23rd Mar2022

Digital Shorts: ‘Music Racer Ultimate’ Review (Xbox Series S)

by Phil Wheat

In DIGITAL SHORTS we review some of the latest video games that are only available digitally (at least in the UK), in a short-form review format. In this edition, we take a look at the music-based racing game Music Racer, which has just been released in a new “Ultimate” version. Music Racer: Ultimate is a […]

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22nd Mar2022

‘The Spine of Night’ Review (Shudder)

by Alain Elliott

Features the voices of: Richard E. Grant, Lucy Lawless, Patton Oswalt, Betty Gabriel, Joe Manganiello, Patrick Breen, Larry Fessenden | Written and Directed by Philip Gelatt, Morgan Galen King Where are all the adult animated movies? There’s even less when it comes to animated horror movies. There have been a handful of more well-known ones […]

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22nd Mar2022

‘Manifest Evil’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Ca’Ron Jaden Coleman, Leon M. Brown, Sheila Mears, Ambre Anderson, Deja Monique Cruz, Ian Stanley, Justine Wachsberger | Written by Leon M. Brown | Directed by Jena Serbu At the start of Manifest Evil, a young Matthew Franklin (Ca’Ron Jaden Coleman; This is Us) sits playing with toy soldiers. He wanders outside and a […]

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22nd Mar2022

‘H.P. Lovecraft’s Monster Portal’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Richard Harfst, Sian Altman, Louis James, George Nettleton, Sarah Alexandra Marks, Judy Tcherniak | Written by Matthew B.C., Scott Jeffrey, Mario von Czapiewski | Directed by Matthew B.C. It’s usually not a good sign when a film has more than one title, so the fact that H.P. Lovecraft’s Monster Portal has been known simply […]

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22nd Mar2022

‘Slumber #1’ Review (Image Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Tyler Burton Smith | Art by Vanessa Cardinall | Published by Image Comics Always found it quite ironic that when Image Comics was founded, its aim was to out-Marvel Marvel. Sure, there was the important issue of creators rights and giving people more creative freedom, but the main idea was to earn the […]

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22nd Mar2022

‘AEW Dark: Elevation – Episode 55’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW Dark: Elevation, once again we’ve got Excalibur and Tony Schiavone on commentary and only a 6-match card. Let’s get right into the review… and the action! Match #1: Nyla Rose def. Charlotte Renegade My Thoughts: This was Nyla Rose mimicking Lance Archer’s matches and squashing BOTH Renegade sisters […]

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21st Mar2022

‘Fresh’ Review (Disney+)

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sebastian Stan, Jojo T. Gibbs | Written by Lauryn Kahn | Directed by Mimi Cave Rising star Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People) and Sebastian Stan star in this stylish horror-thriller that sinks its teeth into dating culture, toxic male behaviour and a few other tasty morsels on the side. Now streaming on Disney […]

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21st Mar2022

‘Jujutsu Kaisen 0’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Features the voices of: Megumi Ogata, Kana Hanazawa, Mikako Komatsu, Kōki Uchiyama, Tomokazu Seki, Yuichi Nakamura, Takahiro Sakurai | Written by Hiroshi Seko | Directed by Sunghoo Park Directed by Sunghoo Park, Jujutsu Kaisen 0 is a prequel to the popular anime series of the same name. As such, it serves as the perfect introduction […]

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21st Mar2022

‘The Institute’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Victorya Brandart, Ignacyo Matynia, Mark Lobene, Jarred Harper, Louisa Bradshaw, Claire McClain, Joy Donze | Written and Directed by Hamza Zaman Few things in one’s life inspire more joy and fear than childbirth and becoming a parent. Though probably not the fears that Marie (Victorya Brandart; When Women Rule the World, I Am Not […]

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21st Mar2022

‘AEW: Rampage’ Review (March 18th 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 emanated from the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas. We’ve got another 4-match show, set’s get right into it! Match #1: Darby Allin def. The Butcher My Thoughts: This one was essentially The […]

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21st Mar2022

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race 14×11’ Review

by Rhys Payne

If you ask any fan of Ru Paul’s Drag Race which is the most iconic challenge the majority of people will say the snatch game. Since its debut on Drag Race season two, viewers eagerly anticipate this challenge every season and cannot wait to see which famous people are impersonated. This challenge is usually a […]

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18th Mar2022

‘Followers’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Harry Jarvis, Loreece Harrison, Erin Austen, Daniel Cahil, Nina Wadia, Orion Lee, Tanya Burr, Poppy Roe | Written and Directed by Marcus Harben While checking the local cinema listings for Ti West’s new slasher movie X, I noticed that another horror movie was getting a theatrical release in the UK… Followers is that movie […]

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18th Mar2022

‘Batwoman 3×13: We Having Fun Yet?’ Review

by Jason Brigger

Stars: Javicia Leslie, Rachel Skarsten, Meagan Tandy, Nicole Kang, Camrus Johnson, Dougray Scott | Created by Caroline Dries The season 3 finale of Batwoman is finally here and if you think it arrived quicker this season than in prior seasons, you are correct! The series only had 13 episodes this season and while I enjoy […]

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18th Mar2022

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (March 17th 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 The Good Brothers’ Karl Anderson beat Violent By Design’s Deaner. With that out of the way let’s get right into the main show and this review! Match #1: Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & […]

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18th Mar2022

‘Sinister Stepsister’ Review (Lifetime)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Annika Foster, Tu Morrow, Jhey Castles, Matthew Pohlkamp, Johan Gran, Jacob Taylor, Dayne Jarrah | Written by Adam Rockoff | Directed by John Murlowski I’m not going to lie, I’m really starting to enjoy the trashy nature of these horror/thriller themed Lifetime movies. I think it’s the unapologetic nature of their films, they remind […]

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17th Mar2022

‘X’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Mia Goth, Martin Henderson, Brittany Snow, Jenna Ortega, Owen Campbell, Kid Cudi, Stephen Ure | Written and Directed by Ti West Writer-director Ti West (House of the Devil, The Innkeepers) consolidates his reputation as one of America’s best horror filmmakers with this terrific ’70s-set slasher that plays like Boogie Nights meets The Texas Chain […]

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17th Mar2022

‘Moto Roader MC’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Alain Elliott

I have always been fond of top-down racing video games and I’m not entirely sure why because I haven’t actually played a whole lot of them. I think my first memory of this type of racer probably came from seeing Super Off Road in gaming magazines in the nineties. There was something about that style […]

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17th Mar2022

‘AEW Dynamite: St. Patrick’s Day Slam’ Review (March 16th 2022)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of AEW: Dynamite, which is a special St. Patrick’s Day Slam episode emanating from the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas… Tony Schiavone, Excalibur and Jim Ross are on commentary as usual and we’ve got the FIRST Women’s steel cage match in AEW history as the main event. Let’s get […]

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17th Mar2022

‘Night at the Eagle Inn’ VOD Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Amelia Dudley, Taylor Turner, Greg Schweers, Beau Minniear, Erik Bloomquist | Written by Erik Bloomquist, Carson Bloomquist | Directed by Erik Bloomquist Night at the Eagle Inn is the latest film from Erik and Carson Bloomquist. We’ve been following these filmmakers since way back in 2015 and their first short film The Cobblestone Corridor. Since […]

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16th Mar2022

‘Resident Evil 3: The Board Game’ Review

by Matthew Smail

It takes more than just an iconic intellectual property to elevate a board game these days, especially when that game is essentially a dungeon-crawler. Games like Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion have revolutionised the genre, bringing innovation and variation to their worlds, in addition to fantastic core gameplay. Resident Evil 3: The Board Game definitely […]

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16th Mar2022

‘Batman / Superman: World’s Finest #1’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Mark Waid | Art by Dan Mora | Published by DC Comics Any time I see Mark Waid’s name on a Superman book, I’m buying that. With Mark Waid, you know you are going to get a fun, well thought out story that more often than not will involve a chunk of DC […]

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16th Mar2022

‘Reign of Chaos’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Rebecca Finch, Peter Cosgrove, Mark Sears, Rita Di Tuccio, Georgia Wood | Written by Tom Joliffe | Directed by Rebecca Matthews Proportion Productions are back with a slice of apocalyptic horror directed by Rebecca Matthews, flying solo this time without her partner in crime Scott Jeffrey; and writer Tom Joliffe, who some may know […]

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