Author Ohm Bauman (Adam Scott) travels to Ireland to scatter his parents’ ashes at the location that they honeymooned. However, the honeymoon suite where they stayed is now permanently locked because the owner believes it is haunted by a witch. Hokum is very much interested in stories. It opens on Ohm trying to complete the … Continue reading Hokum
When twin brothers Bill and Hal discover their father’s old toy monkey a spate of gruesome accidental deaths ensue. Frightened that they have unleashed a monster they throw it into a well. Twenty-Five years later Bill and Hal are estranged but find themselves forced together again when another spate of gruesome accidental deaths begin. Could … Continue reading The Monkey
Cassandra Webb (Dakota Johnson) is a New York Paramedic who finds herself experiencing disorienting glimpses of the future after a near death experience. After rescuing three teenage girls from an unknown assailant she realises the death of her mother in childbirth holds the secret to her newfound power. Madame Web is Sony’s latest Spider-Man adjacent … Continue reading Madame Web
Controversial statement - Was TV better than Cinema this year? One thing I am constantly amazed at is the sheer volume of terrific TV available to us now. Every time I have a conversation with someone about what they watched this year it almost goes without saying they will name a minimum of two shows … Continue reading 2022 – Year In Review – Television
An alternate Christmas movie that teaches us what we should really be grateful for at Christmas… the fact that we are not being brutally murdered by scary elves. Opening with scenes of Black Friday chaos in a shopping mall set set to the music of Bing Crosby’s “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas” … Continue reading Krampus (2015)
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