18th Mar2026

‘Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, Néstor Carbonell, David Cronenberg, Elijah Wood | Written by Guy Busick, R. Christopher Murphy | Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett Samara Weaving puts the bloody wedding dress back on for a sequel to 2019’s murderous hide-and-seek thriller Ready Or Not. However, while the follow-up […]

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15th May2025

‘Jason X’ 4K UHD Review (Arrow Video)

by Jason Lockard

Stars: Kane Hodder, Lexa Doig, Jeff Geddis, David Cronenberg, Markus Parilo, Jonathan Potts, Lisa Ryder, Dov Tiefenbach, Chuck Campbell, Melyssa Ade, Kristi Angus | Written by Todd Farmer | Directed by James Isaac The year is 2455, humanity has left an overly polluted Earth for a new planet they’ve christened Earth II. A crew of […]

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03rd Apr2025

‘Scanners: Limited Edition’ 4K/Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Stephen Lack, Patrick McGoohan, Michael Ironside, Jennifer O’Neill, Lawrence Dane, Robert A. Silverman, Mavor Moore, Adam Ludwig, Fred Doederlein | Written and Directed by David Cronenberg David Cronenberg’s Scanners is a film that lingers in the mind long after the credits roll—not just because of its infamous head-exploding sequence, but because of the way […]

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14th Oct2024

‘The Shrouds’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce, Sandrine Holt, Elizabeth Saunders, Jennifer Dale, Eric Weinthal | Written and Directed by David Cronenberg The Shrouds, the latest film from director David Cronenberg (he’s 81, you know) is a poorly conceived hodge-podge of ideas about sex, death and technology, with a dash of bog-standard body horror thrown […]

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06th Dec2022

‘Crimes of the Future’ VOD Review

by Guest

Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Scott Speedman, Kristen Stewart, Welket Bungué | Written and Directed by David Cronenberg As the human species adapts to a synthetic environment, the body undergoes new transformations and mutations. Accompanied by his partner, celebrity performance artist Saul Tenser showcases the metamorphosis of his organs. Meanwhile, a mysterious group tries to […]

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14th Sep2020

‘Shivers’ Blu-ray Review (Vestron Video)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Paul Hampton, Joe Silver, Lynn Lowry, Allan Kolman, Susan Petrie, Barbara Steele, Ronald Mlodzik, Barry Baldaro | Written and Directed by David Cronenberg When it comes to horror we all tend to have our favourite type, some will say slashers while others may say they enjoy good old Hammer.  I grew up on horror […]

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26th Aug2019

Frightfest 2019: ‘Rabid (1977)’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Marilyn Chambers, Frank Moore, Joe Silver, Howard Ryshpan, Patricia Gage, Susan Roman, Roger Periard, Lynne Deragon, Terry Schonblum, Victor Désy, Julie Anna, Gary McKeehan | Written and Directed by David Cronenberg Rabid has always been one of my favourite David Cronenberg movies, there is just something about the strange little film that makes it […]

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17th Aug2015

‘Videodrome’ Blu-ray Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: James Woods, Deborah Harry, Sonja Smits, Peter Dvorsky, Leslie Carlson, Jack Creley, Lynne Gorman, Julie Khaner, Reiner Schwarz, David Bolt, Lally Cadeau | Written and Directed by David Cronenberg Out of all the David Cronenberg films I’ve seen, Videodrome always sticks with me as my favourite and some of his best work, if not […]

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18th Feb2015

‘Maps to the Stars’ Review

by Richard Axtell

Stars: Julianne Moore, Mia Wasikowska, Robert Pattinson, John Cusack, Evan Bird, Olivia Williams, Sarah Gadon, Kiara Glasco, Dawn Greenhalgh, Jonathan Watton, Jennifer Gibson, Gord Rand, Justin Kelly, Niamh Wilson, Clara Pasieka | Written by Bruce Wagner | Directed by David Cronenberg Maps to the Stars is a film which explores the effect of our celebrity-obsessed […]

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16th Feb2015

‘Rabid’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Marilyn Chambers, Frank Moore, Joe Silver, Howard Ryshpan, Patricia Gage, Susan Roman, Roger Periard, Lynne Deragon, Terry Schonblum, Victor Désy, Julie Anna, Gary McKeehan | Written and Directed by David Cronenberg Rabid has always been one of my favourite David Cronenberg movies, there is just something about the strange little film that makes it […]

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02nd Feb2015

Interview: John Cusack talks ‘Maps to the Stars’

by Phil Wheat

He’s been a Hollywood star since his teens, when he starred in Class, Sixteen Candles and The Sure Thing, but thankfully John Cusack was never like the characters in David Cronenberg’s Maps To The Stars. A brutal satire about the players, wannabes and has-beens of Hollywood, Cusack plays Stafford Weiss, a self-help guru who peddles […]

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13th Oct2014

‘Shivers’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Paul Hampton, Joe Silver, Lynn Lowry, Allan Kolman, Susan Petrie, Barbara Steele, Ronald Mlodzik, Barry Baldaro | Written and Directed by David Cronenberg When it comes to horror we all tend to have our favourite type, some will say Slashers while others may say they enjoy good old Hammer.  I grew up on Horror […]

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