For SetTheTape.com: “The Haunting of Sharon Tate – Review”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi Yes, The Haunting of Sharon Tate IS a real film, and starring none other than Lizzie McGuire star, Hilary Duff, in the titular role. In what is a revisionism of the tragic Manson murders of 50 years ago, this (slightly?) based-on-true-events story … Continue reading For SetTheTape.com: “The Haunting of Sharon Tate – Review”

For SetTheTape.com: “The Mule – Film Review”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi At the age of 88, four-time Oscar winner Clint Eastwood makes his on screen return in crime drama The Mule, inspired by a New York Times article. Replacing the .44 Magnum (“the most powerful handgun in the world…”) with gardening scissors, Eastwood’s … Continue reading For SetTheTape.com: “The Mule – Film Review”

For SetTheTape.com: “Backtrace – Film Review”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi Bouncing between franchise revival films and the horrific Escape Plan 2, Sylvester Stallone stars alongside Stranger Things’ Matthew Modine in Backtrace – more appropriately direct-to-the-rubbish-bin than direct-to-video. Backtrace opens during the car journey home after a robbery or heist of sorts, and … Continue reading For SetTheTape.com: “Backtrace – Film Review”

For SetTheTape.com: “Bolton Film Festival: F-Rated Film”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi Taking place within the lecture room on the basement floor of Bolton’s fantastic Museum, Aquarium and Archive, Bolton Film Festival’s special range of F-Rated film preceded an also fantastic industry panel on women in film. To be “F-Rated”, the film in question … Continue reading For SetTheTape.com: “Bolton Film Festival: F-Rated Film”

For SetTheTape.com: “Mission: Impossible – Fallout – Film Review”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi Since featuring an out-of-this-world stunt or two in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Tom Cruise and his team have pushed for wilder stunts and wilder action as the franchise grows older. After viewing the latest instalment, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, it will … Continue reading For SetTheTape.com: “Mission: Impossible – Fallout – Film Review”

For SetTheTape.com: “King Cohen – Film Review”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi Larry Cohen, often referred to as “King Cohen”, is the king of what exactly? The King of Blaxploitation? The King of the B-Movie? The King of low-budget? The King of guerrilla filmmaking? King Cohen – opening with a pre-title segment of J.J. … Continue reading For SetTheTape.com: “King Cohen – Film Review”

For SetTheTape.com: “Escape Plan II – Film Review”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi Stallone is back in Escape Plan II… for maybe a quarter or third of the running time, at least. Five years on from the original Escape Plan – co-starring Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger – only Stallone and 50 Cent reprise their … Continue reading For SetTheTape.com: “Escape Plan II – Film Review”

For SetTheTape.com: “Allure – DVD Review”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi Allure is one of the latest additions to LGBT cinema, though this entry is disturbing to the extent that it is likely to be locked, hidden away, and completely forgotten about. First-time directors, Carlos and Jason Sanchez, direct Westworld’s Evan Rachel Wood … Continue reading For SetTheTape.com: “Allure – DVD Review”

For SetTheTape.com: “You Were Never Really Here – Blu-Ray Review”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi Disturbing as he is terrifying, a powerhouse Joaquin Phoenix (Walk the Line) performance dominates in the gritty and impactful You Were Never Really Here, adapted from Jonathan Ames’ book of the same name, directed by Lynne Ramsay (We Need to Talk About … Continue reading For SetTheTape.com: “You Were Never Really Here – Blu-Ray Review”

For SetTheTape.com: “Telling Tales Film and Audio Festival: Best of Film”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi Alongside a few feature-lengths, this year’s Telling Tales presented a superb diversity of films with a 30 minute or less running time. From the UK to the Netherlands and to America, a wide range of nationalities in filmmaking were on show, presenting … Continue reading For SetTheTape.com: “Telling Tales Film and Audio Festival: Best of Film”

For SetTheTape.com: “Telling Tales Film and Audio Festival: The Illuminators”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi Antti Haase’s The Illuminators (Valontuojat) – the best film of this year’s Telling Tales – is a beautiful story of family history combined with Lapland’s electronic evolution. Opening with a helicopter journey, Antti presents stunning imagery of Lapland and its powerlines. Antti’s … Continue reading For SetTheTape.com: “Telling Tales Film and Audio Festival: The Illuminators”

For SetTheTape.com: “Iron Monkey – Blu-ray Review”

• LIKE on Facebook   • FOLLOW on Twitter   • FOLLOW on Instagram • SUBSCRIBE on YouTube   • BUY ME A COFFEE on Ko-Fi Beautifully restored in 2K, Yuen Woo-ping’s Iron Monkey is finally released on Blu-ray to be enjoyed again or discovered for the first time. This pre-Handover Hong Kong classic boasts a terrific story wrapped within the wildest choreography and martial arts fighting you … Continue reading For SetTheTape.com: “Iron Monkey – Blu-ray Review”