TIL DEATH DO US PART (2023) 3 stars Plaion Pictures. Digital 8th April The publicity for TIL DEATH DO US PART declares it is from “the creator of FINAL DESTINATION” – though don’t get too excited as I think this…
THE BORDERLANDS (2013) 4 stars Second Sight. Limited Edition Blu Ray Box Set and Standard Blu Ray. 15th April Anybody who has read some of my previous write-ups will potentially know I am not a big fan of found footage…
LOVELY, DARK, AND DEEP (2023) 3 stars Blue Finch Film Releasing. Digital Platforms. Out Now LOVELY, DARK, AND DEEP opens intriguingly, as a park ranger doesn’t report in as normal on the radio – rather he wanders off into the…
CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD (1980) Paura nella città dei morti viventi 4 stars Arrow Video. Limited edition 4K UHD This is one of those “how many times am I going to buy this movie” releases – I remember having…
DARK WATER (2002) Honogurai mizu no soko kara 4 stars Arrow Video. Limited Edition 4K UHD. Out Now A classic J-horror, DARK WATER has Yoshimo Matsubara (Hitomi Kuroki) going through an acrimonious divorce. She is afraid her history of psychiatric…
LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL (2023) 4 stars Vertigo Releasing UK Cinemas 22nd March Set in America in the 70s, LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL, opens with a series of news clips and stock footage to establish the back story.…
GREEN ROOM (2015) 4 stars Second Sight. Limited Edition UHD/Blu Ray Box Set plus standard editions GREEN ROOM follows a punk rock band called Ain’t Rights – Pat (Anton Yelchin) is the bassist, Reece (Joe Cole) the drummer, Sam (Alia…
FRANKENSTEIN LEGACY 3 stars 101 Films. Digital. 4th March Mary Shelley’s famous novel continues to fascinate filmmakers – with Guillermo del Toro working on his own vision and Maggie Gyllenhaal apparently making a new version of BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN. And…
COLD MEAT (2023) 3 stars Signature Entertainment. Digital platforms. Out Now A drone shot drifts slowly over a snowy forest landscape – the opening voiceover speaks of a Native American legend of evil spirits that come out of the woods.…
V/H/S/85 (2023) 3 stars Acorn Media International. A Shudder Original. DVD, Blu Ray and Digital 4th March I have to admit I am at a loss why they continue to make these movies, but I guess they must have their…
DOCTOR JEKYLL (2023) 3 stars Hammer. Digital Download. 11th March When is a Hammer film not a Hammer film? When it is produced by others and then scooped up to be put out by the newest incarnation of that famous…
V/H/S 94 (2021) Acorn Media International. A Shudder Original. DVD/Blu Ray 26th February 3 stars Fourth in the ongoing series of anthology films, which started in 2012 V/H/S 94 takes the found footage genre and the sometimes grungy look of…