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Movie Review – Insidious: Out of the Further (2026)

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Insidious: Out of the Further, 2026. Written and Directed by Jacob Chase. Starring Amelia Eve, Island Austin, Lin Shaye, Sam Spruell, Brandon Perea, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Joseph Lopez, Laura Gordon, Charli Penton, Taylor Bogrand, Ben Keller, and Katerina Daskalakis. SYNOPSIS: Gemma, a young mother raising her daughter in the house she grew up in, discovers she […]

Movie Review – Mutiny (2026)

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Mutiny, 2026. Directed by Jean-François Richet. Starring Jason Statham, Annabelle Wallis, Roland Møller, Arnas Fedaravičius, Adrian Lester, Jason Wong, Ramon Tikaram, Lee Charles, Ben Cartwright, Chaneil Kular, Steven Blades, Tom Christian, and Rumi Sutton. SYNOPSIS: After his billionaire industrialist boss is murdered in front of him, Cole Reed is set up to take the fall […]

Movie Review – Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)

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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 […]

Movie Review – Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026)

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Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, 2026. Written and Directed by Jane Schoenbrun. Starring Hannah Einbinder, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Fix, Jess McLeod, Arthur Conti, Eva Victor, Zach Cherry, Sarah Sherman, Patrick Fischler, Dylan Baker, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Quintessa Swindell, Kevin McDonald, Jack Haven, Aren Buchholz, Florence Barrett, Hunter Dillon and Freya Edwards. SYNOPSIS: A […]

Movie Review – The Magic Faraway Tree (2026)

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The Magic Faraway Tree, 2026. Directed by Ben Gregor. Starring Billie Gadsdon, Nicola Coughlan, Delilah Bennett-Cardy, Phoenix Laroche, Nonso Anozie, Andrew Garfield, Rebecca Ferguson, Claire Foy, Jessica Gunning, Dustin Demri-Burns, Jennifer Saunders, Simon Farnaby, Claire Keelan, Oliver Chris, Hiran Abeysekera, Judi Dench, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Mark Heap, Tom Meeten, Sonny Meo, Iain Johnstone, Lenny Henry, Michael […]

Blu-ray Review – Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)

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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 […]

Movie Review – Doctor Jekyll (2023)

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Doctor Jekyll, 2023. Directed by Joe Stephenson. Starring Eddie Izzard, Scott Chambers, Lindsay Duncan, Robyn Cara, and Simon Callow. SYNOPSIS: A modern re-imagining of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson tale. What better way to re-launch the legendary Hammer Films name than by taking a classic tale of terror and bringing it bang up-to-date? There isn’t, […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Four Sided Triangle (1953)

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Four Sided Triangle, 1953. Directed by Terence Fisher. Starring Barbara Payton, James Hayter, Stephen Murray, John Van Eyssen, and Percy Marmont. SYNOPSIS: A scientist creates an exact replica of the woman he loves when she marries his childhood friend. This 4K UHD release is the second to come from the resurrected Hammer Films stable following […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The Man in Black (1949)

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The Man in Black, 1949. Directed by Francis Searle. Starring Betty Ann Davies, Sidney James, Sheila Burrell, Anthony Forwood, Hazel Penwarding, and Valentine Dyall. SYNOPSIS: A woman and her daughter conspire to steal her stepdaughter’s inheritance after the mysterious death of her husband. Henry Clavering (Sidney James) is a rich man with a keen interest […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

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The Curse of Frankenstein, 1957. Directed by Terence Fisher. Starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart, Melvyn Hayes, Valerie Gaunt, Paul Hardtmuth. SYNOPSIS: Limited edition box set of Hammer’s first foray into full-blown horror. 1957s The Curse of Frankenstein is a movie of firsts, for not only was it the first of Hammer’s […]