FrightFest 2021: Offseason
After receiving a letter informing her that her mother’s grave has been desecrated, Marie (Jocelin Donahue) heads to the island where she is buried. With the bridge back to the […]
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FrightFest 2021: The Advent Calendar
When paraplegic ex-dancer Eva (Eugénie Derouand) is given an antique German advent calendar, she discovers that behind each door lurks disaster, desire fulfilment and death. And chocolate, obviously. Originally just […]
FrightFest 2021: Prisoners of the Ghostland
My coverage of this year’s FrightFest is split between here and DMovies as I am a critical whore. Except not being paid. So I guess just a slut. FrightFest is […]
The 33 Worst Arnold Schwarzenegger Movies: Part 3
We have reached the last and worst part of our definitive Arnie ranking, so put that cookie down, let off some steam and remember… 23. Conan the Destroyer (1984) In […]
The 33 Worst Arnold Schwarzenegger Movies: Part 2
You’ve seen the best Arnie movies, now stick around for the sequel – the middleweight contenders in the filmography of Messrs Freeze and Universe. 12. Kindergarten Cop (1990) Kindergarten Cop […]
The 33 Worst Arnold Schwarzenegger Movies: Part 1
What did you do over lockdown? Perhaps you baked a banana bread bust of Captain Tom or developed a COVID vaccine. You may have discovered Cameo and received a Christmas […]
#HateFilms: The Karate Kid
Our final instalment in the Michael Owen film club is this karate klassic from the director of Rocky. Undeterred by Owen’s future review of Rocky (“It’s rubbish”), director John G. […]
#HateFilms: Heat
“Wasn’t great” was Michael Owen’s two-word review of this 1995 showdown between the cop (Al Pacino), the thief (Robert De Niro), his wife (Diane Venora) and her lover (Xander Berkeley). […]
#HateFilms: Cool Runnings
To recap, we’re reviewing all the films that Michael Owen has been “forced to watch,” today’s being Cool Runnings. Or as Owen might say: “My wife and I watched that […]
#HateFilms: Jurassic Park
In our third film which Michael Owen wishes-he-hadn’t-saurus, flea circus proprietor John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) behaves like a billionaire Justin Lee Collins as he sets out to bring back the […]
