Four Sided Triangle, 1953. Directed by Terence Fisher. Starring Barbara Payton, James Hayter, Stephen Murray, John Van Eyssen, and Percy Marmont. SYNOPSIS: A scientist creates an exact replica of the woman he loves when she marries his childhood friend. This 4K UHD release is the second to come from the resurrected Hammer Films stable following […]
Blu-ray Review – F/X & F/X2: The Grande Illusion
F/X & F/X2: The Grande Illusion Directed by Robert Mandel/Richard Franklin. Starring Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Tom Noonan, Rachel Ticotin, Kevin J. O’Connor, Mason Adams, Roscoe Orman, Tom Mason, Cliff De Young, Martha Gehman, and Jerry Orbach. SYNOPSIS: Box set featuring the two special effects-themed action thrillers starring Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy. The idea […]
Movie Review – G20 (2025)
G20, 2024. Directed by Patricia Riggen. Starring Viola Davis, Anthony Anderson, Marsai Martin, Antony Starr, and Clark Gregg. SYNOPSIS: Terrorists take over the G20 summit with President Sutton, bringing her governing and military experience to defend her family, company, and the world. Viola Davis plays an American president worth rooting for in G20, which is […]
Movie Review – Zero (2024)
Zero, 2024. Directed by Jean Luc Herbulot. Starring Hus Miller, Cam McHarg, Gary Dourdan, Roger Sallah, and Willem Dafoe. SYNOPSIS: Two Americans end up in Dakar, Senegal with bombs strapped to their chests and ten hours to find out why. Zero is the latest film from Jean Luc Herbulot, the Congolese director behind the acclaimed […]
Great 90s Neo-Noir Movies You Might Have Missed
Casey Chong presents a selection of underrated neo-noir movies from the 1990s… The 1990s era saw a string of notable neo-noirs from Warren Beatty’s bold comic strip-like style Dick Tracy (1990) to Abel Ferrara’s stark Bad Lieutenant (1992) and of course, the Oscar-winning L.A. Confidential (1997). But the same decade also produced a few more […]
Movie Review – Mirror Mirror (1990)
Mirror Mirror, 1990. Director: Marina Sargenti. Starring: Karen Black, Rainbow Harvest, Yvonne De Carlo, and William Sanderson. SYNOPSIS: A teenage girl begins receiving black magic power through an antique mirror that drips blood, not realizing the mirror is controlled by demonic forces. There’s something irresistible rediscovering old horror, and Mirror Mirror is a forgotten shard […]
Great Vampire Movies You Might Have Missed
Casey Chong presents seven great vampire movies that may have went under you radar… The vampire genre is as old as time, stretching way back to 1922 and F.W. Murnau’s black-and-white horror masterpiece Nosferatu. The genre has since evolved as time went by, bringing us more movies such as Bram Stoker’s Dracula, ‘Salem’s Lot, Fright […]
Movie Review – Rumpelstiltskin (2025)
Rumpelstiltskin, 2025. Directed by Andy Edwards. Starring Hannah Baxter-Eve, Joss Carter, Adrian Bouchet, Colin Malone, James Dance, and Evyn George. SYNOPSIS: A modern retelling of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale, albeit a bit more sweary. What? Not another childhood favourite being given the low budget horror movie treatment? Okay, this isn’t Winnie the Pooh, […]
Johnnie To, Hong Kong Cinema’s Modern Master
Simon Thompson delves into the career of Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To… Intensely prolific (with a back-catalogue dating all the way back to 1980) and defiant, Johnnie To is a Hong Kong filmmaking giant who, despite approaching the age of 70 this year, has shown no sign of slowing down or falling out of love […]
Director’s Cuts That Are Better Than The Original Theatrical Versions
Simon Thompson looks at the ten best director’s cuts that improve on the original theatrical editions… Director’s cuts are a strange beast indeed. Some of them completely enhance or make amends for the initial movie’s strengths and/or short-comings, but others usually add far too much water to a perfectly good beer (cough… Apocalypse Now Redux…cough) […]
