We join the once-great Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) as she is abruptly pushed out of the spotlight – now that she’s turning 50. However, she soon discovers she is a perfect candidate for The Substance. An elaborate dosage system of sorts that may “better”, not just her situation… but her actual self.
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Jacked in Reviews ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ (2024)
Tim Burton’s sequel to the 1988 cult classic once again follows the Deetz’s, with Lydia (Winona Ryder) and her estranged daughter, Astrid (Jenna Ortega) front and centre. Making up the rest of the story is the scorned undead ex, Delores (Monica Bellucci), a deceased Charles Deetz (well, some of him), a crooked fiance to Lydia, Rory (Justin Theroux), a new lad on the scene who has a soft spot for Astrid, Jeremy (Arthur Conti) and paranormal detective, Wolf Jackson (Willem Dafoe). Oh, and Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton)… aaaand breath.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Longlegs’ (2024)
We open on an Oregon farm in the dead of winter through the POV of what looks like a ‘70s home video. A young child has a run-in with a rather unsavoury individual – who is even too tall to fit into the frame. The stranger addresses this by stating “It seems I wore my long legs today” before squatting to reveal their haunting face. And with that, the antagonist of Oz Perkins’ (son of infamous horror legend, Anthony Perkins) tale is introduced in the form of Nicholas Cage’s (like you’ve never seen him before) Longlegs.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘MaXXXine’ (2024)
We first dropped down into the the late seventies with Ti West’s X, before journeying back to 1918 to see the psychotic Pearl in her “prime”. Now, West takes us to 1985, six years after the first instalment to join our sole survivor, MaXXXine Minx (Mia Goth) living in Hollywood.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Dream Scenario’ (2023)
We recently paid a visit to Tyneside Cinema’s Gallery screen. The intimate space and alternative setting provided a very apt experience for Kristoffer Borgli’s dark comedy, Dream Scenario.
We follow Paul Matthews (Nicolas Cage), an average Joe (in every sense of the word) who all of sudden, inexplicably starts turning up in people’s dreams. Having no bearing on the content of the dreams themselves (or the outcome for that matter), Paul simply shows up as an unintrusive voyeur (hilariously not helping, even if the dreamer is in distress or danger).
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Red Fox’ (2023)
Red Fox tells a powerful tale of blurred “justice” and despair, as a bunch of deluded folk of faith hunt a homeless man for sport out in the country.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘It’s John’ (2023)
It’s John follows amateur filmmaker Smithy Jones (Victor Hampson), and his rag-tag team of actors who are in the midst of shooting their independent film Woodland Warriors.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Noman’ (2022)
Matt Robb’s short horror, Noman brings the summoning/séance sub-genre to the 21st century, allowing audiences to witness the terror through the medium of TikTok and live stream.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Sid’ (2023)
A tale that was just waiting to be told, Shahzaib Yaqoob’s short brings us a dark re-imagining, showing the aftermath of Toy Story (1) and the knock-on effect it had on the movie’s antagonist, Sid (Tom Moore).
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Bite The Hand’ (2023)
Bite the Hand sees Grace (Lucy Shervington), an individual attending counselling for depression brought on by her domestic household and a past which remains unclear (until the end reveal).
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Beau Is Afraid’ (2023)
Ari Aster’s (Hereditary & Midsommar) no two movies have been the same and although Beau Is Afraid has Aster written all over it, this is the furthest removed from anything he’s done yet.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Evil Dead Rise’ (2023)
We open with a particularly, classic, demonic POV as it gives us a tour of what seems to be a familiar woodland setting. However, once met with a lake-bound boardwalk – which leads to a complete stranger of a cabin – we immediately realise things will be going in a slightly different direction for Lee Cronin’s Evil Dead Rise.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Renfield’ (2023)
Today’s setting is the classic screen found at Newcastle’s Tyneside Cinema, with very apt red velvet seats in order to better enjoy Nicholas Cage’s dapper Dracula. However, that’s not whose story we’re here to see, it is in fact his infamous insect-eating, sinister, servant… Renfield (Nicholas Hoult).
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Pearl’ (2023)
As we open on a quaint barn in the countryside, we realize this seems awfully familiar. However, it’s too bright, vibrant and not to mention, clean, to allow our brains to connect the dots for where we’ve seen this farm before. It’s only when we see a helpless goose perish at the end of a pitchfork – before being fed to an alligator – do we realize that we are being transported back several decades to witness the trials and tribulations of X’s much younger (but just as crazy), Pearl.
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Jacked In Recommends ‘Barbarian’ (2022)
Tess (Georgina Campbell) is visiting from out of town for the interview of a lifetime. Unfortunately, after a bit of a mix-up with Airbnb, it seems she may have a roommate… but not everything is as it seems.
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