After news broke last week about Bruce Willis’ departure from the cast of Woody Allen’s now-shooting new film, the production has moved quickly to secure the services of Steve Carell to replace Willis, Variety reports. Carell joins a cast that includes American Ultra stars Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart, as well as Blake Lively (The […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Last Girl Standing (2015)
Last Girl Standing, 2015 Written and directed by Benjamin R. Moody Starring Akasha Villalobos, Danielle Evon Ploeger, Brian Villalobos, JD Carrera, Ryan Hamilton, Kelsey Pribilski, Laura Ray, Chris J. Knight SYNOPSIS: She survived a brutal massacre, but lost her life. What happens to the final girl after the credits roll? What happens to the Final Girl […]
Movie Review – Queen of Earth (2015)
Queen of Earth, 2015. Directed by Alex Ross Perry. Starring Elizabeth Moss, Katherine Waterston, Kentucker Audley and Patrick Fugit. SYNOPSIS: Two women who grew up together discover they have drifted apart when they retreat to a lake house together. There is a strong sense of awkward tension permeating the air whenever the characters of Alex […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Suspension (2015)
Suspension, 2015 Directed by Jeffery Scott Lando Starring Ellen MacNevin, Sage Brocklebank, Taylor Russell, Connor Fielding, Johannah Newmarch, Duncan Ollerenshaw SYNOPSIS: A high school girl and her bullying peers are terrorized by an escaped psychotic killer who is more than meets the eye. There is a good movie trying to get out of Suspension, but it just […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Howl (2015)
Howl, 2015 Directed by Paul Hyett Starring Ed Speleers, Holly Weston, Elliot Cowan, Amit Shah, Sam Gittins, Shauna Macdonald, Duncan Preston, Ania Marson, Rosie Day, Calvin Dean and Sean Pertwee SYNOPSIS: When passengers on a train are attacked by a creature, they must band together in order to survive until morning. Forget Snakes on a Plane, this […]
DVD Review – The Rise of the Krays (2015)
The Rise of the Krays, 2015. Directed by Zackary Adler. Starring Simon Cotton, Kevin Leslie, Phil Dunster, Nicola Stapleton, Danny Midwinter, Anita Dobson, Alan Mathis and James Weber Brown. SYNOPSIS: London, 1961: Ronnie and Reggie Kray begin a reign of terror that would endure and define Londons East End for years to come. From protection […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – A Christmas Horror Story (2015)
A Christmas Horror Story, 2015 Directed by Grant Harvey, Steven Hoban, Brett Sullivan Starring George Buza, Rob Archer, Jeff Clarke, Jessica Clement, Percy Hynes White, Zoé De Grand Maison, Amy Forsyth, Ken Hall, Debra McCabe, Michelle Nolden, Alex Ozerov, William Shatner SYNOPSIS: Interwoven stories that take place on Christmas Eve, as told by one festive radio […]
R.I.P. Wes Craven (1939 – 2015)
Some sad news this morning as it has been revealed that American filmmaker and horror maestro Wes Craven has passed away at his home in Los Angeles aged 76 after a battle with brain cancer. Craven began his career as a director in 1972 with his first feature The Last House of the Left, a […]
Terminator Genisys crosses $400 million worldwide
It may have stumbled at the North American box office with just $89.5 million, but Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions’ Terminator Genisys has pushed its worldwide gross to $409.5 million, topping the international box office for the second weekend in a row thanks to its continued strong performance in China. This weekend saw Genisys adding […]
Bad Movies & Bad Content: There Has To Be Consequences
Samuel Brace on bad movies on bad content… There has to be consequences for making a bad movie. There just has to. Consequences for bad movies, bad TV shows, bad video games, whatever. If a studio produces a movie, a bad one, one that is below a certain standard, a standard that we are not […]
