18th May2023

‘Beau Is Afraid’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Amy Ryan, Nathan Lane, Kylie Rogers, Denis Ménochet, Parker Posey, Zoe Lister Jones, Armen Nahapetian, Julia Antonelli, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Richard Kind, Hayley Squires | Written and Directed by Ari Aster Beau Is Afraid is the third film from writer-director Ari Aster, following his devastating one-two punch of Hereditary and […]

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23rd Sep2019

‘Strange But True’ Review

by Chris Cummings

Stars: Margaret Qualley, Nick Robinson, Amy Ryan, Brian Cox, Greg Kinnear, Blythe Danner, Mena Massoud | Written by Eric Garcia | Directed by Rowan Athale Strange But True is directed by Rowan Athale (The Rise) and penned by Eric Garcia (Matchstick Men), based on a novel by John Searles. It’s a dark thriller about a […]

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28th Dec2016

‘Monster Trucks’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Lucas Till, Jane Levy, Barry Pepper, Amy Ryan, Rob Lowe, Danny Glover, Thomas Lennon, Holt McCallany | Written by Derek Connolly | Directed by Chris Wedge Looking for any way to get away from the life and town he was born into, Tripp (Lucas Till), a high school senior, builds a monster truck from […]

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02nd Jun2016

First trailer for ‘Monster Trucks’… Literally!

by Phil Wheat

How’s this for taking a title to its literal extreme. Monster Trucks not only features monster trucks but also monsters powering trucks! Literally MONSTER TRUCKS!! Directed by Chris Wedge, thr man behind the animated features Ice Age, Robots and Epic, Monster Trucks stars Lucas Till, Jane Levy, Barry Pepper, Amy Ryan, Rob Lowe, Danny Glover, […]

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31st Jan2016

‘Goosebumps’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Jack Black, Ryan Lee, Amy Ryan, Jillian Bell, Halston Sage, Steven Krueger, Keith Arthur Bolden, Amanda Lund, Timothy Simons, Ken Marino | Written by Darren Lemke | Directed by Rob Letterman As a kid growing up I was a huge horror fan, I loved reading scary novels – mainly ones I really shouldn’t have […]

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23rd Nov2015

First trailer and poster for ‘Central Intelligence’

by Phil Wheat

Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart star in the action comedy Central Intelligence, which follows a one-time bullied geek who grew up to be a lethal CIA agent (Johnson), coming home for his high-school reunion. Claiming to be on a top-secret case, he enlists the help of the former “big man on campus” (Hart), now an […]

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16th Mar2014

‘Escape Plan’ Blu-ray Review

by Ian Loring

Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Jim Caviezel, Vinnie Jones, Amy Ryan, 50 Cent | Written by Miles Chapman, Jason Keller | Directed by Mikael Halfstrom After two box office disappointments, The Last Stand and Bullet To The Head, two of action’s greatest ever stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone come together for the first film in which they properly, […]

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21st Oct2013

Review: Escape Plan

by Ian Loring

Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Jim Caviezel, Vinnie Jones, Amy Ryan, 50 Cent | Written by Miles Chapman, Jason Keller | Directed by Mikael Halfstrom After two box office disappointments, The Last Stand and Bullet To The Head, two of action’s greatest ever stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone come together for the first film in which they properly, […]

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19th Mar2013

First Time Fest: ‘Jack Goes Boating’ Interview with Philip Seymour Hoffman & Amy Ryan

by Catherina Gioino

At the First Time Fest, there was a “First Exposure” series in which well known and accomplished directors would get their first directed films shown and have the chance to speak about the process. Some of these well known actors include Wes Anderson, Barbara Kopple, John Huston, Darren Aronofsky, Nancy Savoca, Michael Van Peebles, Hal […]

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