Cert 15 | 94 mins | 2015
3 stars for this glossy and highly produced horror film.
Released just in time for Halloween, Pay The Ghost is based on the novella by Tim Lebbon, written by Dan Kaye (Timber Falls) and directed by Uli Edel (Houdini, The Baader Meinhof Complex).
It tells the story of Mike Lawford (Nicholas Cage – Leaving Las Vegas, National Treasure), a very busy University…more
Cert PG | 104 mins | 2015
4 Star A new Holmes.
Bill Condon (Dreamgirls) brings Mitch Cullin‘s novel “A Slight Trick of the Mind” through Jeffrey Hatcher‘s screenplay and brings us an awesome new take on Arthur Conan Doyle‘s iconic character Sherlock Holmes, which I believe only Sir Ian McKellen (The Hobbit, 3D Box Set) could pull off.
Far away from the tales of old, of the daring…more
Cert 18 | 99 mins | 2015
3 stars for this reasonable but not inspiring thriller.
Knock Knock is written and directed by Eli Roth (Hostel, Aftershock) and takes place in the affluent hills around the Hollywood area.
Evan Webber (Keanu Reeves – 47 Ronin, John Wick) has the very epitome of the cliched perfect family. He is a successful architect, with a beautiful sculptor wife, Karen Alvarado (Ignacia…more
Cert 15 | 6 x 25 mins | 2014
4 star Stand Alone Sci-Fi.
Tales from the awesome classic Sci-Fi horror magazine from 1974-1987, Métal Hurlant, meaning Screaming Metal, also known in the USA and UK as Heavy Metal and in Germany as Schwermetall.
Adapted by and directed by Guillaume Lubrano these are six self contained episodes and if you are a fan of programs such as Twilight Zone or the…more
Cert 15 | 97 mins | 2015
4 stars for this highly enjoyable horror prequel.
Insidious: Chapter 3 is written and directed by Leigh Whannell (Saw, Insidious) and is set a few years before the haunting of the Lambert family from the first film, Insidious.
Chapter 3 is a prequel which gives us a little insight into the history of gifted psychic Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye – A Nightmare…more
Cert 12 | 114 mins | 2015
4 Star
Best Disaster Movie of the Year
Brad Peyton an experienced 3D director works again with Dwayne Johnson (Journey 2: The Mysterious Island) on Andre Fabrizio‘s (The Prince) story about disaster in the Californian sun. Disaster movies are a simple beast, peril, large scale destruction and a love interest.
The hills of sunny California, a girl, Natalie (Morgan Griffin, Accidents Happen),…more
Cert 12 | 300 mins | 2015
4 stars for these lavishly animated yet twisted anime feature films.
This particular set includes two films, Puella Magi Madoka Magica Part 1: Beginnings and Puella Magi Madoka Magica Part 2: Eternal.
There are some big names involved in this project, with screenplay by Gen Urobuchi (Psycho Pass, Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet), chief director Akiyuki Simbo (Bakemonogatari), director Yukihiro Miyamoto (Arakawa…more
