08th Jul2020

‘Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Michael Peña, Maggie Q, Lucy Hale, Austin Stowell, Jimmy O. Yang, Portia Doubleday, Ryan Hansen, Michael Rooker | Written by Jeff Wadlow, Jillian Jacobs, Christopher Roach | Directed by Jeff Wadlow The latest venture from genre specialists Blumhouse Productions is this horror adaptation of the popular 1977 TV series that starred Ricardo Montalban and […]

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12th Mar2020

‘The Hunt’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Betty Gilpin, Ethan Suplee, Ike Barinholtz, Hilary Swank, Emma Roberts, Macon Blair, Amy Madigan, J.C. MacKenzie, Justin Hartley | Written by Nick Cuse, Damon Lindelof | Directed by Craig Zobel Genre specialists Blumhouse Productions deliver another winner with this violent and satirical thriller The Hunt, which sees liberal elites hunting “deplorables” for sport. Combining […]

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06th Mar2020

‘Fantasy Island’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Michael Peña, Maggie Q, Lucy Hale, Austin Stowell, Jimmy O. Yang, Portia Doubleday, Ryan Hansen, Michael Rooker | Written by Jeff Wadlow, Jillian Jacobs, Christopher Roach | Directed by Jeff Wadlow The latest venture from genre specialists Blumhouse Productions is this horror adaptation of the popular 1977 TV series that starred Ricardo Montalban and […]

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22nd Aug2018

‘Truth or Dare’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Lucy Hale, Violett Beane, Tyler Posey, Sophia Ali, Hayden Szeto, Landon Liboiron, Nolan Gerard Funk, Sam Lerner | Written by Jillian Jacobs, Michael Reisz, Jeff Wadlow, Christopher Roach | Directed by Jeff Wadlow The latest low budget horror flick from Blumhouse Productions is about a demonically possessed game of Truth Or Dare that kills […]

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08th Jun2018

First trailer for ‘Halloween’

by Phil Wheat

Universal Pictures will release Trancas International Films, Blumhouse Productions and Miramax’s Halloween on Friday October 19th 2018. The films sees Jamie Lee Curtis return to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on […]

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19th Apr2018

First poster for ‘Halloween’ reveals Michael Myers!

by Phil Wheat

Universal Pictures will release Trancas International Films, Blumhouse Productions and Miramax’s Halloween on Friday October 19th 2018. The films sees Jamie Lee Curtis return to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on […]

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13th Apr2018

‘Truth or Dare’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Lucy Hale, Violett Beane, Tyler Posey, Sophia Ali, Hayden Szeto, Landon Liboiron, Nolan Gerard Funk, Sam Lerner | Written by Jillian Jacobs, Michael Reisz, Jeff Wadlow, Christopher Roach | Directed by Jeff Wadlow The latest low budget horror flick from Blumhouse Productions is about a demonically possessed game of Truth Or Dare that kills […]

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06th Apr2018

Trailer & Poster for ‘The First Purge’

by Phil Wheat

Coming off the most successful film in the series, The Purge: Election Year, creator James DeMonaco (writer/director of The Purge, The Purge: Anarchy and The Purge: Election Year) returns alongside the producers of this worldwide phenomenon: Blumhouse Productions’ Jason Blum (Insidious series, Get Out, Split), Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form […]

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20th May2016

‘The Purge: Election Year’ – New Trailer & Posters

by Phil Wheat

Expanding upon the explosive universe introduced in the sleeper hits that have earned $200 million at the worldwide box office, Universal Pictures’ The Purge: Election Year reveals the next terrifying chapter of 12 hours of anarchy that is sanctioned annually by the New Founders of America. Once again returning to collaborate with writer/director James DeMonaco […]

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18th Jul2015

Competition: Win a cool ‘The Gallows’ prize pack!

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of The Gallows in cinemas July 17th, Warner Bros. Pictures and Nerdly offer you the chance to win a fantastic Gallows prize pack including a VHS Cassette Journal, Stand & Wrap Universal Phone Stand, Spiral Notebook, Locker Mirror, and Stage Crew T-shirt. Twenty years after an accident during a small town […]

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15th Jul2015

‘The Gallows’ Review

by Mark Allen

Stars: Reese Mishler, Pfeifer Brown, Ryan Shoos, Cassidy Gifford, Travis Cluff | Written and Directed by Travis Cluff, Chris Lofing You know the old saying less is more? Yeah, well, sometimes less is just…less. Such is the way with The Gallows, the new film from lo-fi horror producers Blumhouse (Paranormal Activity, The Purge), which managed the astounding feat of both dragging […]

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13th May2015

First trailer & poster for ‘Jem and the Holograms’ live-action movie

by Phil Wheat

OK so maybe I’m a sucker for films based on 80s pop culture properties, but not even I ever expected a Hollywood live-action remake of an Eighties cartoon primarily aimed at girls (although confession time, yes I did used to watch the show on Saturday mornings!). However with director Jon M. Chu at the helm […]

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17th Apr2015

Interview: Jason Blum talks ‘The Town That Dreaded Sundown’

by Kat Wheat

Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and starring Addison Timlin, Travis Tope, Gary Cole, Joshua Leonard, Anthony Anderson, Denis O’Hare, Edward Herrmann and Veronica Cartwright, the Jason Blum-produced The Town That Dreaded Sundown is a remake of the seventies horror of the same name is inspired by the unsolved ‘Moonlight Murders’ that took place in the American […]

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03rd Mar2015

First poster & image from the ‘Martyrs’ remake

by Phil Wheat

Coming courtesy of Dread Central, here’s the first image and poster from the Goetz Brothers’ remake of Pascal Laugier’s Martyrs – which has already completed filming (it’s a rarity these days to only hear about a movie AFTER it’s finished) – the latest film from the uber-prolific Blumhouse Productions. The remake stars Bailey Noble (True […]

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