Arcadia, 2016. Written and Directed by Tom Large. Starring Marc Baylis, Akie Kotabe, Sid Phoenix and Rufus Wright. SYNOPSIS: One man fights to give his family a future in a world crippled by disease where medical care is controlled by a totalitarian regime. Science Fiction over the years has often played on the notion of the […]
60th BFI London Film Festival Review – Moonlight (2016)
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 […]
Kevin Smith is pitching Mallrats TV series to Universal Television today
It started out as a movie, but the sequel to Kevin Smith’s 1995 comedy flop (at least in box office terms) Mallrats is now being pitched as a TV show with all of the original cast in place – minus Ben Affleck. Smith has been very public about his plans for the series and has […]
Bruce Campbell reveals why Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash never happened
Shortly after the box office success of Freddy vs. Jason, rumours started to fly that a sequel could feature the famed Deadite hunter Ash from the Evil Dead series. Jeff Katz even wrote a treatment for the movie which eventually became the comic book series Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash, but the film never materialised. […]
NYCC: Guillermo del Toro promises “huge surprises” for Pacific Rim 2, but Maisie Williams won’t be in the movie
Having been teased and talked about for a couple of years, it was finally confirmed that the Kaiju War isn’t over with the announcement of Pacific Rim 2, and producer Guillermo del Toro is promising some big things. “[The movie is in] active and in progress,” he told ComicBook promising, “there are a couple of […]
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 […]
All upcoming live-action Disney remakes
Luke Owen looks to the future of Disney’s live-action output… Following the announcement of a live-action version of The Lion King [read my thoughts on that here], I thought we should collate together all the information we have on Disney’s other upcoming live-action adaptations. To date, there are a whopping seventeen of these in development, but all […]
