D.A.R.Y.L. *** UK / USA 1985 Dir: Simon Wincer. 99 mins Despite a cloyingly slushy Marvin Hamlisch and a godawful theme song by Teddy Pendergrass that farts in the general direction of the ending, this is an appealing Amblin-era family sci-fi thriller. After an impressive opening mountaintop helicopter-car chase, an…
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THE MAN WITH THE MAGIC BOX *** Poland 2017 Dir: Bodo Kox. 103 mins This Polish sci fi/drama has some cruel and humorous twists but deep down it is essentially a tender romance story. Adam (Piotr Polak) is a janitor stuck in his menial job at a corporate company in…
X: THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES **** USA 1963 Dir: Roger Corman. 79 mins Far from the gimmicky shocker suggested by the title, this stand-out Corman picture has a terrific performance by Ray Milland as a modern spin on the doomed Poe protagonists that dominated the filmmaker’s work at…
Dazzler Media presents tense sci-fi action in ALIEN OUTBREAK, available to own in the UK on DVD & Digital this July 2020. Prepare for this tense, sci-fi actioner starring Katherine Drake and Ritchie Crane, written and directed by award-winning VFX artist and filmmaker Neil Rowe (Robot World). Synopsis: The…
Signature Entertainment have released the UFO mystery film PROXIMITY on Digital HD. Synopsis: From The Emmy-winning VFX behind Game of Thrones, Stranger Things as well as Tron: Legacy, Proximity follows a young scientist, working for NASA, who is abducted by extra-terrestrials. When no one believes his story, he becomes…