22nd Aug2019

‘Klute’ Blu-ray Review (Criterion)

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi, Roy Scheider, Robert Milli | Written by Andy Lewis, Dave Lewis | Directed by Alan J. Pakula Released in 1971, Alan J. Pakula’s sophomore feature Klute is regarded as the first of his unofficial Paranoia Trilogy, which would go on to include The Parallax View and All the […]

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21st Aug2019

‘States’ Review

by Dom Hastings

Stars: Jeremy O. Harris, Alex Essoe, Jasmin Kaset, Makenzie Green, D.C. Paul | Written and Directed by Zach Gayne States w​ill make you contemplate whether ‘normal’ people go on road trips… Written and directed by Zach Gayne, ​States ​is the documentary-feel narrative feature on the crazies of the road, establishing a surreal balance of curiosity […]

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21st Aug2019

‘Guardian of the Universe’ DVD Review

by Chris Thomas

Stars: David Ogden Stiers, Rob Taylor, Nic Costa, Walter Koenig, Matt Zak, Bryna Smith, Jordana Ansley, Michael Friedrichs, Traben Pleasant, Bobby Ryan, Stephen Lisk, Seantos Mcdonald, Jared McClain, Matt Haley | Written by Rob Taylor, Nic Costa | Directed by Rob Taylor Guardian of the Universe seems to be a follow up, of sorts to […]

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20th Aug2019

‘LEGO DC Batman: Family Matters’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Features the voices of: Troy Baker, Will Friedle, Jason Spisak, Alyson Stoner, Steve Blum, Zach Callison, Cam Clarke, Ralph Garman, Jake Green, Tom Kenny, Christian Lanz, Scott Menville, Nolan North | Written by Jeremy Adams | Directed by Matt Peters LEGO DC Batman: Family Matters is the latest animated movie in the now long-running LEGO […]

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20th Aug2019

‘Red Joan’ DVD Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson, Stephen Campbell Moore, Tom Hughes, Nina Sosanya, Laurence Spellman, Nicola Sloane, Tereza Srbova, Freddie Gaminara, Raj Swamy | Written by Lindsay Shapero | Directed by Trevor Nunn Red Joan, directed by Trevor Nunn, is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Jennie Rooney and is loosely based […]

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19th Aug2019

‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, Lorraine Toussaint, Austin Zajur, Natalie Ganzhorn, Austin Abrams, Kathleen Pollard | Written by Guillermo del Toro, Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman | Directed by André Øvredal André Øvredal’s film is the adaption of writer Alvin Schwartz’ novel(s) of the same name. A series that is a […]

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19th Aug2019

‘Big Bad Wolves’ Blu-ray Review (101 Films)

by Ian Loring

Stars: Lior Ashkenazi, Rotem Keinan, Tzahi Grad, Doval’e Glickman, Menashe Noy, Dvir Benedek, Nati Kluger, Ami Weinberg, Guy Adler | Written and Directed by Aharon Keshales, Navot Papushado Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado made quite a splash at FrightFest a few years back with Rabies, the first Isreali horror film which made a little bit […]

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16th Aug2019

‘Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Sebastian Croft, Emilia Jones, Nick Frost, Craig Roberts, Kate Nash, Kim Cattrall, Derek Jacobi, Rupert Graves, Warwick Davis, Alexander Armstrong, Kevin Bishop, Chris Addison | Written by Caroline Norris, Giles Pilbrow | Directed by Dominic Brigstocke Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans is the long-awaited feature film version of the infamous British television show […]

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16th Aug2019

‘Manifest Destiny Down: Spacetime’ Review

by Chris Thomas

Stars: Jonathan Baker, Jeff Kenny, Lexie Lowell | Written and Directed by Jonathan Baker A Back to the Future inspired sci-fi roadtrip stuck in Groundhog Day… Our film starts with Star Wars style text in space that is almost as confusing as that found in The Phantom Menace. It explains that physicists are searching for […]

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15th Aug2019

‘Liam Gallagher: As It Was’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Featuring: Liam Gallagher, David Adcock, Debbie Gwyther, Christian Madden, Drew McConnell, Dan McDougall, Jay Mehler, Mike Moore | Directed by Gavin Fitzgerald, Charlie Lightening Liam Gallagher: As It Was chronicles the eccentric and outlandish life of the infamous Mancunian frontman. Director Charlie Lightening pulls back the curtains on the eccentric icon and delivers an invigorating […]

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15th Aug2019

‘Kiss Me Deadly’ Blu-ray Review (Criterion)

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Ralph Meeker, Nick Dennis, Maxine Cooper, Cloris Leachman, Gaby Rodgers | Written by A.I. Bezzerides | Directed by Robert Aldritch Mike Hammer (Ralph Meeker) is driving down the freeway, minding his own business, when he almost hits a woman. Mike is a private investigator, and he knows trouble when he sees it, but he […]

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15th Aug2019

‘Playmobil: The Movie’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Features the voices of: Anna Taylor-Joy, Gabriel Bateman, Dino Andrade, Ian James Corlett, Lino DiSalvo, Ben Diskin, Jim Gaffigan, Kellen Goff, Wilson Gonzalez, Adam Lambert, Dan Navarro, Tito Ortiz, Daniel Radcliffe, Kenan Thompson | Written by Blaise Hemingway, Greg Erb, Jason Oremland | Directed by Lino DiSalvo Playmobil: The Movie, directed by Lino DiSalvo, is the […]

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15th Aug2019

‘Saving Leningrad’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Andrey Mironov-Udalov, Maria Melnikova, Anastasiya Melnikova, Gela Meskhi, Pavel Druzhinin, Mariya Kapustinskaya | Written and Directed by Aleksey Kozlov September 1941. In a turn of events young lovebirds Kostya and Nastya find themselves on board of a barge that will evacuate people from sieged Leningrad. At night the barge gets into the storm. When […]

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14th Aug2019

‘The Sisters Brothers’ DVD Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed, Rebecca Root, Allison Tolman, Rutger Hauer, Carol Kane, Patrice Cossonneau | Written by Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain | Directed by Jacques Audiard [NOTE: With the film finally out on DVD here in the UK, here’s a reposting of our review of the film from its […]

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14th Aug2019

Pass Horror Notes: ‘Landing Lake’ Review

by Aaron Shakespeare

LANDING LAKE Stars: Franck Assi, Emma Bown, Joanna-Leigh Hewitt, Veronica Osimani, Craig Peritz, Lee Ravitz, Aaron Stielstra, Victoire Vecchierini, Phil Zimmerman | Written and Directed by Cesare P. Libardi di K. Name: Landing Lake Age: 2019 Appearance: Distorted head scratcher of a science fiction horror filmed in Super 35mm around some woods in Italy. It […]

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13th Aug2019

‘The Velocipastor’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Alyssa Kempinski, Greg Cohan, Claire Hsu, Aurelio Voltaire, Nicholas M. Garofolo, Daniel Steere, Fernando Pacheco De Castro, Jiechang Yang, Jesse Turits, Erik Oh, Zachary Steere | Written and Directed by Brendan Steere As soon as I read the title The Velocipastor I knew I had to see it. I didn’t need to see a […]

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13th Aug2019

‘The Mummy Rebirth’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Carter, David E. Cazares, Brittany Goodwin, Deanna Grace Congo, Shamel Hashish | Written by Justin Price | Directed by Khu, Justin Price Two treasure hunters uncover a sealed tomb and awaken a mummy that has waited years to come back and wipe humanity from the face of the Earth. It’s a race against time […]

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12th Aug2019

‘Knife+Heart’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Vanessa Paradis, Nicolas Maury, Kate Moran, Jonathan Genet, Félix Maritaud, Khaled Alouach, Noé Hernández, Thibault Servière, Bertrand Mandico, Bastien Waultier, Romane Bohringer, Dourane Fall, Jules Ritmanic | Written by Yann Gonzalez, Cristiano Mangione | Directed by Yann Gonzalez Knife+Heart (Un couteau dans le cœur) is a French 80s cinematic throwback directed by Yann Gonzalez. The […]

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12th Aug2019

‘Varda by Agnes’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Features: Agnès Varda, Sandrine Bonnaire, Hervé Chandès, Nurith Aviv, Esther Levesque | Written and Directed by Agnes Varda Varda by Agnes is directed by, and follows the filmography of, the late Belgian/French auteur Agnes Varda – from her early short film work in 1954 to her last feature film Faces Places released in 2018. Agnes’ […]

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12th Aug2019

‘Only You’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Laia Costa, Josh O’Connor, Natalie Arle-Toyne, Isabelle Barth, Tam Dean Burn, Daniel Campbell, Gregor Firth, Robbie Hutton, Robin Laing, Orion Lee, Stuart Martin, James McElvar, Lisa McGrillis | Written and Directed by Harry Wootliff Only You, directed by Harry Wootliff, stars Laia Costa as Elena and Josh O’Connor as Jake. A pair that meet in unexpected […]

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09th Aug2019

‘Nekrotronic’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Ben O’Toole, Dave Beamish, Monica Bellucci, Charmaine Bingwa, Caroline Ford, Benedict Hardie, Tess Haubrich, William Cheung | Written by Kiah Roache-Turner, Tristan Roache-Turner | Directed by Kiah Roache-Turner Coming from writer and director Kiah Roache-Turner, I was very much looking forward to new Australian horror comedy Nekrotronic. His previous movie Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead […]

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08th Aug2019

‘Crawl’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Morfydd Clark, Ross Anderson, Jose Palma, George Somner, Anson Boon, Ami Metcalf | Written by Michael Rasmussen, Shawn Rasmussen | Directed by Alexandre Aja Famed horror director Alexandre Aja, whose credits include The Hills Have Eyes, Horns, Piranha and Mirrors, returns to cinema screens after a three-year absence with Crawl. […]

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