This May, prepare yourself for  for a very different role in the career of Nicole Kidman’s in the riveting and gritty new crime-thriller DESTROYER – from director Karyn Kusama (The Invitation, Girlfight). The near unrecognizable Nicole Kidman stars as Erin Bell, a burned out hardened LAPD detective who has been worn down to the core…

“Whats it about” and “Is it any good” are two of the most common questions that I find myself being asked when Im talking to people about the movies I have watched. In the case of James Bushe’s Cannibals and Carpet Fitters, well yes its very good and do I really need to tell you…

Some of my favourite names from the British acting circuit have gathered together in the latest film by Director Simon Rumley, Once Upon A Time In London, a dramatization (written by WIll Gilbey, Simon Rumley & Terry Stone ) of the violent reign of two of London’s most notorious gangsters, Billy Hill (played by Leo…

In late August, at the world premiere of the movie The Old Man & The Gun Robert Redford told the crowd, “The truth is that I really do feel that it’s time for me to move into retirement. I’ve been doing this since I was 21. I’ve put my soul and heart into it over…

Written and Directed  by Drew Goddard ( The Cabin Of The Woods) brings us Bad Times At The El Royale, a wonderfully unique and stylish tale set in the year 1969. When several strangers, most of them with secrets meet by chance at Lake Tahoe’s El Royale,hotel the story broadens with each characters tale and…

Originally entitled ‘Aura’, the latest film from filmmaker Steve Lawson (Hellriser, Nocturnal Activity)and Hereford Films has undergone a title change to the more accessible title of ‘The Exorcism of Karen Walker’ and whilst it does join a list of films that begin with the wording ‘The Exorcism of…’ film fans will know pretty much what…

Criminal psychologist Kate Fuller (played by Olga Kurylenko) is assigned to the murder of a man who has seemingly been strangled in his sleep by his wife and the only witness is their eight-year-old daughter, Sophie (played by Mackenzie Imsand). As Kate digs into the mystery of an ancient demon which kills people in their…

Boxer Matty Burton (played by Paddy Considine) heads int the boxing ring one last time to defend his middleweight champion ‘title’ against up and comer Andre Bryte (played by Anthony Welsh) and whilst we do hope that this works out wonderfully for Matty, we know at the back of our mind that a film of…

When Eric (played by Blake Northwield) and his pregnant wife Kat (played by Kendal Rae) move into what they think is their dream home you just know things arent going to work out for them, for if they did. Then there would be no film, or it would be a very dull film, and Out…

OUT NOW For his tenth feature, Terry Gilliam(aged 64 at the time)  (Time Bandits, Twelve Monkeys) adapted Mitch Cullin’s celebrated cult novel Tideland, a work he once described as “Alice in Wonderland meets Psycho through the eyes of Amélie.” and a film that is ‘seen through the eyes of a child. To escape her unhappy…

The highly anticipated King Cohen, the true story of writer, producer, director, creator and all-around maverick, Larry Cohen,  has now hit VOD from Dark Star Pictures. Cohen, best known for resourceful low-budget horror and thriller films that combine social commentary with prerequisite scares and welcome humor, is responsible for celluloid classics including Black Caesar, It’s Alive, Q: The Winged…

A film by York Alec Shackleton Nicolas Cage starring in a film based on real events, might sound a bit odd, but remember he has done this before. In Oliver Stones World Trade Centre and also Oliver Stones Snowden, But in 211, this is a very different role for Nicolas Cage  who has spent the…

I decided that this weekend was a perfect weekend to catch up on a few films that have been sitting on my shelf for a little while. It was the prefect weekend as here in the UK, the weather was scorching and I had finished a busy week at my day job. My fridge was…

Traffik, directed by Deon Taylor ( Meet The Blacks) is one hell of a film. Beginning with a very slick and cinematic nightclub dance, we think we are in for one type of film, but then the title card ‘Inspired By True Events; pops onscreen and then things change as we follow a couple in…

After an alien ship crash lands onto a Russian city, many who saw it and the occupants start to question their own existence while there are those who demand the aliens leave Earth. This is the premise of the film ‘Attraction’ from Russian film director Fedor Bondarchuk. Whilst there are many out there who will balk…

From the director of Hooligan: Legacy, and Undercover Hooligan comes Hooligan Escape: The Russian Job, a film not connected with the two titles I have just mentioned which hits all formats very soon. Whilst the poster quote from The Sunday Sport describes the film as ‘The Grittiest British Film of the Year’ and I might…

  In Saudade, a 21 minute  film by Kemal Yildirim, we experience a glimpse into the world of Alice & Tris, who are most definitely in a powerfully passionate, but some might think toxic relationship with each other. Through flashbacks we see what can only be described as aggressively passionate love scenes featuring the two…

Much has been made, and much will be made of Your Move being the directorial debut of Singer, turned, Actor, turned Director Luke Goss (from Bros fame) and you know what. Much should be made of that fact, because with Your Move, the story of a man who witnesses the kidnapping of his wife and…

    Based on the true story of the 1983 mass breakout of 38 Irish Republican Army (IRA) prisoners from the Maze high-security prison in Northern Ireland.  This powerful drama will blow your socks off. As Larry Marley (played by Tom Vaughan-Lawlor), the chief architect of the escape, schemes his way towards pulling off this…

“What a way to start a day”; states Tess (played by Victoria Hopkins) in the opening moments of the film ‘A Landscape of Lies’ just after Brannigan (played by Danny Midwinter) has beaten someone near to death for failing to laugh at his joke (that we didn’t hear the beginning of). The start of my…

Ive seen a lot of films over the years, thousands of them and on average watch around 200-350 films a year so when sometimes I forget if I have seen a film, then thats not a case of memory loss or anything, its just a case of a fact of life and spending more hours…

Set in 1981, Northern Ireland. Irish Republican Bobby Sands (played by Michael Fassbender) leads inmates of the Maze Prison on what would be come a history hunger strike. Whilst the film came out in 2008, I do remember this actual event. There I was a ten year old boy, living in Scotland but recalling the…

I had to look up online when it was the Kickstarter for Six Hot Chicks In A Warehouse was running, I remember seeing the updates for the project and then when the crowdfunding campaign launched, I donated some money towards it. It wasn’t a huge sum that I could afford but in my time I…

With a non descriptive sort of title (which actually makes a ton of sense once youve begin watching the film) I decided to check out this film from filmmakers  Ryan Colucci  Dragan Roganovic which is a brutal, gritty, impressive piece of work by all involved.  Jay a Long Island drug dealer finds himself in one hell of…

When I heard the film ‘Jawbone’ was due for release, I was super excited. Not only because the film looked really interesting, but because it would be starring and was written by one of my favourite actors Mr Johnny Harris.(London to Brighton, The Fades) So whats my verdict on ‘Jawbone’ and whats it about? Former…

From filmmakers Daniel Attrill and Louis Taylor comes Alone, a feature length tale which for the most stands 100% firmly on the shoulders of Warren Day who takes on the role of Mark Woods, a man. Well yes. Alone. Without going into too much explanation we quickly learn that Mark hasnt seen another living soul…

Directed by Jamie Weston (Fox Trap) UK film production company Proportion Productions have impressed me a lot over the past couple of years, with such films as Deadly Waters, Fox Trap and Lucifers Night. But this morning I can see that although i did enjoy those three previously mentioned films, that the people over at…

Ex-Marine (now Paramedic) Jake Carter ( played by WWE superstar Michael “The Miz” Mizanin ) finds himself in a whole heap of trouble when he and his partner respond to a distress call in a supposed to be deserted parking lot. What starts off as a potentially routine medical call, soon turns into not only…

Its that time of the year again, and another action packed film from Steven Seagal enters our home viewing arena. Whilst I will fully admit that films post-Under Siege weren’t up the wonderful standard of the films before Under Siege, there is still something super enjoyable about watching the martial arts gun toting Seagal take…