03rd Nov2021

‘Disappearance of Lake Elrod’ DVD Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Robyn Lively, Shanola Hampton, Bethany Anne Lind, Michael Trucco | Written by Lauren Fash, Susan Graham | Directed by Lauren Fash If you’re watching this movie based on the poster/cover art work alone, you might be disappointed because that shows what seems to be some kind of cabin in the woods, creepy lake side horror […]

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03rd Nov2021

‘Coven’ DVD Review (High Fliers)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Lizze Gordon, Margot Major, Adam Horner, Sofya Skya, Jocelyn Saenz, Miranda O’Hare, Jessica Louise Long, Sara Stretton, Aaron James, Terri Ivens, Jennifer Cipolla, Tessa Espinola | Written by Lizze Gordon | Directed by Margaret Malandruccolo Five undergrad witches come together in order to perform a ritual to invoke the ancient powers of the witch […]

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03rd Nov2021

‘MCM Comic Con London’ Oct 2021 – Convention Report

by Xenia Grounds

It’s back! After understandable cancellations in 2020, MCM London has made a return this year and I imagine the question is what are conventions like in a post-pandemic world? Well, they are still fun but it’s definitely on a smaller scale than what has come before it in recent years. If you’ve read my previous […]

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03rd Nov2021

‘Batwoman 3×03: Freeze’ Review

by Jason Brigger

Stars: Javicia Leslie, Rachel Skarsten, Meagan Tandy, Nicole Kang, Camrus Johnson, Dougray Scott | Created by Caroline Dries This week, Batwoman and Batwing continue their attempts to clean up Gotham and recover all the deadly toys taken from the Batcave before we have more copycat villains rise up. Also, Ryan gets to know her brother, […]

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03rd Nov2021

‘AEW Dark: Elevation – Episode 35’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this weeks review of AEW Dark: Elevation which eminates from Boston, Massachusetts in front of a baying wrestling-hungry crowd. Let’s get right to it… Match #1: Nyla Rose & Emi Sakura def. Ryo Mizunami & Kris Statlander My Thoughts: This one was an interesting back and forth, really selling all four women’s strength […]

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02nd Nov2021

‘Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Features the voices of: Mike Mort, Jennifer Saunders, Paul Whitehouse, Dan Russell, Jonnie Fiori, Samantha Coughlan, Romano Marenghi, Geoff Robbins, Jonnie Price, Mark Richard Jones, Laura Tofarides | Written and Directed by Mike Mort It’s not 1985 anymore… it’s 1986! And Chuck Steel is the maverick, lone wolf cop on the edge, who doesn’t play […]

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02nd Nov2021

‘They’re Outside’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Emily Booth, Nicholas Vince, Tom Clayton-Wheatley, Chrissy Randall, Emma Burdon-Sutton, Nicole Miners, Brad Moore | Written by Airell Anthony Hayles | Directed by Airell Anthony Hayles, Sam Casserly [NOTE: With the film out now, here’s a reposting of our review of They’re Outside from its Frightfest debut last year] As I’ve said a million […]

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02nd Nov2021

‘Apex Predator’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Bruce Willis, Nels Lennarson, Neal McDonough, Lochlyn Munro, Trevor Gretzky, Corey Large, Megan Peta Hill, Alexia Fast | Written by Edward Drake, Corey Large | Directed by Edward Drake Apex Predator, released in the US under the title of just Apex, proabably given a title change to avoid the taint of Apex Predators, is […]

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02nd Nov2021

‘A New World Order’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Stefan Ebel, Siri Nase, Nikolai Will, Michelle Wiesemes | Written by Daniel Raboldt, Thorsten Franzen | Directed by Daniel Raboldt It’s perhaps a little surprising that we didn’t get a bunch of low budget A Quiet Place clones after the movies sucess. In theory (but obviously not so much in practice), it’s a relatively […]

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02nd Nov2021

‘Hot Wheels Unleashed’ Review (Xbox Series X/S)

by Phil Wheat

Anyone out there remember Micro Machines? Those tiny little diecast cars that kids, at least of my generation, went crazy for… Well if you’re old enough to remember the toys, then you’re surely old enough to remember the video games! Spanning multiple consoles, including the Sega Megadrive, Commodore Amiga and the Nintendo NES – the […]

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01st Nov2021

LFF 2021: ‘Shepherd’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Tom Hughes, Kate Dickie, Jamie Marie Leary, Greta Scacchi, Gaia Weiss | Written and Directed by Russell Owen Tom Hughes plays a grieving widower who accepts a job as a shepherd on a remote Scottish island in the third feature from Welsh writer-director Russell Owen. The film is strong on creepy atmosphere and features […]

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01st Nov2021

‘The Guest’ 4K UHD Special Ltd. Edition Review (Second Sight)

by Jack Kirby

Stars: Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Ethan Embry, Joel David Moore, Candice Patton, Lance Reddick, Brendan Meyer, Jesse Luken | Written by Simon Barrett | Directed by Adam Wingard The Guest introduces us to the Petersons, a small-town family who lost a son in the war in the Middle East. David (Dan Stevens, apparently best known for […]

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01st Nov2021

‘Nobody’ Blu-ray Review

by Chris Thomas

Stars: Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, Alexey Serebryakov, Christopher Lloyd, RZA, Michael Ironside, Colin Salmon, Billy MacLellan, Gage Munroe | Written by Derek Kolstad | Directed by Ilya Naishuller As a child of the 80s and 90s I was a huge action film fan. In my mind, action was only slightly less amazing than horror. I […]

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01st Nov2021

‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK 3×06’ Review

by Rhys Payne

I have to admit that last weeks episode of Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK was probably one of the worse in drag race her-story! Due to the poor performances for the majority of the queens in the drag Alexa advert challenge, Ru announced that there were no winners last week which means that no one […]

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01st Nov2021

‘AEW: Rampage’ (Oct 29th 2021)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this weeks review of a STACKED episode of AEW: Rampage – with my most anticipated matches of the week: Eddie Kingston versus Bryan Danielson AND the third match between Dante Martin and Mayy Sydal! Let’s get to it. Match #1: Men’s World Title Eliminator Tournament Semi-Final Round Match – Bryan Danielson def. Eddie […]

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29th Oct2021

Grimmfest 2021: ‘The Nights Belong to Monsters’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Luciana Grasso, Esteban Lamothe, Jazmín Stuart, Gustavo Garzon, Agustin Daulte, Macarena Suarez | Written by Paula Marotta | Directed by Sebastian Perillo A 17 year old girl named Sol moves, with her mother, into the home of her mother’s boyfriend, Gonzalo. Sol feels uneasy, even scared, of Gonzalo and his demeanour, and struggles with the […]

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29th Oct2021

‘Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight 2’ Review (Netflix)

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Mateusz Wieclawek, Julia Wieniawa-Narkiewicz, Andrzej Grabowski, Zofia Wichlacz | Written by Bartosz M. Kowalski, Mirella Zaradkiewicz | Directed by Bartosz M. Kowalski Netflix scored a surprise hit last year with the Polish summer camp slaughter film Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight. So it’s no surprise that Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight 2 […]

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29th Oct2021

‘Every Last One of Them’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Paul Sloan, Jake Weber, Taryn Manning, Claire Kniaz, Mary Christina Brown, Michael Madsen, Richard Dreyfuss | Written by Christian Sesma, Matthew Thomas Edwards, Chee Keong Cheung, Alistair Cave | Directed by Christian Sesma Every Last One of Them opens on an ominous note, a hard-faced man walks down a street in what looks like […]

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29th Oct2021

‘Stargirl 2×12: Summer School – Chapter Twelve’ Review

by Jason Brigger

Stars: Brec Bassinger, Luke Wilson, Amy Smart, Yvette Monreal, Anjelika Washington, Trae Romano, Christopher Baker | Created by Geoff Johns What Happened This Week Here it is…the last episode before the season finale of Stargirl and this week we finally learn Eclipso’s reasoning for terrorizing Blue Valley and our heroes. Plus, Courtney and her family […]

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29th Oct2021

‘Impact Wrestling’ Review (Oct 28th 2021)

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this review of Impact Wrestling, I’m editor Phil this week we’ve got the fallout from Bound For Glory (check out my review of that pay per view here). With three new champions and THAT steal by Moose, it will be interesting to see what the new status quo is on Impact going forward… […]

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28th Oct2021

‘Doctor Carver’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Chelsea Greenwood, Zuza Tehanu, Mia Blackman, Ricardo Freitas, Sofia Lacey, Julia Quayle, Andrea Richardson, Danielle Scott, Amanda-Jade Tyler, Tom Jeffrey, Shawn C. Phillips | Written by Louisa Warren, Shannon Holiday | Directed by Louisa Warren Doctor Carver, Conjuring the Plastic Surgeon, Conjuring the Demon Surgeon… it seems no-one can decide on a title for […]

28th Oct2021

‘Easter Bunny Massacre’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Evgeny Loskutnikov, Tom Nguyen, Sarah T Cohen, May Kelly, Michael Head, Sarah Alexandra Marks, Antonia Whillans, Lee Hancock, Beatrice Fletcher, Neil Linden-Johnson | Written by Sophie Storm K. | Directed by Jack Peter Mundy Easter Bunny Massacre, aka Easter Killing, is the latest slice of British low-budget horror from Scott Jeffrey’s Jagged Edge Productions. […]

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