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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.




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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.






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Y2K

Y2K - Ready to party like it’s 1999 again? Then maybe best avoid Kyle Mooney’s Y2K. Iain MacLeod reviews this squandered opportunity that fails to make anything of its premise as both a comedy-horror and an exercise in nostalgia.






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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.




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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.




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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.



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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.



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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.

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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.


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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.


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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.


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CARA

Writer/director Hayden Hewitt’s low budget psychodrama attempts to cross kitchen-sink realism with grand-guignol horror in this portrait of a troubled woman struggling with paranoid delusions brought on by her harrowing past.

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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.


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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.


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THE GIFT

Arrow Video re-release Sam Raimi’s star-studded paranormal chiller from 2001 on an extras-packed Special Edition re-mastered in 4K. Chris Ward takes a look at one of Raimi’s less celebrated efforts to see if it’s ripe for rediscovery.



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PRESENCE

Steven Soderbergh approaches ghost stories from an interesting perspective but is it one that can hold the audience's attention and thrill them? Iain MacLeod investigates.

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WOLF MAN

Leigh Whannell attempts to upgrade another Universal Monster for the 21st century. Christopher Abbott takes on the role of a family man struck by the curse of the wolf.

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