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Video Nasties on DVD!
Ok, the title might be a bit misleading – sure, you can get some of the video nasties on DVD – but this post is about something a bit different. At Frightfest this year,...
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Blood River (2009) Move Review
A couple are on a road trip somewhere, everything is going great, they’re telling jokes, har de har har, isn’t this nice etc. Then they get a flat tire and an insane fuckhead turns...
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Frightfest 2010
Frightfest – the world’s best horror movie festival (well, according to me at least) – is back in London this year from 26th – 30th August for a huge celebration of all things disgusting....
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The Final (2010) Movie Review
Talk about an awesome poster. Three badass looking nutcases with freakazoid masks on (even if two are ripped straight from “The Strangers”) standing in a school corridor with the tagline, “OLD SCHOOL BULLIES…NEW SCHOOL...
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13 Reasons why The Blob is the Best Horror Remake of All Time
There’s a bit in the A Nightmare on Elm Street remake where Katie Cassidy levitates above her bed, gets thrown violently around the room and eventually has her chest slashed open. Sound familiar? That’s...
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La La Land: Season 1 Review
“La La Land” is eff you see kay eye enn jee funny. End of. Full stop. Well it is to me anyway. It’s evidently not to some people as there’s been a bit of...
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Resurrecting the Streetwalker (2009) Movie Review
**THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS IF YOU ARE AN IDIOT** A documentary about a man trying to finish a horror film that was made in the ’80s? It’s an 18? Well he’s clearly going to...
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Interview with Spiral and Avatar’s Joel Moore
Most people will recognise Joel Moore from James Cameron’s mega-assault on the box-office – “Avatar”, but worth recognising even more is his debut as a director – the fantastic “Spiral”. It’s hard to generically...
Read More »Where the Wild Things Are (2009) Movie Review
Let’s get one thing straight – “Where the Wild Things Are” is not a kids movie. The trailers may have led you to believe this, but trust me – it’s not. I guarantee loads...
Read More »The Slammin’ Salmon (2009) Movie Review
Broken Lizard have never gained as much publicity in England as they have in America – and even there they aren’t huge – which is a shame, because I truly believe them to be...
Read More »Ponyo coming to Region 2 DVD in June
“Ponyo” – the new underwater based adventure from Hayao Miyazaki (as well as input from Pixar’s John Lasseter) is coming to Region 2 DVD and Blu-Ray on the 7th June. This is a good...
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Fish Story (2009) Movie Review
This film doesn’t really have much to do with fish, but it does have something to do with a story – so the title’s not a complete lie. This ‘story’ follows a 1970s Japanese...
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Valhalla Rising (2009) Movie Review
Having recently watched “Outlander”, I came to the inevitable conclusion that any further Viking movie that didn’t have giant aliens in it would not be worth my time. Turns out I was wrong. “Valhalla...
Read More »Johnny Mad Dog (2008) Movie Review
“Johnny Mad Dog” is not a fun film. It’s a gritty, dirty, muddy, unflinching look at war-zone violence and its effect on African children on both sides of the conflict. It’s impeccably acted, especially...
Read More »Live in England? Fancy checking out some new Asian Films?
The Terracotta Far East Film Festival runs from the 6th to the 9th May, at the Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square London. And? Well it’s full of fantastic films, which include “Bodyguards and...
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14 Really Hard Movie One-Man Armies
‘Army-of-One’, ‘One-Man-Army’, ‘I’m-Really-Hard-and-You’re-Not’ – whatever you want to call them, these wrecking machines are what make an interest in cinema worthwhile. Never have I disliked, or will I ever dislike, any film which features...
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DVD Review: Bitch Slap (2009) Movie UK R2
I’m sure many of you out there have seen films with similar titles to “Bitch Slap”. Well, this isn’t that kind of film, at least not completely – it’s still a bit naughty tee...
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Skate or Die (2008) Movie Review
Two pot smoking skaters are out doing something (probably skating), when they stop to have a cheeky puff of the naughty stick. So far, so stoned, until that is, they witness a murder and...
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Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007) Movie Review
DTV sequels – we all love ‘em right? Well yes and no. Some are great (“Wrong Turn 2”), some are average (“House of the Dead 2″), and some are unbearably shit (pretty much all...
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