'Black Cab' Review: A Promising Ride That Wastes Its Supernatural Gimmick
Black Cab starts strong but stalls midway, wasting its supernatural gimmick. Nick Frost is having a blast.
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Jack Ransom
Nov 6
'Red One' Review: A Big-Budget Action Flick Destined for the Naughty List
Red One will be another inoffensive, forgettable yet decent action adventure to pass the time. This film belongs on the naughty list.
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Jack Ransom
Oct 26
'Venom: The Last Dance' Review: An Incoherent Splat of Symbiote Goo
Despite offering a handful of wacky moments, Venom: The Last Dance is a disappointing, messy, incoherent splat of symbiote goo.
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Jack Ransom
Oct 22
'Flow' Review: With Wholesome Animal Antics, This is Essential Viewing For Cat Lovers
Flow is a unique, beautifully animated, wholesome easy viewing adventure that coasts along its short runtime.
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Jack Ransom
Oct 22
'Maria' Review: Showcasing Angelina Jolie's Acting Prowess in a Unique Approach to the Biopic Formula
Maria showcases Jolie’s fantastic acting prowess and Larrain’s distinct stylistic flair and unique approach to the biopic formula.
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Jack Ransom
Oct 17
'Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story' Review: Emotional Look at the Man Behind the Red Cape
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is an inspiring, emotional, informative look at the man behind the red cape.
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Jack Ransom
Oct 17
'Chain Reactions' Review: A Celebration of One of the Most Terrifying Horrors of All Time
Chain Reactions is a grisly trip down memory lane for those involved, and is a celebration of one of the most terrifying films of all time.
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Jack Ransom
Oct 15
'Triumph' Review: Maria Bakalova Stars in This Quirky Satirical Comedy That Doesn't Quite Land
Triumph is a well shot and performed, quirky satirical comedy that unfortunately didn’t quite land for me.
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Jack Ransom
Oct 15
'The Surfer' Review: Psychological Drama Showcasing the Unique Talents of Nicolas Cage
The Surfer showcases the unique acting talents of Nicolas Cage and delivers a very solid darkly comedic, trippy psychological drama.
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Jack Ransom
Oct 14
'Haunted Ulster Live' Review: Fun & Quirky Spooky Distraction That's Worth a Peek This Halloween
Haunted Ulster Live is a fun, quirky and self-aware spooky distraction that may just be worth a peek this Halloween.
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Jack Ransom
Oct 10
'Salem's Lot' Review: Lacking Bite, Falling Into the Growing List of Stephen King Forgettables
Salem's Lot unfortunately lacks bite and falls into the growing pile of King adaptations that will be forgotten as quickly as they appear.
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Jack Ransom
Oct 7
'Terrifier 3' Review: Art the Clown Serves up Absurdly Bloody, Uncomfortable and Creative Killing Spree
Terrifier 3 pushes the boundaries once again, delivering absurdly bloody, uncomfortable, creative and disgusting kills.
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Jack Ransom
Oct 7
'Hellboy: The Crooked Man' Review: The Latest in the Hellboy Franchise to Miss the Mark
Hellboy: The Crooked Man is to be commended for trying something new, but lacks the scares, thrills and dread is could've delivered.
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Jack Ransom
Oct 1
'Transformers One' Review: The Robots In Disguise Have Their Best Big Screen Outing Yet
Transformers One is a jolt of fast paced robotic fun that packs a surprising amount of emotional punch in its final act.
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Jack Ransom
Oct 1
Celebrating 20 Years Bloody Years of 'Shaun of the Dead' With Edgar Wright and Stars
'Shaun of the Dead' celebrates it's 20th anniversary, writer Jack Ransom attended screening and Q&A with Edgar Wright & the films stars.
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Jack Ransom
Sep 16
'The Critic' Review: Gleefully Venomous and Cocky Performance From Sir Ian McKellen
The Critic is a decent period thriller with a great performance from McKellen at the centre and an immersive era atmosphere.
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Elliot Lines
Sep 15
Director James Watkins Talks About His 'Speak No Evil' Re-make [Exclusive]
Film Focus Online writer Jack Ransom had the opportunity to sit with James Watkins to talk about his new film, 'Speak No Evil'.
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Jack Ransom
Sep 10
'Speak No Evil' Review: James McAvoy Impresses In Latest Blumhouse Offering
McAvoy is impressive, the middle of nowhere location is effective and the tension building is well paced.
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Jack Ransom
Sep 4
'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' Review: Ghoulishly Fun Love Letter to the Original
A ghoulishly fun love letter to the first film, but is simultaneously slightly hindered by the iconic originality of its predecessor.
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Jack Ransom
Sep 3
'Subservience' Review: Megan Fox Stars in Sci-Fi Tinged AI Centric Thriller
'Subservience' borrows from previous AI films (especially M3GAN) and delivers a perfectly watchable yet unremarkable 90 or so minutes.
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