Here’s our review of Ramsey Campbell’s creepy horror, The Wise Friend. By Sarah Lines 05-06-20 32 Author: Ramsey Campbell Publisher: Flame Tree Press Released: Out now Price: £20 Ever thought you saw a shadow move out of the corner of your eye when you were alone? Even if you’re not prone to getting spooked, reading
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We think we understand the fine line Space Force is trying to tread – a balancing tightrope act between ‘charming workplace comedy’ and ‘current political satire’. Unfortunately it’s not quite witty enough for it to be an effective satire and it’s not really funny enough to be a laugh-out-loud comedy either. However, there are certainly
We review No Signal, the sequel to Jem Tugwell’s Proximity and the latest in the iMe series. By Burt Peterson 04-06-20 1,979 Author: Jem Tugwell Publisher: Serpentine Books Released: Out now Price: £8.99 It has been a year since the events of Jem Tugwell’s first book in the iMe series, Proximity, and for Detective Inspector
Move over Buffy, the housewives are on the case. Here’s our review of Grady Hendrix’s The Southern Book Club’s Guide To Slaying Vampires. By Sarah Lines 03-06-20 147 Author: Grady Hendrix Publisher: Quirk Books Released: Out now Price: £9.99 When you hear “vampire slayer”, you probably think of a certain blonde teenager. But what the
Centring on the idea that if someone is killed in a fit of a rage, the act curses the house it takes place in and leaves anyone who enters it mad, murderous and suicidal (in turn, making their own home a new site of infectious evil), Nicolas Pesce’s The Grudge bends Takashi Shimizu’s mythology to
What the smeg! Here’s our review of Red Dwarf’s first ever feature-length special… By Alasdair Stuart 01-06-20 219 Certificate: 12 Director: Doug Naylor Writer: Rob Grant, Doug Naylor Cast: Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewellyn, Norman Lovett Running Time: 87 mins Just as Lister starts to really run from his responsibilities as the
We take a look into the fifth dimension with Andrew Patterson’s sci-fi mystery… By Rachael Harper 29-05-20 3,764 Released: Out now on Amazon Prime Director: Andrew Patterson Writer: James Montague, Craig W. Sanger Cast: Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz, Gail Cronauer Distributor: Amazon Prime Running Time: 89 mins It begins with a strange noise. Set in
Is Reborn electrifying or is it a shocker? Find out with our crackling review… By Rachael Harper 26-05-20 246 Certificate: 15 Director: Julian Richards Cast: Barbara Crampton, Michael Paré, Kayleigh Gilbert Distributor: Jinga Films Sixteen years after suffering a stillbirth, actress Lena O’Neill (played by Barbara Crampton – Re-Animator) is (obviously) surprised to find the
We review Roger Corman’s classic sci-fi horror. By Rachael Harper 26-05-20 1,700 Certificate: PG Director: Roger Corman Cast: Ray Milland, Diana Van der Vlis, Harold J. Stone Distributor: Second Sight Imagine if you could see through things. Or, more specifically, imagine the medical possibilities if you could – surgeries can be done a lot more
The battle of the ages are well underway with Richard Bates Jr’s Killer Instinct. By Rachael Harper 20-05-20 735 Certificate: 15 Director: Richard Bates Jr Writer: Richard Bates Jr Cast: Amanda Crew, Robert Patrick, Kim Delaney, Hayley Marie Norman We’re sure we’ve all been there: that need to get away from it all and find
We review the latest novel in Ben Aaronovitch’s successful Rivers Of London series. By Burt Peterson 19-05-20 2,505 Author: Ben Aaronovitch Publisher: Gollancz Price: £18.99 Wonderfully blending technology and magic, Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers Of London series focuses on the adventures of Peter Grant – a Met police officer who works in a very special department:
A powerless Superman? A band of superheroes who can’t save the day? Just what’s going on in DC’s latest animated movie Justice League Dark: Apokolips War? By Rachael Harper 15-05-20 64 Certificate: 15 Director: Matt Peters (co-director), Christina Sotta (co-director) Writer: Ernie Altbacker, Mairghread Scott Cast: Roger Cross, Rosario Dawson, Christopher Gorham, Jerry O’Connell, Matt
Microphones at the ready! We review Alexandra Serio’s ASMR-based short horror. By Katherine McLaughlin 12-05-20 488 Released: 20 May Director: Alexandra Serio Cast: Alexandra Serio Distributor: Vimeo Tingle Monsters is being touted as the first ASMR horror… though that may not be necessarily true, with any Giallo film or indeed Peter Strickland’s meta-giallo, Berberian Sound
Here’s our review of Brett and Drew T. Pierce’s supernatural horror, The Wretched. By Katherine McLaughlin 12-05-20 2,435 Certificate: 15 Director: Brett Pierce, Drew T. Pierce Cast: John-Paul Howard, Piper Curda, Jamison Jones Distributor: Vertigo Releasing There’s a smart concept about the anxiety that oozes out of teenage boys when it comes to the divorce
We review Disney+’s first live action Star Wars series. By Nick Drew 04-05-20 669 Certificate: PG Creator: Jon Favreau Cast: Pedro Pascal, Carl Weathers, Rio Hackford, Gina Carano Distributor: Disney+ With the Skywalker saga drawing to a divisive conclusion with The Rise Of Skywalker, there’s a weight of expectation around Disney+’s first live action Star
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge is a flawless victory. By Rachael Harper 30-04-20 150 Certificate: 18 Director: Ethan Spaulding Cast: Joel McHale, Grey Griffin, Jennifer Carpenter Distributor: Warner Brothers Home Entertainment Running Time: 80 minutes Once in every generation, a great tournament between the realms takes place that will ultimately determine the fate of Earth.
We love a bit of YA dystopian fiction here at SciFiNow – strong female lead, a seemingly all-powerful bad guy, a big battle, perhaps a love interest… now, imagine if an author of one of the most successful YA dystopian fiction series in recent years wrote a novel about what happens after these kids save
In a post-apocalyptic future, Adrian J Walker’s, The Human Son, takes an unflinching look at humanity. By Burt Peterson 30-04-20 101 Author: Adrian J Walker Publisher: Solaris Released: Out now (in paperback in September) Price: £8.99 The premise is familiar to fans of SciFiNow: The Earth is broken due to a multitude of factors, and
Jeff Barnaby’s first-of-its-kind Indigenous zombie thriller crams in broken families, gore and constitutional statements. By Rachael Harper 29-04-20 3,269 Director: Jeff Barnaby Writer: Jeff Barnaby Cast: Michael Greyeyes, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Forrest Goodluck Running Time: 97 mins Written and directed by Jeff Barnaby, Blood Quantum reveals two days in the lives of the Indigenous people in
As the last movie in the Skywalker saga heads to home video, we review the latest Star Wars film. By Abigail Chandler 22-04-20 563 Certificate: 12 Director: J J Abrams Cast: Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac Distributor: Walt Disney Running Time: 142 The Skywalker Saga gang get back together for one last
‘Next Level’ is a truly apt title as we reunite with the Jumanji gang for a solid sequel that takes things up a notch. By Rachael Harper 13-04-20 517 Certificate: 12A Director: Jake Kasdan Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Jack Black Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment If you like this, try… Jumanji Go
We review the English-language debut of Polish director Malgorzata Szumowska, The Other Lamb. By Josh Slater-Williams 26-03-20 1,258 Director: Malgorzata Szumowska Writer: C.S. McMullen Cast: Raffey Cassidy, Michiel Huisman, Denise Gough, Kelly Campbell, Eve Connolly, Isabelle Connolly, Ailbhe Cowley Distributor: MUBI Running Time: 97 mins If you like this, try… The Invitation Michiel Huisman also
Takashi Shimizu, the director and co-writer (with Daisuke Hosaka) of Howling Village (Inunaki-mura), will always, along with Hideo Nakata (Ring, 1998; Dark Water, 2002) and Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Pulse, 2001), belong to the pantheon of J-horror filmmakers. This comes down to Shimizu’s auteurist rôle at the centre of one of this subgenre’s most famous and influential
“Welcome to the circle” is a recurring utterance in writer/director David Fowler’s debut feature of the same name. These words are addressed to anybody finding their way into an isolated woodland community whose few residents – Rebekah (Cindy Busby), Lotus Cloud (Heather Doerksen), Sky (Andrea Brooks) and Mathew (Michael Rogers) – are clearly the wide-eyed
A space film rooted in terrestrial issues when an astronaut and mother is set to leave her daughter before a mission… By Serena Scateni 09-03-20 1,252 Released: 8 May Certificate: 12A Director: Alice Winocour Cast: Eva Green, Zélie Boulant, Matt Dillon, Aleksey Fateev, Lars Eidinger Distributor: Picturehouse Entertainment Running Time: 107 mins In space films,
All alone in his studio/home (and dressed in a jacket with the same striped pattern as that on the Beetlejuice figurine that decorates his mixing desk), DJ Rod Wilson (James Wright) broadcasts Nightmare Radio into the wee hours, telling creepy stories and chatting live with callers, some of whom are sceptical about the connection of
Every night, a group of ageing American ex-army men from the Vietnam – and in one case the Korean – War gather at dingy VFW Post 2494, run by their fellow soldier Fred Parras (Stephen Graham). Together, they knock back a few drinks, share some old combat stories, and engage in the kind of cameraderie
As tech company manager Rick Sanders (Austin Lewis) leads his staff in a peppy motivational session at the beginning of Butt Boy, the camera circles to one man who stands out from his co-workers, a craggy island of disconsolate ennui floating in a sea of happy-clappy mirth. Played by the film’s director and (with Ryan
“I don’t know why I do what I do.” The speaker, Jack (MacLeod Andrews, They Look Like People, The Siren) is going through what might be called an existential crisis. Displaced from his own home by a neighbour’s cockroach infestation, he is having to make his bed wherever he can – and right now, given
Back when the Korean New Wave was cresting, part of what made directors like Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, 2003), Kim Ji-woon (A Tale Of Two Sisters, 2003), Jang Joon-hwan (Save The Green Planet!, 2003) and Bong Joon-ho (The Host, 2006) seem so exciting was the way in which they all took the familiar language of genre
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