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Prime Video Review – Carrie

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Robert Ewing reviews Prime Video’s Carrie adaptation…Brian De Palma’s Carrie is one of the most iconic horror films ever made and a defining adaptation within Stephen King’s catalogue. The image of Carrie White, covered in pig’s blood, standing on stage after being crowned prom queen. Is one of the most striking and well-known images in […]

Movie Review – Once Upon a Time in the Middle East (2026)

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Once Upon a Time in the Middle East, 2026.Directed by Wen Muye. Starring Shen Teng, Jiang Qiming, Omar Sherif, Aarif Rahman, Sherif Sabry, Ahmed Salim, Faruk Muhammad, Russell Shealy, Naira Al-Qasim.SYNOPSIS:A chef who transforms a struggling restaurant into a refuge risks everything to protect his community when war engulfs the city.The War on Terror is […]

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 […]

2026 BFI London Film Festival Review – A Good Little Soldier

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A Good Little Soldier, 2026.Directed by Stéphane Brizé. Starring Alba Rohrwacher, Vincent Lindon, David Talbot, and Sharif Andoura.SYNOPSIS:Follows Carla, a 43-year-old high-performing executive newly recruited as HR manager of a major insurer, tasked with rebuilding its brand in a corporate environment where vulnerability is not an asset.Human resources (HR), in theory, should be an entity […]

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 […]

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 […]

Blu-ray Review – Ghouls Gone Wild

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Ghouls Gone WildDirected by Lau Kar-Wing/Jeffrey Lau/Chung-Hsing Chao. Starring Chow Yun-Fat, Shan Charng, Jacky Cheung, Wu Mah, Billy Lau, Ricky Hui, Phillip Ko, Eric Tsang, and Fung Woo.SYNOPSIS:Box set bringing together three cult titles from the Hong Kong/Taiwan horror boom of the 1980s.Just in time for Halloween, Eureka Entertainment have dug deep into the tomb […]

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 […]