Director Steve Lawson does it again! When I venture into a film, I try to not know too much about the film beforehand. If I know I’m going to see the film anyways, then I don’t watch trailers and often avoid a plot synopsis as Ill find out what the plot is when I see…
From Writer Director Daniel Keeble (War of Birds, Split Check) comes ‘Alleviate’ , a fourteen minute short film starring Darren Kent (Game of Thrones) as Michael and Lulu Cook (Curiosity) as Katherine, Alleviate is the story of a grieving man (played by Darren) who blames himself for the accidental death of his child. Isolated…
From writer/director Michael Fausti comes Burnt Flowers, perhaps one of the most surreal films I’ve seen since Mulholland Drive. Straight from the start of the film, I got a David Lynch Twin Peak’sy feel to what I was about to see and I don’t mean the storyline. I mean the atmosphere that Burnt Flowers was…
The Black Mass, the true crime thriller/drama from director Devanny Pinn is now on DVD, Bluray and Digital I first heard about Black Mass on Devanny’s social media pages and having seen her onscreen in a long list of films (such as Frost, Manson, Battle for Saipan, and The Flood) and having very much enjoyed…
I was shocked when I realised that it was 2011 when Anuvahood was released, okay perhaps shocked is a strong word so Ill say that I was surprised that it has been 13 years since the Adam Deacon starring comedy arrived in the world. Its a film that I came late to (I saw…
I perhaps made a teeny tiny mistake when watching Slasher House (3) rebooted. I hadn’t seen Slasher House or Slasher House 2 beforehand. Released in 2012, the first Slasher House (written and directed by MJ Dixon) tells the story of Red (played by Eleanor James) who wakes up to find herself in a cell within…
From Director Doug Liman comes Road House, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, Billy Magnussen, Jessica Williams,B.K. Cannon, Hannah Love Lanier & introducing Conor McGregor. When the news that the 1989 Rowdy Herrington film Road House was headed for the remake treatment, of course much of the internet went mad and stamped their feet in…
After finding myself with a few hours spare one evening, I wasn’t in the mood for a big action packed multi million dollar epic and I went searching for a ‘gem’ and I found one. Blue Jean. Written and Directed by Georgia Oakley (her feature directorial debut) , Blue Jean takes us back to 1988,…
I actually held off for a few days before typing up my thoughts on Blackbird as I wasn’t sure what I watched and in many ways, why I watched it in the first place. Blackbird, produced, written, directed and starring Michael Flatley who is of course most famous for Riverdance’ plays Victor Blackley an…
From writer David Scarpa (The Last Castle,All the Money in the World) and director Ridley Scott (where do you even start with the list of Ridley’s great films. Well lets go Gladiator, Alien, Blade Runner) comes Napoleon, starring Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon, and Vanessa Kirby as Josephine Bonaparte.Sir Ridley’s latest film takes us back to…
From Writer/Director Liam Regan comes one of the strangest films I have seen for quite a while. From Writer/Director Liam Regan also comes one of the most fun films I’ve seen for a while, and yes they were the same film. That film is ‘Eating Miss Campbell’. Out now on a feature packed bluray. I’m…
With part of the evening to myself, with my ‘workload’ all caught up to date (well, for today anyways) I sat down at my desk. Turned off the lights, placed a pair of headphones on my head and started my first viewing of ‘The Foreboding : Fractured’ a 26 minute film written by Alexander…
Swipe left. swipe right. I’m sure many of you who use or have used dating apps are familiar with the world of swiping, but one dating agency you don’t want to get involved with is the Soul Mates dating agency who promise you ‘Where The One Is One Swipe Away’ I checked out Soul Mates,…
After a 17-year break in filmmaking, splatter maestro Frank Henenlotter– writer/director of Frankenhooker, Brain Damage and The Basket Case Trilogy – returned with the most graphic, transgressive and jaw-droppingly depraved weird as hell black comedy shocker of his career… Bad Biology which I watched earlier this week and I think my brain should be okay in a day or two…
Hailed as ‘brutally effective’ (Screen Rant), ‘a forgotten classic’ (Horror News) and ‘graphic and unapologetic’ (Sex Gore Mutants), Nightmares in a Damaged Brain (also known as Nightmare) remains one of the most reviled, controversial and misunderstood genre films of the 1980s. Banned as part of the video nasty campaign here in the UK in the 80s…
Independent Spirit ‘One To Watch’ Nominee, Laura Moss makes their standout feature directing debut with BIRTH/REBIRTH, with such a contemporary understanding that it is both exciting and terrifying in equal measure which New York Times describes an ‘ultrasmart, ferociously feminist take on the Frankenstein myth’ (New York Times) Fresh off the film festival circuit, having…
This year is a year of nostalgia for me, and whilst I of course will a great deal of films released in 2024, Im also enjoying selecting films from my physical media collection, popping them into my player and revisiting old friends. Today I revisited 2016’s Alleycats, a film which I hadn’t rewatched since 2018.…
From Directors Airell Anthony Hayles (Werewolf Santa, Spider Inside Her) Andy Edwards (Graphic Desires, Ibiza Undead), Jake West (Doghouse, Evil Aliens), and Ludovica Musumeci (Through His Eyes, Mens Sana) comes Midnight Peepshow, arriving on Digital 13th of February 2024. In Midnight Peepshow we are introduced to an unnamed Madame who owns and operates a Soho…
Available on UK Digital Download from Now Amazon Prime (link ), it’s also available on Google Play, Itunes, Rakuten, Sky Store, Virgin and Youtube Sparky Pictures, in association with Templeheart Films and Kenmor Films brings you ‘Blank’ from Writer Stephen Herman and Director Natalie Kennedy (Trauma, Down & Out) ) Blank is the tale of…
Mid 2022, I watched the James Nunn directed film ‘One Shot’ starring Scott Adkins (Avengement, The Debt Collector) and telling the story of a squad of Navy SEAL’s, who during a prisoner transport find themselves pinned down in a CIA black ops site by insurgents. Its a film I really enjoyed and you can read…
From director John Woo comes ‘Silent Night, his first film since 2017’s Manhunt and which does have a slight gimmick attached to it. Its a film where none of the characters utter dialogue. This isn’t a silent film though, far from it. we hear radio broadcasts, police radio broadcasts, screams, grunts, shouts, and tons of…
The next film in the Rise of the Footsoldier franchise is now on digital to download and keep (available options HERE) and will be arriving on bluray December 26th 2023. In the 6th instalment (we have already had Rise of the Footsoldier, Rise of the Footsoldier Part II: Reign of the General, Rise of the…
With over $200 million made at the global box office, you cant ignore the journey that Sound of Freedom has had in 2023. The story for its productionbegan back in 2015 and filming itself began in the Summer of 2018 and filming completed that same year. Due to the Disney takover of Fox, the film…
From James Crow, the writer director of Curse of The Witching Tree, and House of Salem comes a Christmas treat. Nightmare on 34th Street which takes us into the festive tale of Santa Claus who in this tale takes a trip to a small rural town and lets just say its not to be all…
Looking at the poster art for ‘Abigail’, you might be thinking that you are in for a film perhaps similar to 2020’s Becky, which is a great film if you haven’t seen it. Becky tells the story of a young girl who battles house invaders and turns the tables on them to save her life…
I was very much looking forward to watching ‘Archie’ when I first heard about it going into production. The mini series which would show me more about actor Cary Grant (real name Archibald Leach) than I already knew (which wasn’t a lot). I had seen only a short list of Cary Grant films over…
From director Sean Cronin comes Our Kid, a wonderful mix of both comedy and emotional drama that takes us into the lives of the Reilly family in Liverpool who are certainly facing some tough times in their lives. Based on the multi-award-winning short film: ‘THOMAS’ (written by Daniel P. Lewis) Our Kid (also written by…
After hearing scathing reviews and comments about the latest in The Expendables franchise since its release in September, I have finally checked the film out for myself and you know what! I enjoyed it! Being a fan of 80s action films I was always excited about the teaming up of action stars in the same…
I loved the 2020 film ‘Becky’ and if you haven’t seen it, please do seek it out and check it out. The 2020 film tells of 13 year old Becky (played by Lulu Wilson) who’s weekend at a lake house with her father definitely takes a turn for the worse not only when her likely…
With some free time tonight but not enough time to fit in a feature film, I looked to the list of short films that I have lined up to watch and whilst its still early November, I opted to check out the latest short film from Kris Smith (Clowns) entitled ‘New Years Eve’ starring Chris…
Buffalo 8 have announced the North American VOD release of Screwdriver, the first full-length feature from writer-director Cairo Smith. AnnaClaire Hicks headlines the eerie slow burn as Emily, a trusting woman who ends up in the potentially nefarious clutches of an old friend (Charlie Farrell) and his gracious and accommodating wife (Milly Sanders). Screwdriver…
From Director Michael Su (Bridge of The Doomed, Bermuda Island) and Mahal Empire Productions comes Bloodthirst, a post apocalyptic tale of Humans versus Vampires starring Costas Mandylor, Tara Reid and Robert LaSardo. Whilst Bloodthirst is a vampire film, it also has a fun western feel to the film and that does make it a little different from many…
From director Conor Allyn ( No Mans Land, I’m No Longer Here) comes In The Fire, starring Amber Heard ( Aquaman, The Danish Girl), Lorenzo McGovern Zaini (Save Christmas, Dakota), Eduardo Noriega (Now and Then, Mark of the Devil) and Luca Calvani (The Bold and The Beautiful). Set in the 1890’s, Dr Grace Burnham (played…
I remember over 20 years ago (back in 2001) when I first saw Richard Linklaters film ‘Waking Life’ I thought it was odd (not in a bad way) For those not familiar with that film, it was shot using rotoscoping. It was filmed as an actual film, but then animation was placed over it…
I woke up, I got up, I had a cup of coffee, and then thought about what my day would bring. So far my day has started off wonderfully. I sat down with my second cup of coffee and checked out Fck’n Nuts, a short film by writer-director Sam Fox (Bad Acid) and which took…
After watching Pit Stop (which you can read about my thoughts of the film here) by Jack Hill, I ventured into my pile of Arrow Films blurays and picked another title out that I hadn’t seen but had bought many months ago. That film was Switchblade Sisters and turns out also is a Jack…
Last night I decided to watch one of the many Arrow Video purchases that Ive made over the past couple of years but hadn’t yet gotten around to watching. That film was Pit Stop (also known as The Winner) from 1969 (but which was filmed in 1967) by writer/director Jack Hill (Coffy, Foxy Brown).…
From writer and director Christopher Nolan comes the must-see masterpiece about the man and the moment that changed the world forever (and you can double up with Barbie if you wish) OPPENHEIMER is now available to own on 4K Ultra HD, Blu- ray, DVD & Digital from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. With an all star…
Whilst working on a video store project (for the future) I have been visiting (and revisiting) films that I haven’t seen for Inseminoid, or in some cases that I hadn’t seen at all. I remember in the early 80s, seeing the VHS cover for Inseminoid, a creepy looking Alien ‘knock off’ that was released in…
From director Philip Barantini (Boiling Point, Villain) and writers Barnaby Boulton and James Cummings comes Accused, a new film currently streaming on Netflix. Following a terrorist attack in London, social media quickly decides to turn ‘amateur detective’ and try to find the bombing suspect before the police do and wrongly identifies Harri (brilliantly played…
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