Martyrs, 2008. Directed by Pascal Laugier. Starring Morjana Alaoui, Mylène Jampanoï, Catherine Bégin, Robert Toupin, Patricia Tulasne, and Juliette Gosselin. SYNOPSIS: A quest for revenge against a family of abusers leads two young women into a nightmare of existential dread. ‘Masterpiece’ or ‘classic’ are words that get bandied around far too easily when it comes […]
7 Masked Killer Movies You May Have Missed
Casey Chong with a selection of masked killer movies you may have missed… Masked killers are one of the mainstay characters in the horror genre. And the names that immediately come to mind include Michael Myers in Halloween, Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th and Ghostface in Scream. These iconic characters have become an integral […]
2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – Giant
Giant, 2025. Written and Directed by Rowan Athale. Starring Amir El-Masry, Pierce Brosnan, Ali Saleh, Ghaith Saleh, Katherine Dow Blyton, Olivia Barrowclough, Elika Ashoori, Austin Haynes, Rocco Haynes, Oliver Joseph Brooke, Arian Nik, Big Jake, Kelvin Ade, and Mehdi Mangoli. SYNOPSIS: Inspired by the real-life story of Prince Naseem “Naz” Hamed, a British-Yemeni boxer, and […]
Movie Review – Dreams (2025)
Dreams, 2025. Written and directed by Michel Franco. Starring Jessica Chastain, Isaac Hernández, Rupert Friend, Marshall Bell, Eligio Meléndez, and Mercedes Hernández. SYNOPSIS: Romance blossoms between a wealthy socialite and a Mexican ballet dancer, intertwining their contrasting lives and cultures. Following 2023’s excellent Memory, Mexican writer-director Michel Franco’s second collaboration with Jessica Chastain is a […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
The Return of the Living Dead, 1985. Written and Directed by Dan O’Bannon. Starring Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Thom Mathes, Beverly Randolph, John Philbin, Jewel Shepard, Miguel Nunez, Brian Peck and Linnea Quigley. SYNOPSIS: When two bumbling employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Creepshow 2 (1987)
Creepshow 2, 1987. Directed by Michael Gornick, Starring Lois Chiles, George Kennedy, Dorothy Lamour, and Tom Savini. SYNOPSIS: Three macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy’s favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker. When Creepshow 2 first lurched onto screens […]
Blu-ray Review – The Diabolical Dr. Z (1966)
The Diabolical Dr. Z, 1966. Directed by Jess Franco. Starring Estella Blain, Howard Vernon, Mabel Karr, Fernando Montes, Cris Huerta, Jess Franco, and Antonio Jiménez Escribano. SYNOPSIS: After a fatal heart attack kills her father, the daughter of Dr. Z seeks revenge by using her father’s experiments in mind control. The title The Diabolical Dr. […]
10 Must-See Boxing Movies That Pack a Punch
Casey Chong with ten must-see boxing movies for your watch list… Boxing movies are as old as time, stretching way back to the black and white era with the likes of The Set-Up in 1949 and Somebody Up There Likes Me in 1956. Of course, no list of boxing movies would be complete without mentioning […]
90s Guilty Pleasure Thrillers So Bad They’re Actually Good
Casey Chong presents a selection of ‘so bad they’re good’ thrillers of the 1990s that are worth adding to your watch list… The 1990s were a decade that saw an influx of great thrillers, covering movies like Misery, Pacific Heights, The Silence of the Lambs and Se7en, to name a few. The same decade also […]
The Most Re-watched Movie Franchises Among Dutch Viewers in 2025
Some movies never lose their spark. Even after the credits roll, you end up watching them again. And again. In the Netherlands, a few film series have become comfort watches – the ones people return to after work, during holidays, or just when they need something familiar. This year, several big franchises have claimed the […]
