Author: Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins

Fabulous Films have released the Columbo – The 1970s Complete Collection Seasons 1- 7 on Blu-ray in the UK. Peter Falk stars as the cigar chomping, trench coat wearing, police lieutenant Columbo in the series that set the standard for the murder mystery genre. This 20-disc Blu-ray set contains the first 7 seasons of this ground-breaking series, including the 2 original pilot TV movies, now restored and remastered by NBC Universal in 4K. Enjoy once again this classic series that won a staggering 13 primetime Emmys®! The list of guest stars is endless (many of which appeared in more than…

There are dark forces at play in brand new folk horror Witch, directed by Craig Hinde and Marc Zammit who co-write with David Baboulen, have cast its spell on you with its UK Digital including to rent/buy on Amazon Prime Video courtesy of 101 Films. This spellbinding, terrifying period horror harks back to the days of yore where witch trials were rife and a judge could sentence a ‘guilty’ woman to instant death for any misdemeanour deemed to be in league with the occult. Small town, England, 1575. We meet Twyla (Sarah Alexandra Marks – Kill Kane, Help), a loving wife and mother who has been falsely…

STOPMOTION *** UK 2023 Dir: Robert Morgan. 93 mins Stop-motion animation is a painful task that demands hours and hours of your time to mould your characters out of Tacky Wax and then photograph their every movement for a mere second of your film’s runtime. Stop-motion animation also demands patience from you to not crush these figures and burn your house down in this intricate process. British director Robert Morgan’s ambitious animation/live-action hybrid Stopmotion exemplifies the gruelling routines of the craft, tapping into the psyche of a stop-motion animator who starts losing herself a bit too much in the process.…

BayView Entertainment have released the police action drama thriller film Spearphishing 3 on Digital Platforms worldwide including on Hoopla in the USA. Spearphishing 3 will arrive on AVOD Digital Platforms worldwide on 30th July 2024. The third installment in this crime-filled thriller series! From award-winning filmmaker Tim McKort. Synopsis: In the latest installment of this thrill-packed series, Colt Hanson embraces rural life and policing once more. Just as he’s become settled, the Russian assassins led by Vasily Sokolov return, and a murderous plot unfolds. Now, Colt and his fellow officers must race against time… and against all odds… to save…

ABIGAIL ** USA / Ireland / Canada 2024 Dir: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. 109 mins The vampire genre is running out of juice, with even tributes and parodies not making the bite anymore. Take 2023 as a case in point with Nicolas Cage playing an underwritten Count Dracula in Renfield and the vampire overlord sailing rough seas in the box-office bomb The Last Voyage Of The Demeter. Hope for the genre came from overseas with the Argentinian Netflix political thriller El Conde, a delightful monochrome treat that reimagined the country’s notorious dictator as an immortal vampire. Maybe, Count Drac…