The Guest, 2014.Directed by Adam Wingard. Starring Dan Stevens, Sheila Kelley, Maika Monroe, Joel David Moore, Leland Orser, Lance Reddick, and Brendan Meyer.SYNOPSIS:A soldier infiltrates the lives of a grieving family, claiming that he was friends with their son who died in action. Cue lots of suspicious activity and some accidental deaths.There was a moment […]
Blu-ray Review – Night Shift (1982)
Night Shift, 1982.Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, Shelley Long, Richard Belzer, and Clint Howard.SYNOPSIS:Ron Howard’s second directorial effort, Night Shift, comes to Blu-ray via the Warner Archive Collection. It’s a lesser-known 1980s comedy that showcased Henry Winkler’s ability to play more than Fonzie on Happy Days while giving Michael Keaton and […]
Iron Studios’ Bloodsport, Polka-Dot Man and Ratcatcher 2 The Suicide Squad Battle Diorama Series statues available for pre-order
Iron Studios has revealed promotional images for The Suicide Squad Battle Diorama Series collectibles statues for Bloodsport, Polka-Dot Man, and Ratcatcher 2, based on the likenesses of Idris Elba, David Dastmalchian, and Daniela Melchior from James Gunn’s DC supervillain team-up; check out the promotional images here…With a mission to destroy a laboratory and a prison […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Passing
Passing, 2021.Written and Directed by Rebecca Hall. Starring Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, André Holland, Alexander Skarsgård, Bill Camp, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Justus Davis Graham, Ethan Barrett, Ashley Ware Jenkins, and Amos J. Machanic.SYNOPSIS:Passing follows the unexpected reunion of two high school friends, whose renewed acquaintance ignites a mutual obsession that threatens both of their carefully […]
Mount Everest animated movie Summit of the Gods gets a trailer, poster and images from Netflix
Netflix has released a trailer, poster and images for The Summit of the Gods, the upcoming animated feature based on artist Jiro Taniguchi and writer Baku Yumemakura’s manga series of the same name which follows a young Japanese photojournalist as he discovers a camera that could change the history of mountaineering; take a look here…THE […]
Book Review – Seconds by Jez Conolly and Emma Westwood
Rachel Bellwoar reviews Seconds by Jez Conolly and Emma Westwood…Seconds isn’t the first film to create suspense around the appearance of a person whose face is covered in bandages. The Invisible Man did it. So did Eyes Without a Face and Dark Passage. Never are these films content to let the bandages stay on, either. […]
October Horrors 2021 – Fade to Black (1980)
Fade to Black, 1980.Written and Directed by Vernon Zimmerman. Starring Dennis Christopher, Tim Thomerson, Gwynne Gilford, Norman Burton, Eve Brent, Linda Kerridge, James Luisi, Mickey Rourke, Peter Horton.SYNOPSISA film-obsessed loner embarks upon a violent killing spree inspired by characters from classic cinema.If you were to describe me as a movie-obsessed oddball, then you would be […]
From Shades of The Crow to the Ace in the Pack: Will The Batman Be Great?
Tom Jolliffe looks ahead to The Batman ahead of its release next year…The Batman has had an odd production filled with all manner of issues. For one, production has suffered the same as many other studio films of late with the presence of a worldwide pandemic. Shutdowns and delays lengthened the process of shooting a […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Last Night in Soho
Last Night in Soho, 2021.Directed by Edgar Wright. Starring Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Michael Ajao, Diana Rigg, Terence Stamp, Synnøve Karlsen and Rita Tushingham.SYNOPSIS:A fashion student from Cornwall moves to London and finds herself experiencing disturbing visions of a previous occupant of her bedsit room in the 1960s.Edgar Wright loves horror and Edgar […]
New images from Spider-Man: No Way Home featuring Spidey and Doc Ock
Empire has revealed its Spidey-themed cover to the next issue of the magazine which puts the spotlight on Tom Holland’s webslinger and teases the appearance of villains Doctor Octopus, Green Goblin and Electro in the upcoming Marvel and Sony superhero sequel Spider-Man: No Way Home; check it out here, along with two new stills from […]
