Anti-Life – On Digital Platforms February 12th. On DVD February 15th
ANTI-LIFE is an edge-of-your-seat sci-fi thriller with an (inter)stellar cast starring Bruce Willis (Die Hard), Cody Kearsley (Riverdale) and Thomas Jane (The Mist). Set in the near future, a spaceship flees a devastating plague on planet Earth with a few thousand survivors on board – the last remnants of humanity.
But the ship has a stowaway: a shape-shifting alien whose goal is slaughter everyone on board. Clay Young (Bruce Willis) and his team are a hardened group of mechanics picked to stay awake and maintain the interstellar ark.
Synchronic – Home Premiere 12th February
From breakout genre filmmakers Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (The Endless) Synchronic is a mind-bending, haunting sci-fi starring two of Hollywood’s most promising actors Jamie Dornan (The Fall, Fifty Shades of Grey franchise) and Anthony Mackie (The Avengers, Detroit) as two New Orleans paramedics who encounter a series of horrific deaths linked to a designer drug. Blending mind-bending thrills with relatable emotional turmoil.
Synchronic has been described as “an eccentric and imaginative piece of genre cinema”. Following its world debut at the Toronto International Film Festival, it had a European premiere at the prestigious BFI London Film Festival and recently played at FrightFest Glasgow Film Festival 2020.
Broil – On Digital Platforms February 15th
From FrightFest Presents. A listless grand-daughter, Chance Sinclair (Avery Konrad), is sentenced to live with her draconian grand-father, August (Timothy V. Murphy) after a violent incident at school and begins to question the source of her families immense wealth and power. When Chance’s scheming Mom, June (Annette Reilly), hires a troubled chef, Sydney (Johnathan Lipnicki), to poison August, the family’s monstrous
secrets are revealed over the course of one bloody night. Every soul is up for grabs as The Sinclair Family Games Night gets underway and Chance learns that being apart of this family is a blood-in, blood-out proposition.
Music – In Cinemas February 19th. On Digital Platforms March 1st
The directorial debut from music sensation Sia. Starring Kate Hudson, Juliette Lewis and Leslie Odom (Hamilton) Music follows a newly sober woman (Hudson) figuring out her place in the world when she learns she is to become the sole guardian of her half-sister, Music (Ziegler), a young girl on the autism spectrum.
Ashes in the Snow – Amazon Prime Video February 19th
A harrowing true story. Siberia 1941. 16-year-old Lina and her family are exiled to a soviet labour camp, whilst her father is put in a prison camp. Lina fights for her life, vowing that she will honour her family and other victims by documenting their experience through art. A beautifully executed yet heart-breaking, captivating and eyeopening drama, that unveils a forgotten part of history.
What Lies Below – On Digital Platforms February 22nd
A Quiet Place meets Species. Mena Suvari faces aquatic horrors in this tense, original and sexy sci-fi thriller.
Sixteen-year-old Libby returns from summer camp to the surprise introduction of her Mum’s chiselled fiancée, John Smith, who emerges from the backyard lake. When John ignites an inappropriate curiosity in Libby her suspicions are escalated when, one night, she wakes to a piercing, amber light from the depths of the lake outside. She spots John on the shore, basking in the luminance, until he walks into the water, completely submerges and then…. disappears. Libby quickly uncovers his true nature and sinister motive, but will she be able to protect her Mother who clings to his infectious charm.
The Owners – On Digital Platforms February 22nd. On DVD March 1st
The seventh ‘Doctor Who’, Sylvester McCoy, and Swinging Sixties icon Rita
Tushingham take on Maisie Williams (Arya Stark in ‘Game of Thrones’) in the Home Invasion horror adapted from the graphic novel ‘Une Nuit de Pleine Lune’ from legendary creators Hermann and Yves H.
One night in 1990s rural England, a retired couple finds their isolated house besieged by a gang of young criminals. The thieves think it will be easy to make them give up the secret of their safe. But they have no idea what nightmare they’ve gotten themselves into as they fight to escape the house alive.
The Sinners (aka Color Rose) – Digital HD 22nd February
The Sinners is a visually striking, award-winning Canadian, teen thriller. The film follows an A-list girl clique that starts a cult where each of them must embody one of the seven deadly sins. They realize there is more to their small religious town after they go missing one by one.
Feedback – Amazon Prime Video February 26th
Starring Eddie Marsan (This is England), Paul Anderson (Peaky Blinders) and Ivana Baquero (Pan’s Labyrinth) and from the creators of Rec. Black Mirror meets Die Hard.
Jarvis is a star journalist of a successful London late night radio show. One evening, two armed men burst in and take control. Their mission: to shed light on a scandal that could spell the end of Jarvis’ established career.
Wrong Turn – 26th February
Iconic horror franchise reboot from the producers of Resident Evil. A group of unlucky friends travel to Harpers Ferry, to spend a couple of days hiking the Appalachian Trail.
However gruesome chaos escalates when they are confronted by “The Foundation”, a community of people who have lived in the mountains since before the Civil War.
Starring Matthew Modine (Stranger Things) and rising star in Emma Dumont (The Gifted) Wrong Turn was written by horror veteran Alan B. McElroy.
So there you have it, folks, a full rundown of the new releases from Signature Entertainment for you to enjoy.
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
