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Horror Channel FrightFest Review – Eat Locals (2017)

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Eat Locals, 2017. Directed by Jason Flemyng. Starring Charlie Cox, Freema Agyeman, Mackenzie Crook, Tony Curran, Eve Myles, Ruth Jones, Annette Crosbie, Vincent Regan, Nick Moran, and Dexter Fletcher. SYNOPSIS: Facing difficult times and with their glory days long gone, the eight undisputed British vampire overlords gather up for their semi-centennial meeting. However, before the […]

How Creed 2 can work, and the pitfalls it must avoid

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Tom Jolliffe on Creed 2… When Ryan Coogler delivered Creed to the world, it took most people completely by surprise. A spinoff to a franchise that was nearing 40 years old, which had been adequately closed in 2006’s, Rocky Balboa. There wasn’t really much demand for the film, but he had a vision. It was […]

Second Opinion – Bushwick (2017)

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Bushwick, 2017. Directed by Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott. Starring Dave Bautista, Brittany Snow, Christian Navarro, Arturo Castro, Jeremie Harris, and Angelic Zambrana. SYNOPSIS: When a Texas military force invades their Brooklyn neighborhood, 20-year-old Lucy and war veteran Stupe must depend on each other to survive. Dave Bautista’s career is going solidly right now. He’s […]

Musician to Movie Star: In the Footsteps of Elvis

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With the recent 40th anniversary of the death of Elvis, here is a look at those music stars who made a transition to film. Some were more successful than others. Some made a fleeting crossover and some are best forgotten as far as their film careers went… In terms of the King, Elvis has an […]

Teaser trailer for dark fantasy horror The School

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Bronte Pictures along with Lunar Pictures have released the first teaser for their upcoming dark fantasy, The School. Starring Nicholas Hope and Megan Drury and written and directed by Storm Ashwood, the film will be edited by Marcus D’arcy (I Frankenstein, Babe) and features sound design by David White (Mad Max: Fury Road). Check out […]

Dumbing Down Cinema: Meme Moviemaking

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Tom Jolliffe on the dumbing down of cinema… The accusation of dumbing down seems to come up a lot in recent years. It runs through everything. Society in general, culture, media, music and film. So lets focus on film. It would be wrong to suggest that rudimentary plotting (for easy spoon feeding) hasn’t been around […]

Exclusive: Bruce Dern joins thriller Asphalt Jungle

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Twice Oscar nominated actor Bruce Dern (Coming Home, Nebraska) has signed on to star in the upcoming action/thriller Asphalt Jungle. The film will be directed by Minh Collins (Hit List) and features a cast that includes Gianni Capaldi (The Shadow Within), Laura Wiggins (Shameless) and Alicia Agneson (Vikings).  It is produced by Al Bravo Studios. […]

Movie Review – Anti Matter (2016)

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Anti Matter, 2016. Written and Directed by Keir Burrows. Starring Yaiza Figueroa, Philippa Carson, Tom Barber-Duffy, and Noah Maxwell Clarke. SYNOPSIS: Ana, an Oxford PhD student finds herself unable to build new memories following an experiment to generate and travel through a wormhole. The story follows her increasingly desperate efforts to understand what happened, and to find […]

20 Years Back: Celebrating the Cinematic Delights of 1997

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Tom Jolliffe celebrates the cinematic delights of 1997… 1997. It doesn’t feel that distant but we’re now talking 20 years. This was the year I left school. That officially makes me old as fuck I believe. Lady Di passed, Tony Blair became PM, Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule, Mike Tyson had a Holyfield Ear […]