Cruel Summer, 2016 Written and directed by Phillip Escott and Craig Newman Starring Danny Miller, Reece Douglas, Richard Pawulski, Natalie Martins, Grace Dixon, Gary Knowles SYNOPSIS: Young Autism sufferer Danny enjoys the serenity and solitude of camping. That’s all about to change when enraged teens Nicholas, Calvin and Julia find him, each with their own […]
FrightFest 2016 – Preview of Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires
Back at FrightFest 2013, writer and director Michael Mort premiered his short stop-motion animation Chuck Steel: Raging Balls of Steel Justice, which was met with rapturous applause (you can watch it online here). The short, a tribute to action cop movies of the 1980s, was a pure delight with over the top violence, excellent parodies of […]
The Week in Spandex – Civil War deleted scenes, Infinity War marks an end and new beginning for the MCU, Thor: Ragnarok set photos suggest huge cameo, Justice League Dark gets Gambit director and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain Marvel, Luke Cage, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6, New Mutants, Gambit, Fantastic Four, Legion, Justice League Dark, Suicide […]
Horror Channel FrightFest 2016 Review – Pet (2016)
Pet, 2016 Directed by Carles Torrens Starring Dominic Monaghan, Ksenia Solo, Jennette McCurdy, Nathan Parsons, Janet Song SYNOPSIS: A psychological thriller about a man who bumps into an old flame and subsequently becomes obsessed with her, leading him to hold her captive underneath the animal shelter where he works. But what will the victim have in […]
Horror Channel FrightFest 2016 Review – The ReZort (2015)
The ReZort, 2015 Directed by Steve Barker Starring Dougray Scott, Jessica De Gouw, Martin McCann, Jassa Ahulwalia, Claire Goose, Shane Zaza, Elen Rhys, Lawrence Walker SYNOPSIS: The ReZort, a post apocalyptic safari, offers paying guests the opportunity to kill zombies in the wake of an outbreak. Jurassic World meets Dawn of the Dead in Steve Barker’s […]
Video Game Review – Lifeless Planet PS4 Edition
Emma Withington reviews Lifeless Planet… Our astronaut’s mission hasn’t quite gone to plan, as he awakes after crash landing on a desolate planet with a concussion. This can’t be right, the planet was supposedly full of life and potentially habitable for humans. Where are the rest of the crew? What happened here? Is this even […]
The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #1 – Deathcase
Well this is it! We turn off Rebelstar and load up the final game in the Your Sinclair Top 100. It’s been over three months but finally we get to see what the greatest ZX Spectrum* magazine believed was the ultimate title in the Spectrum’s history. At No.#1 we have Deathcase from Micromega! (*probably) It was […]
Video Game Review – Hitman Episode 4: Bangkok
Chris Sanderson reviews Hitman Episode 4: Bangkok… Hey Guys, Kris Wall is having some technical difficulties on his end this week so I have been tasked with covering the new Episode of Hitman. Having only played Hitman: Absolution previously, I got the opportunity to play through all of the previous episodes leading directly into Bangkok for […]
Movie Review – Don’t Think Twice (2016)
Don’t Think Twice, 2016. Written and Directed by Mike Birbiglia. Starring Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Mike Birbiglia, Chris Gethard, Tami Sagher, and Kate Micucci. SYNOPSIS: Just when the theater they regularly perform at is about to close down, two members of an improv group are given the chance to be on an SNL-like variety show. If “don’t think twice” […]
James Gunn explains Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 concept art
Earlier this week James Gunn unveiled some concept art from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 featuring the team going up against a giant space monster. However, as it turns out, it’s not a space monster at all, but rather a “multi-dimensional being”. “That’s an Abilisk, a multi-dimensional being, and the Guardians have been hired […]
