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Horror Channel FrightFest Review – Attack of the Adult Babies (2017)

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Attack of the Adult Babies, 2017 Directed by Dominic Brunt Starring Kurtis Lowe, Andrew Dunn, Sally Dexter, Joanne Mitchell, Nicky Evans, Thaila Zucchi, Seasmus O’Neill, Charlie Chuck, Kate Coogan, Mica Protor, Keith Nahon SYNOPSIS: A home invasion forces two teenagers to break into a remote country manor and steal Top Secret documents. Little do they know […]

Horror Channel FrightFest Review – Death Note (2017)

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Death Note, 2017 Directed by Adam Wingard Starring Nat Wolff, Lakeith Stanfield, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Shea Whigham SYNOPSIS: Light Turner, a bright student, stumbles across a mystical notebook that has the power to kill any person whose name he writes in it. Light decides to launch a secret crusade to rid the streets of criminals. […]

Horror Channel FrightFest Review – Leatherface (2017)

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Leatherface, 2017 Directed by Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury Starring Finn Jones, Lili Taylor, Nicole Andrews, Stephen Dorff, James Bloor, Vanessa Grasse, Sam Coleman, Sam Strike SYNOPSIS: A teenage Leatherface escapes from a mental hospital with three other inmates, kidnapping a young nurse and taking her on a road trip from hell while being pursued by an […]

Horror Channel FrightFest Review – Cult of Chucky (2017)

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Cult of Chucky, 2017 Written and directed by Don Mancini Starring Fiona Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif, Alex Vincent, Elisabeth Rosen, Michael Therriault, Zak Santiago, Grace Lynn Kung SYNOPSIS: Chucky returns to terrorize his human victim, Nica. Meanwhile, the killer doll has some scores to settle with his old enemies, with the help of his former […]

Video Game Review – Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 (PS4)

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Luke Owen reviews Mega Man Legacy Collection 2… Mega Man Legacy Collection was a great round-up of the original NES line-up of games, a series that was constantly improving itself by adding in new features to keep it fresh and original. Although the formula grew stale by the time you got to Mega Man 6, […]

Movie Review – The Shining Extended Cut (1980)

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The Shining, 1980. Directed by Stanley Kubrick Starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, Danny Lloyd. SYNOPSIS: A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future. Stanley Kubrick’s The […]

Second Opinion – The Light Between Oceans (2016)

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The Light Between Oceans, 2016. Directed by Derek Cianfrance. Starring Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz and Bryan Brown. SYNOPSIS: After the end of World War I, former soldier Tom Sherbourne (Michael Fassbender) takes the solitary job of lighthouse keeper off the coast of Western Australia.  On the mainland, he meets the vivacious Isobel Graymark […]

Second Opinion – Sing (2016)

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Sing, 2016. Directed by Garth Jennings. Featuring the voice talents of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Seth MacFarlane, Taron Egerton, Peter Serafinowicz, Tori Kelly, Garth Jennings, Rhea Perlman, Nick Kroll, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Saunders, Nick Offerman, Leslie Jones, and Adam Buxton. SYNOPSIS: Koala bear Buster Moon (the voice of Matthew McConaughey) is easily […]

60th BFI London Film Festival Review – Queen Of Katwe (2016)

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Queen Of Katwe, 2016. Directed by Mira Nair. Starring David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong’o, Madina Nalwanga, Taryn Kyaze and Ethan Nazario Lubega. SYNOPSIS: Phiona (Madina Nalwanga) lives with her mother, brothers and sister in the impoverished township of Katwe in Uganda, selling vegetables to earn money instead of going to school.  But she’s intrigued by a chess […]