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BritFlicks' Stuart Wright Reviews SACRIFICE, STRANGER, THE BANISHING & DEAD, From Day 2 Of Arrow FrightFest Digital 2.

Stuart Wright looks at Day 2 of Arrow FrightFest Digital, with reviews of SACRIFICE, STRANGER aka STORONNIY, THE BANISHING and DEAD....

BritFlicks' Stuart Wright Reviews HELD & THE SINNERS From Day 1 Of Arrow FrightFest.

Stuart Wright looks at two films from the first day of Arrow FrightFest Digital 2, Chris Lofting & Travis Cluff's HELD and Courtney Paige's THE SINNERS....

THE SUNLIT NIGHT will be released on Digital Platforms in the UK & Ireland On 16th November 2020 by BlueFinch Film Releasing.

THE SUNLIT NIGHT is the heart-warming story of aspiring painter Frances (Jenny Slate), who decides to leave her complicated life in New York in search of inspiration in Norway. Synopsis: A star studded adaptation of the acclaimed novel, featuring Jenny Slate, Alex Sharp, Zach Galifianakis and Gillian Anderson. The Sunlit Night follows painter Frances (Slate) as she leaves her life in New York in search of inspiration in the Norwegian Arctic circle. In a remote village, among the locals, she meet...

Melina León’s Critically Acclaimed Underdog Story SONG WITHOUT A NAME To Be Released In Select UK Cinemas On 30th October 2020.

 SONG WITHOUT A NAME (Canción Sin Nombre) is set in Peru in 1988. The country is in the grip of a devastating political crisis. Georgina, a young woman from the Andes, has her newborn daughter stolen, after giving birth at a fake health clinic. The desperate search for her baby leads her to Pedro, a young and tenacious investigative journalist who will stop at nothing to get to the truth. Based on a true story,  SONG WITHOUT A NAME, nominated for the prestigious Golden Camera at last ...

Trailer Drops For Catherine Linstrum’s Psychological Drama NUCLEAR, starring Emilia Jones & George MacKay.

Grippingly tense, claustrophobic thriller NUCLEAR, the directorial debut from Cannes Un Certain Regard winning writer Catherine Linstrum (California Dreamin’), is set for its World Premiere at the prestigious Raindance Film Festival this October. ...

Evolutionary Films To Release Robert Tinnell’s Festive Rom-Com A CHRISTMAS FEAST, In UK November 9th.

Evolutionary Films are proud to present A CHRISTMAS FEAST, a fish-out-of-water rom-com set on the traditional Italian American Christmas Eve ‘Feast of the Seven Fishes’ in the year 1983, featuring rising stars Skyler Gisondo (THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES) and Madison Iseman (JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE) as well as Josh Helman (MAD MAX: FURY ROAD) and veteran actors Paul Ben-Victor (DAREDEVIL, THE IRISHMAN) and Joe Pantoliano (BAD BOYS, THE MATRIX)....

HUMAN HIBACHI: Banned By Amazon, But Available Directly To Horror Fans On 23rd October 2020.

The anticipation is over to watch the movie deemed too EXTREME to be watched on Amazon. Synopsis: A man documents his girlfriend’s 35th birthday on his phone. What he captures throughout the night are the most disturbing human acts imaginable. "So when I made this film, I knew some of the stuff that I put in it might exclude us from platforms like Amazon, however, I wanted to see my vision through so I wasn’t going to let that hold me back. The main goal was to make something different... so...

Trailer Drops British Urban Drama LOOTED Starring Charley Palmer Rothwell, Thomas Turgoose, Morgane Polanski and Tom Fisher.

Synopsis: Hartlepool – a town that has long since seen the back of economic prosperity. ROB (21), a young car jacker, is part of a close-knit gang with best friends, LEO (22), JP (21) and Leo’s new girlfriend, KASIA (20). Rob’s got skills - he’s a great driver and a good laugh. They steal a family motor and take it to AMIR (30s) a local hood, to be stripped and sold on. Amir has a bigger, more lucrative job that he offers Leo, the self-proclaimed leader of the gang. Of course he will bri...

Trailer Drops For HURACÁN, Cassius Corrigan's Mixed Martial Arts Thriller.

Synopsis: For the brutal world of Mixed Martial Arts fighting, only the toughest (both physically and mentally) survive. HURACÁN follows Alonso Santos (Cassius Corrigan) as he struggles to make it as a professional in the MMA sphere. As he lands punches and kicks inside the ring, outside he too battles – trying to overcome his Dissociative Identity Disorder which manifests itself in his fearsomely aggressive alternate personality, Huracán. With help from his therapist, Isabella, played ...

A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A Brand-New Retelling Of The Classic Family Tale Is Coming To UK Cinemas &Theatres From 4th November 2020.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL, a brand new retelling of the classic family Christmas tale, will be coming to both cinemas and select theatres nationwide from December 4th, as Scrooge looks to help save Christmas. www.instagram.com/AChristmasCarol2020 https://twitter.com/BahHumbug2020 www.facebook.com/AChristmasCarol2020 Simon Russell Beale, Martin Freeman, Carey Mulligan, Daniel Kaluuya and Andy Serkis lend their voices to the tale, whilst dance performances are led by former Royal Ballet soloist and Ballet...

Trailer Drops For Rico Johnson's Spring Breakers Horror AFTER DARK.

Synopsis: Spring break for seven college students is derailed with one wrong turn. A flat tire on a deserted road leaves them stranded after dark in the company of a menacing drifter who may or may not be trying to help. AFTER DARK is directed by Rico Johnson, written by Carl Earhart, Rico Johnson and stars Mekia Cox, Korrina Rico, Marisa Saks, Lane Compton, David Thomas Jenkins, Charlize Diaz De Leon. www.afterdarkthemovie.com...

Trailer #2 Drops For Blake Ridder's Dark Psychological Thriller HELP.

A young woman discovers something terrible at the residence of her best friend's boyfriend. HELP has elements of manipulation, obsession and love. It reels you deep into each character's desires and fears, before arriving at its ultimate gruesome climax.HELP will be released in 2021...

Trailer Drops For Will Jewell's Welsh Crime Horror CONCRETE PLANS, Ahead Of Arrow FrightFest World Premiere.

Synopsis: Some debts are paid in blood… A manor house in disrepair and a landowner with a fierce temper and cash flow problem meets his match when confronted with a bill he can’t pay. Time is running out and the builders living on his land want their pound of flesh. When it becomes clear there is no cash, a red mist descends, the class divide widens and a simple dispute turns into a shockingly horrific display of violence as events spiral out of control. ...

Blue Finch Films Release Daniel Grou's Canadian Gangster Film MAFIA INC On Digital Platforms.

Synopsis: In 1990s Montreal, the Sicilian Paternò crime family rule the Canadian underworld with an iron-fist having built great wealth on decades of violence and narco-trafficking. Seeking to consolidate their wealth with a huge investment building a bridge between Sicily and the Italian mainland, Don Frank Paternò (Sergio Castellitto) enlists Vince Gamache (Marc-André Grondin), the son of his long-time tailor Henri (Gilbert Sciotte), to help extort money from investors. Rising fast through ...

Network Presents KIM NEWMAN’S NIGHTMARE NIGHT IN Streaming From 23 October.

Following the success of the ‘ABC TV Nights In’ via Network are terrifically delighted to present something very special for Halloween: KIM NEWMAN’S NIGHTMARE NIGHT IN. Hosted and curated by horror aficionado Kim Newman, Network have prised open the mausoleums to bring you a themed evening of scary (and not-so-scary) gems with the streaming premiere of the 1989 original screen version of Susan Hill’s chilling classic THE WOMAN IN BLACK as the centerpiece. Kim is joined by Pauline Moran,...

Trailer Drops For Pavel Khvaleev’s Brutal Russian Horror SLEEPLESS BEAUTY.

SLEEPLESS BEAUTY tells a twisted story about a young woman, Mila, who is kidnapped by a mysterious organization known as Recreation. Her unknown abductors talk to her through a loudspeaker and set strict rules: she cannot sleep and has to fulfill bizarre and violent tasks if she hopes to stay alive. At first, it looks like someone’s sick idea of entertainment but as the demands become more intense, Mila begins to realize that she is losing control of her own mind and i...

Jane Foster Reviews Adrian Shergold's CORDELIA, starring Antonia Campbell-Hughes & Johnny Flynn.

One twin, Cordelia has unfortunately suffered a trauma. The other, Caroline has not. Caroline is stable, and tries to support her sister. However, both are rather self-absorbed, which doesn’t make it easy. Caroline goes away for the week end, and the neurosis ridden Cordelia has to fend for herself, and even though she’s clearly very anxious, swears she’ll be fine. And that’s where what might have been an interesting study of how one twin can go mad while another stays sane, makes its fi...

Trailer Drops For Mark Toia’s Amazing Self-Funded Robot Sci-Fi, MONSTERS OF MAN.

Synopsis: A robotics company teams up with a corrupt CIA agent undergoing an illegal, unsanctioned military operation. Dropping four prototype robots into a suspected drug manufacturing camp in the Golden triangle that no one will miss. The mission is to prove the robotics company is worthy of winning a lucrative military contract. Six doctors on a good cause witness the brutal slaughter of an innocent village and are forced into a deadly game of cat and mouse as they become the new targets. MON...

Rory Kindersley's Dark Thriller EVE Starring Rachel Warren, Released On Digital Platforms 19th October 2020.

Outline: EVE is a London-based psychological horror about a talented but struggling actress Bex Learey (Rachel Warren), who fails to land the role of her dreams, spinning her into a dark and dangerous obsession with the up-and-comer who gets the part. EVE stars Rachel Warren who will play Lucy in Rise of the Footsoldier Origins - The Tony Tucker Story. www.evemovie2020.com/ www.facebook.com/evemovie2020...

Ian David Diaz's BAD DAY Now Available To Watch For FREE on YouTube.

Synopsis: Rebecca Ryan has been working as an undercover agent for the Organised Crime Division (OCD) posing as a taxi driver while investigating London's south-side mob. When she finds her young daughter, Lynn, brutally murdered, she fears her cover has been blown wide open, so Rebecca turns renegade and begins a brutal campaign of vengeance against the mob she believes killed her daughter. As she trawls the seedy depths of London's underworld hunting down her daughter's killers, the lines betw...

Trailer Drops For Paul Tanter's STEALING CHAPLIN Ahead Of 16th October UK Cinema Release.

STEALING CHAPLIN tells the story of two brothers who steal and hold to ransom the silent film star's body. Set in modern day Las Vegas, the pair of British grifters try to navigate between the Mob chasing the debt they owe, the media frenzy around the body being stolen and the Police closing in on them.  ...

Trailer Drops For Guy Davies' PHILOPHOBIA Ahead Of UK Cinema Release.

PHILOPHOBIA is the debut feature film from emerging writer / director Guy Davies. Set and filmed in his home town of Stroud in the British countryside it is an authentic coming of age drama rooted in experience. A truly independent project with no government funds or film grants, PHILOPHOBIA was made possible by a dozen local investors and spearheaded by international film production company Fablemaze.  www.philophobiafilm.com...

Marc Price Takes 10 Question On His Sci-Fi DUNE DRIFTER Ahead Of Arrow FrightFest Digital Edition World Premiere.

DUNE DRIFTER will celebrate its World Premiere at FrightFest Digital Edition 2 on the Zavvi Discovery Screen, Saturday, October 24th, at 16:45 BST. Tickets► https://bit.ly/33xLBTB...

Trailer Drops For THE THREE KINGS, The Story Of Football Legends Matt Busby, Bill Shankly & Jock Stein.

A brand-new feature length cinema documentary, THE THREE KINGS, is being released in the UK and Ireland this November. From the Oscar and BAFTA-winning producers of Diego Maradona and Senna and the director of I Believe In Miracles, THE THREE KINGS is the definitive film portrait of three men who were born in the central lowlands of Scotland within 30 miles of each other – and went on to change the history of football: Busby. Shankly. Stein....

FANTASTIC FUNGI: Louie Schwartzberg's Documentary On The Magic Of Mushrooms Released In UK November 2020.

Area23a has announced that the visually stunning and groundbreaking documentary FANTASTIC FUNGI directed by award-winning filmmaker and pioneer of time-lapse photography, Louie Schwartzberg (Moving Art, Wings of Life, Mysteries of the Unseen Worlds 3D Imax) will be released in UK cinemas from 6th November and On Demand from 9th November. Hot on the heals of its highly successful US release with a 100% fresh runaway hit on Rotten Tomatoes, FANTASTIC FUNGI is an immersive experience that will insp...