Cert 18 | 101 mins | 2020
4 Star
For the love of ‘Chenko’.
Writer/director Mike Morelli (A Rich Tradition of Magic (Short)) brings us his first full feature film in the guise of a unique comedy that will have you rolling around on the floor, because of his lead actor, also new to a feature film Johnny Smith (The Vanishing American Dream (Short)) who plays a cracking roll…more
Cert TBC | 83 mins | 2021
3 Star
Spooks ‘n’ Vampires
British Independent writer, producer, and director Chris Sanders (The Curse of La Quintrala (Short)) brings us his full- length feature horror, wiith a tale of human trafficking and the wrong person crossed. This is Kit Valentine’s (Tom Fairfoot, The Journey Is the Destination, Our Girl (TV Series)) story.
Lapis Lazuli, a deep blue mystical stone. The Ancients believed…more
Cert 12 | 197 mins | 1979, 1976
4 star bats, wolves and exploding owls.
This brilliant package includes two classic seventies horror creature features.
Nightwing was originally released in 1979 and is written by Martin Cruz Smith (Gorky Park) and directed by Arthur Hiller (The Man of La Mancha, See No Evil, Hear No Evil).
Shadow of the Hawk was originally released in 1976 and directed by George McCowan (Seeing…more
Cert 18 (Amazon Prime) | 91 mins | 2021
4 Star
Reality Check 101
From writer, director, and producer Aaron Warren (Hidden Agenda, Another Plan from Outer Space) comes a twisted mind in the form of Todd, a psychotic who has had time to think to himself. Not good.
Thirty-something Todd Platt (Hans Hernke, Hidden Agenda, Red Army Hooligans, The Howling (2017), Another Plan From Outer Space) is shunned by society, and…more
Cert 15 | 96 mins | 2021
4 star satisfyingly brutal revenge horror/comedy.
The Columnist is a Dutch horror/comedy written by Daan Windhorst (Locked Out, Suspicious Minds) and directed by Ivo van Aart (Spangas).
It is presented here in Dutch with English subtitles courtesy of Vertigo Releasing and is available to stream from 12th March on digital platforms in the UK.
“And now, Twitter, a curse or a blessing? Columnist Femke…more
Cert 12 | 122 mins | 2021
4 star harrowing yet inspirational tales of bravery.
Fukushima 50 is a Japanese film based on the novel by Ryûshô Kadota called On the Brink: The Inside Story of Fukushima Daiichi, with a screenplay by Yoichi Maekawa. It is directed by Setsurô Wakamatsu (The Unbroken, Whiteout). It is presented here in Japanese with English subtitles courtesy of Altitude Film Entertainment.
Based on real…more
Cert 18 | 65 mins | 2021
2 star after thought to a horror franchise.
Hellraiser: Revelations is the eighth sequel to the magnificent Hellraiser 1987. It is very loosely based on the characters created by horror legend Clive Barker (Nightbreed) and is directed by Victor Garcia (The Damned, An Affair to Die for).
Made in just three weeks to fulfill contractual obligations, this installment definitely marks the end…more
