Film Reviews

Rate This Movie   SYNOPSIS: In a post nuclear holocaust world the global powers have outlawed war. In its place, disputes between the two major powers, The Market and The Confederation, are settled in trial by combat bouts between giant robot fighting machines. The champions piloting these machines are known as Robot Jox. After a tragic accident The Market’s greatest …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: “A “spiritual sequel” to the horror film Candyman (1994) that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began. REVIEW: I dare you to say his name five times. After a long delay, Nia Decosta’s Candyman is finally here. The film is a spiritual sequel to the original film taking place in what was once …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A burdened man feels the wrath of a vengeful God after he and his wife are visited by a mysterious strange REVIEW: A somber tale of an unexpected visit flipping a couple’s lives upside down is at hand in “The Righteous”; written, directed and starring the up-and-coming Mark O’Brien in his feature film debut behind the …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: The story of a girl who, in an attempt to understand the mysterious suicide of her younger sister, embarks on a dangerous game, hoping to stop the curators of the “death group” pushing teenagers to suicide. REVIEW: Technology has literally taken control of modern day lives, but for some, it has also taken control of their …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Filmed in Welsh, the picture follows a young woman serving privileged guests at a dinner party in a remote house in rural Wales. The assembled guests do not realize they are about to eat their last supper. REVIEW: Always be cautious whose house you are entering when starting up a new job. However, perhaps you should …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: 60’s Sex Sacrifice for Straight 8 2020 REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have THE LANDLORD’S DAUGHTER. Now this is a little different from a lot of the films I get. Its difficult to do my normal breakdown so I’ll start by explaining the film’s origin. Written and directed by Max  r Lincoln, the film …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Yoga classes to rejuvenate, but at what cost? REVIEW: Korean horror mystery The Cursed Lesson by Jai-hong Juhn and Ji-han Kim offers repetitive scares, lacklustre tension and very little originality. Hyo-jung (Lee Chae-young) is young woman struggling with typical superficial insecurities that most women at least point in their life struggle with. Even though there is …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Faking a Murderer follows two filmmakers on their noble yet perhaps misguided quest to track down a seedy-looking stranger they’ve discovered online who — in a disturbing video — seemingly confesses to a murder. Or at least that’s what they think. Seeing the popularity of true crime shows, they decide to try and turn this discovery …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Se-jin, a young woman who lives in an old apartment in a Seoul suburb, amuses herself by observing the windows of the apartments on the other side. One day, she notices that the lights of some of these apartments are turned off at the very same time. She begins to suspect that this pattern is somehow …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Monette, a recently separated travelling book salesman tells his grim story to both a priest and a hitchhiker, looking for absolution. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have MUTE, written and directed by Kyle Dunbar, based on a short story by Stephen King. The short story was first published in Playboy Magazine in 2007 and …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: The third feature from British filmmaker Ruth Platt, and the feature adaptation of her short by the same name, MARTYRS LANE is a captivating ghost story fairy tale centered on young Leah, the daughter of a vicar, and the mysterious visitor that comes to her room every night with gifts and riddles. A rare film where …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A lonely teen discovers her family’s ties to witchcraft. REVIEW: Witchcraft is a mysterious concept. To some, it’s about Halloween stories and costumes. To others, it’s a dangerous curse that can be mistaken for a gift. Discover how twisted this curse can get in “Hellbender” which made its world premiere at Fantasia International Film Festival.

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: From the director of DISTRICT 9 and ELYSIUM, a young woman unleashes terrifying demons when supernatural forces at the root of a decades old rift between mother and daughter are revealed.  REVIEW: Directed and written by Neill Blomkamp (Elysium. Chappie), Demonic The film opens with Carly Pope playing Carly. Carly is having one hell of a …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: In this anthology based on real nightmares, monstrous entities of various shapes and sizes prey upon the living with terrifying results. REVIEW: Director: Alexander Henderson Writers: Alexander Henderson, Michael Coulombe, Barrington Malcolm, Curtis McGann, Tony Savero Starring: Adam Cabrera, Rosa Fortuny, Dan Garland, Nicoletta Hanssen, D’Kia Anderson The Red Nightmare (2021) is an unusual anthology of …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Four witches…only one will be chosen. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have 4OUR, written and directed by Charles Chudabala. Four members of a witches’ coven are meeting for what appears to be the last time. This last ritual, honoring the Blood Moon, will end their association. One of them will “ascend” and the others…well, …