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Blu-ray Review – Ice Cream Man (2026)

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Ice Cream Man, 2026.Directed by Eli Roth. Starring Charlie Zeltzer, Kiori Mirza Waldman, Carina Battrick, Ivano DiCaro, Ari Millen, Ric Reid, and Eli Roth.SYNOPSIS:An idyllic summer town descends into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results.Love him or hate him, you can guarantee that when a new Eli Roth […]

Blu-ray Review – Enter the Video Store: Video Vengeance

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Enter the Video Store: Video VengeanceDirected by Peter Maris/Mario DiLeo/Cullen Blaine/Vic Armstrong. Starring Dolph Lundgren, George Segal, John Schneider, Kristian Alfonso, Geoffrey Lewis, Beau Starr, Nick Chinlund, Ken Foree, Jan-Michael Vincent, James Tolkan, Michelle Phillips, Kim Delaney, George Kennedy, Yaphet Kotto, Michael Paul Chan, Lou Ferrigno, Margaret Trigg, John Saxon, Lee De Broux, Carroll Brandon […]

62nd Chicago International Film Festival Review – A Long Winter

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A Long Winter, 2026.Written and Directed by Andrew Haigh. Starring Fred Hechinger, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Caitríona Balfe, Kit Connor, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, David Furr, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, and Martin Freeman.SYNOPSIS:After his mother disappears during the first blizzard of the season, a young man refuses to give up hope as one long Colorado winter reshapes his relationship with his […]

Movie Review – Clayface (2026)

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Clayface, 2026.Directed by James Watkins. Starring Tom Rhys Harries, Naomi Ackie, Eddie Marsan, Max Minghella, David Dencik, Francesca Corney, Ruby Sear, Wil Coban, Joshua James, Jake Curran, Nancy Carroll, Olivia-Mai Barrett, Sonita Henry, Adam Silver, Rob Brydon, Joana Ribeiro, and Emily Florence.SYNOPSIS:Rising Hollywood star Matt Hagen descends into a horrifying revenge-filled monster when scientific ambition […]

Movie Review – Wicker (2026)

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Wicker, 2026.Written and Directed by Eleanor Wilson and Alex Huston. Starring Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, Peter Dinklage, Elizabeth Debicki, Marli Siu, Nabhaan Rizwan, Richard E. Grant, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Gustav Lindh, Ella Bruccoleri, Ben Ashenden, Phil Daniels, Emily Lloyd-Saini, Scott Alexander Young, Anders Grundberg, and Daniel Bellus.SYNOPSIS:An ostracized fisherwoman commissions the local basketmaker to weave her […]

2026 BFI London Film Festival Review – Klara and The Sun

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Klara and the Sun, 2026. Directed by Taika Waititi. Starring Jenna Ortega, Amy Adams, Mia Tharia, Aran Murphy, Steve Buscemi, and Natasha Lyonne.SYNOPSIS: A robot girl designed to prevent loneliness tries to save a heartbroken family of humans.Taika Waititi excels when directing an ensemble in an off-kilter tale full of eccentricity and heart, so choosing to adapt […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Evil Dead (2013)

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Evil Dead, 2013.Directed by Fede Álvarez. Starring Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas, Elizabeth Blackmore, and Bob Dorian.SYNOPSIS:Five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods.Although the pros and cons with regards to […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Evil Dead Burn (2026)

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Evil Dead Burn, 2026.Directed by Sébastien Vanicek. Starring Souheila Yacoub, Tandi Wright, Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan, Greta van den Brink, George Pullar, Erroll Shand, Maude Davey.SYNOPSIS:After the loss of her husband, a woman seeks solace with her in-laws. As one by one they transform into Deadites, she comes to discover that the vows she took […]

Movie Review – Wildwood (2026)

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Wildwood, 2026.Directed by Travis Knight. Featuring the voice talents of Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, Angela Bassett, Awkwafina, Jake Johnson, Charlie Day, Amandla Stenberg, Jemaine Clement, Maya Erskine, Tantoo Cardinal, Tom Waits, Richard E. Grant, Arthur Knight, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Blythe Danner, Rob Delaney, Marc Evan Jackson, and Len Cariou.SYNOPSIS:Prue and […]

Movie Review – Wildwood (2026)

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Wildwood, 2026. Directed by Travis Knight. Starring Carey Mulligan, Jacob Tremblay, Richard E. Grant, Awkwafina, Amandla Stenberg, Tom Waits, Charlie Day, Blythe Danner, Arthur Knight, Maya Erskine, Jake Johnson, Tantoo Cardinal, Rob Delaney, Jemaine Clement, Marc Evan Jackson, Len Cariou, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Angela Bassett, and Mahershala Ali.SYNOPSIS:The adventures of Prue McKeel as she sets off to […]