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Movie Review – Ballad of a Small Player (2025)

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Ballad of a Small Player, 2025. Directed by Edward Berger. Starring Colin Farrell, Fala Chen, Tilda Swinton, Deanie Ip and Alex Jennings. SYNOPSIS: When his past and his debts start to catch up with him, a high-stakes gambler laying low in Macau encounters a kindred spirit who might just hold the key to his salvation. […]

The Essential Action Movies From Cannon Films

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Casey Chong on the essential action movies from Cannon Films… If you lived through the 80s and 90s era, you’d likely have been familiar with Cannon Films, an indie production company synonymous with low-budget, B-movies that focused on certain niches such as action, martial arts and sci-fi & fantasy. Cannon initially got off to a […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Krull (1983)

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Krull, 1983. Directed by Peter Yates. Starring Ken Marshall, Lysette Anthony, Freddie Jones, Francesca Annis, Liam Neeson, and Robbie Coltrane. SYNOPSIS: Are you a fan of the fun-but-cheesy (in my opinion) 1983 film Krull? If so, you’ll want to snap up this new 4K Ultra HD Steelbook release of the movie from Sony. The film […]

Eight Essential Sci-Fi Prison Movies

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It’s time to get locked up with the key thrown away as we look at these essential sci-fi prison movies… Some sub-genres seem to prove hugely popular. Whether it’s the Die Hard copycat or an Alien riff, some concepts lend themselves to being rejigged, reheated and served as new. There are prison movies which have […]

10 Great Forgotten Gems of the 1980s You Need To See

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Tom Jolliffe with ten great hidden gems from the 1980s that you need to see… The 1980s was an eclectic melting pot of cinema. Blockbusters and franchises were becoming a big thing. The success of home video also gave films a place to succeed beyond the cinema screens. Cinema fandom has always clustered in select […]

10 More International Horror Movies You Need to See

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Vanessa Maki with more international horror movies for your watch list… Recently we dropped a list about international horror and now I’m back with more recommendations of the same thing. Why? Because there’s a never-ending list of international horror films that need to be watched and appreciated out there. Many of us haven’t even cracked […]

Movie Review – Little Lorraine (2025)

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Little Lorraine, 2025. Directed by Andy Hines Starring Stephen Amell, Stephen McHattie, Joshua Close, Steve Lund, Auden Thorton, Sean Astin, J. Balvin, Matt Walsh, Rhys Darby, Kyle Ellsworth, Mike Dopud, Hugh Thompson, Kaelen Ohm and Sugar Lyn Beard. SYNOPSIS Little Lorraine, a North Atlantic seaside town with a population of 60, becomes embroiled in an […]

Movie Review – Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025)

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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, 2025. Directed by Rob Reiner. Starring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner, Paul Shaffer, Fran Drescher, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Questlove, Chris Addison, Kerry Godliman, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Nina Conti, David Furnish, John Michael Higgins, June Chadwick, Griffin Matthews, Kathreen Khavari, Don Lake, Chad Smith, and […]

Movie Review – Eleanor the Great (2025)

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Eleanor the Great, 2025 Directed by Scarlett Johansson. Starring June Squibb, Erin Kellyman, Jessica Hecht, Rita Zohar, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Will Price. SYNOPSIS After a devastating loss, witty and proudly troublesome Eleanor Morgenstein, 94, tells a tale that takes on a dangerous life of its own. Marvel veteran Scarlett Johansson takes the director’s chair in […]

Movie Review – Night of the Reaper (2025)

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Night of the Reaper, 2025. Directed by Brandon Christensen. Starring Jessica Clement, Ryan Robbins, Summer H. Howell, Marty Finochio, Ben Cockell SYNOPSIS:  A college student returns home and takes on some babysitting work as a last-minute favour to her hungover friend. That same night, the local sherriff receives a mysterious package that sets off a […]