Adrian Chiarella’s Australian horror detailing the horrifying effects of a biblical curse affecting the lives of a young queer couple. Iain MacLeod reviews a mostly effective horror that is at its best, and most terrifying, when it concentrates on its real world aspects as opposed to the supernatural.

Tim Burton’s alien sci-fi comedy has reached its 30th anniversary Warner Bros. have given it a 4K UHD treatment makeover, and if any movie from the mid-1990s is deserving of such a process then this is it as MARS ATTACKS! in 4K is one delicious looking piece of big-budget silliness.Packed with big-name stars, cartoonish Martians, laser guns and wonderfully over-the-top B-movie mayhem,  Chris Ward reviews this gorgeous-looking upgrade that showcases the film’s fantastic blend of practical, optical and CGI effects. 

Jane Schonebrun’s fun, meta take on the slasher genre arrives onscreen, exploring a young queer director’s obsession with the titular franchise and its reclusive Final Girl played to great effect by Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson. Our review of a film that attempts to marry an academic approach to the genre with its more base elements to mixed effect.

THE END OF OAK STREET REVIEW - Director David Robert MItchell returns from the wilderness with the tale of a time shifted neighbourhood besieged by dinosaurs. Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor struggle to survive and keep their family together in this rip-roaring adventure that has a real bite and dark edge lacking in most summer blockbusters.

ICE CREAM MAN - Looking for the worst film of the year? Here it is! Eli Roth returns with a truly terrible film that struggles to raise any feeling at all in the viewer apart from boredom. Iain MacLeod reviews an extravaganza of a plotless, unfunny and boring film where the most horrifying elements are the shoddy AI scenes.

THIRST REVIEW - A 1000 year plus old gay vampire terrorises the streets of Reykjavik, while finding the time to befriend a struggling addict grieving her brother. Our review of a film that refuses to take itself seriously at every turn while pleasingly indulging in good old fashioned, and very bloody, practical effects.

BEASTS UNLEASHED BLU-RAY REVIEW - Eureka Entertainment offer up a double bill of Atomic Age, B-movie fun with their limited edition Blu-ray presentation that brings THE BEAST WITH A MILLION EYES and THE BEAST OF HOLLOW MOUNTAIN together in one neat package. Check out our review of a disc that shows how much range the Creature Feature sub-genre was truly capable of in its heyday.

THE ODYSSEY REVIEW - Homer’s bestselling novel is finally adapted for the screen in Christopher Nolan’s ambitious big budget blockbuster. Our review of a film that not only delivers on spectacle but also provides much thematic heft to make it the most exciting and satisfying blockbuster in ages. Also contains enough horror elements to keep you excited.

EVIL DEAD BURN - The Deadites return, in the darkest and goriest entry yet, to wreak havoc on a grieving and unsuspecting family who have a secret that the demons are very interested in. Check out our review of  a mostly successful sequel that paves a new way forward in its own brutal and sadistic fashion.

DEAD MAN’S SHOES BLU-RAY REVIEW - Shane Meadows and Paddy Considine’s stone cold classic of bloody revenge finally makes its hi-def debut in an absolutely stacked and essential Blu-ray release from Second Sight Films. Iain MacLeod reviews a film that transcends the revenge genre, turning it on its head to create a film that has still to be matched.

EMPIRE OF THE ANTS - Bert I. Gordon’s giant killer ant flick arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Eureka Entertainment in a nicely presented edition that will please longtime fans. Check out our review for the fan favourite film that manages to mix in killer mutant insects, Joan Collins and a shady land development deal to passably entertaining effect.

THE COLD PREY COLLECTION - Second Sight Films release the Norwegian slasher throwback trilogy in a lavish Blu-ray set. Steven West revists the films and finds much to enjoy in both the films and substantial extras.

NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE - Nirvanna, not Nirvana, return to the screen with Matt and Jay time travelling to 2008 in one last effort to achieve fame, causing all manner of mayhem in the past and the present. Iain MacLeod reviews this instant cult favourite that ropes in the public and makes a mockery of copyright rules and time travel.

THE FURIOUS - Kenji Tanigaki’s tale of Miao Xie and Joe Taslim taking on evil child kidnappers is the best martial arts film in years. Iain MacLeod reviews and finds a film that takes action cinema to new, astonishing heights with all kinds of weapons including fists, arrows, microphones and a big bald mans big head.

LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS - This snappy coming-of-age lesbian comedy Australian animation is a riot of 2D colour, with a riot-grrl punky all female cast. Nina Romain reviews this likable sci-fi spin on a woman finding her true place in the universe.

DISCLOSURE DAY - Steven Spielberg’s much anticipated return to sci-fi and alien encounters fails to capture the magic of his earlier classics. Iain MacLeod reviews and finds a film that fails to capture the imagination of the viewer in several ways and feels completely irrelevant to today's film blockbuster landscape.

SLITHER - Celebrate the 20th anniversary of James Gunn’s gory, gloopy horror comedy with the newly released 4K steelbook release. Chris Ward finds the film as enjoyably slimy as ever and a more than welcome reminder of Gunn’s horror roots in his review.

THE CREEP TAPES: SEASON TWO - Blu-ray Review - Cheery killer Peachfuzz returns to play with another round of victims in his own, twisted fun way. Chris Ward reviews the Blu-ray of a second season that tweaks the formula just enough to keep things fresh and twisted.

BACKROOMS - Liminal horror goes mainstream as Kane Parsons mysterious and dangerous world makes the jump from YouTube to cinema screens. Iain MacLeod reviews a striking and eerie debut that more than delivers on the promise of its web series and suggests a new direction for horror cinema.

WOKEN - Erin Kellyman wakes up on a remote island, heavily pregnant and with no memory of how she got there. Iain MacLeod reviews this sci-fi mystery that despite its enticing mystery and gender politics resorts to half-baked action that fails to pay off in a satisfying way.