Beyond Graves and Stars

After the flop of 1995's Showgirls, director Paul Verhoeven decide to return to sci fi satire, which had brought him previous success with Robocop and Total Recall. The movie was critically panned and under performed at the box office but has since grown cult status, spawned straight to video sequels and an animated series. Many consider the movie misunderstood feeling many didn't understand the s...

The Sci-fi Horror with balls is back for it's 4th instalment. Adam Whybray from the Still Scared podcast returns. So far we've both enjoyed these movies but it's been nearly 20 years since the original, can Don Coscarelli keep the franchise alive nearly 20 years after the original with another straight to video sequel?

In the early 90s action movies were huge. Two of the biggest stars came together for an action packed sci fi movie that went on to be huge, spawn several sequels and elevate little known director Roland Emmerich to mainstream Hollywood. I look back on this movie with Benji Copeman, who's a long time fan of Jean-Claude Van Damme (who stars with Dolph Lundgren) but never seen this film..... until no...

In 2022 James Wan teamed up with Blumhouse Productions, Director Gerard Johnstone and screenwriter Akela Cooper to bring the killer doll horror movie back for the 21st century. M3GAN was a huge hit and look many by surprise with it's dark humour ,likably characters and fantastic special effects. mixing horror with sci fi and drama. In 2025 M3GAN is back with the much anticipated sequel M£GAN 2.0....

We've reached the end of our look at the low-budget but fun sci-fi/Horror franchise Trancers. The King Street Cinema's James Rowe returns to look at the final two parts of this cult series. Trancers 5 - Sudden Deth (1994) Trancers 6 - Life After Deth

In 2022 Winnie the pooh went int the public domain, by 2023 director Rhys Frake-Waterfield had released Winnie the Pooh - Blood & Honey, a slashers movie depicting Pooh and his lovable friend Piglet going on a killing spree. The movie cursed much controversy and was hated by critics. Some people claiming it even ruined their childhood watching it. The movie however was a success and has alread...

In this second part of my two episode look at the House Franchise, Ian Pointer returns to chat about part 3 The Horror Show abd part 4 The Repossession.

I continue my look at Don Coscarelli's Horror franchise Phantasm. Adam Whybray returns to chat about the third instalment. We both enjoyed the first two movies but had not seen this one before........

In the second of our Trancers episodes James Rowe from The King Street Cinema in Ipswich returns to chat with me about the cheap and cheerful 3rd and 4th parts of the sci-fi/horror/action franchise.

The first of 2 episodes looking at the 80s Horror/Comedy franchise House. Ian Pointer returns to chat about the first 2 instalments of this bizarre yet fun franchise.

In our second episode focusing on the Phantasm franchise Adam Whybray returns to chat about the higher budget and much anticipated first sequel Phantasm II. Both of us were new comers to the movie but enjoyed the original, this is the conversation we straight after watching it. This does contain a few spoilers. so please watch the movie first if you are also new to it.

Low budget Horror movie Phantasm took the world by storm in 1979 and spawned 4 sequels, now a cult classic but one that I still feel often goes under many peoples radars. Adam Whybray joins me to discuss the movie, after his first time viewing it. This episode does contain spoilers so do watch the movie then please take a listen.

JOHNNY 5 IS ALIVE!!!In 1986 a family friendly sci fi adventure movie hit cinemas and took the world by storm. Johnny 5 was everywhere and in 1988 a sequel soon followed. This movie failed at the box office and was the last we saw of the likable robot. Both movies were shown on tv over and over in the 90s and became fan favourites although are not talked about much today. In this episode, joined by...

In 1984 Charles Band directed a low-budget sci-fi action horror that mixed noir, comedy and zombie elements. The movie didn't blow the world away but soon gained cult status and spawned 5 straight to video sequels. It helped future Oscar winner Helen Hunt get her acting feet off the ground and made former stand up comedian Tim Thomerson a b-movie icon. King Street Cinema's James Rowe joins me for...

In 1987 Street Trash a low budget gorefest oozed it's way into video rental stores and soon became a cult classic, thanks to director Ryan Kruger it's back and reimagined for both old fans a new. I watched this new take with fellow podcaster and broadcaster Martin Briggs (who is also a fan of the original) to review it and compare to the 80's classic. This podcast does contain minor spoilers (but...

Friend of the show Ian Pointer returns to discuss and compare two Robocop movies. The original 80's classic and it's big budget star studded 2014 remake. This podcast does contain spoilers. However, if you've not seen Robocop I suggest you sort your life out and see it before doing anything, including listening to this episode!!

I'm Joined by friend of the show Ian Pointer to discuss one of his favourite sci fi movies, The 1960's classic The Time Machine. We watched the movie and compared it to it's 2002 remake. I also review the latest Stephen King adaptation, Osgood Perkin's The Monkey.

In the second part of our look into the Candyman franchise, James Rowe from The King Street Cinema and I talk about the second and third entries in the series. I also review recent release Heart Eyes. All music by Talking Sleeve

Welcome to the first episode of From Graves and Stars. James Rowes from The King Street Cinema in Ipswich guests the first of 2 episodes focusing on the Candyman franchise. I also go through my top 5 cinematic releases of early 2025 All music written and recorded by Talking Sleeve