REVIEWS
Cinema, Blu-ray/4K, Streaming and VOD Releases - Reviewed By Fans For Fans
SCANNERS
SCANNERS - David Cronenberg’s sci-fi body horror classic of warring psychics finally gets an upgraded home release courtesy of Second Sight. The greatest exploding head of all time has never looked so good and the rest of the film more than matches up to it. Iain MacLeod reviews this essential upgrade of Cronenberg's influential classic.
THE BROOD
THE BROOD - What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than a look at David Cronenberg’s characteristically grisly look at parenthood in extremis? Iain MacLeod reviews this stacked 4K release from Second Sight that presents one of the Canadian auteur's most fascinating and disturbing films to stunning effect.
SISTER MIDNIGHT
SISTER MIDNIGHT - Unhappy with her arranged marriage, a woman undergoes a startling transformation that makes for one of the most entertaining surprises of the year in Karan Kandhari’s genre bending mix of comedy and horror. Iain MacLeod reviews one of the most original films of the year aided in no small part by a powerhouse performance from Bollywood actress Radhika Upte.
DON’T TURN OUT THE LIGHTS
DON’T TURN OUT THE LIGHTS - Despite some entertaining horror in-jokes and an enthusiastic cast, this horror-comedy is a genre-muddled, missed opportunity that has ended up in the middle of the road and ignored all Dead End signs. Nina Romain would like the lights turned on now, please.
MICKEY 17
MICKEY 17 - Bong Joon Ho’s eagerly awaited sci-fi follow-up to PARASITE finally arrives on screens. Robert Pattinson takes on the titular role of a hard working clone facing off against a Trumpian nemesis hell bent on colonising a distant planet for himself. Iain MacLeod reviews this wildly inventive and wildly subversive sci-fi comedy.
EBONY & IVORY
EBONY & IVORY - The director of THE GREASY STRANGLER puts his own spin on how Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder’s ode to racial harmony came about in his own distinct and deeply surreal style. Iain MacLeod reviews the bizarre biopic that has its UK premiere at this year's Glasgow Film Festival.
GHOST KILLER
A young Japanese waitress is forced to team up with the ghost of a hitman to take down the “anti-social gang” who killed him off in this funny and exciting romp starring Akari Takaishi from the BABY ASSASSINS series.
THE SURFER
All Nicolas Cage wants to do is surf on the beach of his idyllic childhood. But a sinister local gang have other ideas, triggering a psychotic, violent and stylish trip into madness, reminiscent of the best Ozploitation cinema. Iain MacLeod reviews Lorcan Finnegan’s latest, and best, film that just played at Glasgow Film Festival.
TORNADO
TORNADO - A samurai’s daughter is pursued across the Highlands by a bloodthirsty gang of thieves led by the embittered father and son duo of Tim Roth and Jack Lowden. Iain MacLeod reviews John Maclean's long awaited second feature that received its world premiere as the opening film of Glasgow Film Festival 2025.
DOCTOR VAMPIRE
DOCTOR VAMPIRE - the latest in Eureka Entertainment’s long line of Hong Kong classics is given their usual pristine treatment. Chris Ward takes a look at this chaotic mix-up of vampires, English pubs, wuxia and heroic Taoist monks.
THE MONKEY
Osgood Perkins follows the smash success of LONGLEGS with something completely different; a horror comedy involving a toy monkey. Laughs and gore collide in spectacular fashion in one of the darkest comedies in a long time.
HEART EYES
Blood is spilled on Valentine’s Day once more as a mismatched couple find love and fight for their lives as a masked slasher hunts them across town in bloody fashion. Read Iain MacLeod’s review to see if he was won over or left cold by Josh Ruben’s slasher/rom-com mix-up.
COMPANION
COMPANION - Get ready for your new favourite anti-rom-com/sci-fi as Sophie Thatcher faces some uncomfortable truths about her seemingly perfect relationship with Jack Quaid. Iain MacLeod reviews Drew Hancock’s directorial debut that expertly exposes harsh truths in entertaining and bloody fashion.
WEREWOLVES
Beware the supermoon! Frank Grillo does battle with a bunch of lycanthropes during a lunar fuelled night of violence. Reviewer Chris Ward takes a look at Steven C. Miller’s high concept B-movie WEREWOLVES.
THE BOOK LOVERS
Cult author Steve Aylett unleashes his latest novel The Book Lovers on an unsuspecting populace.