Fantastic Fest Review: Takashi Miike’s First Love Proves the Yakuza Genre is Worth Fighting For
Lisa Gullickson sends back another review from Fantastic Fest 2019. This time it’s the blood soaked and violent, romantic, drama First Love from filmmaker Takashi Miike.
Fantastic Fest Review: Joe Begos’ VFW is a Bloody Good Time for Genre Film Fanatics
Our roving reviewer down at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Tx. Lisa Gullickson had the luck and privilege to see the premiere of one of our hotly anticipated fall titles, Joe Begos’ VFW starring William Sadler, Fred Williamson, Stephen Lang and George Wendt.
Fantastic Fest Review: VHYes – A Nostalgic Romp Through Being a Child of the 80s with Director Jack Henry Robbins
Lisa Gullickson, reporting from Austin, TX, sends her first Fantastic Fest 2019 review of 80s nostalgia fest, family comedy and TV parody, Jack Henry Robbins’ VHYes.
At Twenty Five: The Shawshank Redemption
In the month of its 25th Anniversary, new contributor to the site, TF Parent, brings us a look back at the relevance and endurance of perennial favourite and topper of best-of film lists everywhere, The Shawshank Redemption.
Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity
Michael Campochiaro is back extolling the virtues of and waxing rhapsodic about those cult and B-Movie corners of the film universe. This time he is casting his gaze towards the stars and the excellently titled Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity starring genre icon Elizabeth Kaitan.
The Reptile
Our resident Hammer fanatic, The Bloke Down the Pub, is back and discussing both the upsides and downsides of the years in which Hammer movies were made versus the present time, especially with how it relates to the lighting in 1966’s The Reptile.
Madness in the Method
Jon Cross takes a look at the directorial debut of Jason Mewes - the Jay of Jay and Silent Bob - who has created a darkly comic, self reflecting, tale of Hollyweird insanity with a fun, eclectic cast in Madness In The Method.
One Deadly Summer
Aaron Carruthers reviews the new UK Blu-Ray, CultFilms release of the French classic, Jean Becker and Sébastien Japrisot’s One Deadly Summer starring the César Award winning Isabelle Adjani.
The House That Dripped Blood
Aaron Carruthers looks at the new Second Sight Films Blu-Ray release of the Amicus produced, horror classic, The House That Dipped Blood starring genre stars Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Denholm Elliott, Jon Pertwee and Ingrid Pitt.
Them That Follow
Jon Cross goes amongst the land of religious nutters with snakes to review Dan Madison Savage and Britt Poulton’s debut feature Them That Follow starring Walton Goggins, Olivia Coleman, Jim Gaffigan and Alice Englert.
Chernobyl TV Series Review
Aaron Carruthers takes a look at the Emmy nominated Chernobyl TV Mini Series starring Jared Harris, Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård and Jessie Buckley.
Head Count
Jon Cross reviews the new debut feature from Director Elle Callahan, Head Count, an atmospheric, slow burn, tension building, horror thriller.
Avengement
Jon Cross reviews the latest collaboration between director Jesse V Johnson and actor Scott Adkins. A hard hitting, London, gangster, revenge story with an electrifying central performance.
Necropolis
By the mighty gams of LeeAnn Baker! Michael Campochiaro dusts off the grubby corner of cinema in which he sometimes likes to dwell and shares with us another Cult Classic review. This time it’s Bruce Hickey’s 1986 biker witch epic, Necropolis
The John Wick Franchise and why you can have too much of a good thing.
Jon Cross takes a look at John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum and, what we have now learned is to be, The John Wick Franchise.
The Cleaning Lady
Jon Cross takes a look at the latest horror/thriller release from RLJE Films and the second feature from Director/Writer team Jon Knautz and Alexis Kendra, The Cleaning Lady.