From writer/directors Adam Leader and Richard Oakes, comes ‘Feed Me’, loosely based on the true story of Armin Meiwes who murdered and ate a voluntary victim back in 2001 . Other than that. ‘Feed Me’ comes from the minds of Richard and Adam who have crafted this bonkers film which screened at Grimmfest 2022 and…
Cleopatra Entertainment are proud to announce the release of chilly thriller FROST, directed by Brandon Slagle (Battle of Saipan), based on James Cullen Bressack’s story and adapted for screen by Robert Thompson, and starring Vernon Wells (Mad Max 2) and Devanny Pinn (House of Manson) and wow, just wow. What a film, and what performances…
We have all heard the phrase ‘never judge a book by its cover’ and the same can also apply to ‘never judge a film by its title’. I first saw the title ‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’ and the title worked, It got my attention. I thought the title looked crazy and perhaps was something…
Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment are set to release Pennywise: The Story of IT on Digital Download from 3rd October and Blu-ray & DVD from 24th October and is a two hour documentary that takes a look at the 1990s two part mini series based on Stephen King’s iconic novel. Whilst IT is a hugely popular mini…
I do enjoy finding ‘gems’ when it comes to movies and today I discovered another one. That film is ‘Give Them Wings’, directed by Sean Cronin, and based on the autobiography by Paul Hodgson. ‘Give Them Wings’ takes us into the life of Paul Hodgson (played by Daniel Watson) who, after a bout of meningitis…
From director Scott Mann comes Fall, one of the most tense, gut wrenching thrillers that Ive seen for quite a while and for someone that has a dislike of heights (or rather falling from them) Fall definitely tested my limits. When best friends Becky (played by Grace Caroline Currey ) and Hunter (played by Virginia…
Recently I picked up and bought the VIPCO DVD release of the Bad Moon Rising and along with that film, I also picked up Vipco’s Vault of Terror: Volume One, a 69 minute collection of short films all within the horror genre that are all housed on this single disc. Whilst some of the horror…
What made the creators of some of the classic horror films dream up the nightmares that kept us up at night? Were these people as strange and twisted as their creations? And what about today’s creators of horror? Who are the minds behind the macabre of the present day? The Horror Crowd is a wonderful…
I’ve been a fan of shark movies since the 70s when as a very young child, I saw the Spielberg classic ‘Jaws’ which mentally scarred me as it did pretty much everyone that saw it. Over the years there have been lots of shark movies and whilst I’m not sure shark movies are a genre,…
I do enjoy finding a film ‘gem’ A film I didn’t know anything about but but ended up watching and discovering that its a cracker of a film. They are few and far between as in this film world nowadays we tend to see most films over advertised which in turn spoils many of the…
I treated myself to the the blu ray of the 1977 Sarah Douglas /Julian Glover starring film The Brute this week. Its a film that I have heard mentioned over the years but hadn’t seen. It wasn’t the easiest film to see over the years but thankfully this recent blu ray release solves that problem…
After a recent talk with filmmaker Shaun O’Banion where we talked about our wishlists for podcast guests, Shaun recommended to me a 2009 documentary called Char·ac·ter by Drago Sumonja. Shaun did say he wasnt sure how easy it would be to track down the documentary but it was definitely worth seeking out. Well I found…
Not to be confused with the 2022 Netflix mini series of the same name (and oddly a bunch of people did confuse the Netflix show which has just dropped onto the streaming platform with this 18 minute short film by Mark Corden.- strange people! read people read! ) Keep Breathing as id mentioned is an…
I’ve been on a documentary kick lately, catching up on a few I’ve seen before and quite a few that I haven’t seen and earlier today I watched this gem! VHS Forever Psychotronic People . Its a wonderful feature length documentary which is pretty much a talking head indie documentary that takes a look at…
A group of strangers wake and find themselves trapped in a cellblock with no memory of how they arrived or why there are there. They find that they are wearing ‘shock collars; and soon learn that they are at the mercy of super sadistic ‘Warden’ (wonderfully played by Costas Mandylor) When ‘The Warden’ explains to…
Recently I picked up the DVD of Bad Moon Rising, a film directed by Alasdair MacKay, starring Dani Thompson and featuring myself (yep me) as an extra . I got it because its pretty much the only DVD that I think I feature in and its a wonderful addition to my geek collection (plus its…
Taking a step away from the Marvel universe, Anthony and Joe Russo are back in the land of huge budgets and even bigger explosions and action packed chaos in The Gray Man which can now ben seen on Netflix and was or is in selected cinema auditoriums. Whilst I watched The Gray Man on a…
Studiocanal have announced the first ever 4K restoration of Richard Fleischer’s (20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA, SOYLENT GREEN) 1985, action-adventure epic, “Red Sonja on DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD and 4K Ultra HD Limited SteelBook Edition on 18th July 2022. “Red Sonja” is a film I’ve seen quite a few times over the years, for the first…
Six friends hire a medium to hold a seance via Zoom during lockdown, but they get far more than they bargained for as things quickly go wrong. Sounds like a simplistic plot doesn’t it and in some ways it is, especially when you read it on paper (or screen) but there was nothing simple about…
Any film fan knows that there are way too many films to watch and not enough time to watch everything you want to see, and yet we still feel that one day we will finish our watch lists and then have nothing to watch. That’s never gone to happen of course and over the past…
For a film fan the ultimate experience with a film is watching it and being hit right in the emotions. Whether its a horror film that scares you, or a comedy that makes your ribs hurt with laughter, watching a film that hits you right in the emotions is a pure joy. Its not something…
Summer 1984, I took my 13 year old self off to the cinema to see Firestarter, the new Stephen King adaptation starring Drew Barrymore, and David Keith as Daughter and Father on the run from the government agency ‘The Shop’ who are hunting them down to make use of their supernatural powers and turn them…
Introducing Jodea is now on digital https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/introducing-jodea/id1589300443 ) Introducing Jodea is available on Amazon, Itunes, Google Play or YouTube. Wishing all you film fans the best of luck. Ive been fortunate enough to have spoken with many of my film heroes over the years and they make fantastic memories. so speaking to Judd Nelson. youll…
It’s easy to review a movie, or to talk about a movie. Ive never found that difficult and decades before I began reviewing films on my website or talking to filmmakers on my podcasts or on a stage at a live Q&A, I had conversations with my friends about movies. It’s always been a passion of…
Several years ago, I walked into Woolworths to browse the new DVD releases, I picked up the box for a film I had not heard of, starring people whose names I weren’t familiar with. The storyline looked interesting and sounded gritty and so as I often did and still do. I took a gamble and…
From the moment The Family begins, its so clear that this story is set in a tough world, where characters wont be running around with big smiles on their faces, living great lives. We open with Elijah (played by newcomer Onyx Spark) helping tend the fields of a bleak countryside and whilst this opening scene…
Once again its time for me to tell you how much I enjoyed a film without actually telling you too much about the events in the film or too much of the plotline. That’s usually my way of reviewing a film which I know might not suit everyone but hey, I went into Bring Out…
A VIOLENT MAN is Ross McCall’s (White Collar, 24, Band of Brothers) directorial debut from his own script, and it stars Craig Fairbrass (Villain, Muscle, The Rise of the Footsoldier franchise), Stephen Odubola (Blue Story), Jason Flemyng (Boiling Point, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) and Zoe Tapper (Liar) and is now on the UK Netflix The film sees Craig Fairbrass teaming up…
Filmed in Port Talbot, Wales, the film was directed by Chris Crow (Panic Button, The Lighthouse (2016)) and stars David Hayman, best known from his roles in Sid & Nancy and Macbeth, as well as Sianad Gregory, Ian Virgo and Ross O’Hennessy (Tribal:Get Out Alive) Chris Blythe (played by Ian Virgo) returns to his…
I do like a good romantic driven movie. Not all the time, but from time to time, I like to see a film about the human connection from one person to another. This evening I sat down and watched ‘Fresh’, the feature film debut by Mimi Cave, written by Lauryn Khan and starring Sebastian Stan…
21 years after Terry Winsor directed the film Essex Boys, the 11th film based in the world of the infamous Rettendon Range Rover Killings is about to be released. Whilst all of the 11 films aren’t from the same film series, one of the standout and frontrunners in the universe is the Rise Of The…
From Director Samantha Aldana in her feature film debut comes Shapeless, Written by Kelly Murtagh and Bryce Parsons-Twesten, Shapeless takes us into the world of Ivy, a struggling singer who is stuck performing in run down dive bars, in New Orleans Ivy has dreams of performing in higher end music clubs but life hasn’t set…
Its been just over four years since 2017’s big screen adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Murder On The Orient Express landed on our screens. Directed by Kenneth Branagh and featuring a star studded cast with himself taking on the mantel of the worlds most famous detective Hercule Poirot, Murder On The Orient Express pleased existing fans…
From Director James Nunn ( Tower Block, The Marine 5:Battleground and The Marine 6: Close Quarters ) comes ‘One Shot’ a new action thriller which is now showing on Sky Cinema (and available on DVD in some territories). Starring Scott Adkins (Avengement, The Debt Collector and soon to be seen in John Wick Chapter 4)…
Ill watch any film or television show that features Stephen Graham. He is not only one of the most talented actors around who guarantees a great viewing experience in the projects he chooses, but the project choices he makes also guarantees that you will see something special Stephen Graham is one of those talents who…
Vestron was a logo that I was very familiar with when I would rent and watch films on VHS a few decades ago. Whilst I never sought out the latest Vestron releases, I always have fond memories of popping a VHS into the player, pressing play and watching a bunch of trailers before the main…
Tom Hanks is the one name that comes up so many times when people ask other people the question ‘who’s one of your favourite actors?’ Tom Hanks is also the answer I give when asked that very question and with a body of work that Tom Hanks, has, there are so many film titles that…
I sat down and watched the 2020 film The Au Pair Nightmare (also known as Killer Family: A Nanny Nightmare in some territories) and what a fun and creepy movie it is, I loved it. Written by Joe Russo and Chris LaMont, who both wrote the up and coming The Last Will and Testament of…
Last night, I sat down and decided to take a visit to ‘The Manor’, the latest film by writer/director Axelle Carolyn (Soulmate) which is now available on Amazon Prime. I dimmed the lights to zero, I reclined the sofa, and treated myself to a viewing of the film on my home projector, on a huge…
Nemesis, the latest film by Director James Crow (Curse of the Witching Tree, House of Salem) and from a screenplay by Adam Stephen Kelly ( Kill Kane, Done In) and based on an idea by Billy Murrayis now available and definitely gets my recommendation. The film features a great cast of favourites from fans of…
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