Written Reviews

We review Black Creek (2024) - A gutsy, beautifully lit, grindhousey, action-packed, and very independent film that’s unique in Cynthia Rothrock’s body of work and, thankfully, her hardworking, passionate fingerprints are all over it. There’s a surprising amount of brutality and blood-letting that gives it a scuzzy little jolt that surprised me. Sure, it’s got some flaws…

My written review for the PM Entertainment produced, Wings Hauser starring, The Killers Edge

My written review for the PM Entertainment produced, Wings Hauser directed, Living to Die

Jon Cross reviews the phenomenal character actor, William Sadler’s new, and debut, album, The Kitchen Tapes.

Jon Cross sits down in a neon soaked diner with a seemingly scared Joel Kinnaman and a cherry red haired, wide eyed, wild man Nicolas Cage and sees if he has any Sympathy for the Devil. Read on to find out if this is one more movie to add to the Golden Age of Cage…

To celebrate the launch of his book - A Bloke Down the Pub Bangs on About Hammer Horror - We asked The Bloke Down The Pub, our resident Hammer Horror expert, what his Top 5 Hammer Films are.

We review the long-awaited, new Vinegar Syndrome, 3-Disc, Special Edition of Righting Wrongs starring Yuen Baio and Cynthia Rothrock

We review the new Blue Underground, 2 Disc, 4K Ultra HD & Blu-Ray release of the last collaboration between horror and genre masters director William Lustig and writer Larry Cohen, the satirical slasher, Uncle Sam.

We review the new Blue Underground, 2 Disc, 4K Ultra HD & Blu-Ray release of one of writer-director-producer Larry Cohen’s most intriguing, wild and complex films, the 70s horror, sci-fi gem, God Told Me To.

We review the new Arrow, 2 Disc, 4K Ultra HD & Blu-Ray release of the late 90s, sleazy classic, Wild Things starring Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell and Denise Richards.

Our Hammer Horror loving Bloke Down The Pub is back and hypothesising just what goes into the development process of a Hammer Film and wishing that Hammer had signed Tallulah Bankhead to a 10 picture deal because of her excellent presence in 1965’s Die! Die! My Darling! AKA Fanatic.

We review the new Arrow, 2 Disc, 4K Ultra HD & Blu-Ray release of Kenneth Branagh, Francis Ford Coppola and Frank Darabont’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.

Jon Cross reviews Ghostbusters: Afterlife and comes to terms with his movie based middle life crisis.

Our resident Hammer fanatic, The Bloke Down the Pub, is back and continuing his desire to talk at you about every single one of the horror titles from Hammer Films. This time round it’s the talky boudoirs of the play based The Man Who Could Cheat Death featuring a cool Christopher Lee.

We review the new Blue Underground, 3 Disc, 4K Ultra HD & Blu-Ray release of the slightly lost curio of early 80s horror, Dead & Buried.

Barbara Crampton and Larry Fessenden star in Travis Stevens’ vampire movie with marriage problems, Jakob’s Wife. We review the film and the blu-ray out July 20, 2021.

We review the new MVD Rewind Blu-Ray release of the, until-recently-quite-rare, 80s stunt-heavy action flick, Action U.S.A. from renowned stunt coordinator, John Stewart.

Jon Cross takes a look at the latest Amazon Prime Original Movie, Bliss, from Director Mike Cahill, starring Owen Wilson and Salma Hayek. There’s also a conversation with the director about the ideas behind the love story, redemptive father, sci-fi satire about differing realities and addiction.

Can you truly enjoy a movie that you objectively know is terrible and can anyone ever really step into Cushing and Lee’s shoes? That’s what our Hammer Horror loving Bloke Down The Pub is wondering when it comes to 1970’s The Horror of Frankenstein starring Ralph Bates, Kate O’Mara and David Prouse.

The English and the French - boy is there a complicated relationship! It’s one that our resident Hammer fanatic, The Bloke Down the Pub, discusses in his latest review for the 1960 relationship horror, Stop Me Before I Kill!

Aaron Carruthers has a review for horror action film, The Driver, starring Mark Dacascos - the third part of a trilogy but the first released (and part two hasn’t even started shooting yet), oh don’t you just love it!

Aaron Carruthers has a review for the latest Liam Neeson action outing, Honest Thief.

Out on Amazon Prime now, Intrusion:Disconnected is an engaging, brutal slasher throwback that packs as many emotional punches as it does physical ones. See the poster, read our review and get the link to watch here!

The Hammer Horror loving Bloke Down The Pub is embracing the goofy and offering a hand across the ocean to cinematic huckster William Castle and his 1963 collaboration with Hammer, The Old Dark House.

Jon Cross reviews a trio of docs that are, once again, taking a look at the world of cult films - from midnight movies to campy comedies and Point Break… for… reasons.

The Bloke Down The Pub, our Hammer Horror fanatic, ruminates on how casting can prove so vitally important to presenting a strong idea well, especially where The Snorkel, from 1958, is concerned.

When we need him most, the Hammer fanatic, The Bloke Down The Pub, is back and this time he’s gone back to the beginning, to when Hammer Films took their first tentative steps in to the realm genre film with the 1953’s Sci-Fi effort Four Sided Triangle. What did they learn, what mistakes were made? read on…

In another review of a movie that premiered at Sundance 2020, Lisa Gullickson takes a look at The Night House from Director David Bruckner, starring Rebecca Hall.

Lisa Gullickson looks at her third Sundance film, Promising Young Woman, a razor sharp satire and social commentary of female revenge and culpability in the heart of the #metoo era from writer/director Emerald Fennell and starring Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Adam Brody, Molly Shannon and Clancy Brown.

TF Parent presents the next in his series of reviews looking at movies turning 25 years old. This month it’s the first and, arguably, the best of the Tales from the Crypt movies, Demon Knight starring William Sadler, Dick Miller, Billy Zane and Jada Pinkett.