Power Ballad, 2026. Directed by John Carney. Starring Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, Peter McDonald, Marcella Plunkett, Rory Keenan, Keith McErlean, Paul Reid, Beth Fallon, Havana Rose Liu, Jack Reynor, Naoimh Whelton, Mae Higgins, Ian Dillon, Kelly Thornton, Ebimie Anthony, Ruby Conway Dunne, Dean Panter, Juliette Crosbie, Robert Mitchell, Martha Breen, Dylan Kelly, Kellie El Mayss, […]
Blu-ray Review – Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters (2024)
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters, 2024 Directed by Benjamin Field. Featuring Valerie Leon, Tim Burton, John Landis, Joe Dante, John Carpenter, Martine Beswick, Caroline Munro, Madeline Smith, John Gore, Jonathan Rigby, Wayne Kinsey, and Axelle Carolyn. SYNOPSIS: Showcases Hammer Films through the eyes of its actors, filmmakers and fans, tracing the history of the production […]
Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord Season 1 Finale Review
Ricky Church reviews Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord episode 9 ‘Strange Allies’ and episode 10 ‘The Dark Lord’… So, here’s a question for the older Star Wars fans: do you remember leaving the theatres after watching The Phantom Menace for the first time and you and your friends talked about how cool Darth Maul was and argued […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Blue Thunder (1983)
Blue Thunder, 1983. Directed by John Badham. Starring Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, Candy Clark, Daniel Stern, and Malcolm McDowell. SYNOPSIS: John Badham’s Blue Thunder makes its 4K Ultra HD debut courtesy of Arrow Video. I think it’s very much the lesser of the two films the director released in 1983 (WarGames was the other one), […]
Movie Review – I Want Your Sex (2026)
I Want Your Sex, 2026. Written and Directed by Gregg Araki. Starring Olivia Wilde, Cooper Hoffman, Mason Gooding, Chase Sui Wonders, Daveed Diggs, Charli xcx, Johnny Knoxville, Margaret Cho, Roxane Mesquida, George Todd McLachlan, and James Duval. SYNOPSIS: Elliot lands a job for Erika Tracy as her sexual muse. Curator of a sexuality-based art gallery, […]
Movie Review – The Invite (2026)
The Invite, 2026. Directed by Olivia Wilde. Starring Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz, and Edward Norton. SYNOPSIS: Joe and Angela’s marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Before Seth Rogen’s Joe and Olivia Wilde’s explicitly state the last time their […]
Blu-ray Review – The Snake Woman (1961)
The Snake Woman, 1961. Directed by Sidney J. Furie. Starring John McCarthy, Susan Travers, Arnold Marlé, Geoffrey Denton, John Cazabon, Frances Bennett, Elsie Wagstaff, Dorothy Frere. SYNOPSIS: While investigating unusual snakebite deaths in a rural village, a Victorian Scotland Yarder charms a cold-bloodied beauty. Released as part of Hammer’s Hammer Presents… line of British horror […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Innerspace (1987)
Innerspace, 1987. Directed by Joe Dante. Starring Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan, and Kevin McCarthy. SYNOPSIS: Arrow Video continues to knock their releases out of the park with a new edition of Innerspace that features a solid 4K restoration, two new bonus features, and a physical booklet with several essays. Okay, maybe this movie […]
Comic Book Preview – Civil War: Unmasked #1
Twenty years on from the iconic comic book event (and ten years on from Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Civil War movie adaptation), Marvel Comics revisits Civil War this week with the launch of the five-issue limited series Civil War: Unmasked, featuring untold tales from the superhero conflict which almost tore the Marvel universe apart. Get […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (2025)
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, 2025. Directed by Gore Verbinski. Starring Sam Rockwell, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Peña, Zazie Beetz, Asim Chaudhry, Juno Temple. SYNOPSIS: Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die might be the best movie from last year that you’ve never heard of. It’s not perfect, but it’s a fun ride and it […]
