REVIEWS
Cinema, Blu-ray/4K, Streaming and VOD Releases - Reviewed By Fans For Fans
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.
THE BOOK LOVERS
Cult author Steve Aylett unleashes his latest novel The Book Lovers on an unsuspecting populace.
THE STONE TAPE
Nigel Kneale’s classic BBC play arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of 101 Films in a collectors edition that beautifully preserves his mix of science-fiction and the supernatural.
SPEAK NO EVIL
Now that we can all breathe a sigh of relief that James Watkins UK based remake was a lot better than expected, we can once more submit ourselves to the foreboding and nihilistic pleasures of the original Danish film.
THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE 1 & 2
An iconic cult classic and its divisive sequel get the 4K treatment: The Slumber Party Massacre blends sharp satire, dark humour, and slasher thrills, while Slumber Party Massacre II struggles with cheesy antics but offers a rare unrated cut for fans of the genre.
THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
She’s back! Second Sight release the found footage classic that is The Blair Witch Project in a lavish, remastered special edition that presents the film in the way it was always intended to be seen.
THE SWORD AND THE SORCERER
A classic 80s fantasy film that delivers thrilling action, memorable villains, and impressive practical effects, now enhanced in a stellar 4K re-release.
DIRECTOR’S CUT
A struggling rock band takes up an offer for a music video that seems to be good to be true. Is there a catch? Of course there is.
THE SHADOW STRAYS
Timo Tjahjanto returns to our screens with yet another dark, violent and uncompromising piece of action cinema.
THE FRONT ROOM
Brandy Norwood returns to the big screen in Sam and Max Eggers' directorial debut about an old racist woman with dark intentions for her unborn grandchild.
SALEM’S LOT
SALEM'S LOT - After two years of sitting on the shelf, Warner Bros quietly released the latest take on Stephen King’s vampire classic out into the wild.
V/H/S BEYOND
The 21st century spin on anthology horror soldiers on with mixed results running from the very poor to the very good.