14th May2025

‘Love Hurts’ Blu-ray Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Ke Huy Quan, Ariana DeBose, Daniel Wu, Mustafa Shakir, Lio Tipton, Cam Gigandet, Marshawn “Beastmode” Lynch, Sean Astin | Written by Matthew Murray, Josh Stoddard, Luke Passmore | Directed by Jonathan Eusebio Ke Huy Quan turns Jackie Chan in the action comedy Love Hurts, from producer David Leitch (John Wick), whose production company 87North […]

07th Feb2025

‘Love Hurts’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Ke Huy Quan, Ariana DeBose, Daniel Wu, Mustafa Shakir, Lio Tipton, Cam Gigandet, Marshawn “Beastmode” Lynch, Sean Astin | Written by Matthew Murray, Josh Stoddard, Luke Passmore | Directed by Jonathan Eusebio Ke Huy Quan turns Jackie Chan in the action comedy Love Hurts, from producer David Leitch (John Wick), whose production company 87North […]

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14th Jan2025

‘The Shift’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Kristoffer Polaha, Elizabeth Tabish, Neal McDonough, Sean Astin, Rose Reid, John Billingsley, Paras Patel, Emily Rose, Nolan North | Written and Directed by Brock Heasley Whilst I don’t typically cover faith-based films, I was intrigued by The Shift‘s ambitious premise. A Christian science fiction thriller from writer/director Brock Heasley, A film that combines the […]

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12th Dec2024

‘The Man in the White Van’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Madison Wolfe, Brec Bassinger, Gavin Warren, Ali Larter, Sean Astin, Tom Gillen, Skai Jackson, Noah Lomax | Written by Warren Skeels, Sharon Y. Cobb | Directed by Warren Skeels Based in part on the real-life crimes of Billy Mansfield Jr., The Man in the White Van is a 1970s set thriller from director Warren […]

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05th Dec2024

‘The Invisible Raptor’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Mike Capes, David Shackelford, Sean Astin, Sandy Martin, Caitlin McHugh, Bobby Gilchrist, Larry Hankin, Bill Kottkamp | Written by Mike Capes, Johnny Wickham | Directed by Mike Hermosa The Tyler Corporation has finally figured out how to engineer a prehistoric raptor genetically, but they didn’t stop there… they also made it invisible. Unfortunately for […]

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12th Mar2024

Frightfest Glasgow 2024: ‘The invisible Raptor’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Mike Capes, David Shackelford, Sean Astin, Sandy Martin, Caitlin McHugh, Bobby Gilchrist, Larry Hankin, Bill Kottkamp | Written by Mike Capes, Johnny Wickham | Directed by Mike Hermosa The Tyler Corporation has finally figured out how to engineer a prehistoric raptor genetically, but they didn’t stop there… they also made it invisible. Unfortunately for […]

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13th Jul2020

The NeverEnding Story’s Tami Stronach to produce & star in ‘Man & Witch’

by Phil Wheat

Tami Stronach, the Childlike Empress from timeless 80’s classic The NeverEnding Story (pictured below), will star in and executive produce a new children’s fantasy film titled Man & Witch, written by her husband Greg Steinbruner. Produced and Directed by indie stalwart Rob Margolies (She Wants Me, producer of The Duffer Brothers first short film We […]

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29th Apr2020

‘LEGO DC: Shazam! Magic and Monsters’ VOD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Sean Astin, Troy Baker, Nolan North, Grey Griffin, Christina Milizia, James Arnold Taylor, Imari Williams, Fred Tatasciore, Ralph Garman, Zach Callison, Dee Bradley Baker, Jennifer Hale, Tom Kenny, Jonny Rees, Erica Lindbeck, Josh Keaton | Written by Jeremy Adams | Directed by Matt Peters Running for almost as long as the DC traditional animated […]

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18th Jun2019

‘Giant Killer Ants’ VOD Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Tom Arnold, Sean Astin, Martin Blasick, Natasha Blasick, Jake Busey, Rhys Coiro, Leisha Hailey, Michael Horse, Joi Liaye, David A. Lockhart, Nick Mason, Amber Martinez, Michelle Campbell, Angelica Cassidy, Ewart Chin | Written by Ron Carlson, Hank Braxtan, Dan Sinclair | Directed by Ron Carlson Ron Carlson (Tom Cool) co-wrote the story and the […]

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29th Mar2019

‘Gloria Bell’ Review

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Julianne Moore, Alanna Ubach, Michael Cera, Sean Astin, John Turturro, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Brad Garrett, Holland Taylor, Rita Wilson, Caren Pistorius, Cassi Thomson, Tyson Ritter, Chris Mulkey, Barbara Sukowa | Written by Alice Johnson Boher, Sebastián Lelio | Directed by Sebastián Lelio Gloria (Julianne Moore) is a free-spirited divorcée who spends her days at a […]

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04th Mar2019

Glasgow Frightfest 2019: ‘Dead Ant’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Tom Arnold, Sean Astin, Martin Blasick, Natasha Blasick, Jake Busey, Rhys Coiro, Leisha Hailey, Michael Horse, Joi Liaye, David A. Lockhart, Nick Mason, Amber Martinez, Michelle Campbell, Angelica Cassidy, Ewart Chin | Written by Ron Carlson, Hank Braxtan, Dan Sinclair | Directed by Ron Carlson Ron Carlson, director of the 2009 lesbian vampire film […]

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02nd Aug2017

Competition: Win ‘Do You Believe?’ on DVD

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of Do You Believe? – on digital and DVD 4th September – we are giving away a DVD courtesy of Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment. An A-list cast team up with the makers of the hit film God’s Not Dead for a multi-layered examination of faith and redemption in the modern world. The […]

31st Jan2015

Competition: Win ‘Toy Soldiers’ on Blu-ray

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of Toy Soldiers, the the classic 90s teen action movie starring Sean Astin, Louis Gossett Jr., Wil Wheaton, Keith Coogan and Andrew Divoff – coming to DVD and Blu-ray 26th January 2015 – we have THREE copies to giveaway thanks to our friends at 101 Films. Regis High School, an exclusive prep […]

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25th Jan2015

‘Toy Soldiers’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Sean Astin, Louis Gossett Jr., Wil Wheaton, Keith Coogan, Andrew Divoff, R. Lee Ermey, Denholm Elliott, George Perez, T.E. Russell, Shawn Phelan, Michael Champion, Mason Adams | Written by Daniel Petrie Jr., David Koepp | Directed by Daniel Petrie Jr. Regis High School, an exclusive prep school for delinquent teenage boys, becomes the target […]

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23rd Jan2015

‘Justice League: Throne of Atlantis’ Review

by ApolloXL5

Stars: Matt Lanter, Jason O’Mara, Nathan Fillion, Sean Astin, Rosario Dawson | Written by Heath Corson | Directed by Ethan Spaulding PLOT: When the Kingdom of Altantis prepares to retaliate for an attack on their people by the US Military, it is up to the Justice League to stop this rising threat while Arthur Curry finds […]

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24th Oct2014

‘Video Games: The Movie’ Review

by Dan Clark

Video Games: The Movie attempts to be the definitive documentary on this history of video games. With mountains of information and insight from fans, video game designers, and notable figures in the industry it goes deep into what video games where and what they are now. The issue is the topic is treated with such […]

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26th Aug2014

‘Prisoner of War’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Luke Moran, Sean Astin, Sara Paxton, Omid Abtahi, John Heard, Michael Welch, John Robinson, Elijah Kelley, Scott Patterson, Jermaine Williams, Cru Ennis, Bernhard Forcher, Luis Bordonada, Jerry Hernandez | Written and Directed by Luke Moran This dramatic war thriller follows soldier Jack Farmer (Luke Moran) from small town America to Iraq’s most infamous prison, […]

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24th Mar2014

‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season 2 Volume 1’ DVD Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars (the voices of): Jason Biggs, Rob Paulsen, Sean Astin, Greg Cipes, Mae Whitman, Hoon Lee, Kevin Michael Richardson | Created by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird Featuring the first six episodes from the second season of Nickelodeon’s CGI-animated hit series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season 2 Volume 1 sees the gang face new perils including […]

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21st Feb2014

‘Cabin Fever 3: Patient Zero’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Sean Astin, Currie Graham, Ryan Donowho, Brando Eaton, Jillian Murray, Mitch Ryan, Solly Duran, Lydia Hearst, Claudette Lali | Written by Jake Wade Wall | Directed by Kaare Andrews I distinctly remember the hype surrounding the release of the original Cabin Fever movie – written and directed by then newcomer Eli Roth, the film […]

17th Dec2013

‘Extraction’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Jon Foo, Falk Hentschel, Vinnie Jones, Joanne Kelly, Sean Astin, Danny Glover | Written and Directed by Tony Giglio The first studio produced feature film made specifically for the internet – in this particular case the Sony-owned Crackle.com – Extraction comes from writer/director Tony Giglio – a man whose work, as long time readers […]

19th Mar2013

‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rise of the Turtles’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars (the voices of): Jason Biggs, Rob Paulsen, Sean Astin, Greg Cipes, Mae Whitman, Hoon Lee, Kevin Michael Richardson | Created by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird Splinter allows the Turtles to visit the surface for the first time, where they attempt to stop a group of thugs from kidnapping April O’Neil and her parents. But […]

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