The 2007 bargain basement satirical B-Horror comedy Murder Party is brilliant low budget fun. It took me ages to finally watch

Director/Editor/co-writer Freddy Macdonald gives us the 2024 Comedy/Thriller Sew Torn. Initially, it feels like shades of 1998's Run Lola Run. However, once you get past the first moments of the film, other movies creep in. Groundhog Day, being one, a certain element of No Country for Old Men is another. Although there are touches here and there, nothing really prepares you for the sheer feyness of the film.

The 2017 homage film The Hero is a lot of things. Mostly, however, it is downbeat and deep. A love letter with layers of discovery

Noah Baumbach co-writes and directs the 2025 buddy movie Jay Kelly. It is really more than a buddy movie, of sorts, it's about stardom. The journey, seen through the eyes of the titular "hero" of the film, via flashbacks. There are other devices involved. Some of which almost make it feel like Jay has died and is reliving his life in the "afterlife." …

Dylan K. Narang co-writes and directs the 2025 Comedy film Tapawingo. It is a bully saga with some pretty heavy hitters. Cast-wise this is a

Angelica De Alba and Paul Ragsdale give us the 2025 Comedy/Horror film Onlyfangs. It is a tongue in cheek misogyny allegory.

The 2011 film Killer Joe is a delightful Texas trailer trashy look at the downtrodden denizens of a small Texas town.

Dylan K. Narang co-writes and directs the 2023 Comedy film Tapawingo. It is a bully saga with some pretty heavy hitters. Cast-wise this is a

Dylan K. Narang co-writes and directs the 2023 Comedy film Tapawingo. It is a bully saga with some pretty heavy hitters. Cast-wise this is a dream team of actors who bring impressive "bona fides" to the table. More about that later. *Narang shares writing credit with "story by" author Brad DeMarea. He also reached out to his alma mater before filming started in 2021.*

Darren Aronofsky gives us the 2025 Action/Dark Comedy Caught Stealing. It is a film peripherally about baseball and has Dr Who

Darren Aronofsky gives us the 2025 Action/Dark Comedy Caught Stealing. It is a film peripherally about baseball and has Dr Who as a punk drug dealer. *For those living under a rock, Matt Smith had a pretty good run as the Tardis traveling doctor before leaving. He has the distinction of being the first "doctor" to be nominated for a BAFTA for his portrayal.* …

The 2010 Psychological Drama/Thriller Black Swan can be thought of as a more modern version of Repulsion; in a tutu. Set in the world

In 2014, Darren Aronofsky finished Noah, his version of the biblical tale of a flooded world is much more science fiction than bible fact.

Down Cemetery Road (2025) is brought to you by the same chap who wrote Slow Horses, it's not quite as exciting but it'll do. Mick Herron penned both shows and each are very, very good, for different reasons. Gary Oldman is the shining star of "Horses" (With an ever impressive ensemble cast that shines in every single episode.) in "Road" you have…

The 2020 comedy body swapping horror Freaky entertains, but, it's an odd one. Funny in some places, disconcerting in others, this is

Director Simon Cellan Jones gives us both The Family Plan and The Family Plan 2 (2023/25) and both feature trips, Las Vegas and London respectively. Both films are written by David Coggeshall. The Family Plans are not blazingly original. Chalk and cheese movies are pretty common place. Ghosted; the most recent, was okay but really nothing to write home about.

Director and co-writer Lee Tae-sung presents the 2025 sequel to Kill Boksoon; Mantis. It's all "new kids on the block" this time around. The youthful assassin is mentioned numerous times in Kill Boksoon. He is, apparently, on holiday, aka: vacation in the first film. In this film, he comes back from his hols to learn that Cha Min-gyoo is dead.

Very few filmmakers can do bloody redemption like South Korean cinema, and the 2014 feature No Tears for the Dead is the perfect example

Writer/Director Byun Sung-hyun starts the "Boksoon Collection" with Kill Boksoon, AKA; Gil Boksoon (2023) and it's show time at the old/new assassination game. *Assassinations are referred to as a "show."* If you head over to Netflix, you will find Mantis (2025) and as part of the "Boksoon collection" Kill Boksoon. However, if you watch Mantis first, like moi, you'll then watch the 2023 film.

Writer/Director Christian Swegal sits in the big chair for the first time with the 2025 Crime/Drama film Sovereign. This is a hard watch. It is loosely based on true events that took place in West Memphis, Arkansas in 2010. The film was shot in Northwest Arkansas in 2024 and I was able to see a few of the main cast in my hometown.

This week's episode of Rosewood "Eddie and the Empire State of Mind" followed up from the exhumation of Villa' dead husband in

Director Jay Roach, gives us the 2025 Dark Comedy The Roses. This really is the remake we didn't need. The film is, a loose remake of the superlative and achingly funny 1989 Dark Comedy The War of the Roses. That film starred Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. DeVito did double duty as the director. Writers on both films are…