18th May2022

‘Black Glasses’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Ilenia Pastorelli, Asia Argento, Andrea Gherpelli, Mario Pirrello, Maria Rosaria Russo, Gennaro Iaccarino, Xinyu Zhang | Written by Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini | Directed by Dario Argento The Italian maestro is back! Yes, Dario Argento, one of Italian cinema’s great horror filmmakers has stepped back behind the camera for Occhiali Neri (Black Glasses), the […]

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18th May2022

‘Vendetta’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Clive Standen, Bruce Willis, Theo Rossi, Thomas Jane, Jackie Moore, Mike Tyson, Maddie Nichols, Derek Russo, Kurt Aue, Randy Gonzalez, Lauren Buglioli, Jesse O’Neill, Cabot Basden | Written and Directed by Jared Cohn Who doesn’t love a good revenge/vigilante movie? Death Wish, Rolling Thunder, The Exterminator, Vigilante, Walking the Edge… All classics of the […]

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18th May2022

‘Shark Bait’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Holly Earl, Jack Trueman, Thomas Flynn, Malachi Pullar-Latchman, Catherine Hannay | Written by Nick Saltrese | Directed by James Nunn Shark movies. What to say about the genre? Well, one thing you can say is that genre films featuring sharks terrorising humans are certainly prolific in their production, it feels like every month we […]

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18th May2022

‘American Underdog’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Zachary Levi, Anna Paquin, Hayden Zaller, Ser’Darius Blain, Dennis Quaid, Chance Kelly, Simeon Castle, Bruce McGill, Adam Baldwin, Cindy Hogan, Nicholas Harris, Steven Chester Prince, Dean Denton, Kevin Downes | Written by Jon Erwin, David Aaron Cohen, Jon Gunn | Directed by Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin Who doesn’t love a good sports movie? Or […]

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18th May2022

‘Eight Billion Genies #1’ Review (Image Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Charles Soule | Art by Ryan Browne | Published by Image Comics I was going to start this review by saying that I chose this book as I felt it was time for my indie fix, but then thought that was doing this book a disservice. It would be better to say I […]

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17th May2022

Sci-Fi London 2022: ‘The Innocents’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Rakel Lenora Flottum, Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Sam Ashraf, Mina Yasmin Bremseth Asheim, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Morten Svartveit, Kadra Yusuf, Lisa Tonne | Written and Directed by Eskil Vogt Director Eskil Vogt is having quite the year. Releasing two movies that have received plaudits by pretty much everyone that has seen them. The first, The […]

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17th May2022

‘Trip’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Akasha Villalobos, Jill Young, Major Dodge, Peggy Schott, Bjorgvin Arnarson | Written and Directed by Neil McCay Trip has barely begun when a conversation about softball and scholarships between Ally (Akasha Villalobos; Last Girl Standing, Last Month’s Rent) and her daughter Samantha (Jill Young; The Tiny Life of Butcher Duke, Dear Leo) takes a […]

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17th May2022

‘Evil Dead: The Game’ Review (Xbox Series X/S)

by Paul Metcalf

When Evil Dead: The Game was first revealed, the marketing was perfect. Put Bruce Campbell in the trailers, show characters from not only the movies but the TV show and you have fan’s attention from the start. The question is does the game live up to the hype created around it? The answer to this […]

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17th May2022

‘Senior Year’ Review (Netflix Original)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Rebel Wilson, Angourie Rice, Mary Holland, Molly Brown, Sam Richardson, Zaire Adams, How Chao, Ana Yi Puig, Justin Hartley, Tyler Barnhardt, Chris Parnell | Written by Andrew Knauer, Arthur Pielli, Brandon Scott Jones | Directed by Alex Hardcastle It’s 2002 and Stephanie, is a loser. Reinventing herself as the most popular girl in her […]

17th May2022

‘AEW Dark: Elevation – Episode 63’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW Dark: Elevation, we’ve got Paul Wight, Mark Henry, Tony Schiavone AND Anthony Ogogo on commentary (4 people! 4!) and another short and sweet 6-match card, so let’s get right into the action! Match #1: Bear Bronson def. Brandon Cutler My Thoughts: This was the usual Brandon Cutler match. […]

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16th May2022

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, James Hong, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tallie Medel, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., Biff Wiff | Written and Directed by Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert Everything Everywhere All at Once falls into a unique place in the world of cinema right now. The multiverse is the hottest idea in […]

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16th May2022

‘Shattered’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Cameron Monaghan, Frank Grillo, John Malkovich, Sasha Luss, Lilly Krug, Ash Santos, James C. Burns, Dat Phan | Written by David Loughery | Directed by Luis Prieto Thirteen years after his last screenplay credit, writer David Loughery, who wrote blockbuster 90s action films like Passenger 57 and The Three Musketeers, returned to movies with […]

16th May2022

‘Monstrous’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Christina Ricci, Santino Barnard, Don Durrell, Colleen Camp, Lew Temple | Written by Carol Chrest | Directed by Chris Sivertson Set sometime in the 1950s, Monstrous opens as Laura (Christina Ricci; The Addams Family, Distorted, The Matrix Resurrections) puts her son Cody (Santino Barnard; 8-Bit Christmas, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels) in the back […]

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16th May2022

‘AEW: Rampage’ Review (May 13th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

It’s Monday morning, so you know what that means… it’s time for our review of Friday night’s episode of AEW: Rampage, which this week emanated from the UBS Arena at Belmont Park in Long Island, New York. We’ve got Excalibur, Taz and Chris Jericho on commentary so let’s get right to the review! Match #1: […]

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13th May2022

‘Firestarter (2022)’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Zac Efron, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Sydney Lemmon, Kurtwood Smith, John Beasley, Michael Greyeyes, Gloria Reuben | Written by Scott Teems | Directed by Keith Thomas Zac Efron stars in this Blumhouse-produced remake of the 1984 thriller, based on a novel by Stephen King. Unfortunately, though the Blumhouse name is usually a sign of reasonable […]

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13th May2022

‘The Sadness’ Review (Shudder)

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Regina, Tzu-Chiang Wang, Berant Zhu | Written and Directed by Rob Jabbaz I watched The Sadness knowing that it already had quite the reputation. I’d read parts of reviews that had spoken about the misery, the horrific and sadistic scenes, the over-the-top violence and depravity and much much more. As a long time and […]

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13th May2022

‘Lockdown’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Bishop Stevens, Bai Ling, Michael Wainwright, Scott Engrotti, Raj Kala, Michael Pare, Vincent Rivera, Chanel Ryan, Charles Chudabala, Thomas Haley | Written by Rod Smith | Directed by Massimiliano Cerchi Lockdown, not to be confused with the Kevin Nash film Lockdown and so many others, has finally been released. Why do I say finally? […]

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13th May2022

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (May 12th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw X-Division Champion Ace Austin defeat Aiden Prince. With that out of the way let’s get right into the main show… Match #1: Ultimate X Qualifying Match – Kenny King def. Chris Bey The following is […]

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13th May2022

‘Moon Knight: Black, White and Blood #1’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Jonathan Hickman, Murewa Ayodele, Marc Guggenheim | Art by Chris Bachalo, Dotun Akande, Jorge Fornes | Published by Marvel Comics Someone’s clearly flavour of the month right now. Moon Knight was always one of those second-tier characters with a small but loyal fan base. He’s proved a remarkably easy to use blank canvas […]

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12th May2022

‘Captors (aka Alone)’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Yulia Klass, Bruce Davison Josh Kelly, Michelle Burke, Michael Pare, Mark Rolston | Written by Philip Daay | Directed by James Cullen Bressack Ever since the first time I saw his film My Pure Joy I’ve always been interested to see director (and now producer) James Cullen Bressack’s “next” film. I’ve seen pretty much […]

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12th May2022

‘Sewer Gators’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Manon Pages, Kenny Bellau, Sophia Brazda, Paul Dale, Charles Early, Austin Frosch, Austin Naulty, Sean Phelan, Carter Simoneaux | Written and Directed by Paul Dale It’s probably not a good thing but any ridiculously titled film will not only get my attention but also get me watching the film. It’s why I end up […]

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12th May2022

‘Rivers of London: Deadly Ever After #1’ Review (Titan Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Celeste Bronfman | Art by Jose Maria Beroy, David Cabeza | Published by Titan Comics A couple of quick observations here before diving in. Firstly, it’s welcome back to Rivers of London, which is a book I have been reviewing since it first appeared in comic book form back in 2015 if memory […]

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