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February 7, 2020

Review: Birds of Prey

The last time we saw Harley Quinn on the big screen, was via 2016’s Suicide Squad. It’s fair to say the film was a messy affair, yet Margot Robbie’s take on Dr. Quinn was a true beacon of light, which stopped the picture from being a complete disaster. This weekend Robbie reprises the role of…

February 6, 2020

Review: Daniel Isn’t Real

New to digital and Blu-ray is Daniel Isn’t Real – a psychological horror film from director Adam Egypt Mortimer. The film – which is based on the novel, In This Way I was Saved, by Brian DeLeeuw – stars Miles Robbins, and Patrick Schwarzenegger (yep, Arnie’s son), and tells the story of an increasingly disturbed…

February 5, 2020

Review: The Lighthouse

Do you like claustrophobic, frustrating, imaginative, dark, bonkers, and just plain weird low-budget movies? Yeah? Then have I got a movie for you? Last night I went to the cinema (a posh, arty cinema no less) to watch The Lighthouse – a psychological horror film from director Robert Eggers. The movie stars Robert Pattinson and…

February 2, 2020

Linda Hamilton “happy to never return” to Terminator – and it’s probably for the best

During the final quarter of 2019, long-running sci-fi series, The Terminator, headed back to cinema screens with the sixth instalment: Terminator: Dark Fate. The movie saw Arnold Schwarzenegger return to the role of the Terminator, alongside Linda Hamilton, who reprised the role of Sarah Connor. Prior to the movie’s release, Terminator: Dark Fate received a…

February 1, 2020

Happy 2nd birthday to It’s A Stampede!

*Lights first candle on the birthday cake* *Lights second candle on the birthday cake* Morning folks, it’s party time today as I’m celebrating the 2nd anniversary of It’s A Stampede! Whoop whoop! On this day in 2018, I launched It’s A Stampede! to provide a hub for movies, TV shows, comics, toys, and general geek…

January 30, 2020

Ready Player One movie review round-up

Directed by Steven Spielberg, Ready Player One is a sci-fi action movie, based on the novel of the same name by Ernest Cline. Set in the year 2045, the movie follows the story of Wade Watts, a teenager who embarks on a quest involving a game, various pop culture iconography and a virtual reality world…

January 28, 2020

What is the order of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies?

In 2003, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl sailed its way into cinemas. The high-sea adventure movie, based on a Disney Land theme park ride, introduced audiences to Captain Jack Sparrow, was a big box office hit and led to a series of movies. But how many Pirates of the Caribbean…

January 25, 2020

Is Annabelle Chucky’s sister?

Demonic dolls and terrifying toys have been a staple of the horror genre for many years. From murderous marionettes in Puppet Master (1989) to the deadly doll in Trilogy of Terror (1975), horror is filled with many of these creepy characters, and they are all guaranteed to disturb at every opportunity. Two of the creepiest…

January 22, 2020

Watching Crawl (2019)

Today I am watching Crawl – a film I really wanted to watch at the cinema back during summer 2019, but time constraints made it impossible to squeeze into my schedule. As such, I have been waiting for the right opportunity to sit down with the movie. My pre-existing knowledge of this film is limited.…

January 21, 2020

Watching Can You Ever Forgive Me?

When Can You Ever Forgive Me was released in cinemas I really wanted to see it. But for one reason or another I just couldn’t fit it into my schedule, and the film dropped out of theatres before I had some free time. Ever since, I have been itching to see it. The general buzz…