Crime
PTU [2003]: On Blu-ray 21st June
HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 21ST JUNE, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 83 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera While pursuing a thug who keyed his car, Sgt. Lo Sa slips on a banana […]
Thriller
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We Still Say Grace (2021)
Say your prayers! From most accounts today, religion is on its way out. But not so much in horror, with classics, as well as a few of the more recent releases – the religious horror […]
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THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD [1965]: On Blu-ray Now
UK AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 113 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera After an assignment goes awry, Alex Leamas, an MI6 agent working in East Berlin, is seemingly sent home […]
Action
JOHNNY MNEMONIC (1995)
JOHNNY MNEMONIC (1995) Directed by Robert Longo Johnny is a mnemonic courier of data. Wet-wired with an implant in his head, which allows him to store precious, secretive data received from one client to smuggle […]
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Fear Of Rain: Out now to Rent and Buy
There is a lot going on in Castille Landon’s horror/thriller that offers up a lead girl suffering with schizophrenia, while throwing shades of Disturbia into the mix…… Offering up a back story of mental illness […]
Drama
RENDEZ-VOUS [2019] [Grimmfest Easter Edition 2021 Review]
MEXICO AVAILABLE ON REGION 1 DIGITAL, no Region 2 release yet RUNNING TIME: 107 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Lili stands on a street corner waiting for Eduardo. She’s been chatting to him on […]
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THE NIGHT (2020) [Grimmfest Easter Edition 2021 Review]
THE NIGHT (2020) Grimmfest Easter Edition 2021 Directed by Kourosh Ahari Persian Language with English Subtitles and English Language Married couple Babak and Neda, with their baby daughter Shabnam, leave their friend’s house after an […]
Drama
VIOLATION (2020)
VIOLATION (2020) Written and Directed by Dusty Mancinelli and Madeleine Sims-Fewer A Shudder Exclusive Despite their marriage being on the brink of collapse, Miriam and her husband Caleb visit Miriam’s sister Greta and husband Dylan […]
Drama
TALES FROM THE URBAN JUNGLE – BRUTE FORCE [1947]/ THE NAKED CITY [1948]
TALES FROM THE URBAN JUNGLE – BRUTE FORCE [1947/ THE NAKED CITY [1948]: On Blu-ray 29th March, from ARROW ACADEMY The name of Jules Dassin first came to my attention with a TV […]
Drama
REUNION (2020)
REUNION (2020) Written and Directed by Jake Mahaffy After leaving an abusive relationship, pregnant Ellie goes to stay at her grandparents house which her mother is clearing out in preparation of putting it up on […]
Action
SHADOWLAND (2021)
SHADOWLAND (2021) Written and Directed by Simon Kay Out now on digital A group of private security guards are ambushed whilst escorting an ambassador and his family to an event in rural Scotland and are […]
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Black Bear (2021)
Pre-review warning: This is a pretty difficult film to write about without spoiling. While I’ll try to keep that to a minimum, it’s really a film which works best going in blind. It’s a regular […]
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THE DARK AND THE WICKED (2020)
THE DARK AND THE WICKED (2020) Written and Directed by Brian Bertino A Shudder Exclusive Siblings Michael and Louise return to their parent’s farm to visit their mother who’s looking after their sick father. They […]
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MINDWARP (1991) aka BRAIN SLASHER
MINDWARP (1991) aka BRAIN SLASHER Available on Blu-Ray Judy and her mother are dreamers; humans who spend their daily lives plugged into InfiniSynth – an artificial reality where they can live out their own fantasies […]
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BREEDER (2020)
BREEDER (2020) Directed by Jens Dahl Danish Language with English Subtitles Available on Blu-Ray A ruthless, power-hungry scientist named Dr Isabel Ruben has invented a groundbreaking method to not only delay the onset of ageing […]
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THE LAST WARNING [1929]: On Blu-ray 15th February
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 15TH FEBRUARY, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 72 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera John Woodford, the owner and lead actor of the Woodford Theater on Broadway, is killed in the […]
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LINK (1986)
LINK (1986) Directed by Richard Franklin Jane, a young Zoology student takes on a position as a housekeeper and assistant for anthropologist lecturer, Dr Phillip, from the university she studies at. Phillip’s speciality is the […]
Action
THE DOORMAN (2020)
THE DOORMAN (2020) Directed by Ryûhei Kitamura Available on DVD and Digital Download Former decorated marine Ali Gorski takes up a job as a doorman/bellboy at a posh apartment hotel building The Carrington after a […]