DEUS (2022) Review by Steve Kirkham 3 stars 4Digital Media. US release: DVD and Digital. Out Now Claudia Black has plenty of science fiction on her CV, from Farscape to Stargate SG-1 — so no surprise to see her headlining…
WHEN DARKNESS FALLS (2022). Reviewed by Steve Kirkham 4 stars Shepka Productions. Out Now. DVD via MOD. Digital platforms. TVOD (Transactional VOD) and AVOD (Advertising based VOD) When you are watching films as a critic how do you compare a…
THE RETALIATORS (2021) *** Better Noise Films. UK Cinemas 14th September The Retaliators opens with a portentous voiceover: “When do the sins of a good man make him bad — I guess it all comes down to choices”. I have…
Dark Side Magazine at FrightFest 2022 – James Whittington talks to Arnaud Tabarly co-director of Super Z Splatter movies can go either way super serious, or super silly and Super Z is the latter. It’s a wild, gory, blood drenched…
Killer clowns, Hitler’s skull and lashings of vertigo – James Whittington on Day 5 of FrightFest 2022 Somehow day 5 of FrightFest arrived suddenly and out of nowhere but the event did end with a bang, well, with a movie…
The Gothique’s Dave Simpson just sent us the brochure for the legendary film society’s 56th season, and here it is! Here’s the lowdown in Dave’s words: In any ‘ordinary’ season, Kim’s appearance (introducing an Edgar Wallace double in December) would…
Dark Side Magazine at FrightFest 2022 – James Whittington interviews Sophia Cacciola, co-writer and co-director of The Once and Future Smash DS: Where did the idea for The Once and Future Smash come from? SC: With the rise of horror…
Dark Side Magazine at FrightFest 2022 – Interview with Keishi Kondo writer and director of New Religion FrightFest is a great platform for rising talent and Keishi Kondo is the latest creative the FrightFest team has brought to its large…
Dark Side Magazine at FrightFest 2022 – Interview with Ian Tripp writer and co-director for Everybody Dies by the End Fancy a meta-movie with just the right amount of psychological tensions? If so, then Everybody Dies by the End is…
Hypnosis, kidnapping and thespians! – James Whittington on Day 4 of FrightFest 2022 Sunday is usually one of the quieter days of FrightFest, to give the audience time to recover from the first three days, but this year the team…