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Movie Review – The Mongoose (2026)

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The Mongoose, 2026.Directed by Mark Vanselow. Starring Liam Neeson, Marisa Tomei, Ving Rhames, Michael Chiklis, Brett Tucker, Stella Stocker, Hamish Michael, Toby Truslove, Eddie Baroo, Maurice Marvel Meredith, Nicole Chapman, Jack Kenny, and Yesse Spence.SYNOPSIS:A highly decorated combat vet, Ryan ”Fang” Flanagan, is fleeing a murder scene at 130 miles an hour in a Mustang […]

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 […]

Movie Review – Nightborn (2026)

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Nightborn, 2026. Directed by Hanna Bergholm. Starring Seidi Haarla, Rupert Grint, Pamela Tola, Pirkko Saisio, Rebecca Lacey, and John Thomson.SYNOPSIS:Saga (Seidi Haarla) and her British husband Jon (Rupert Grint) move to the isolated house where she spent much of her childhood, deep in the Finnish forest. But as soon as their baby is born, despite the […]

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 […]

Movie Review – Deadline (2025)

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Deadline, 2025.Directed by Kiwi Chow. Starring Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Allison Lin, Jimmy Liu, Yi-mei Shao, Run-yin Bai, Michael Chang, Di-yang Huang, Ya-zhi Tai.SYNOPSIS:An anonymous suicide notice at a prestigious private high school force staff and students to confront the pressures of academic achievement, family expectations, and the school system itself.On 12 December 2025, Deadline, the […]

2026 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Face of Horror

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The Face of Horror, 2026.Written and Directed by Anna Biller. Starring Jonah Hauer-King, Kristine Froseth, Leo Suter, Ellie Bamber, Bella Heathcote, and Ben Radcliffe.SYNOPSIS:A ghost in medieval England rises from her grave to seek revenge on her husband, in a gory tribute to classic Technicolor horror films.The Face of Horror, the latest film by Anna […]

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 […]

Movie Review – Kung Fu Soccer (2026)

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Kung Fu Soccer, 2026.Directed by Stephen Chow. Starring Zhang Xiaofei, Dilraba Dilmurat, Lay Zhang, Carina Lau and Takeru Satoh.SYNOPSIS:The Emei team participated in Asian Women’s Champions League, and was not favored, but captain Shuangshuang were invincible after getting help from senior brother Xu Feng. But because of a dispute, Xu Feng turned against them.Stephen Chow […]

Movie Review – Bad Day At The Office (2026)

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Bad Day At The Office, 2026.Directed by Chee Keong Cheung. Starring John Hannah, Radha Mitchell, Tamer Hassan, Roxanne McKee, Tim Fellingham.SYNOPSIS:A man wakes up in a hotel room with no memory. There is a corpse in the bathroom. He and a maid attempt to uncover the conspiracy surrounding him while evading the police and those […]

Movie Review – Manipulation (2026)

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Manipulation, 2026.Directed by David Balda. Starring Radoslav Gavlas, Pawel Lawrynowicz, James Faulkner, Anna Ctvrtnícková, Heino Ferch, Paulina Nemcova.SYNOPSIS:An omnipresent threat of manipulation looms over the world. It can emerge anywhere, at any time, and by any means.Manipulation is the latest offering from the young writer-director David Balda, who was just 18 when his first feature […]