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Blu-ray Review – Possum (2018)

March 4, 2019 by Robert W Monk

Possum, 2018.Directed by Matthew Holness Starring Sean Harris, Alun Armstrong, Simon Bubb, and Andy BlitheSYNOPSIS: A disgraced children’s puppeteer returns to his childhood home and is forced to confront the troubling memories that have tormented him his entire life.Anyone expecting any sort of light relief from Matthew Holness’s debut feature will be sorely disappointed. The writer director, […]

Sci-Fi London 2018 Review – Precognition (2018)

May 1, 2018 by Robert W Monk

Precognition, 2018.Directed and written by Luke Tedder. Starring Adam J. Bernard, Vanessa Russell, and Jessica Andrews.SYNOPSIS:In the near future, a man experiences terrifying visions of a past he can’t remember. His partner, who secretly works for a company that manipulates memory, attempts to uncover the mysteries surrounding them.Exploring a nefarious world where memories cannot be trusted, […]

Blu-ray Review – The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

February 24, 2015 by Robert W Monk

The Manchurian Candidate, 1962.Directed by John Frankenheimer. Starring Laurence Harvey, Frank Sinatra, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, Henry Silver and James Gregory. SYNOPSIS:A former Korean War POW is brainwashed by Communists into becoming a political assassin. But another former prisoner may know how to save him. Exploring the extremes of cold war paranoia in a stylish cloak […]

Movie Review – Hail Satan? (2019)

August 23, 2019 by Robert W Monk

Hail Satan?, 2019.Directed by Penny Lane. Featuring Lucien Greaves, Jex Blackmore, Nicholas Crowe, Malcolm Jarry, Michael Wiener.SYNOPSIS:A feature documentary looking at the quick rise and influence of the controversial religious group known as The Satanic Temple.The division between church and state, and religion and politics, is seen by many as a key cornerstone in the […]

Movie Review – Trespassers (2018)

July 7, 2019 by Robert W Monk

Trespassers, 2018.Directed by Orson Oblowitz Starring Angela Trimbur, Zach Avery, Janel Parrish, Jonathan Howard, Fairuza Balk, Carlo Rota.SYNOPSIS:Two couples, each attempting to work through their troubled relationships, rent out a beautiful home in the Mojave desert for a drug and sex fuelled escape from reality. Things quickly turn strange when an unnexpected neigbour drops by […]

DVD Review – Killer Party (2018)

May 30, 2019 by Robert W Monk

Killer Party, 2018.Directed and Written by Chris von Hoffman. Starring Sam Strike, Virginia Gardner, Brandon Micheal Hall, Erin Moriarty, Kian Lawley, Julian McMahon, Robin Tunney, and Lance Reddick.SYNOPSIS:Three young thieves infiltrate a mansion dinner party secretly hosted by a group of recovering murderers for the social elite.A fun slasher horror going for laughs rather than […]

Movie Review – Starfish (2018)

May 27, 2019 by Robert W Monk

Starfish, 2018.Directed by A.T. White. Starring Virginia Gardner, Christina Masterson, and Eric Beecroft.SYNOPSIS:A unique, intimate and honest portrayal of a girl grieving for the loss of her best friend. That just happens to take place on the day the world ends as we know it.What happens when your grief and anxiety is so bad that […]

Movie Review – The Wedding Guest (2018)

February 28, 2019 by Robert W Monk

The Wedding Guest, 2018Written and Directed by Michael Winterbottom. Starring Dev Patel, Radhika Apte, and Jim Sarbh.SYNOPSIS:A mysterious man travels from the UK to Pakistan on a top-secret mission to attend a wedding – armed with duct tape, a shotgun, and a plan to kidnap the bride-to-be.Michael Winterbottom delivers a tense thriller with The Wedding Guest. Destined in some eyes to be […]

Movie Review – Rendel (2017)

February 17, 2019 by Robert W Monk

Rendel, 2017.Directed by Jesse Haaja. Starring Kristofer Gummerus, Rami Rusinen, Rene Korppila, and Johnny Vivash.SYNOPSIS:A pharmaceutical company introduces a new untested vaccine into a sick city. It has devastating consequences for many, including a mysterious costumed character out for revenge.Rendel is the the first superhero movie made in Finland. This is a valuable distinction to […]

Movie Review – Videoman (2018)

February 10, 2019 by Robert W Monk

Videoman, 2018Directed by Kristian A. Söderström. Starring Stefan Sauk, Lena Nilsson, Morgan Alling, Martin Wallström, Sven Wollter.SYNOPSIS:Two middle-aged 1980’s obsessives begin a relationship, while negotiating personal demons and real life villains.Mixing Italian-style giallo horror with social issue elements, Videoman is a brilliantly imaginative debut feature from Kristian A. Söderström.Regaling in the delights of basement VHS rental […]