As I continue my rewatch of many of my British movie DVDs’ after rewatching 2012’s Offender (starring Joe Cole) I decided to rewatch Starred Up, the 2013 prison drama starring Jack O’Connell and featuring great cast names including Ben Mendelsohn, Rupert Friend, Sam Spruell, Ian Beattie and directed by David MacKenzie (Hell or High…
Continuing my walk down movie memory lane, next up was 2012’s Brit Prison thriller Offender from director Ron Scalpello ( My Name is Lenny) and starring Joe Cole (TVs Peaky Blinders), Vas Blackwood (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), Mark Harris (Anuvahood), and Kimberley Nixon (Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging) The film starts with…
Lately I’ve been revising a lot of my favourite films. films that I have seen a few times before but also that I haven’t seen for a few years. I do like some cinematic nostalgia and even with so many new films out every single month, week and day. I do like to revisit my…
From the auteur of body horror himself and one of my favourite filmmakers David Cronenberg is back doing what he does and his latest film Crimes Of The Future is getting the beautiful treatment for its Limited Edition Dual 4K /Blu-ray Box Set. In the first film written AND directed by Cronenberg since 1999s Existenz, Crimes of…
I had a few minutes to spare this morning between a few tasks, and wanted to watch something. So I ventured into some bookmarks that I have saved on my web browser and clicked on https://www.vanessabaileydirector.com/ On Vanessa’s site there’s a ‘work’ tab at the top and you’ll find some of filmmaker Vanessa Bailey’s films.…
Directed by Aaron Truss. Written by Aiden Truss. Produced by Stuart Morriss Late last year (2022) I wrote an article regarding a new short film that was headed into production and was running a crowdfunding campaign at the time. That article is HERE and the films title was Pareidolia. Now the films complete and is…
Having (as I often like to do) gone into watch Wrath of Dracula without having watched any trailers or reading any plot details about the film, I was expecting a film I’d probably enjoy , but also expecting to see another retelling of the Dracula story, one that I had seen many time before, whether…
Shelley Regner ( Pitch Perfect’s ), Diane Franklin ( The Last American Virgin Amityville II The Possession), David Naughton ( An American Werewolf in London, Sharknado 5 ), and Jamison Newlander ( The Lost Boys, Bone Tomahawk ) star in Waking Nightmare which hits VOD August 18 from Terror Films. Jordan (played by Shelley Regner)…
From director David Ryan Keith (and co written with Stephen Durham) comes I Am Rage, a revenge thriller film from the team behind Army of One (2020), which is now out on digital and DVD release by Uncorkd Entertainment. Starring Hannaj Bang Bendz (The Man Up The Stairs and Glamour) as Erin whose trip to the countryside…
Directed by Junaid Syed I have seen quite a few film adaptations of the H G Wells novel The War Of The Worlds over the years and do enjoy them all. Its a classic story and one I do like seeing a new telling of it, especially if its told from a slight different angle…
A common problem with me and the mountain of films that I want to watch and often have in my home to watch, is finding the time to actually get around to watching them. On average I guess I watch perhaps 4 or 5 films a week which means the list gets longer, rather than…
I really wasn’t sure what to expect from Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey when I first heard about it. I knew it would be a very strange mix, to turn a childhood character into a horror movie, but i’ve seen stranger things happen on screen (then again- I might not have) But I’m not…
Out now on DVD and Digital through Uncork’d Entertainment is Breakout. a cracker of a prison thriller/action/ everything film from director Brandon Slagle ( Battle for Saipan) As per usual. I like to go into a film not knowing too much about it and let the film do its thing. Breakout delivered an action packed…
Get Carter. One of the most iconic British films of all time, starring the great Michael Caine, and directed by Mike Hodges is a film that any film fan knows. and whilst they may know the name of Mike Hodges and know his work. With this new documentary you’ll learn far more than you previously…
I’ve always loved movies. since i was a kid and right through to now (and beyond now) I like all types of films, I like serious films, scifi films, horror films, comedy films, I’m not a huge fan of musicals though or animated, but there are still films of those two genres that I…
One year on from the notorious “Jack The Ripper” murders, the Ripper killings have stopped, and the identity of the killer remains a complete mystery. Newspaper reporter Sebastian Stubb (played by Chris Bell) has moved on to reporting on other scandals, but when a new “Ripper” letter appears on Sebastian ‘s desk and the killings…
Not sure if its an age thing or just a thing, but I am finding myself more and more thinking ‘you know what i remember that film title but ive never seen the film, and I should check it out’ Over the years I have watched thousands of films (I average around 300 a year,…
Starting off with a bit of a ‘Lock Stock/ Snatch’ type feel to it (breaking the fourth wall and talking to the camera lens) which to be honest wasnt the sort of film I was in the mood for, Three Day Millionaire quickly slid into a much more enjoyable film for me as we are…
Sarah (played by Amy Marie Campbell ) swims alone in a swimming pool late at night. The only sounds are those of her strokes and the gentle hum of the generator, until; A sonar sound bursts through the night air to cause a power surge which plunges Sarah’s world into darkness. As the sonar sound…
Whilst the story of Renegades may look like and may actually have been done before and been done many times (something bad happens to someone and their friends decide to dish out revenge on those responsible) I couldn’t care less about a story being repeated as long as its done well (and here it is).…
If you love ‘creature features’ and I sure do! get ready for The Flood, directed by Brandon Slagle which is now on video on demand and DVD and Amazon. . The Flood (written by Chad Law (Daylight’s End) and Josh Ridgway (Howlers) takes us into the story of four giant hungry alligators who find themselves…
https://www.goingattractions.com/ When the pandemic hit the planet in early 2020 pretty much everything was impacted around the globe and whilst we cant compare apples to oranges, for film fans one of the main things that we focused on (but not THE main thing of course) was that cinemas closed! Yes we still have and had…
I do love biopics! Always have and I’m sure I always will. Over the years Ive seen some fantastic ones and I can now add Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dace With Somebody to that list. I of course know and knew the name Whitney Houston and whilst I didn’t own any of her albums, I…
Having seen the super cool short film Baby Fever at last years Grimmfest and also having the chance to sit down with the filmmaker herself Hannah May Cumming, I have managed to track down her 2019 short film ‘Fanatico, which is yet another cracker of a short film clearly made by a lover of the…
Written and Directed by Sam Evenson, ‘The Changing Room’ stars Jamie Taylor Ballesta ( 13 Reasons Why) as a woman who does something that we have all done. Entered a stores changing room to try on some new clothes. What is for most of us a very simple task, for Jamie’s unnamed character this…
Filmmaker Tom Devlin brought me a treat! and today I watched it. His first directorial feature film Teddy Told Me To and it was so much fun! Teddy Told Me To centres around a couple Danny (played by Topher Hansson) and Zoe (played by Kamarra Cole ) who spend their savings and plan to resurrect…
Wolf Manor will be available to Own or Rent on DVD & Digital Download now Is there anything more fun for film fans to be shooting a vampire movie in an old creepy abandoned house (or manor). Well yes there is. its watching a film called Wolf Manor that takes us into the world…
From Director Adam Werth ( Ranchers Kin, and the upcoming Alien Storm) and from a story by Michael Mahal and Sonny Mahal, with the screenplay by Robert Thompson comes Bermuda Island, a fun bonkers tale of a group of flight passengers whose flight to Puerto Rico runs into a mid air storm and crashes next…
From a story by Leon Langford and Collin Watts comes Hot Seat a cracker of a thriller from director James Cullen Bressack and starring Kevin Dillon (Platoon, TVs Entourage), Mel Gibson (Lethal Weapon, Mad Max), Shannon Doherty ( Beverly Hills 90210, Heathers), Eddie Steeples (TVs My Name is Earl,Alvin and the Chipmuks:the Road Chip) and…
Today I watched Broken Glass A Fragile Mind, a short film that runs for just under 9 minutes but will stay in your memory and thoughts far longer. directed by Jack Douglas Stokes. Broken Glass introduces us to Tom (played by Graham Cole OBE) who is now a retired Police Officer after 30 years of…
A sinister video shop holds the key to a collection of terrifying VHS related tales, told by a collective of the best UK indie horror filmmakers including MJ Dixon (Pandamonium), Michael Fausti (Exit), Andrew Elias (The Numbers), Tom Lee Rutter (Day of the Stranger), Sam Mason Bell (The Millenial Killer) & Alexander Churchyard (The Allotment).…
Mediumrare Entertainment announces the black comedy mystery thriller VENGEANCE is being released on DVD and Blu-ray on 16 January 2023. Unsolvable deaths, deep state conspiracy theories, exploding electric cars – welcome to the weird and wild world of VENGEANCE, the terrific directorial debut from B.J.Novak (better known for his role as Ryan in The Office: An…
Ive always really enjoyed ‘bottle movies’, you know those films where someone or a group of someones find themselves in a limited location and for some reason have to spend the rest or most of the film trying to get out of that location. Great examples are Open Water (a couple bobbing up and down…
When reclusive Franklin (David Wayman) cheats on his partner Candida (Sian Altman) with Atlanta (May Kelly), a mysterious girl he meets on a dating app, it becomes the start of a deadly obsession in this erotic thriller from writer/director Andy Edwards (Ibiza Undead) Teaming up for the film are production companies Paranoid Android Films (Ibiza…
Night of the Tommyknockers, not to be confused with the 1993 TV mini series The Tommyknockers, or the 1987 novel by Stephen King, is a 2022 released western/horror (based on a story by Sonny and Michael Mahal) which takes us back to the 1870s where a group of ancient creatures known as Tommyknockers are released…
STUDIOCANAL have now released the brand new 4K restoration of John Guillermin’s(Blazing Inferno, Death on the Nile) Academy Award Winning remake of iconic Hollywood classic, KING KONG(1976). I saw this film at the cinema when it was released when I was just a young un and I think the last time I saw it would…
Looking at the cover for British crime thriller, The Last Heist might make you think that its another (and there’s nothing wrong with that) film that will focus on a robbery, its preparation, and its aftermath. A film that will focus on the ‘one last crime’ that’s mentioned in the title. but The Last Heist…
Bridge of the Doomed takes us into the tale of a group of soldiers led by Sgt. Hernandez (played Kate Watson) who are ordered to hold a bridge during a zombie outbreak. Now I know nowadays people see the word ‘zombie’ in a plot of a film or show and think its all been done…
‘Mummy’ (played by Cheryl Burniston ) struggles with her very over active imagination which sees danger for her baby (played by Dylan Freed ) at every turn. When her partner ‘Daddy’ (played by Stuart McLoughlin ) persuades her to leave the house and go for a walk , the meltdown continues as ‘Mummy’ struggles with…
Receiving its Northern Premiere at Grimmfest 2022, Yummy Mummy is a fun, yet disturbing, surreal yet kinda realistic look at Lilith, a pregnant woman who finds herself becoming pretty much invisible to all around her. Referred to as ‘peanut’ then ‘mummy’ by her partner Ryan (played by Joe Layton), Lilith feels and is pretty much…
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