DARK SENSE *** UK 2019 Dir: Magnus Wake. 93 mins This ambitious low budget feature has Shane O’Meara as Simon, a troubled young man whose prophetic visions and telekinetic powers are demonstrated in an arresting childhood prologue. In the present, he’s a full-time carer for his sickly mum and receives…
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A STRANGER AMONG THE LIVING **** USA 2019 Dir: Chris Moore (Christopher Wesley Moore). 100 mins (final cut version: 94 mins) In the world of American horror filmmaking, writer-director Chris Moore is becoming the One to watch, specialising in uncommonly smart, witty, character-driven indie genre films like BLESSED ARE THE…
Teenager Becky takes on a gang of murderous escaped convicts, as Vertigo Releasing brings this stylish and shocking home invasion thriller to the UK, available on Digital Platforms from 28th September 2020. The film was acquired from Highland Film Group, which handles international rights for the film. Slickly and smartly…
Curiosity kills. New from Wild Eye Releasing, The Last Five Days is available now on Digital and DVD. Directed by Clay Moffatt, and co-written by Moffatt and Joe Pacini, The Last Five Days stars Kayla Andrews, Adam Berardi, and Melaney Cook. Two college students find evidence connecting a story they…
DEAD DICKS **** Canada 2019 Dir: Chris Bavota, Lee Paula Springer. 83 mins A distinctive, surprisingly moving genre-defying oddity from writing-directing team Bavota and Springer. Jillian Harris is terrific as Becca, a young neuroscience student who gets a distress call from her mentally ill brother Richie (Heston Horwin) and discovers…