So, as we reach the end of Dead City, something becomes glaringly obvious – this isn’t the end at all. Not even close.Maybe I was
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Insomnia (2002) – Review
Since drifting into the realms of the super-blockbuster with the likes of Batman Begins, is somewhat easy to forget the quieter and smaller affairs that
Scanner Cop 2: The Showdown (1995) – Review
In these complicated times, the concept of a police officer who is able to alter people’s perceptions and even kill them with nothing more than
The Walking Dead: Dead City – Season 1, Episode 5: Stories We Tell Ourselves (2023) – Review
As we approach the beginning of the end for Dead City, we find that Episode 5 is a mine field of confessions, twists and a
Nemesis 4: Cry Of Angels (1996) – Review
It’s truly remarkable to me that Albert Pyun managed to get so much mileage out of his Nemesis franchise despite a noticable lack of talent
The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005) – Review
If I had to pick out only one difference between James O’Barr’s gently vicious comic book, The Crow and the sequels that came in the
Secret Invasion – Season 1, Episode 4: Beloved (2023) – Review
While the MCU’s shapeshifter stuffed spy series has more than fulfilled its quota for tense meetings, shock reveals and clandestine plots, one area where it’s
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) – Review
Since the ascension of the Mission: Impossibe series made the switch from Tom Cruise Vanity Project to legitimate contender for action franchise alpha (around about
Earthquake (1974) – Review
The very second the that ill-fated cruise liner did half a barrel roll in The Poseidon Adventure, the race was on to copy and paste
Secret Invasion – Season 1, Episode 3: Betrayal (2023) – Review
As we round the corner of Secret Invasion’s six episode run and cross the halfway point, the show is certainly fulfilling its criteria as a
The Cat o’ Nine Tails (1971) – Review
After setting Italian Giallo cinema ablaze with his stunningly stylish debut, The Bird With The Crystal Plumage, Dario Argento had something of an impossible task
Deep Blue Sea 3 (2020) – Review
When you consider that one of my many, major peeves about Deep Blue Sea 2 – the massively belated, low budget follow up to Renny
Memento (2000) – Review
Right from the beginning, Christopher Nolan has been obsessed with the way that time and narrative can be so easily be manipulated by the magic
Deep Blue Sea 2 (2018) – Review
Surely the whole point of a cheap jack, cash in, direct to video sequel is to capitalize on the success of the first, theatrical movie
Scanner Cop (1994) – Review
What do you do when your sci-fi/thriller franchise stubbonly refuses to get any traction after three movies? Well, if you’re Pierre David, frequent David Cronenberg
The Black Demon (2023) – Review
After The Meg surfaced in 2018 to try and take a sizable chomp out of the box office, I kind of half expected to see
Convoy (1978) – Review
If someone grabbed me while I was walking down the street and suddenly demanded to know the best and easiest way to describe Convoy, Sam
Open Water (2003) – Review
Back in 1999, a film was released that took not just the horror genre, but how such films were made and marketed altogether, and turned
Hypnotic (2023) – Review
Remember 90’s Robert Rodriguez? The guy who banged out unfeasibly entertaining genre fare on his own terms thanks to his indefatigable indie spirit and the
The Mother (2023) – Review
“You don’t know how bad this gets!” prophetically states Jennifer Lopez near the start of The Mother, the latest thriller hurled into the streaming ether
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