Exit 8 (2026)

 

A Man is trapped in an endless Japanese subway passage searching for the exit, 'Exit 8' he must remember everything he see's, any small change will send him back to the start. Well that's pretty much it, the film is adapted from a video game, the type of game that have ne shouting at the screen pretty soon and hitting the off button, and it's got to be said the film is a pretty slow dull watch. Not much breaks up the monotony of the "plot", only a few scenes randomly involving some mice with human ears and eyes grafted onto the them, blood pouring down a corrider, all very 'The Shining', and that's pretty much it really.

2.5/5

Hostel (2005)

 

'Hostel' is infamous for many reasons not least as it was what became the start of the so called "torture porn" genre, so I though I'd give it a rewatch 20+ years after it's release. Two young American back packers go on a European trip in search of "good time's", and they get it in the first half of the movie that's for sure! This film really is a tale of two stories, the first half they're partying, hooking up with good looking ladies (how I don't know, talk a bout punching above the weight, and then things go Pete Tong, seriously. One of the back packers apparently has checked out of the hotel, and in searching for his mate is druged, kidnapped....then the "fun" starts. It's a well made and well acted movie, plenty of gore as you might expect, and it must be said is a pretty good solid slice of horror, the copy I "got" featured the alternative ending which is well worth seeking out, something I' m pretty sure I hadn't seen viewing all those years ago.

4/5

Movies Of The Month May 2026

A massive month for great new movies, all released in 2026!!! (and all horror!!)

1.Obsession (one of the movies of 2026)

2.Over Your Dead Body (an absolute blood filled blast)

3.Lee Cronin's Mummy (the surprise of the year)

4.Normal (Bob does what Bob does best)

5.Killing Mary Sue (crazy fun)

And the good news is coming very soon are 'Passenger' and 'Backrooms' (which I plan to see next week)

(and it must be a good month if the excellent documentary 'The Crash' doesn't make the top 5)

Fuze (2026)

 

An unexploded bomb is found in central London, during the chaos of an evacuation a crew of wrong 'uns exploit the chaos to crack a bank vault. It's got to be said I'd never heard of this movie, but looking at the positive reviews, I thought I'd give it a go and it doesn't disappoint. A film which you genuinly don't know what's a round the corner, the actual robbery makes up the first third of the film, but then we get the usual back stabbing but there are so many twists, this makes it a thoroughly entertaining flick with a good fresh cast.

4.5/5

Dead Man's Wire (2025)

Now 'Dog Day Afternoon' from 1975 starring Al Pacino and John Cazale is a classic, based on the true story of a bank robbery that goes wrong, and this flick is a kind of remake? The story is different though, Bill Skarsgard stars as a desperate man who wants justice from the bank he believed ripped him off in a property deal, he takes the son of the Bank's CEO (played brilliantly by Al Pacino) wires a shotgun around his neck, demanding compensation, but most of all, an apology, something Pacino's character refuses! It's a quality film throughout, the 70's is brilliantly recreated, everything's beige, smoke fills every room, Skarsgard is brilliant, as is Dacre Montgomery as the unfortunate kidnap victim, and of course Pacino (though he sadly is only in a few scenes) This is out on Sky Movies, I'd never heard of it until seeing it advertised, and it's well worth checking out.

4/5

Over Your Dead Body (2025)

 

Now when a horror film stars Samara Weaving (Ready Or Not, Guns Akinmo, The Babysitter) it's a must watch, and especially when she's co-starring with Jason Segal (This Is the End, Knocked Up) and this really doesn't disappoint. A couple on the verge of splitting up plan a trip to sew up their marriage, little do they know that they are both planning to kill each other, and then some escaped convicts turn up and it gets really messy... This is a blood soaked laugh riot from start to finish, all the cast are just having a ball, the violence is pure comic book splatter with not one but two shotguns to the head kills! Great fun throughout and another must watch horror flick of 2026.

"Your nose taste's like shit!!!"

4.5/5

Down Terrace (2009)

 

Director Ben Wheatley has had some highs and lows in his directorial life, just a few day's I watched his most recent, the excellent 'Normal' and 'Sightseers' was a classic, a few duds though 'Meg 2' was a stinker, it's a Megalodon for fucks sake, how can you balls up that concept? Anyways, this is his debut feature and it's a low key, very British, gangster flick, when I say gangster, theses guys aren't Scarface. A good solid cast, lovely to see Julie Deakin, who was Alan Partridge's fling, the "red head in the corner smoking a fag", equally nasty and comical, the murders (executions) are almost treated like an everyday occurrence to be brushed over. Totally mad characters, just wait for the finale, low key, almost all set in their house, no big crash bang wallop moments but quality British film making.

4/5

Normal (2026)

Two 'words' Bob Odenkirk, I love this guy, I'm in! I'd seen an early review of this on one of my favourite youtube channels (I think it was Cody Leach) and he said it was one of the big surprises of film festival he saw it at, and boy is this one big surprise. It all starts off pretty low key with a kind of 'Fargo' feel, Bob is a Sherriff posted to a sleepy Midwestern US town, Normal, hoping for a quiet life after the stress of his marital woes and previous work moral woes. The town is hit with a Bank robbery, which in itself is unheard of, but this isn't just a 'normal' bank but one that the locals want to keep secret, and that's when things kick off, and I mean, KICK OFF!

I won't give anything away, just to say this is an absolute riot from there on, great humor throughout, funny, ridiculous characters and completely over the top candy carnage! With a juicy 90 minute runtime, it doesn't overstay it's bloody runtime, packing in laughs and gore throughout!

4.5/5 

EDIT I forgot to say, it also stars Henry Winkler, The Fonz as the town Mayor!

The Best 35 Horror Films From The Past Decade!!!!!!!

 

Here you go folks, a list of all the great horror movies from the past 10 years that I highly, highly recommend!! (in no order)

*The Black Phone (2021)

*The Invisible Man (2020)

*The First Omen (2024)

*It: Chapter 1 (2017)

*Orphan: First Kill (2022)

*The Invitation (2015)

*Project Wolf Hunting (2022)

* X & Pearl (2022)

*Weapons (2025)

*Obsession (2026)

*It Follows (2014)

*Becky/Wrath Of Becky (20/23)

*Renfield (2023)

*Last Voyage Of Dementer (2023)

*Cobweb (2023)

*Totally Killer (2023)

*Host (2020)

*The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020)

*Raw (2016)

*Violent Night (2022)

*Speak No Evil (2022)

*Unfriended: Dark Web (2018)

*The Sadness (2021)

*The Innocents (2021)

*Smile/Smile 2 (22/24)

*Terrifier 2/3(21/24)

*The Coffee Table (2022)

*Nosferatu (2024)

*Frankenstein (2025)

*Saw VI (2009)

*Send Help (2026)

*Crawl (2019)

*Harpoon (2019)

ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026)

 

Now I've never been a fan of The Mummy movies, in all fairness I can't recall bothering to watch any of them, from the early Universal flicks right up to 1999's Brendan Fraser outing, so when when this was announced I really had no interest. Then the reviews came out, it was a total reworking of the story and directed by the man who brought us the awesome 'Evil Dead' reboot back in 2013, one of the great horror movies of the 21st Century, and boy does this deliver! This time a young girl disappears, only to be found 8 years later, great news think the family, not really it must be said. This is just wild, a heady mix of 'The Exorcist' but mostly, it's great to say 'Evil Dead'. This is a blood drenched full on gore-a-thon, stabbings, vomiting, scorpions burrowing out of peoples throats, you name it, it doesn't hold back! A running time of 2 hours 15 mins flies by, highly recommended for all us gore hounds, this and 'Obsession' on the same day!

4.5

Obsession (2026)

Now this is the one I've been really looking forward to, a young Man still in 'love' with his childhood crush, uses what he thinks is a "joke" "make a wish" stick, he wishes that the woman will love him, little does he know how it pans out. This is pure Twilight Zone stuff, but ramped up to 10, the build up is slow and tense, once the wish is fulfilled, well the gloves are off in the horror masterclass. The sense of dread is nerve racking, the tension at times unbearable. What happens isn't the main horror, it your sense of what is around the corner..Inde Navarrette as the love interest Nikki puts in an astonishing performance, a masterclass in modern horror, the screams she bellows out, her facial expressions, that sinister long lasting 'smile, he body movement, a truly Oscar winning performance. The one moment people will remember is the jump scene and what immediately happens afterwards, this is just a baseball bat to the face moment, the lead up to the scene making it even more gut wrenching. Quite easily one of the best horror films of the past decade and this years 'Weapons' in the cinema world of terror!

4.5/5

The Crash (2026) Netflix

 

A teenager has a high speed crash, killing two other people, her boyfriend and his best friend, what looks like a tragic accident soon uncovers something sinister, was it actually an 'accident'? This is a superbly produced documentary from Netflix, it plays out slowly building up the story with genuine footage of the horrendous aftermath of the crash, CCTV footage of the actual crash and interviews with the Police, family and close friends. The outcome is quite shocking, with real footage from the Courtroom on making their judgment and the outcome to all those involved. Essential viewing.

4.5/5

Believe Me (2026) TV Series

 

This is a ITV dramatization of the horrendous case of John Warboys, a serial rapist in the early 2000's, who preyed on women he picked up in his black cab, and the victims fight for justice and his subsequent "successful" parole appeal. Spread over four episodes this is thoughtful, grim, and brilliantly acted television. Daniel Mays as always is top notch, as the pathetic vile Warboys, the two lead actress's Aimee-Ffion Edwards and Aasiya Shah are just superb as two of the victims, as they fight for justice, Warboys has been jailed, but they were never believed, cast aside by an utterly inept Metropolitan  Police Force, a disgrace to justice. Hard hitting, it will depress you but equally anger you that these two woman, if believed and properly investigated, could have prevented further horrifying attack on young women, who's lives would be damaged immeasurably.

4.5/5

Barbarian (2012)

 

From the Director who brought us the awesome 'Weapons' last year this was  Zach Kreuger's debut full length feature, and though, of course, not up to the extreme horror of it's processor, it's still a fine piece of twisted horror. A woman rent's an Airbnb in a rough neighborhood of Detroit, and it's not all what it seems.  As you would expect it's a creepy dark eerie movie, Georgina Campbell as the main star is excellent throughout, the film unravels a twisted tale, a sure sign of a confident director which is unleashed fully a few years later with his masterpiece of horror unleashed a few years later. Quality horror, the aforementioned 'Weapons'  went full throttle, and this guy really is one to watch, with the rumors being he wants to bring back Freddy Kreuger for a new 'Nightmare On Elm Street' movie, yes please!

4/5

Faces Of Death (2026)

 

Now this is the sequel/remake nobody expected, not least me! The original was a grimy video nasty 'documentary' infamous back then for showing real life footage of death and murder, quite tame by standards nowadays, so what on earth would this be about? In this re-imaging of the original, a woman has the job of moderating online content, and comes across a series of video's what seems to be reproducing the deaths in the original release. Now this is one gnarly dirty horror flick, shades of 'Hostile', it doesn't flinch with the violence, is it any good? Well yeah, but not one you would give a rewatch, a brave slice of horror, worth a look but one that will probably be forgotten about quite soon.

3.5/5

The Bank Job (2018)

Jason Statham.

Yes, it is him, and I can't believe this one slipped past me. I love the Stath's, who doesn't, so I had the usual "expectations"for this one."Based" on a true story of a real life robbery back in the early 70's,  the Stath's recruits  a rag bag gang for a big bucks high stakes bank job (clue in the title). It's got a big ass Brit cast, Saffron Burrows (the posh one), Daniel Mays, Peter Bowles (another posh one), Keeley Hawes and even Craig Fairbrass turns up as the 'muscle'. It's good fun, not much ass kicking from the main man, it's riddled with cliched characters, but it's all dumb harmless fun.

3.5/5
 

The Client (1994)

 

We're blasting back 30 years to the glorious 90's and this film has that feel. A great cast, Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones for starters, always great value for money as is the young Brad Refro in his debut as "The Client" Mark Sway who has to testify against a Mob gang. The ensemble cast is great too, William H Macy, J T Walsh, Will Patton etc, it's a heady mix of drama, tension, some court room drama which I just love, all combined by the 90's legend Joel Schumacher who brought us such big 90's hits as 'Flatliners', 'Falling Down' and 'St Elmo's Fire' and 'The Lost Boys' from the heady 80's. Great entertainment throughout and one I'm pleased to finally catch up with.

4/5

Killing Mary Sue (2025)

 

A corrupt Senator (aren't they all ) plans to kill his stepdaughter who is scandal prone and very bad for his image, especially with an up coming election. This is great violent gory fun from the off, Sierra McCormack as Sue is just brilliant, loud mouthed, brash with a great set of killing skill, which are explained later, it can't surely just from playing video games you may think. The violence is off the scale, great humour throughout, larger than life fun characters, the film never slows down and is perfect popcorn fun, a heady mix of 'John Wick' and numerous other bloody carnage flicks, and highly recommended!

4.5/5

Kraken (2026)

 

I was so looking forward to this, I love monster movies, so I eagerly awaited some creature feature candy...what a let down. Don't get me wrong, this isn't a bad movie, just not very good! The premise is good, strange things are afoot in a Norwegian fjord including the grisly death of two teenagers, all signs point to a mythical creature deep in the water. The acting all round is high quality, the plot builds perfectly, the scenery is just stunning, it's just this film doesn't combine all these elements. It's low budget, so the beast is pretty much just rubber tentacles flailing about, no real monster "action", no tension, and by the end it's a case of "meh, is that it?"

3/5

Hunting Season (2025)

 

Got to admit the first thing I drew my attention to this little known drama/thriller was Mel Gibson, always loved "mad" Mel, from his early days of the 'Mad Max' and 'Lethal Weapon' movies right up to lesser known stuff such as the excellent 'Fat Man' and 'Dragged Across Concrete', he's always value for money, and he doesn't disappoint here. Mel plays Bowdrie who lives a secluded life with his daughter 'Tag', their life is changed when 'Tag' discovers a young Woman in the woodland, shot and beaten. A dubious bunch are out to finish the job and he must use all his wits to defend her, but foremost his daughter. Solid performances throughout, a good strong story, yes we've seen this kind of thing before, but its entertaining with all guns blazing in the OTT finale, and well worth a viewing.

4/5

Obsession (2026) **COMING SOON** 15/5/26

 

2026 is dishing out some really cool movies so far, and this one looks the dogs boll**ks. A lonely young Man uses a cursed "toy" to get his childhood crush to fall in love with him...with dire consequences, it's not all candle light dinners and romantic vacations. It comes out 15th May, and has received huge critical praise, 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, the film looks so chilling and apparently Inde Navarrette's performance as the focus of the "obsession" Nikki,  give's a powerhouse performance, which you get small twisted glimpses of in in the trailer, of what looks like a brutal, totally unsettling performance. Strap me in!!

'Drumdums' Youtube review

Hypnotic (2023)

 

Ben Aflick stars as Danny, a detective investigating the mystery of his young daughters disappearance which slowly, and I mean, slowly, unravels a secret Government programme. Aflick is in full frowny mode for the entire film, there's loads of grimacing, vehicles crashing, and gunfire, and I mean LOTS of gunfire! It does star the always excellent William Fichtner ('Armageddon', 'Black Hawk Down' etc) as a Government agent, all dead eyes and black suit. It's a clunky Sci-Fi crime thriller with shades of 'Inception,' the actual overall story is pretty good, but the slow pace makes it hard to recommend.

2/5

Evil Dead Burns (2026) **FIRST OFFICIAL TRAILER**

 

Here it is (click the link)  the first official trailer of the latest 'Evil Dead' movie in the franchise. The trailer looks juicy, I have to admit I enjoyed the last installment 'Rise' but not as much as the remake from 2013, which was a blood soaked masterpiece of modern horror, but I will be booking my ticket for the big screen when it's released on July 10th, my birthday!!!

Crazy Old Lady (2025)

 Wow, a crazy old Lady she certainly is! A Man is asked by his ex-girlfriend to check on her Mother, who's and, and sanity, she is concerned about, and boy, the poor fella will soon regret it. Tied up, gagged and tortured, and much worse. This is a mad Spanish horror flick from the good folks at 'Shudder', sadistic, nasty and "funny" for quite all the wrong reasons, shades of the classic 'Misery', even with subtitles it's worth your attention for 90 minutes.

4/5

They Will Kill You (2026)

 "When the poor give to the rich...the Devil laughs"

Well to say this film is batshit bonkers is an understatement. Imagine a big bloody boiling pot of madness, 'Kill Bill' meets 'John Wick' meets 'Evil Dead'  (the eyeball scenes are just a blast) with obvious nods to the more recent 'Ready Or Not' movies. It's wickedly dark, blood soaked, full of sick dark humour and high octane action  for pretty much it's entire running time. Blood drenched and full of kick ass stabby stabby action, and as for the finale? Totally mental!!

"A Pig on a stick, really??"

4.5/5

Movie's Of The Month April 2026

 A slightly quieter month for the movies what with all the PL and Champions League football but still some great new movies to recommend, here's my top pics for April...all brand "new" releases.

1. They Will Kill You

2. I Swear

3. Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come

4 The Drama

5. This Is Not A Test 

Piranha 3DD (2010)

 An absolute trash horror classic, what more can you ask for, directed by Alexander Aja the man who gave us the awesome 'Switchblade Romance', 'Crawl' and the mental  'Maniac' and 'The Hills Have Eyes' remake's. The film kicks off with Richard Dreyfuss getting munched, tits, ass, gore, more flesh then more flesh, believe me loads of it, getting ripped off various partying teen limbs. 

The dialogue is dumb as it gets, the characters utter pricks, but who cares, faces are ripped off, bodies decapitated and Kelly Brook and Riley Steele run around in  bikini's the whole time!

Lush

4/5

This Is Not A Test (2026)

 

A group of teen's takeover a School to take on a Zombie hoard during an 'apocalypse'

I've had this one on my 'to watch' list for some so finally got round to giving it a view and boy was it worth the wait. The group of "kids" are all likeable with strong performances all round, the Zombies are great, very nasty fast moving f****rs, some bloody gore, big shades of the "28 Days" series, and it's got some Metal in the soundtrack!

4.5/5

The Drama (2026)

 

This is hugely powerful stuff and with a very hard hitting subject which I won't spoil. A couple Emma (Zendaya) and Charlie (Robert Pattinson) are planning their wedding, they meet up with good friends for dinner, after a few "too many drinks" the conversation goes awkwardly to "what is the worst thing you've ever done", seriously this is one ally you you shouldn't be strolling down. Emma is the final person to answer, the confession is devastating, a brutal moment in her life when she was at an absolute low mentally. The entire film from then on is brutal, how do you feel about this person you love so much was borderline going to do something so awful? Powerhouse performances from both leads, this is absolute quality I cannot recommend highly enough.

4.5/5

Hatchet 2 (2010)

 You know what you're in for here when after less than 10 minutes some redneck gets throttled by his own intestines until his head literally 'pops' off, then we're straight into a death metal soundtrack, and seat belts on people for 90 minutes of corn ball plot/acting and OTT un-rated gore!

This is  a great series of pure 80's slasher territory, seen 'Friday 13th'? So have the makers of this flick, deformed maniac on the loose in the woods reeking revenge on those who have wronged him, the acting and plot are pretty dire but it's still pretty good late night beer + pizza entertainment with the gore cranked up to 11!

4/5

Tucker And Dale Vs Evil (2012)

Two good old Hill Billys are on vacation enjoying some fishing and plenty of drinking, when they run into a bunch of College kids though things take a turn for the worse.

Forget the miserable "Scary Movie" franchise from back in the day, this is how you do a horror satire, all the clichés are thrown in, toothless "threatening" roughnecks, obnoxious teens, but what this film delivers is great comedy, likeable characters, and buckets of gore. (oh and Katrina Bowden!)
The film is a glorious satire on the slasher flick, hugely entertaining, I've watched this crazy movie numerous time's and it's just as good as I remember first time. Highly recommended not just to horror fans but anyone looking for a solid 90 mins of fun and cartoon  style gore.

4/5

The Cabin In The Woods (2011)

 

This is one movie I love to give a rewatch every few years as it is undoubtably one of the most original, gory and fun horror movies of the 21st Century. Five college friends go on a short vacation but not knowing to them they are participants in a nasty "experiment". The characters are likeable, the gore insane, great dark humour, the monsters awesome and the finale just bat sh*t insane. An absolute blast from the very off!!

4.5/5

The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane (1976)

 

This is a film I'd never heard of until I stumbled across a You tube channel recommending 70's horror flicks you need to see but, might never of heard of. Now this isn't horror, in the horror "sense", but real life horror. A young girl lives with her Father, but her secretive nature catches the attention of the conservative neighbours. First things first, Jody Foster is just 13 years old in this movie and her performance is nothing less than astonishing. I remember  seeing her in 'Paper Moon' with another incredible performance, but this is almost another level. The whole supporting cast are top level, but a special mention to  Martin Sheen who is just awesome, the most seedy MF borderline pedo you can imagine. The final scene of Jody's character as Ryan will burn into your soul as she stares at the camera with no emotion which seems to never end, so much so, I had to turn it off. A masterpiece of film making.

4.5/5

High Tension (AKA Switchblade Romance) (2003)

Strap your selves in for this French( yes I said French!) high octane, stalk and slash flick which never skimps on the blood, by the end of the film what's remaining of the cast resemble those mad Spaniards who partake in that annual tomato throwing event! The plot is your average horror flick, young women stalked by homicidal maniac, but the film is classily shot, creepy, scary and as pointed out lovely and gory with throats and limbs slashed and a tasty decapitate. (always a plus point in any movie!)The film has a pretty smart twist at the end which I thought worked, though the popcorn crowd seem to treat it with disdain as it involves some thought.

This was one of Director Alexandre Aja's first movies and he went on to make some cool genre movies, 'Crawl', 'Horns', the 'Hills Have Eyes' entertaining remake and of course the ultimate in exploitation comedy horror ', who can forget, Piranha 3-D' !!!!

4.5/5

Grotesque (2009)

 An unnamed Doctor kidnaps a young couple and tortures them both physically and sexually for his own twisted pleasure, there, that's the plot, well, what else is there to say?

Well for starters this sicko Japanese torture porn flick makes one of the Saw or Hostile films look very tame, eye gouging, disembowelment, genital mutilation, amputation by chainsaw, this is serious hardcore horror only for those with the strongest stomachs and is quite unrelenting.
After release  the film was deemed so sadistic that is was point blank refused a certificate by the BBFC stating "given the unacceptable content featured throughout cutting the work is not a viable option in this case and the work is therefore refused a classification" Fast forward to 2026 and it's readily available uncut on blu-ray!

Sick and twisted it is still a well directed film with a suitable grim ending, approach with caution folks!

3.5/5

Bad Milo (2013)

 An everyday tale of an office worker Duncan (Ken Marino) who lives with a demonic creature up his rear end which reeks vengeance on those who have angered him....

Firmly with it's tongue in it's (ass) cheek, 'Bad Milo' comes from the same stable as 'legendary' 80's shlock horror monster movies such as 'Terrorvision'. 'The Deadly Spawn' and of course Frank Henenlotter's classic 'Basketcase'.
The plot is pure madness, the monster, cheap, runner and ridiculous, the blood is spayed in bucket loads, and the film finishes with the towns folk hunting down the monster whilst carrying burning torches (ala Karloff's Frankenstein)
Utter rubbish, loved it.

4/5

**COMING SOON** Ice Cream Man (2026) 1st Teaser Trailer!

 This one I've been really looking forward to since it was announced, the premise? A Town descends into madness when an Ice Cream Man serves "sweet delights" with horrifying results.... What really wet my whistle is the fact that it's directed by Eli Roth, who brought us the brilliant 'Eli Roth's History Of Horror' a few years ago, an essential documentary series for fans of the genre, but of course he's also brought us such delights as the 'Cabin Fever' movies, as well as 'Hostel', 'The Green Inferno', the under-rated 'Death Wish' remake from 2018 and more recently the awesome slasher 'Thanksgiving'. I'm Sold!

UK release date is penned in for 29/10/26 Halloween!!!

Traumatika (2024)

A young boy's nightmares become reality when his parents show signs of a demonic possession.

This has got some good reviews, some saying it's one of the most disturbing films in recent years, so my hopes were high, yes it's good, but...In all fairness it's nothing I haven't seen before. It's well made, well shot, creepy, the 'demon' when it briefly appears is pretty awesome, but I was never that gripped, I can't really explain why. It's at times brutal and quite nasty with quite a cool, unexpected finale, with the killer wearing an early Jason style mask (and baseball cap to boot!) so, worth a watch, but a one watch movie for sure.

3.5/5

Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come (2026)

 

Following on from the original, moments after surviving an all out attack from the unhinged De Nomas family, Grace (the excellent Samara Weaving) discovers she has to survive the next level of the nightmarish game, this time with the help of her estranged Sister Faith (Kathryn Newton) so how does this sequel compare to the cult classic original? Oh boy it does. The violence kicks off almost immediately, the movie is an orgy of comic book kills, talk about a blood soaked 110 minutes, it barely pauses for breath. Weaving and Newton are fabulous, constantly bitching at each other, the black comedy tones just ramp up the entertainment throughout. Critics said it was a bit of a cash in on the success of the first movie, rubbish, this more than holds it own, and to finish the film on one of many highs, we the appearance of a cute Goat!

4.5/5

**COMING SOON** Faces Of Death (2026)

 

Now when this was announced late last year it really was a what the f**k moment, why would you make a film about a notorious video nasty documentary from the late 70's? The film was just a collection of real life murder/death scenes, stuff all more readily available with the internet, so what are earth would this be for? Well early reviews are hugely positive, it's a total reimagining of the original, this time a woman is a video content moderator and believes that some murder scenes she is viewing are real and have been influenced by the original seedy documentary. Looking at  'Rotten Tomatoes'  it's getting a very healthy 69%, "an impressively nasty piece of work", "a halfway clever retro slasher", "the most smartest horror movie of the year so far", are just some of the good reviews, and it also bolsters a very healthy 68% from the general public, bring it on!!

*sadly no release date penciled in for the UK at this moment in time, so I'll be, ahem, "looking else where" cough*

Thrash (2026) Netflix

 

I "pre-reviewed" this about a month ago, but with some hope, the director, Tommy Wirkola, was responsible for the quality 'Violent Night' and 'Dead Snow', but with some trepidation, it's made by Netflix. The plot is an absolute rip off of the awesome Alligator flick 'Bait' a few years back, a violent storm rips through a small town where upon an Alligator goes on a killing spree, well this is the same premise but with sharks, and oh dear, the result is grade B movie making. A slow turgid first hour, the CGI for the storm in all fairness is very, very good, but the shark effects at times are pretty embarrassing, the acting poor, characters really quite annoying, especially the pregnant woman who you  just hope gets munched to shut her up. The final third things do pick up a little, but by then I'd gone past caring, it does include the un-intentional hilarious line when someone exclaims "we need something that runs on batteries....and vibrates!!!" though!

2/5

Dredd (2012)

 Now I've never been a huge fan of 2000 AD but Judge Dredd....well what a creation, Cop...Judge and Jury..Executioner!

Back in the 90's Sly Stallone was cast in the first ever celluloid outing of this classic comic book character, the reviews were terrible, I refused to watch it on principle, and still have to this day, he shows his face for fucks sake...sacrilege. But, 17 years later (17 years!!) we finally got what we have been waiting for, Dredd (the superb Karl Urban) is a Human 'RoboCop' dishing out Justice and  punishment, helmet firmly planted on his head, gun blasting bad guys head, cheek bones and limbs off, top notch ultra violence!

His Rookie side kick Anderson (Olivia Firlby) is faultless, a solid no nonsense character who adds so much to Dredds almost robotic, expressionless Policing, adding some kind of humanity to the madness of Mega City 1.

A stark, bleak nihilistic adult, intelligent comic book film ( quite reminiscent of the classic 'District 9') with some top notch ultra violence, including the best scene involving 'we will kill you at any cost' one sided machine gun assault!!!!!

4.5/5

We Bury The Dead (2024)

 

Now I love a zombie apocalypse movie so this was on my radar straight way, slow burner, all out gore, comedy , any movie in the Zombie genre I'm up for it. This ones a post Zombie post apocalypse survival flick, Daisy Riley stars as Ava who is searching for her husband after a catastrophic accident involving a weapon of mass destruction, yes the US are accountable, Trump though has a few years or months to fulfill that dream, little bit of politics there! This is a slow burn thoughtful flick, very much in the vein of the last two '28 Years Later' movies, Daisy Ridley is excellent throughout, she's pretty much in every frame of the movie, the Zombies look great, gnarly, bloody, nasty, and when the violence erupts it doesn't hold back. Well worth a watch.

4/5

Jan-March 2026 stinkers!!!

 Well I've done my best of the first quarter so far, so without further ado, here's the stinkers. This time though I have included films not released this year or the latter part of 2025 as there was only a few new stinkers that stunk my front room out, so, enough of this flim flam, let's get to the list!

1. 'Grizzly Night' (2026) -you expect a Grizzly Bear causing chaos, nope, zilch.

2. 'London Boulevard' (2010)- what a waste of a great cast.

3. 'Raw Justice' (1994)- not even Pamela can save this dog turd.

4. 'The Dive' (2023)-Absolute dirge fest.

5. 'Dolly' (2026)- this film's getting some love, why? it's cheap pathetic film-making that thinks it's a homage to the 70's grindhouse "classics" such as 'The Hills Have Eyes' etc..

**MOVIES OF THE YEAR PART 1** Jan-March 2026

 

Well we're a third of the way into another new year, so here's my pick of the new movies so far in the past 12 weeks, some were released in the later part of of 2025, but I've included them as well, some I'm still to watch such as 'Ready Or Not 2' and 'You Will Die Tonight", but enough of this piffle, here's my Top 10 so far.

1. 'Send Help' (just a great gory giggle from the master Sam Raimi)

2. 'I Swear' (the feel good movie of any year)

3. 'Wasteman' (hugely ignored great Brit flick)

4. 'Primate' (mad monkey madness!)

5. 'Cold Storage' (old school monster comedy/horror)

6. 'Crime 101' (class thriller)

7. 'Hoppers' (back to their best Pixar release)

8. 'The Plague' (brutal coming of age drama)

9. 'Mike & Nick &Nick & Alice' (just a mad fun goofy movie)

10.'28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' ( the IRON MAIDEN moment!)

I Swear (2025)

 

Everything you have heard or read about this film is as you would hope. Based on the true story of Scottish teenager John Davidson's struggles with Tourette's Syndrome. Robert Aramayo is inspirational in his performance portraying determination, grit and quiet grace, whilst battling something he can't explain and people chastise him for. Yes you will laugh at, shall we say, "inopportune moments", but John's warm character just makes you root for the young man even more. It's a cliche, but it really is the feel good film of the year, culminating when John receives an MBE from The Queen in 2019

4.5/5

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (2025)

 

'Deliver Me From Nowhere' chronicles Bruce Springsteen's struggles with depression and his insistence on releasing the "Nebraska" album, a stark bare bones acoustic album recorded on a four track in his bedroom. Jeremy Allen White is excellent as Springsteen, as is Jeremy Strong as his manager, the legendary Jon Landau. Throw in Stephen Graham as Bruce's father and you get quality throughout, this won't be for everyone, it is a slow watch, a man trying to cope with the past and mental issues that he can't erase, even though he has achieved huge success with the release of "The River". Probably a movie more for the Springsteen fan, but so well acted it's well worth a watch for the star quality on show.

4/5

Cannibal Holocaust (1980)

 

Inspired by the excellent dvd box set "Video Nasties:The Definitive Guide", I decided to 'dig out' one of the previously banned infamous nasties which had somehow passed me by.I'd seen Cannibal Ferox and Holocaust many years ago, Ferox lives up to it's infamous reputation, gory, grim but great 'fun', Holocaust on the other hand is also gory, incredibly grim, but also a very well made horror movie of it's time, you'll feel the need for a shower after watching this slice of Italian sleeze.

So how does 'Cannibal Apocalypse 'size up?

Well we have the usual ingredients of an Italian shlocker, crap American actors, truly dreadful acting, appalling dialogue, but sadly the gore count is surprisingly low and I'm struggling to see what offended the authorities so much with this flick, a few people get bitten, there are a couple of stand out gore moments but it must be said theses are few and far between and the film has been now readily to buy for some time now....though I wouldn't waste the time or money.

2/5

12/12/12/ (2012)

A woman gives birth, during the birth the baby kills the Surgeon and Nurse, then things get even sillier....

Quite simply this is without doubt one of the most hilariously awful films I have ever seen!!!

The 'acting', 'plot' and 'special effects' ( I use these terms very loosely) are not just B-movie but Z-movie, so atrocious are they.The whole film is littered with head scratching  plot holes you could fly a 747 through, for example:

• As I said the Surgeon and Nurse die during the birth of the baby, this doesn't seem to bother the mother Veronica (Sara Malakul Lane) as she lies there with her baby, next to Cops and two dead bodies!!
• The Police are called when the parents suspect there is an intruder in their property, a Detective (sucking a lolly pop) turns up literally 20 seconds later!!
• Veronica's husband kills himself by drinking boiling water, she doesn't seem too affected by this either....
• Why does the Detective whilst looking for the intruder pick up a dead rat by its tail, look at it, then put put it down again as if it was a suspect?!
• How has Veronica managed to get a super fit body only 6 days after giving birth?
• Why, when discovering a dead Police Officer outside her house, does Veronica not call 911 but leave the  Detective a voice mail message!?!?! (and why does he not turn up until later in the day?)

The dialogue is hilarious, my favourite being this exchange, Veronica's sister has just showered and is getting dressed, evil baby is 'watching'

Sister-"VERONICA GODDAMIT! Your Baby is a pervert!!"

Veronica-"What??"

Sister-"I was changing and it was watching me!!"

 

The ending is the icing on the turd flavoured cake, the evil baby show his ugly mug, he really does have a face only it's Mother could love...mental!!

 

So are there any plus points?

Well yes.

For starters 'actress' Sara Malakul Lane is super hot, so us guys have some eye candy, but, yes the film is beyond bad, but, it obeys the rules of bad (horror) movies, its truly dreadful. but  most importantly, it's  entertaining for all the wrong reasons and never dull or boring!

1/5 for the movie

4/5 for entertainment value!

Frankenstein's Army (2013)

You just can't go wrong with Zombie Nazi's!

 Russian soldiers are pushing into East Germany during WW2, all they find are a few dead Nazi's, and the twisted remains off what seems to be half Human, half machine 'soldiers', soon though they stumble upon something more terrifying than the Third Reich!

If you've seen the mad trailer  for this movie you'll know what to expect, you're also be pleasantly surprised. For a low budget horror flick by a first time director, Frankensteins' Army has very high production values, good solid acting, great sound FX, good set designs, and the monsters look great!
Each creature is original, like a mash of Nazi Cenobites from the mind of HR Geiger and Guillermo Tel Torro, drills, knives or guns for hands, real nightmare stuff. The found footage POV works a treat, adding to the films sense of chaos, terror and dread, like a viewing a 1st person shoot 'em up on a high end console. and who can not dislike a movie that features a human robot that resembles the love child of Dusty Bin, R2D2 and a seriously twisted mind!

4/5