Tom Jolliffe on the death of good screenwriting in Hollywood… Awards season is in full swing, so it seems somewhat ironic to come and bemoan the dearth of good screenwriting within the modern studio system, but I’m going to anyway. Putting aside the award nominated films, my focus is more on those films that are […]
Movie Review – Killer Pinata (2015)
Killer Pinata, 2015. Directed by Stephen Tramontana. Starring Lindsay Ashcroft, Nate Bryan, and Billy Chengary. SYNOPSIS: A possessed piñata, seeking to avenge the savagery that humanity has inflicted on his kind, picks off a group of friends, one by one, in an unending night of terror. Sometimes a concept will sell a film. You just […]
The 80s Movie Guide For The New Parent
Tom Jolliffe with the 80s movie guide for the new parent… Last December I welcomed my baby daughter into the world. It was a momentous day. My first, and like all new parents who find the weight of responsibility fall into their lap after 9 months of increasing inevitability, I suddenly realised I had absolutely […]
2017’s trailers suggest we’re in for a dull year of blockbusters
Tom Jolliffe on 2017’s blockbuster slate… With 2016 drawing to a close and a new year chock full of mega budget films on the horizon, Hollywood’s preferred formula for success is the same as it has been for at least 10 years (probably a lot longer). It almost seems hard to think of a tentpole […]
Movie Review – Hotel of the Damned (2016)
Hotel of the Damned, 2016. Directed by Bobby Barbacioru. Starring Louis Mandylor, Peter Dobson, Bogdan Marhodin, Roxana Luca, Manuela Harabor, Natalia Mateut and Florin Kevorkian. SYNOPSIS: No use hanging up a ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign here. After a car accident and stranded in the middle of nowhere, an ex-con and his daughter find themselves in […]
DVD Review – The Small World of Sammy Lee (1963)
The Small World Of Sammy Lee, 1963. Directed by Ken Hughes. Starring Anthony Newley, Julia Foster and Robert Stephens. SYNOPSIS: The compère of a seedy strip club struggles to keep one step ahead of the bookies to whom he owes money. Before video came along, the only way to see a film was at the […]
Movie Review – The Shelter (2015)
The Shelter, 2015. Directed by John Fallon. Starring Michael Paré, Lauren Alexandra and Rachel G. Whittle SYNOPSIS: A homeless man named Thomas (Michael Pare) finds shelter for the night within a lavish abandoned two-story house. He eventually discovers that he is not alone and the premises won’t let him leave. When you have a body […]
Movie Review – Arcadia (2016)
Arcadia, 2016. Written and Directed by Tom Large. Starring Marc Baylis, Akie Kotabe, Sid Phoenix and Rufus Wright. SYNOPSIS: One man fights to give his family a future in a world crippled by disease where medical care is controlled by a totalitarian regime. Science Fiction over the years has often played on the notion of the […]
Short Film Review – Neon (2016)
Tom Jolliffe reviews the short film Neon, which premiered at FrightFest 2016… It’s a difficult task to create a short film which captivates and challenges an audience. This I know first hand. One might assume that you can pick up a camera and shoot something for nothing. In theory you could, but you leave yourself […]
Movie Review – Blood Father (2016)
Blood Father, 2016. Directed by Jean-Francois Richet. Starring Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna, Michael Parks and William H. Macy. SYNOPSIS: After her drug kingpin boyfriend frames her for stealing a fortune in cartel cash, 18 year old Lydia goes on the run, with only one ally in this whole wide world: her perennial screw-up of […]
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