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Review: Vanished Into the Night (2024)

 New to Netflix from today is the Italian mystery thriller, Vanished Into the Night (aka Svaniti Nella Notte). Directed by Renato De Maria, and based on the film Séptimo, the movie stars Annabelle Wallis, Riccardo Scamarcio, and Massimiliano Gallo, and tells the story of a father searching for his missing children. In the movie, Pietro La Torre and Elena…

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Review: MaXXXine (2024)

 Now playing in UK and US cinemas is the horror-thriller, MaXXXine. The film – written, directed, produced, and edited by Ti West – stars Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito and Kevin Bacon, and follows the story of a horror survivor who wants to become a huge movie…

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Review: The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005)

 In The Crow: Wicked Prayer, Jimmy Cuervo is out on parole after serving a sentence for killing a rapist. Now that he is free, Jimmy has plans to marry his girlfriend, Lily and start a new life away from his home town. But on the day of his planned proposal, Jimmy and Lily cross paths with…

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Review: The Crow: Salvation (2000)

 In The Crow: Salvation, it’s the night of his 21st birthday, and Alex Corvis is on Death Row awaiting his imminent execution. Alex has been found guilty of the brutal murder of his girlfriend, and is set to be electrocuted. However, Alex is innocent. The real murderer – a man with a distinctive scar – walks…

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Review: The Crow: City of Angels (1996)

 In The Crow: City of Angels, mechanic Ashe Corven and his young son, Danny are brutally murdered by a vicious gang. Both father and son are shot, and their bodies are dumped into the harbour. On All Saints’ Day, the harbour is visited by a mysterious crow. Moments later, Ashe returns from beyond the grave.  At…

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Review: The Crow (1994)

 In The Crow, it is October 30th, ‘Devils Night’, and a horrendous crime takes place. Soon-to-be wed couple, Eric Draven and Shelly Webster are attacked in their home. Eric is shot and thrown out of a window. Shelly is sexually assaulted and left for dead in their apartment. Both die from their injuries. The culprits are…

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Review: Stopmotion (2024)

 New to DVD and Blu-ray in the UK is the British live-action/animated horror, Stopmotion. The film – directed and co-written by Robert Morgan – stars Aisling Franciosi, Stella Gonet, and Tom York, and tells the story of an animator who brings her creations to life. In the movie, Ella Blake is a would-be animator pulling double duties…

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Review: Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)

 In Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, it has been 40 years since Detective Axel Foley traveled to Beverly Hills to hunt down a murderer. In that time, Axel has had further work-related jaunts to the Hills, including one in 1987 and another in 1994, but for the most part he has been working hard in his home city of Detroit.…

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Review: Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)

 In Beverly Hills Cop III, Detective Axel Foley is working on a new case involving car theft. A number of vehicles have been stolen in Detroit and are being taken to a chop shop. Axel has plans to raid the chop shop at night, and arrest all those involved. However, minutes before he arrives at the…

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Review: Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

 In Beverly Hills Cop II, a few years have passed since Detective Axel Foley’s investigation in Beverly Hills, and he is back in Detroit working on a case involving credit card fraud. Meanwhile, Axel’s friends in Beverly Hills, Captain Bogomil, Detective Rosewood, and Sergeant Taggart, are tied up with a case of their own – a…

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