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Ultrasound
Multiple genres collide in director Rob Schroeder’s debut feature film Ultrasound. As the film opens, we meet Glen (Vincent Kartheiser), driving on a rainy night before his car runs over a crudely put together spike strip of nails and wood. He finds refuge in the nearby home of Art (Bob Stephenson) and his wife Cyndi […]
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The Black Phone
After a stint in the MCU with Doctor Strange, Scott Derrickson returns to the horror genre with The Black Phone. Based on a short story by Joe Hill, son of Stephen King, The Black Phone is Derrickson’s return to the genre where he made his name with the likes of The Exorcism of Emily Rose […]
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The Righteous
There are moments in director Mark O’Brien’s The Righteous where it feels as though the film has been directed by a seasoned veteran, and not a newcomer directing his first film. Exquisitely shot in black and white, with stunning cinematography by Scott McClellan, The Righteous has the look of a film that could end up […]
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DASHCAM
Back in 2020, British director Rob Savage gave us one of the most memorable horror films in recent years in Host. His use of Zoom at the height of the pandemic was used to great effect when a group of friends thought it would be a good idea to hold an online seance. What Host […]
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Jackass Forever
Despite all the stunts, pranks and violent mayhem on show in Jackass Forever, there is something fundamentally sweet about this group of idiots getting back together for one final rodeo. The crew is the same, largely, and some of the stunts call back to the earlier films in the series. But apart from the laughs, […]
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Top Gun: Maverick
It’s been over 30 years sine Top Gun arrived in cinemas and made a superstar of a very young Tom Cruise. Tony Scott was the director, and the pair were single-handedly responsible for a phenomenal rise in recruitment at the US Navy. The original film is full of 80s cheese and soft-rock anthems, but it […]
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We’re All Going To The World’s Fair
Despite a promising start, and a standout performance from Anna Cobb, We’re All Going to the World’s Fair is a mix of ideas that never gel and have no pay-off for the audience.
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All The Old Knives
While it’s nice to see the return of the slow-burn spy thriller to our screens, it would be even nicer if a bit of energy could be injected into them. All The Old Knives is a prime example of this. It moves slowly, sometimes too slowly, and wants to be the kind of film that […]
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Master
Over the past few years we have been inundated with sequels, reboots and re-quels of the established horror elite. This year alone has already brought us new entries from the Scream and Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchises, and we haven’t even got to Halloween Ends yet. Mainstream horror is still alive and kicking, and, more importantly, […]
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Deep Water
Back in the 1980s and through to the early 2000s, Adrian Lyne made a name for himself as to the go to director for erotic thrillers in Hollywood. The steamy exploits of 9 ½ Weeks, Fatal Attraction and Indecent Proposal were enough to make Lyne the man you asked to direct a film when you […]
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