10th Mar2014

‘Bloody Homecoming’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jim Tavaré, Rae Latt, Lexi Giovagnoli, Alex Dobrenko, Randi Lamey, Branden Lee Roth, Taryn Cervarich, Elizabeth Bigger, Shaleen Cholera, Grainne McDermott, Jesse Ferraro, Steve Earnest, Victoria Park, Hilary Wagner | Written by Jake Helgren | Directed by Brian C. Weed Three years earlier Billy Corbin died trapped in a fiery storeroom. Now the ones […]

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10th Mar2014

Review: The Walking Dead – Season 2 Episode 2 (Xbox 360)

by Paul Metcalf

Oh The Walking Dead you know just where to stick that dagger don’t you? When I finished the first episode of The Walking Dead Season Two I should have known what was coming, it was just a way of easing you into the trap before it ripped your heart right out of your chest.  Looking […]

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10th Mar2014

‘Arcade’ DVD Review (88 Films)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Megan Ward, Peter Billingsley, Seth Green, A.J. Langer, Bryan Dattilo, Norbert Weisser, John DeLancie, Don Stark, Humberto Ortiz | Written by David S. Goyer | Directed by Albert Pyun Released at the height of the straight to video techno-horror phase that rode in on the coat-tails of The Lawnmower Man and also saw the […]

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09th Mar2014

‘Dollman’ & ‘Demonic Toys’ Blu-ray Review(s)

by Phil Wheat

Two of my favourite Full Moon flicks, Dollman and Demonic Toys, have been given the Blu-ray treatment by the folks at 88 Films. Already owning the pair on DVD we take a look at these new releases to see how they compare and if the new Blus are worthy of an upgrade… DOLLMAN Stars: Tim […]

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09th Mar2014

‘Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Mélusine Mayance, Delphine Chuillot, Swann Arlaud, David Kross, Bruno Ganz, Denis Lavant, Roxane Duran | Written by Arnaud des Pallières, Christelle Berthevas | Directed by Arnaud des Pallières In the 16th Century, in the Cévennes, Michael Kohlhaas (Mads Mikkelsen) is leading a happy life with his family raising horses to sell at […]

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09th Mar2014

‘Best of RAW & Smackdown 2013’ DVD Review

by Chris Cummings

2013 was a mixed year for WWE in terms of storylines, match quality and fan interest, but regardless of those things it is still safe to say that 2013 was a very interesting, sometimes controversial and often entertaining year for WWE and features some really excellent moments and matches, while also providing, as wrestling always […]

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09th Mar2014

‘Shawn Michaels: Mr WrestleMania’ Blu-ray Review

by Chris Cummings

We are fast approaching the 30th annual WrestleMania event and it is the time of year when many wrestling fans look back on the famous event and revisit the moments that, for whatever reason, were memorable to them. Through the years there have been plenty of memorable moments at WrestleMania and dozens of wrestlers have […]

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09th Mar2014

‘Veronica Mars’ Review [Spoiler Free]

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Chris Lowell, Ryan Hansen, Krysten Ritter, Percy Daggs III, Tina Majorino, Francis Capra, Ken Marino, Enrico Colantoni, Jerry O’Connell | Written and Directed by Rob Thomas [NOTE: Consider this a spoiler-free review, I’ve tried to keep this from going too in-depth as I truly feel that audiences should go into […]

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09th Mar2014

‘Need for Speed’ Review

by Jack Kirby

Stars: Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Scott Mescudi (aka Kid Cudi), Dakota Johnson, Imogen Poots, Michael Keaton, Rami Malek, Sir Maejor, Nick Chinlund, Carmela Zumbado | Written by George Gatins | Directed by Scott Waugh I approached Need for Speed with all the enthusiasm you might expect of a recent Breaking Bad convert who, having binged […]

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08th Mar2014

‘The Haunting In Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Chad Michael Murray, Abigail Spencer, Emily Alyn Lind, Katee Sackhoff | Written by David Coggeshall | Directed by Tom Elkins Andy Wyrick (Murray) and his wife, Lisa (Spencer) are over the moon when they find what seems to be the ideal location to bring up their young daughter Heidi (Lind) – an old house […]

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08th Mar2014

Hannibal 2×02 – “Sakizuke” Review

by Nathan Smith

Stars: Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Caroline Dhavernas, Laurence Fishburne | Created by Bryan Fuller Sakizuke: an appetizer similar to the French amuse-bouche. Not so long ago, (okay, a REALLY long time ago) a friend and I had an argument about the actors who have played Hannibal Lector. I was staunchly opposed to his declarations that […]

08th Mar2014

Tales from the Crypt 2×08 – “For Cryin’ Out Loud” Review

by Nathan Smith

Original air date – May 22nd, 1990 Let me tell you when I knew I’d be covering this episode next, I got very happy. It makes all the other episodes that I’d gone through totally worth it, because this is where the turning point truly hits for me. Everything about this episode works for me, […]

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07th Mar2014

‘Motorway’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Shawn Yue, Xiaodong Guo, Barbie Hsu, Josie Ho | Written by Joey O’Bryan, Kam-Yuen Szeto | Directed by Pou-Soi Cheang I don’t know what it is about cars in movies but they can be very entertaining.  Be it The Fast and The Furious in its various forms, Driver or even The […]

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07th Mar2014

‘Scream Park’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Nicole Beattie, Doug Bradley, Kailey Marie Harris, Dean Jacobs, Tyler Kale, Ian Lemmon, Alicia Marie Marcucci, Carrie Lee Martz, Nivek Ogre, Kyle Riordan, Steve Rudzinski, Wendy Wygant | Written and Directed by Cary Hill As film fans we often see independent movies that are looking for funding from the fans and we put money […]

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07th Mar2014

‘The Lady Assassin’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Kim Dzung, Tang Thanh Ha, Thanh Hang, Thai-Hoa Le, Diem My, Ngoc Quyen | Written by Ngo Quan Dung | Directed by Quang Dung Nguyen A lot of martial arts movies tell stories that follow the same revenge style tale.  You have the hero created to gain vengeance against some nemesis who has the […]

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06th Mar2014

‘Non-Stop’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Michelle Dockery, Lupita Nyong’o, Scoot McNairy, Anson Mount, Corey Stoll, Linus Roache | Written by John W. Richardson, Chris Roach | Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra From Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown) comes Non-Stop, a new action thriller starring Liam Neeson as Bill Marks, a burned-out veteran of the Air Marshals service who views his assignments […]

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06th Mar2014

The Americans 2×02 – “Cardinal” Review

by Nathan Smith

Stars: Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Annet Mahendru, Holly Taylor | Created by Joseph Weisberg ‘Cardinal’ serves as a part two to last week’s premiere and answers a whole lot that was left over from last week, but leaves just a little bit to savor in the coming weeks, like the little teensy slip of the word cardinal at […]

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05th Mar2014

‘Third Contact’ Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Tim Scott-Walker, Jannica Olin, Oliver Browne, Cristiana Dell’Anna, Kristina Erdely | Written and Directed by Simon Horrocks Independent films have a freedom not only to test the limits of the audience but sometimes frustrate them.  This frustration is not in a negative way, but it’s the fact that when independent filmmakers have the freedom to create […]

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04th Mar2014

Frightfest 2014: ‘Torment’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Robin Dunne, Katharine Isabelle, Stephen McHattie, Peter DaCunha, Amy Forsyth | Written by Michael Foster, Thomas Pound | Directed by Jordan Barker There’s always one film at any Frightfest that feels as formulaic and cliched as your typical Hollywood horror. In the case of this years Glasgow Frightfest it was Torment. A home invasion horror that sees […]

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04th Mar2014

‘Gravity’ Blu-ray Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris | Written by Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón | Directed by Alfonso Cuarón There is no doubt about it at all, the best way to see Gravity is on the big screen and in 3D but a truly great movie cannot be restrained by a statement like that.  For the film […]

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04th Mar2014

Frightfest 2014: ‘Video Nasties – Draconian Days’ Review

by Phil Wheat

The highly anticipated follow-up to their critically acclaimed VIDEO NASTIES: MORAL PANIC, CENSORSHIP & VIDEOTAPE documentary, director Jake West and producer Marc Morris continue uncovering the shocking story of home entertainment post the 1984 Video Recordings Act. A time when Britain plunged into a new dark age of the most restrictive censorship, where the horror […]

04th Mar2014

‘Robot Wars’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Don Michael Paul, Yuji Okumoto, Barbara Crampton, James Staley, Lisa Rinna, Danny Kamekona, J. Downing | Written by Jackson Barr | Directed by Albert Band In the early 90s Full Moon dipped their toe into the giant-robot market with three films that, in the intervening years, have gained somewhat of a cult following – […]

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