A small town is shaken by a series of ominous killings in the days leading up to a heated mayoral election. (IMDB)
Founders Day will probably entertain as a bit of a laugh if you can stream it for free, but the score on IMDB feels about right. It isn’t offensive as a film but struggles to deliver on its own pretentions and how much you enjoy it will probably depend on how closely your humour matches the writer and the director.
Read the full review at Ginger Nuts of Horror HERE
A wimpy, incompetent bank clerk decides to become a pro wrestler. (IMDB)
And so to the third in a trio of recent screeners for some recent classic Korean films. Only this wasn’t the third thriller I was expecting! Teach me not to read things properly. After the John Wick stylings of A Bittersweet Life and the dark, grimy underbelly of Korean prostitution rings in The Chaser, comes The Foul King, which couldn’t have been more different!
A century ago a series of horrific murders rocked the city. Now, as the end of the millennium approaches, a copycat killer stalks seven victims, praying on the unwary – repaying a pact with the devil which will plunge the world into chaos.(IMDB)
Written in Blood was a pleasant surprise. You are never sure what you are going to get with a low budget, unrated thriller from the late 90s, especially one that doesn’t seem to be readily available to watch anywhere.
A sick and desperate John travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable. (IMDB)
John Kramer is back!
Sort of.
Saw X sees the return of Jigsaw and yet more ingenious, slightly unbelievable traps and games for unsuspecting victims.
An American family moves in to Canterville Chase, a stately countryside mansion that has been haunted by the ghost Sir Simon De Canterville for 300 years.(IMDB)
The Canterville Ghost is a well-loved classic from Wilde that follows the fortunes of an American family who move into the haunted Canterville mansion. Their plans for a fairy tale English home are put in jeopardy as they find themselves haunted by a ghost that wants them to leave and a centuries old conspiracy of jealousy and murder.
A disaffected soldier returns to his hometown to get even with the thugs who brutalized his mentally-challenged brother years ago.(IMDB)
The EMPIRE quote on the poster pretty much sums Dead Man’s Shoes up; “disturbing, uncompromising and utterly gripping.” Shane Meadow’s 2004 exploration of one man’s quest for justice and peace is deeply compelling and almost impossible to take your eyes off from the moment it starts.
David Edwards loves talking about films. David Earl loves listening to David Edwards talk. In this podcast they both get to do what they enjoy. Available on Various Platforms I listen on Spotify
So, a couple of months back, I had no idea what Random Movie Generator was until a work colleague mentioned it, knowing I love films. More than likely it was to try and shut me up as most of the people I work with don’t really like talking about films as much as I do but, either way, its was a darned good recommendation.
Presented by David Earl, RMG provides a platform for David Edwards to provide movie new, tips, and insights into the relative merits of various cinema snacks all while flirting with the RMG herself, Mandy. Mandy is the main focus of the podcast – every week, Mandy generates 3 films for David Edwards to then randomly select one to watch and review the following week.
You may also get the odd movie-related YouTube video (yeah, genius or madness, you tell me) or accounts of David Edward’s cinema going experiences with blue dots on the screen or a cinema manager role play where he deals with recent bereavements among his team. You really don’t know what you are going to get each episode.
It’s a simple formula, which works brilliantly. It is realiably amusing and entertaining while retaining a modicum of “meat” for the movie-going geek. I am still not sure I am convinced that David Edwards is real, but when something is this much fun, it really doesn’t matter. Does David really subconsciously dress up as Indiana Jones to go shopping, or bedgrudge sharing his white chocolate oreos with his nephew? Who knows, but it is a lot of fun hearing about it.
You may remember David Earl from such movies as Brian and Charles (one of the best films of 2022) and Cemetery Junction as well as TV shows such as After Life and Derek. I must admit to not being as familiar with David Edwards, although he was also in Brian and Charles, but RMG has been an opportunity to get to know a little more about how the mind of a move-going genius/lunatic works and, quite frankly, I am now so invested in the chemistry between him and Mandy, I am in for the long-haul.
RMG is available on various platforms wherever you get your podcasts and you can also “subscribe” via David Earl’s Patreon, which will get you access to other stuff as well as watchalongs for the RMG.
Ultimately, RMG works because it doesn’t take itself seriously, but also has a clear respect for the subject matter at hand. Give it a whirl, I think you’ll like it.
Seeing as it is the Spooky Season, I thought it would be fun to post a couple of short stories as a creepy treat for Halloween. So, today and tomorrow, I will post a couple of shorts for your enjoyment!
Up today is TUNNEL a short story inspired by games we used to play as kids on long journeys in the car, a game we passed on to our own kids as we grew older. So far, I haven’t seen any of the monsters that lurk in the many road tunnels around the UK, but I always keep half an eye open, just in case…
Pop over to the Short Story section or click on the link above to find the story!
In this wildly entertaining, action-packed comedy, Oscar® winner Nicolas Cage plays… Nick Cage! Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalised version of Cage accepts a million-dollar offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan (Pedro Pascal). Things take an unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative (Tiffany Haddish) and he must use his legendary acting skills, channeling his most iconic and beloved characters to become a real-life action hero.
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