Modern science knows more about the surface of the moon than the ocean. It is perhaps therefore fitting that after many excursions through space, it is the thirtieth entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that ventures into the deep. Furthermore, Ryan Coogler’s follow-up to the 2018 groundbreaking, box office conquering, […]
Reviews
Tales of Unease (1970): paperback horror brought to life in an unjustly forgotten series (Review)
Let’s address that title first. As far as horror anthologies go, 1970’s LWT miniseries Tales of Unease might be guilty of under-promising; not Tales of Terror, or Tales of Slaughter, just something to make you a bit uneasy. Two years earlier, BBC Two had given us Late Night Horror, a […]
Come Back Lucy (1978) British Kid’s Horror runs rings around its modern equivalents (DVD Review)
Timeshifts and tantrums in this kids horror throwback from the late 1970s. Adapted from Pamela Sykes’s novel of the same name, this 1978 TV series delivers nostalgia by the bucketload along with high-maintenance little girl ghosts and all the modern music of the late nineteen seventies! Groovy! The titular Lucy […]
Dear Zoe (2022) Sadie Sink and the humanity beyond Cliche (VOD Review)
The voiceover is a tricky cinematic device. It can be overused and feel both clumsy and obvious; or appear as a heavy-handed technique at the beginning and end of the film to explain what the audience should feel. If used precisely, it helps draw the viewer into the world of […]
Count Yorga Collection (1970-71) lacks the bite to compete with other vampire offerings (Blu-Ray Review)
In the blurb for this collection, we learn that “Count Yorga, Vampire” was among the first to successfully transpose the classic vampire, cloak and all, to a modern-day setting as the Count – played unforgettably by Robert Quarry – arrives in the United States and settles in a Southern California […]
The Vanished (AKA Vanishing) (2022) Intelligent International Thriller of social connectivity (VOD Review)
Globalisation can be expressed without globetrotting, as multiple nationalities come together in particular locations and productions can utilise a range of global influences in their production. Such a film is Vanishing, also called The Vanished, depending on which site you find it on, or indeed ‘Salajin’ or ‘salajineun’ in Korean. […]
The Sleep Experiment (2022) As Beautiful as it is Unnerving (VOD Review)
“I wanted to tell a story that explores what a human is capable of when pushed to the brink.” – John Farrelly – Director. John Farrelly’s THE SLEEP EXPERIMENT is a ride of human tenacity and broken wills. Farrelly takes us on a ride that anchors us within a gritty […]
Expired (2022) Dreamy, neon-drenched noir both achingly beautiful and haunting (VOD Review)
Expired, is an independent Australian sci-fi noir by Ivan Sven. In the near future, Jack, a mercenary for hire, lives a monotonous existence. In between murders, he spends his nights paying AI women for company. In a life filled with robotic interaction and cold-blooded murder, comes April, a karaoke performer. […]
Something In The Dirt (2022) Making Movies With Your Friends Is A Blessing (Cinema Review)
The COVID-19 pandemic forced creativity and art as we know it to transform completely. As the world locked itself indoors as the virus made its way through the planet, artists and filmmakers were left to ask one big question: What now? For some, the restrictions became a devastating detriment but […]
Doctor Who – The Power Of The Doctor (2022)(TV Review)
I have discussed Doctor Who plenty of times, doing pieces on each of Jodie Whittaker’s series, but the first specific episode review of Doctor Who I did was way back in January 2018, when I covered the recent Twice Upon A Time, the final episode for both Peter Capaldi as […]