Simon Thompson takes a look at the fantastical career of Terry Gilliam…Terry Gilliam is a brilliant fantasist, whose work often returns to the theme of juxtaposing the soul crushing mundanity of everyday life with the surrealistic dreamscapes of one’s own imagination. In a Hollywood of bean counters and abacus pushers, Gilliam is a true auteur […]
Movie Review – Harbinger (2026)
Harbinger, 2026.Directed by James Crow. Starring Jeanine Nerissa Sothcott, Gary Webster, Anna Arthur, Peter Woodward, Nick Nevern.SYNOPSIS:Julia, sole survivor of late serial killer Decker, is lured back to the house she shared with him for a ghost hunting TV show where the crew discover the ‘Harbinger’, a fairground fortune telling machine that reveals their fates […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Obsession (2026)
Obsession, 2025.Directed by Curry Barker. Starring Michael Johnson, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, Andy Richter.SYNOPSIS:After breaking the mysterious ‘One Wish Willow’ to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.The Monkey’s Paw gets re-adapted for […]
Contagion at 15: The Story Behind the Godfather of Pandemic Thrillers
Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Steven Soderbergh’s pandemic thriller Contagion…Over the years Hollywood has churned out a host of pandemic thrillers that range from downright outlandish to the eerily prophetic. Contagion cheerfully belongs to the latter camp, where the devastating impact of an unfolding global pandemic was portrayed in chillingly accurate fashion. As […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Break in the Circle (1955)
Break in the Circle, 1955.Directed by Val Guest. Starring Forrest Tucker, Eva Bartok, Eric Pohlmann, Fred Johnson, Arnold Marlé, Guy Middleton, Reginald Beckwith, Marius Goring.SYNOPSIS:An adventurer is hired by a German millionaire to help a Polish scientist escape to the West.Captain Skip Morgan (Forrest Tucker) is a boat-owning adventurer – i.e. smuggler – who lives […]
Exclusive Interview – Colony director Yeon Sang-ho
Robert Ewing chats with Colony director Yeon Sang-ho…Yeon Sang-ho is an icon of the zombie genre thanks to Train to Busan, a film often proclaimed as one of the greatest zombie movies ever made. He began his career with the animated features The King of Pigs and The Fake before branching into a range of […]
Tubi FrightFest Review – Colony (2026)
Colony, 2026.Directed by Yeon Sang-ho. Starring Gianna Jun, Koo Kyo-hwan, Ji Chang-wook, Shin Hyun-been, Kim Shin-rock, and Go Soo.SYNOPSIS:Professor Se-jeong (Ji-hyun) is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside with no escape, Se-jeong along with a small group […]
Stand by Me at 40: The Story Behind the Masterful Coming-of-Age Classic
As the film celebrates its 40th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Rob Reiner’s iconic Stephen King adaptation Stand By Me…Stand by Me is often considered as one of the best movies to hail from the 1980s era and functions as a benchmark for coming-of-age dramas in cinema. Since its release fourdecades ago, […]
Movie Review – Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)
Kiki’s Delivery Service, 1989.Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Featuring the voice talents of Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Kappei Yamaguchi, Haruko Kato, Keiko Toda (Japanese) and Kirsten Dunst, Phil Hartman, Janeane Garofalo, Debbie Reynolds, Matthew Lawrence, Edie McClurg (English).SYNOPSIS:Along with her black cat Jiji, Kiki settles in a seaside town and starts a high-flying delivery service. Here […]
Blu-ray Review – Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?, 1972.Directed by Curtis Harrington. Starring Shelley Winters, Mark Lester, Ralph Richardson, Lionel Jeffries, Michael Gothard, Judy Cornwell, Chloe Franks.SYNOPSIS:An insane and elderly widow lures two unsuspecting orphaned little children inside her mansion in a bizarre twist of the story of Hansel and Gretel.Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? is a title meant to […]
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