Action
X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
DARK PHOENIX Directed by Simon Kinberg Here at Horror Cult Films, we normally aspire to get review movies as soon as they hit the big screen. But in the case of Dark Phoenix, which came […]
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The Wailing (2016)
THE WAILING Directed by Hong-jin Na Often when I’m deciding if I want to watch a film, I’ll look it up on this website to see what the others made of it. Sure, in Horror […]
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The Odds (2018)
THE ODDS Directed by Bob Giordano What are you willing to lose for a million pounds? That’s the question asked by new indy horror The Odds, in which a young woman (Butler, as The Player) […]
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Animation
Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)
Pokémon Detective Pikachu Directed by Rob Letterman Gotta catch ‘em all! Whoever came up with that tagline, in 1995, has a lot to answer for. For almost 25 years now, Pokémon have had so many […]
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White Chamber (2018)
WHITE CHAMBER Directed by Paul Raschid Though horror can get frowned upon for being lowest common denominator, among the most interesting things about the genre is how well it provides a platform to comment on […]
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Avengers: Endgame (2019) A second take
AVENGERS: ENDGAME (2019) Directed by Anthony Russo & Joe Russo This review will contain mild spoilers, but no specifics The world was very different when Iron Man premiered. Bush was still in the White House, […]
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Prospect (2018)
PROSPECT (2018) Directed by Christopher Caldwell and Zeek Earl If Star Wars was cowboys and Indians in space, this feature debut from Christopher Caldwell and Zeek Earl extends the sci-fi genre to cover another wild […]
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The Silence (2018)
THE SILENCE Directed by John R. Leonetti From the name and premise alone, one could be mistaken for taking Netflix’ latest purchase as a mock-buster take on of A Quiet Place. In much the same […]
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The Dollmaker (2017) – a short film by Al Lougher
THE DOLLMAKER Directed by Al Lougher Sometimes dead isn’t better. To celebrate Pet Sematary coming back with style, online horror distributor Alter has hosted the award-winning short film The Dollmaker, inspired by the story, on […]
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Features
David watches Star Trek: Ranking the films
Well, folks, this is it: a final debriefing. Before I leave the good ship Enterprise behind, I thought I’d take a moment to rank the franchise. On the whole, it’s been a consistent, and sometimes […]
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David watches Star Trek: The Kelvin timeline
These reviews will contain spoilers. David’s Log, stardate 14 March, 2019. After 13 assignments with The Enterprise crew, I have successfully completed my mission and bid them farewell. At times it’s been a bumpy ride, […]
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Glasgow Fright Fest (2019): Best to Worst
To round off the Fright Fest Glasgow coverage (for day 1 see here, and day 2 see here) I’m ranking the ten that I saw in order of quality. Overall it’s been a decent batch […]
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Glasgow Fright Fest Day 2: A freak, a witch and a mermaid
After a late night of watching The Twilight Zone I wake to the sounds of rain on the glass. I’m in Paisley (about 20 minutes from Glasgow) and keen to see some more slices of […]
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Glasgow Fright Fest Day 1: Murder, monsters and morning assembly
If Fright Fest is the mature older brother, this is the younger, punky one that noises up its adoptive parents – the Glasgow Film Festival – year on year. Since 2006 it’s provided a second […]
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The Guilty (2018)
THE GUILTY Directed by Gustav Möller If you had to pick a setting for a good horror film, what would you go with? Perhaps a haunted mansion by the sea? A wooden cabin in the […]
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David watches Star Trek: Films VIII-X
These reviews will contain spoilers. David’s Log, stardate 24 February, 2019. Having reluctantly come to terms with the passing of the classic crew, I was looking forward to getting acquainted with The Next Generation of […]