Movie Reviews

These are a collection of film reviews that, Award-Winning Blogger, Karen Woodham has reviewed as the “Resident Reviewer” a given title from the Prestatyn Scala Cinema to her and adopted by them to review some of the latest movies that they show.

You will also find other movie reviews by other people that are part of the Blazing Minds network, so enjoy the reviews and don’t forget to comment and share the film reviews. This Category also includes reviews of upcoming and new releases of DVDs, Blu-rays, VOD and Digital Downloads.

Into the Deep (2025) Review – Sharks, Pirates and Treasure in the Deep!

Today we bring you our thoughts on the new shark movie Into The Deep starring Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws), Scout Taylor-Compton (Halloween), Jon Seda (La Brea), Stuart Townsend (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) and AnnaMaria Demara (Lost in Space). Off the...

Presence Review – Cineworld Secret Screening 13

It was a bit of a surprise for the Cineworld Secret Screening 13 film that was shown as we had a supernatural horror thriller with a preview screening of Steven Soderbergh's Presence starring Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Julia Fox,...

The Spin (2024) Review – A well written, directed and performed production

There hasn’t been a good road trip movie, to the best of my knowledge, for a decent length of time. In an even longer period, there hasn’t been a simple, heartfelt buddy road trip film. Normally this kind of...

Never Look Away (2024) Review – An Intense Documentary

“CNN camerawoman Margaret Moth fearlessly captures footage of war zones. After receiving catastrophic injuries in the crosshairs of battle, she returns to work with more courage than ever.”  This is easily one of the most intense documentaries I have ever...

The Damned Review – A Chilling Nordic Horror

In The Damned a 19th-century widow is forced to make an impossible choice during a cruel winter when a ship sinks off the coast, risking what's left of the village's dwindling supplies. Facing a harsh winter and almost non-existent supplies...

Werewolves Review – Frank Grillo Takes on The Lycans in this Action Movie

What's that a movie about Werewolves and starring Frank Grillo, well count me in. I check out this new action movie that hoping has some bite to it. Humanity is about to discover that its bite is far worse than...

Street Trash (2024) – A cheesy, explosive, gross, funny, schlock horror tribute

In the 80s there was a number of films that became known as “melt films”, Street Trash (1987) became one of the most well-known of them. In a small turn of minor genius Director Ryan Kruger, and writers James...

SuperKlaus Review – A Movie Perfect for a Family Christmas

“Santa Claus's wish comes true when he accidentally bumps his head and starts believing he's `SuperKlaus'. With the help of Billie and Leo his elf-executive assistant, SuperKlaus will take on a toy-obsessed businessman to save Christmas.”  Filmed in a style...

Fyre Rises Review – An Intriguing Story

“Debt-ridden pacifist Richard Fyre is propositioned to return to his abandoned mercenary ways by flamboyant zealot, Priest, to eliminate his international competition in exchange for a clean slate.”  I just want to start by mentioning that this is one of...

Hellboy: the Crooked Man Review – Hellboy Makes a Blazing Return

My first introduction to the character with the first movie on the big screen so I'd been looking forward to reviewing this one after our local cinema didn't show it during its theatrical run, now fans of Hellboy will...

The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santa’s Sleigh – Review

A young reindeer, hoping to join Santa's flying forces, embarks on an unexpected adventure in the playful children's animation The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santa’s Sleigh The second Christmas film of the 2024 season that involves saving Christmas. To be fair...

Gladiator II IMAX Review – 24 Years of Waiting!

It's taken 24 years to get this sequel to the movie Gladiator finally and so I headed out to Cineworld in Broughton to bring you my Gladiator II IMAX review to see if the wait was worth it and...