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Movie Review – Mirror Mirror (1990)

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Mirror Mirror, 1990. Director: Marina Sargenti. Starring: Karen Black, Rainbow Harvest, Yvonne De Carlo, and William Sanderson. SYNOPSIS: A teenage girl begins receiving black magic power through an antique mirror that drips blood, not realizing the mirror is controlled by demonic forces. There’s something irresistible rediscovering old horror, and Mirror Mirror is a forgotten shard […]

Movie Review – In the Lost Lands (2025)

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In the Lost Lands, 2025. Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. Starring Milla Jovovich, Dave Bautista, Arly Jover, Amara Okereke, Fraser James, Deirdre Mullins, Sebastian Stankiewicz, Tue Lunding, Jacek Dzisiewicz, Ian Hanmore, Pawel Wysocki, and Simon Lööf. SYNOPSIS: A sorceress travels to the Lost Lands in search of a magical power that allows a person to […]

Blu-ray Review – Nosferatu (2024)

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Nosferatu, 2024. Directed by Robert Eggers. Starring Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, and Willem Dafoe. SYNOPSIS: Robert Eggers’ modern horror classic Nosferatu arrives on Blu-ray with a decent smattering of extras and a code for a digital copy. It’s a worthwhile pick-up if you’re a fan. I’ve always […]

Movie Review – Mickey 17 (2025)

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Mickey 17, 2025. Written and Directed by Bong Joon Ho. Starring Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Mark Ruffalo, Toni Collette, Anamaria Vartolomei, Steven Yeun, Patsy Ferran, Steve Park, Tim Key, Holliday Grainger, Michael Monroe, Edward Davis, Cameron Britton, Ian Hanmore, Ellen Robertson, Rose Shalloo, Daniel Henshall, Angus Imrie, and Anna Mouglalis. SYNOPSIS: Mickey Barnes, an “expendable” […]

Movie Review – Black Cab (2024)

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Black Cab, 2024. Directed by Bruce Goodison. Starring Nick Frost, Synnøve Karlsen, George Bukhari, Luke Norris, Tessa Parr and Tilly Woodward. SYNOPSIS: Couple Anne (Karlsen) and Patrick (Bukhari) are experiencing a volatile patch in their relationship. Hailing a black cab after a taught night out, the two start to experience nightmarish apparitions across a haunted […]

Movie Review – Rumpelstiltskin (2025)

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Rumpelstiltskin, 2025. Directed by Andy Edwards. Starring Hannah Baxter-Eve, Joss Carter, Adrian Bouchet, Colin Malone, James Dance, and Evyn George. SYNOPSIS: A modern retelling of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale, albeit a bit more sweary. What? Not another childhood favourite being given the low budget horror movie treatment? Okay, this isn’t Winnie the Pooh, […]

Movie Review – Renner (2025)

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Renner, 2025. Directed by Robert Rippberger. Starring Frankie Muniz, Violett Beane, Marcia Gay Harden, Taylor Gray, and Craig Lamar Traylor. SYNOPSIS: A computer genius invents an A.I life coach to help him find love, but realizes too late he accidentally programmed his manipulative mother into the code. In an age where isolated, lonely, rich tech bros […]

Movie Review – A Minecraft Movie (2025)

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A Minecraft Movie, 2025. Directed by Jared Hess. Starring Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers, Sebastian Hansen, Jennifer Coolidge, Rachel House, Matt Berry, Kate McKinnon, Jemaine Clement, Valkyrae, Jared Hess, and Jens Bergensten. SYNOPSIS: Four misfits are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To […]

Movie Review – Freaky Tales (2025)

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Freaky Tales, 2025. Written and Directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. Starring Pedro Pascal, Jay Ellis, Ben Mendelsohn, Angus Cloud, Keir Gilchrist, Jack Champion, Dominique Thorne, Ji-young Yoo, Max Carpenter, Michael X. Sommers, Normani, Yong Kim Marteen, Dan Marotte, Stephanie Heiner, Mike Infante, Natalia Dominguez, Sedrick Cabrera, D’Angelo Mixon, James Coker, Michelle Farrah Huang, […]

Movie Review – Hell of a Summer (2025)

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Hell of a Summer, 2025. Written and Directed by Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk. Starring Finn Wolfhard, Billy Bryk, Fred Hechinger, Abby Quinn, Krista Nazaire, Daniel Gravelle, Pardis Saremi, Julia Lalonde, Matthew Finlan, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Julia Doyle, Susan Coyne, Rosebud Baker, and Adam Pally. SYNOPSIS: When 24-year-old Jason Hochberg arrives for counsellor weekend at his […]