Moonlight, 2016. Directed by Barry Jenkins. Starring Trevante Rhodes, Andre Holland, Janelle Monáe, Ashton Sanders, Jharrel Jerome, Naomie Harris, and Mahershala Ali. SYNOPSIS: A timeless story of human connection and self-discovery, Moonlight chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the world while growing […]
DVD Review – Tales of Poe (2014)
Tales of Poe, 2014. Directed by Bart Mastronardi, Alan Rowe Kelly Starring Caroline Williams, Debbie Rochon, Adrienne King, Amy Steel, Alan Rowe Kelly, Brewster McCall, Randy Jones. SYNOPSIS: An anthology film based on three of Edgar Allen Poe’s popular stories The Tell Tale Heart, Cask of Amontillado and Dreams. Anthology films are well loved among […]
October Horrors Day 10 – Maniac (1980)
Maniac, 1980 Directed by William Lustig Starring Joe Spinnell and Caroline Munro SYNOPSIS: Frank Zito, a mentally disturbed serial killer, is prowling the streets New York City looking for innocent victims to murder in order to quiet the voices in his head commanding him to kill. I should begin this particular review by being upfront […]
Movie Review – Vampyres (2015)
Vampyres, 2015. Directed by Victor Matello Starring Caroline Munro, Verónica Polo, Marta Flich, Almudena León, Anthony Rotsa, Lone Fleming SYNOPSIS: In this remake of the 1974 cult classic, two female vampires are living a life of murder and blood-drinking in an old English manor located in the woods. However, when their peace is disturbed by […]
DVD Review – Bite (2015)
Bite, 2015. Directed by Chad Archibald. Starring Elma Begovic, Annette Wozniak, Denise Yuen , Barry Birnberg, Justin Moses and Jordan Gray. SYNOPSIS: A bride-to-be on her hen party gets bitten by an insect and begins to experience some rather gruesome changes. Casey (Elma Begovic) is a young woman about to marry her fiancé Jared (Jordan […]
Movie Review – The Girl on the Train (2016)
The Girl on the Train, 2016. Directed by Tate Taylor Starring Emily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, Haley Bennett, Luke Evans, Justin Theroux, Edgar Ramirez, Allison Janney and Laura Prepon SYNOPSIS: A divorcee becomes entangled in a missing persons investigation that promises to send shockwaves throughout her life. Upon its release, someone claimed that The Girl […]
Blu-ray Review – Dark Water (2002)
Dark Water, 2002. Directed by Hideo Nakata. Starring Hitomi Kuroki, Rio Kanno, Mirei Oguchi, Fumiyo Kohinata and Rio Kanno. SYNOPSIS: A mother and her young daughter move into a run-down apartment block where ghostly goings-on put their lives in danger. Yoshimi Matsubara (Hitomi Kuroki) and her young daughter Ikuko (Rio Kanno) move into a tatty apartment […]
Movie Review – Girls Lost (2015)
Girls Lost, 2015. Directed by Alexandra-Therese Keining. Starring Tuva Jagell, Emrik Ohlander, Louise Nyvall and Alexander Gustavsson,Wilma Homen and Vilgot Ostwald Vesterlund. SYNOPSIS: Kim, Bella and Momo, three bullied teenage girls, are going through the throes of finding themselves. Surrounded by a dark world of teenage violence, marginalization and sexual confusion, the girls have only […]
60th BFI London Film Festival Review – American Honey (2016)
American Honey, 2016 Directed by Andrea Arnold Starring Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf, Riley Keough. SYNOPSIS: Disaffected, blue-collar American teen Star (Sasha Lane), a self-described ‘American Honey’, leaves her unhappy home life behind to hit the road with a gang of misfit stragglers who travel across the USA scamming people out of their money. On the way […]
60th BFI London Film Festival Review – Queen Of Katwe (2016)
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 […]
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