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BEAST – Punching Its Way To The UK

POSTER COURTESY OF VERTIGO RELEASING Check out the official trailer –  On the 1st June new MMA feature film “Beast” makes it way to the UK on all major platforms courtesy of Vertigo Releasing. Starring academy award winner Russell Crowe and the oldest brother of the Hemsworths, Luke. Since the masterpiece which was “Warrior” nothing has come close to a really gritty heartfelt Mixed Martial Arts movie. I was excited to watch “Beast” especially when it is based around a real fighting promotion the “One Championship”, did they get it right or did they miss their shot?FILM STILL COURTESY OF VERTIGO RELEASINGThe film opens with a gripping and intense scene, where a fighter and his coach share a motivational moment before they walk into the spotlight for the biggest fight of their lives. Then bang, the film jumps years ahead, where we find the said fighter Patton James (Daniel MacPherson) […]

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MORTAL KOMBAT 2 – A Violent, Thrilling, Blood Soaked Smash!

OFFICIAL MORTAL KOMBAT 2 POSTER COURTESY OF WARNER BROS PICTURES UK Official Mortal Kombat 2 Trailer –  In 2021 film fans and gamers were introduced to the reboot of “Mortal Kombat” on the big screen. Unfortunately, as many game adaptations do, it fell short of expectations with missed opportunities for characters, catch phrases, fight scenes and just the plot alone wasn’t imaginative. Five years on have Warner Bros learned from their mistakes and hit the reset button on their hot property franchise? I was invited to the European Fan Event in London and was one of the first to see the sequel in IMAX. This is what I thought of it.  THANKS TO WARNER BROS PICTURES UK FOR THE INVITE AND AN AMAZING EVENING! The recent trailers got me very excited for the second attempt at the MK universe. A bonus for me is that I personally know one of […]

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Tech Driven Anthology “Merge” Hits Prime

A Technology themed anthology film has just been released on Amazon Prime in the UK titled “Merge” check out the trailer here -Here is what we thought of the unique and somewhat intriguing combination of short films brought into one.”Merge” brings together five individual short films between 15-20 minutes in duration each all with a connection to Technology. As filmmaker myself I always praise anyone who tries to think outside the box and try something unique and different from the rest of the crowd. With that in mind I will give perks to the filmmakers behind “Merge” Bela Baptiste, Dalano Barnes and Richard Fenwick for their originality . However this is a pure case of huge ambition outgrowing their realistic budget. When you are relying heavily of the use of VFX the money really does speak on the screen and at times these short films felt very student like. With […]

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Review: Jackie Is Back With Action Fueled THE SHADOW’S EDGE

For many years we have received a mixed bag of Jackie Chan films often missing the mark when it comes to the fight action that his fans crave. In recent outings the over use of CGI and latest technology in his films hasn’t satisfied the audience’s pallet however in his latest feature “The Shadow’s Edge” Jackie has delivered on every level.  POSTER COURTESY OF TRINITY CINEASIA  The premise of the story is keeping up with modern times where all our lives and security are beholden to technology. A group of very talented and very agile criminals give the police the run around when they steal a large sum of crypto currency right from under their noses. They have exhausted all avenues trying to catch the criminals with no luck, time to employ a new tactic sourcing the help of former detective Wong Tak Chung (Jackie Chan). Time to go old […]

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