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Movie Review – Together (2021)

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Together, 2021.Directed by Stephen Daldry. Starring Sharon Horgan, James McAvoy and Samuel Logan.SYNOPSIS:A couple on the edge of breaking up try to survive lockdown together.The pandemic was hard for everyone. In recent memory, no world event has been felt or experienced so universally, and the effect on the film industry has been devastating. While other […]

Arrow Video FrightFest 2021 Review – Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes

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Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes, 2021.Directed by Junta Yamaguchi. Starring Kazunari Tosa, Riko Fujitani, Gota Ishida, Masashi Suwa, and Yoshifumi Sakai.SYNOPSIS:A cafe owner discovers that the TV in his cafe suddenly shows images from the future, but only two minutes into the future.As proof of what can be achieved on a miniscule budget with sufficient […]

Movie Review – Candyman (2021)

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Candyman, 2021.Directed by Nia DaCosta. Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo, Kyle Kaminsky, Vanessa Williams, Rebecca Spence, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Brian King and Miriam Moss.SYNOPSIS:A “spiritual sequel” to the horror film Candyman (1992) that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighbourhood where the legend began.As the camera glides through the mist shrouded monoliths […]

Arrow Video FrightFest 2021 Review – Demonic

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Demonic, 2021.Written and directed by Neill Blomkamp. Starring Carly Pope, Chris William Martin, Nathalie Boltt, Michael J. Rogers, and Andrea Agur.SYNOPSIS:A young woman unleashes terrifying demons when supernatural forces at the root of a decades-old rift between mother and daughter are ruthlessly revealed.Few filmmakers can claim to have had as unpredictable a career path as […]

Arrow Video FrightFest 2021 Review – Night Drive

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Night Drive, 2021.Directed by Brad Baruh and Meghan Leon. Starring AJ Bowen, Sophie Dalah, Scott Poythress, and Nathan Owen.SYNOPSIS:A ride share driver’s life is turned upside down after an unexpected series of misfortunes.Almost two years after it premiered at Fantastic Fest, this deceptively ambitious low-fi thriller from directing duo Brad Baruh and Meghan Leon – […]

Movie Review – Candyman (2021)

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Candyman. 2021Directed by Nia DaCosta Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Tony Todd, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo, Vanessa Williams, Cassie Kramer, Rebecca Spence, Kyle Kaminsky, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Cedric Mays, Christiana Clark, Brian King, Pamela Jones, Miriam Moss, Mark Montgomery, Genesis Denise Hale, Rodney L Jones III, Hannah Love Jones, Heidi Grace Engerman, and Virginia MadsenSYNOPSIS:Anthony […]

Marvel’s What If? – Episode 3 Review

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Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Marvel’s What If…?The Avengers coming together was a turning point for the MCU. That is when a disparate string of blockbuster films coalesced into something else. This is when comic book franchises turned into big business. Audiences were enthralled, Disney expressed an interest and studios started running to […]

Movie Review – The Last Bus (2021)

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The Last Bus, 2021.Directed by Gillies MacKinnon. Starring Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Natalie Mitson, Ben Ewing and Celyn Jones.SYNOPSIS:After the death of his wife, an elderly man decides to retrace the bus journey that took them from Land’s End to John O’Groats decades earlier.It’s easy to sneer at movies like The Last Bus. These are […]

Movie Review – No Man of God (2021)

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No Man of God, 2021.Directed by Amber Sealey. Starring Luke Kirby, Elijah Wood, Aleksa Palladino, Robert Patrick, W. Earl Brown, and Christian Clemenson.SYNOPSIS:The complicated relationship that formed between the FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Bundy during Bundy’s final years on death row.It should be said right off the bat that No Man of […]

Movie Review – Together (2021)

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Together, 2021.Directed by Stephen Daldry. Starring James McAvoy, Sharon Horgan, and Samuel Logan.SYNOPSIS:A husband and wife are forced to re-evaluate themselves and their relationship through the reality of the COVID-19 lockdown.As soon as James McAvoy and Sharon Horgan (the couple is only credited as He and She, to give you an idea of how stripped-down […]