Angstadt, Woody Clendenen, Justin Hawkins, Tony Jackson, Ronnie D. Lee, Chris Matteis, George J. Merino | Written by Rene Perez, Jeff Miller | Directed by Rene Perez The Face of Death is back…sort of. Robert Bronzi, the direct-to-video delight who looks just like Charles Bronson, is back […]

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23rd Oct2019

‘The Bestowal’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Sam Brittan, Sharmita Bhattacharya | Written and Directed by Andrew de Burgh “Beliefs and perceptions, they transcend facts…” Written and directed by Andrew de Burgh (whose previous work includes a number of short films and television documentary work), The Bestowal is a science fiction drama film that follows a businessman named Steven Karius who […]

22nd Oct2019

‘American Killing’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Trevor Peterson, Persia White, Caitlin Gerard, Demetri Goritsas, Christopher Wolfe, Melinda Lee, Sondra Blake, Adam Carr, Jennifer Christopher, Lenny Citrano, Max Kasch | Written by Matthew D. Ward | Directed by Justyn Ah Chong, Matthew D. Ward Written by Matthew D. Ward who co-directs with Justyn Ah Chong, American Killing is the feature debut […]

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22nd Oct2019

‘Investigation 13’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Meg Foster, Stephanie Hernandez, Patrick Flanagan, Robert Paget, William Alexander, Giordan Diaz, Jesse Ramos, Peter Aratari | Written by Rolando Vinas, Krisstian de Lara | Directed by Krisstian de Lara With a screenplay penned by Clay Smith and re-written by Rolando Vinas and Krisstian de Lara, the latter of whom directs, Investigation 13 is […]

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22nd Oct2019

The Road to Reboot: ‘Dogma’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Onward we march along the View Askewniverse of Kevin Smith’s films on this Road to Reboot. We’ve reviewed Clerks, Mallrats and Chasing Amy so far, so the next stop is Dogma. I remember renting Dogma on VHS back in 1999 and loving everything about it. The story of two fallen angels who were sent to […]

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21st Oct2019

‘Eating Raoul’ Blu-ray Review (Criterion)

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov, Robert Beltran, Susan Saiger, Richard Paul | Written by Paul Bartel, Richard Blackburn | Directed by Paul Bartel Paul Bartel and Mary Woronov play David and Sarah Bland, a stuffy married couple who are politely angry at the world for not allowing them to open their restaurant. Money is tight, […]

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21st Oct2019

‘Brightburn’ Blu-ray Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Abraham Clinkscales, Christian Finlayson, Jennifer Holland, Emmie Hunter, Matt Jones, Meredith Hagner, Becky Wahlstrom, Terence Rosemore, Gregory Alan Williams, Elizabeth Becka, Annie Humphrey | Written by Brian Gunn, Mark Gunn | Directed by David Yarovesky Brightburn is directed by David Yarovesky and is the first and seemingly last entry in […]

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18th Oct2019

‘Itsy Bitsy’ VOD Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Bruce Davison, Elizabeth Roberts, Denise Crosby, Arman Darbo, Chloe Perrin | Written by Micah Gallo, Bryan Dick, Jason Alvino | Directed by Micah Gallo Based on a story by Micah Gallo, who also directs and co-writes the screenplay here alongside Bryan Dick and Jason Alvino, Itsy Bitsy is Gallo’s feature debut, having only worked […]

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18th Oct2019

The Road to Reboot: ‘Chasing Amy’ Review

by Chris Cummings

With Jay & Silent Bob Reboot set to begin it’s nationwide US roadshow tour this week, we thought we’d go back in time a little and check out the View Askew universe once again and review some of our favourite Kevin Smith films… In this edition Chris reviews Chasing Amy. Oh, how I love this […]

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17th Oct2019

‘3 Lives’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Mhairi Calvey, Anatole Taubman, Victor Alfieri, Maja-Celiné Probst, Tyron Ricketts, Martin Kaps, Pete Riley, Dharmander Singh | Written by Wolf-Peter Arand | Directed by Juliane Block With the recent #MeToo movement it should have been expected that there would soon be several movies based on the topic. And in the horror genre ‘rape revenge’ […]

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17th Oct2019

‘Glass Cabin’ Short Film Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Revell Carpenter, David Mar Stefansson | Written and Directed by Can Türedi Glass Cabin is a short film written and directed by Can Türedi, a Turkish filmmaker who began by making music videos and documentaries. Glass Cabin, a mere fifteen minute short-film, features just two characters and sticks to minimal locations, telling a short […]

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16th Oct2019

‘The Irishman’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Anna Paquin, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, Bobby Cannavale, Stephen Graham, Dascha Polanco, Jack Huston, Domenick Lombardozzi, Aleksa Palladino, Kathrine Narducci, Ray Romano, Sebastian Maniscalco | Written by Steven Zaillian | Directed by Martin Scorsese Scorsese takes a genre he owns, slows it down and asks us all […]

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16th Oct2019

‘The Hummingbird Project’ VOD Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Jessie Eisenberg, Alexander Skarsgård, Salma Hayek, Michael Mando, Johan Heldenbergh, Ayisha Issa, Mark Slacke, Sarah Goldberg, Frank Schorpion, Kwasi Songui, Conrad Pla, Julian Bailey, Jessica Greco | Written and Directed by Kim Nguyen Written and directed by Kim Nguyen (City of Shadows, Truffle), The Hummingbird Project, which stars Jesse Eisenberg (Zombieland), Alexander Skarsgård (True […]

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14th Oct2019

Grimmfest 2019: ‘1BR’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Nicole Brydon Bloom, Giles Matthey, Taylor Nichols, Alan Blumenfeld, Celeste Sully, Susan Davis, Clayton Hoff, Earnestine Phillips, Naomi Grossman | Written and Directed by David Marmor After leaving behind a painful past to follow her dreams, Sarah scores the perfect Hollywood apartment. But something is not right. Unable to sleep, tormented by strange noises […]

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14th Oct2019

The Road to Reboot: ‘Mallrats’ Review

by Chris Cummings

With Jay & Silent Bob Reboot set to begin it’s nationwide US roadshow tour this week, we thought we’d go back in time a little and check out the View Askew universe once again and review some of our favourite Kevin Smith films… In this edition Chris reviews 1995’s Mallrats. After Clerks in 1994, Kevin […]

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14th Oct2019

Pass Horror Notes: ‘The Curse of Lilith Ratchet’ Review

by Aaron Shakespeare

THE CURSE OF LILITH RATCHET Stars: KateLynn E. Newberry, Rob Jaeger, Roger Conners, Angela Cole, Brianna Burke, George Tutie, Crissy Kolarik, Layla Cushman, Lauren Paulis, D.J. Remark, Debbie Scaletta, Ann Shamess | Written and Directed by Eddie Lengyel Name: The Curse Of Lilith Ratchet (aka American Poltergeist: The Curse Of Lilith Ratchet) Age: 2019 Appearance: […]

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11th Oct2019

The Road to Reboot: ‘Clerks’ Review

by Chris Cummings

With Jay & Silent Bob Reboot set to begin it’s nationwide US roadshow tour this week, we thought we’d go back in time a little and check out the View Askew universe once again and review some of our favourite Kevin Smith films… First up, Clerks. I’ve been a Kevin Smith fan since I first […]

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