Nicholas Hoult’s breakthrough role came in the 2002 comedy-drama film About a Boy before transitioning to adult roles with the drama film A Single Man and the classical fantasy Clash of the Titans. He was cast as the mutant Hank McCoy in Matthew Vaughn’s superhero film X-Men: First Class, a role he has reprised in…
Life Support follows a manic Roman Catholic family who is preparing for the death of their dying father, Bob (played by Brian Dennehy). He’s still alive and kicking, but knows his fate. Eddie (played by Larry Clarke), the son supposedly in charge, isn’t ready for any of this, especially having to deal with his stepmother,…
As my journey through Shudder continues, I had limited time this week to catch up on more than one film, but the one film that I did check out on the horror streaming platform was an absolute treat. When we first meet Derek Cho (played by Steven Yeun) he takes up a job at law…
From Writer/Director Paul Knight, the creator of 24 Little Hours, and A Landscape of Lies comes Kill Shot, a feature film which was recently announced on their Facebook page. (here) this week. Whilst little is known about the storyline, the cast or any further updates. What is known is that the team behind the film…
Cousins from New York, Vincent and Anton work in the cut-throat, volatile world of High Frequency Trading, and plan to build a fibre-optic cable between Kansas and New Jersey, which, if successful, will make them millions. They haven’t reckoned on their old boss, the powerful, manipulative trader Eva, who will stop at nothing to come…
Prepare for take-off as Flight of the Navigator, the action-packed classic 80s adventure, gets a brand new 4K scan and restoration and makes its arrival on Limited Edition Blu-ray thanks to Second Sight Films on 26 August 2019. Take a journey back in time to re-live this family sci-fi like never before, as the film has been painstakingly restored…
Gary Kent, one of the inspirations for Brad Pitt’s character in ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, is profiled in director Joe O’Connell’s DANGER GOD. The famed filmmaker ‘loosely’ based Pitt’s stuntman character ‘Cliff Booth’ on Kent, and his own run in with the Manson Family at Spahn Ranch. Available on digital August 6 and…
Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, you name it Mr Neil Johnson does it. He is a near one man film studio and appears in my DVD collection multiple times with his action packed, scifi adventure tales featuring familiar faces from the world of film. I have spoken to Neil on many occasions, for a few minutes,…
A disgruntled priest, conflicted with his faith, has his world turned upside down when an unlikely person enters his confessional in director Matthew Tibbenham‘s Surviving Confession, premiering on digital this July. Clayton Nemrow (Nymphomaniac: Vol I) and Jessica Lynn Parsons (“House of Lies”) star in a Nathan Shane Miller-penned comedy-drama that is set entirely in a…
On 15 November 2019, Lupita Nyong’o, fresh from the success of Jordan Peele’s Us, returns to the screens in another brilliantly inventive and fantastically entertaining horror comedy, LITTLE MONSTERS – but this time with laughs and musical numbers! Also starring Josh Gad (Olaf from Frozen) andAlexander England (Alien: Covenant), this is the funniest zombie horror since Shaun of the Dead, bolstered by a knowing self-awareness…
Experience the unexpected humour, heartbreak, and triumph of one young girl’s journey through modern adolescence in the award-winning comedy EIGHTH GRADE and one of my favourite films of recent years which is available on Digital Download on September 9* and on Blu-Ray™ September 23** from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Written and directed by breakout filmmaker Bo Burnham…
After being paid-off to take a murder rap, Frank (Nicolas Cage) receives an unexpected life sentence and spends the next two decades locked behind bars. After receiving a terminal diagnosis, he walks out of prison to live his final days as a free man, but with a thirst for revenge against those who wronged him.…
