11th Jan2015

‘Mai Lin vs. Serena / Oriental Hawaii’ Review (Vinegar Syndrome)

by Mondo Squallido

Mai Lin vs. Serena Carlos Tobalina (The Ultimate Pleasure, I Am Always Ready) has a little bit of a problem. He has a new film lined up and needs to find his leading lady. His options are the cute blonde Serena (Dracula Sucks, Pleasure Palace) and fiery Mai Lin (Oriental Madam, Peepholes). To help him […]

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11th Jan2015

‘Girls: The Complete Third Season’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

I am a Girls fan and proud of it, though with Girls: The Complete Third Season I have become somewhat annoyed, but I still remain a fan.  The characters are reliably flaky and pretentious, but there is a strange reliability in that for the audience and more importantly there are some episodes in this season […]

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11th Jan2015

‘Looking: The Complete First Season’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

When I first watched Looking on television, I will admit that it didn’t hook me and I moved on to other things.  The first episode just didn’t seem to have that spark that I was looking for to keep my interest.  Now with the release of Looking: The Complete First Season though I decided to […]

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10th Jan2015

‘Boardwalk Empire: The Complete Fifth Season’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

When a season is proclaimed as the final of a series there are certain freedoms it is given, and high expectations from its audience.  With Boardwalk Empire: The Complete Fifth Season we see the conclusion to the story of Enoch ‘Nucky’ Thompson (Steve  Buscemi) in some episodes that are easily the best the show has […]

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08th Jan2015

‘Gun Woman’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Asami, Kairi Narita, Noriaki Kamata, Matthew Floyd Miller, Dean Simone, Marianne Bourg, Marco Ballare | Written and Directed by Kurando Mitsutake Pardon the language, but f**k me… Gun Woman is my kind of movie! Wild, crazy, sexy, bloody and bad-ass are just a small selection of over the top adjectives I’d use to describe […]

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08th Jan2015

‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2×10: What They Become’ Review

by ApolloXL5

Written by Jeffery Bell | Directed by Michael Zinberg PLOT: SHIELD and HYDRA fight for control of the temple, while Skye comes face to face with her Father. VERDICT: So after what has been a very strong opening half of it’s second season, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. shows no signs of slowing down as it reveals […]

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08th Jan2015

‘Exorcism’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Alex Rendall, Aisling Knight, Rick Alancroft, Sarah Akehurst, Elise Harris, Craig Daniels, Terry Felix, Lee Akehurst, Mike Bracewell, Chloe de Burgh, Tommy Carey, Robert Descartes, Kerry Holland, Simon Mathews, Dita Pesek | Written and Directed by Lance Patrick If there is one genre that is the most flexible when it comes to low budgets […]

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08th Jan2015

‘Lucy’ Blu-ray Review

by Dan Clark

Stars: Scarlet Johnasson, Morgan Freeman, Min-sik Choi, Amr Waked, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Pilou Asbæk, Analeigh Tipton, Nicolas Phongpheth, Jan Oliver Schroeder | Written and Directed by Luc Besson Based on the marketing and Luc Besson’s name some may assume Lucy  will be the latest Taken clone where a scantily clad Scarlet Johnasson travels around Europe bludgeoning random thugs for our […]

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07th Jan2015

‘Sleepless Night’ Review

by Richard Axtell

Stars: Tomer Sisley, Serge Riaboukine, Julien Boisselier, Joey Starr, Laurent Stocker, Birol Ünel, Lizzie Brocheré, Samy Seghir, Dominique Bettenfeld, Adel Bencherif, Catalina Denis, Pom Klementieff, Vincent Bersoulle, Olivier Massart | Written by Frédéric Jardin, Nicolas Saada, Olivier Douyère | Directed by Frédéric Jardin A cop’s secret life is threatened to be exposed when he and […]

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06th Jan2015

‘The Flash 1×09: The Man in the Yellow Suit’ Review

by ApolloXL5

Written by Todd Helbing, Aaron Helbing | Directed by Ralph Hemecker PLOT: The Man in the Yellow Suit finally reveals himself to Barry, with the younger Speedster unable to defeat him. Meanwhile Ronnie shows himself to Caitlin, who desperately tries to find a way to help him. VERDICT: So the Reverse-Flash finally reveals himself to the […]

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06th Jan2015

‘The Rover’ DVD Review

by Richard Axtell

Stars: Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, Scoot McNairy, Chan Kien, Tek Kong Lim, Tawanda Manyimo, David Field, Scott Perry, Ben Armer, Gillian Jones, Jamie Fallon | Written by David Michôd, Joel Edgerton | Directed by David Michôd After a major global economic collapse, the Australian outback has become a lawless wasteland. The Rover follows one man’s […]

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05th Jan2015

‘Strange Blood’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Robert Brettenaugh, Alexandra Bard, James Adam Lim | Written by Pearry Teo, Chad Michael Ward | Directed by Chad Michael Ward Chad Michael Ward, the man behind the internationally acclaimed and controversial photo projects such as The Sick Series and The Pain Box as well as director of music videos for artists like Static-X […]

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04th Jan2015

‘Kingdom Come’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Ry Barrett, Camille Hollett-French, William Foley, Jason Martorino, Soroush Saeidi, Katie Uhlmann, Jo Jo Karume, Chelsey Marie, Ellie O’Brien | Written by Greg A. Sager, Geoff Hart, A. Jaye Williams | Directed by Greg A. Sager It’s been two years since Greg A. Sager made his directorial debut with The Devil in Me (aka […]

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03rd Jan2015

Ten Best: Comics of 2014

by Dan Clark

This marks the first time I have ever done a Top 10 Comics list. I will have to preface this list by saying I do not read a great deal of comics. In order to keep up with movies the way I do, my time to read comics is rather limited. However, thanks in large […]

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03rd Jan2015

‘Dark House’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Luke Kleintank, Tobin Bell, Alex McKenna, Anthony Rey Perez, Zack Ward, Lacey Anzelc, Ethan S. Smith, Lesley-Anne Down, Charles Agron, Daniel Ross Owens, Max Gail, Patricia Belcher | Written by Victor Salva, Charles Agron | Directed by Victor Salva As a fan of the Jeepers Creepers movies I’m always interested in what Victor Salva will come […]

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03rd Jan2015

‘The Prince’ DVD Review

by Richard Axtell

Stars: Bruce Willis, John Cusack, Jason Patric, Jessica Lowndes, Gia Mantegna, Jung Ji-Hoon, 50 Cent, Don Harvey, Jesse Pruett, Adriana ‘Didi’ Costine, Bonnie Somerville, Tim Fields, Johnathon Schaech, Andrea Burns | Written by Andre Fabrizio, Jeremy Passmore | Directed by Brian A. Miller A mechanic’s daughter goes missing in New Orleans. As he searches for […]

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02nd Jan2015

‘The Guest’ Blu-ray Review

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 You’re Next was my favourite films of last year, so I was very excited to see director Adam Wingard’s latest, The Guest. We’re introduced to the Petersons, a […]

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01st Jan2015

‘Deliver Us From Evil’ DVD Review

by Dan Clark

Stars: Eric Bana, Joel McHale, Édgar Ramírez, Olivia Munn, Chris Coy, Dorian Missick, Sean Harris, Mike Houston, Lulu Wilson | Written by Scott Derrickson, Paul Harris Boardman | Directed by Scott Derrickson Sometimes it can be easy to dismiss a horror film simply based on the premise. By now we have seen nearly every type or person […]

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31st Dec2014

‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2×09: Ye Who Enter Here’ Review

by ApolloXL5

Written by Paul Zbyszewski | Directed by Billy Gierhart PLOT: S.H.I.E.L.D. have found the location of the Mysterious City and attempt to enter it, only to find that it has it’s own defences. Meanwhile Raina is on the run from HYDRA, who too want to find the City. VERDICT: So we are now into the […]

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31st Dec2014

‘Arrow 3×09: The Climb’ Review

by ApolloXL5

Written by Jake Coburn, Keto Shimizu | Directed by Thor Freudenthal PLOT: The League of Assassins give Oliver 48 hours to find Sara’s killer, but when the Arrow discovers the Killer’s identity. He has only one option left to him and that is to face the leader of the League… Ra’s al Ghul. VERDICT: And […]

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30th Dec2014

‘Left Behind’ Review

by Jack Kirby

Stars: Nicolas Cage, Cassi Thomson, Chad Michael Murray, Lea Thompson, Jordin Sparks, Nicky Whelan, Quinton Aaron, Martin Klebba, William Ragsdale, Georgina Rawlings, Stephanie Honoré | Written by Paul LaLonde, John Patus | Directed by Vic Armstrong I read the synopsis of Left Behind aloud to a friend and at more or less the same moment we […]

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30th Dec2014

‘Ragnarok: The Viking Apocalypse’ Review

by Richard Axtell

Stars: Sofia Helin, Pal Sverre Hagen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Bjorn Sundquist, Maria Annette Tanderø Berglyd, Julian Podolski, Jens Hultén, Terje Strømdahl | Written by John Kåre Raake | Directed by Mikkel Brænne Sandemose When archaeologist Sigurd Svendsen finds the true meaning of the secret runes found in a discovered Oseberg Viking ship modern and ancient […]

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