22nd Apr2022

‘The Other Side of Darkness’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Maggie Callahan, Olivia Billings, Drake Tobias, Scott C. Davies, Brett Voina, Douglas Esper, Tiffani Hilton, Gregory James, Nathanial Weiland | Written and Directed by Adam Deierling On paper, The Other Side of Darkness reads like a socio-political take on an old-school kids action-adventure movie like The Goonies and Frog Dreaming… essentially this wants to […]

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22nd Apr2022

‘Intervention’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Amber Doig-Thorne, Laura McQuiggin, Heather Elise Nelson, Bibi Lucille, Jasmine Rachelle, Lucia France | Written by Samesh Ramjattan, T D M Flynn | Directed by Samesh Ramjattan As Intervention opens Laura Green (Amber Doig-Thorne; Fanged Up, Override) is waking up confused, scared and unsure of where she is. Eventually, she makes her way to […]

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22nd Apr2022

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (April 21st 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 Heath & Rhino def Rich Swann & Willie Mack in a go-home show for Impact’s next pay per view Rebellion! With that out of the way let’s get right into the main show… Match #1: […]

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22nd Apr2022

‘Blade Runner Origins #11’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by K Perkins, Mellow Brown | Art by Fernando Dagnino | Published by Titan Comics This has proved to be a book where a little bit of patience is required. The writers have enough confidence in their abilities, and in the attention span of their readers, to sometimes spread plots and developments out what […]

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21st Apr2022

‘The Northman’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Alexander Skarsgard, Nicole Kidman, Ethan Hawke, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Gustav Lindh, Elliott Rose, Willem Dafoe, Phill Martin, Eldar Skar | Written by Robert Eggers, Sjon | Directed by Robert Eggers Robert Eggers creates worlds you can feel, and worlds that feel like they can reach out and feel you back. From his first […]

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21st Apr2022

‘Painted in Blood’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Deiondre Teagle, Deborah Seidel, Brad Belemjian, Zach Lazar Hoffman, Allison Shrum, Alice Raver, David Ditmore, Dylan A. Young | Written and Directed by Aaron Mirtes Director Aaron Mirtes has been slowly plying his trade in the horror genre, making five feature films between 2017 and 2020 one of which, 2019’s American Hunt, was one […]

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21st Apr2022

‘Children of Sin’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Keni Bounds, Jeff Buchwald, Meredith Mohler, Lewis Hines, Jo-Ann Robinson | Written and Directed by Christopher Wesley Moore Children of Sin is the new film from writer/director/actor Christopher Wesley Moore and like his previous films Blessed Are the Children, Stranger Among the Living, and Triggered, (not to be confused with the South African film […]

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21st Apr2022

‘AEW: Dynamite’ Review (April 20th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW: Dynamite, which was broadcast live from the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As usual we have Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, and Jim Ross on commentary and ANOTHER stacked card! Match #1: CM Punk def. Dustin Rhodes The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com: CM Punk and Dustin Rhodes shook […]

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21st Apr2022

‘The Flash #781’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Jeremy Adams | Art by Fernando Pasarin, Matt Ryan | Published by DC Comics Time for my semi-regular check-in on the Scarlet Speedster, review-wise that is. I always try to keep an eye on the book, as it has often been the touchstone for the current quality of DC books. Batman material sells […]

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20th Apr2022

‘Choose or Die’ Review (Netflix)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Iola Evans, Asa Butterfield, Eddie Marsan, Angela Griffin, Robert Englund, Ryan Gage | Written by Simon Allen, Toby Meakins, Matthew James Wilkinson | Directed by Toby Meakins Choose or Die tells the story of Kayla, a broke student who’s in a dead-end job to support her schooling and her mother, who helps her friend […]

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20th Apr2022

‘Virus: 32’ Review (Shudder Original)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Paula Silva, Franco Rilla, Pilar Garcia, Daniel Hendler, Malena Sanchez | Written by Juma Fodde | Directed by Gustavo Hernández Virus: 32 is the latest in the seemingly neverending stream of zombie, or zombie adjacent, films that have come our way since George Romero rebooted the genre with 1968’s Night of the Living Dead. […]

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20th Apr2022

‘Escape Through Africa’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Linn Bjornland, Eric Roberts, Justin Gordon, Jeff Berg, Alexander Leeb, Robert Okumu, Leonard Kelly-Young, Charles Chiyangwa, LaMont Hendrix, Jeff Grays, Delpaneaux Wills, Guru Singh | Written and Directed by Ted Betz Escape Through Africa, that’s a title that conjures up visions of films from a bygone era – where soldiers took on the rough […]

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20th Apr2022

‘AEW: Dark’ Review (April 19th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

It’s time for this week’s review of AEW: Dark, which like last week features a mere 6 matches. But it’s a STACKED set of matches with some of AEW’s biggest names making an appearance on the show this week – AND we’ve got a live paying and excited crowd (this was taped at the same […]

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20th Apr2022

‘WWE NXT’ Review (April 19th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

As we’ve given Raw a chance this week it only seems fair that I also check out this week’s episode of WWE NXT 2.0, a show that hasn’t captured my attention as much as its previous incarnation did. Let’s see what this episode has to offer! Match #1: Tiffany Stratton def. Sarray The following is […]

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19th Apr2022

‘The Red Book Ritual’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Valeria San Martin, Agustin Olcese, Marlene Pedersen Chauviere, Bruno Giacobbe, Agustin Bogliano, Marcos Bogliano, Martín Canalicchio, Ines Corengia, Pablo Vilela | Written by Ariel Luque, Daniel J. Phillips Directed by Chris Beyrooty, Dean Law, Ariel Luque, Jiwon Moon, Daniel J. Phillips, Dean Puckett, Nicolás Onetti I seem like I say it quite regularly but […]

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19th Apr2022

‘WWE Raw’ Review (April 18th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

What a shocker! After not tuning into and WWE television programme for quite some time, it turns out that this week’s episode of Raw came HIGHLY recommended by certain members of the IWC. So I had to check it out for myself! Match #1: Women’s Tag Team Title Match – Sasha Banks & Naomi def. […]

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19th Apr2022

‘V/H/S/94’ Blu-ray Review

by Alain Elliott

Directed by Chloe Okuno, Jennifer Reeder, Ryan Prows, Shudder, Simon Barrett, Timo Tjahjanto I don’t think there’s too many bigger fans of the V/H/S horror anthology franchise than myself. I’ve loved all three that have come before V/H/S/94 (yes even V/H/S Viral, it’s 100x better than most people suggest) – they feature a range of […]

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19th Apr2022

‘AEW Dark: Elevation – Episode 59’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW Dark: Elevation, we’ve got Excalibur and Paul Wight on commentary and a 7-match card featuring some of AEW’s biggest stars in a stacked show! Let’s get into the review… Match #1: Kris Statlander def. Ashley D’Amboise My Thoughts: Kris Statlander debuts her new look, ring gear, and intro […]

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19th Apr2022

Video Review: ‘No Exit’ – How far would you go for a stranger?

by Kevin Haldon

In his latest video review, Kev checks out frosty thriller No Exit, which is based on the book of the same name and stars Havana Rose Liu, Danny Ramirez, David Rysdahl and Dennis Haysbert. A young woman breaks out of rehab and hot wires a car so she can visit her sick mother, gets stuck […]

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18th Apr2022

‘Fjords’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

Whilst many sports are considered to be a “game of two halves” I don’t find myself referring to board games in that way especially often. Where Fjords is concerned though, I need to make an exception. This 2022 reprint from Grail Games takes the original two-player game, extends it to three and four players, adds […]

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18th Apr2022

‘Titanic 666’ Review (Tubi Original)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Keesha Sharp, AnnaLynne McCord, Derek Yates, Jamie Bamber, Lydia Hearst, Joseph Gatt | Written by Jacob Cooney, Jason White | Directed by Nick Lyon After Swim and War of the Worlds: Annihilation, Tubi and The Asylum have teamed up again, this time for Titanic 666. This time they’re sending the Titanic III, (Titanic II […]

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18th Apr2022

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race 14×15’ Review

by Rhys Payne

I have been an avid follower of all things Ru Paul’s Drag Race for many years now, especially the music that goes out of the show. In fact, I have created the ultimate drag race playlist that contains music from some of the most iconic songs to come from Drag Race queens both during and […]

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