You can hear ‘Part Two’ of this week’s episode, HERE!!!
After all the fun of last week, it would seem rude to bring anything less than another double helping @EchoChamberFP for your listening pleasure!!!
In ‘Part One’ we have death metal, and this time mixed with vampires, minators & werewolves oh my , via Scott Hansen Productions, Digital Thunderdome, Flying Banzai Productions, Raven Banner Entertainment, Epic Pictures, Dread. Love and grief are manipulated by A.I. & robots thanks to Atomic Monster, Blumhouse Productions, Universal Pictures. We have a toyline reimagining, as toy vehicles find a place a crime caper via Apple Studios, Skydance Media, Mattel Studios, Apple TV. Then Artists Equity, Makeready, Fifth Season, Netflix has us thinking how far will we go when our deepest fears are thrust upon us! On the big screen the horror continues in a book adaptation of lies & deceit from Amazon MGM Studios, Eat the Cat, Semi-Formal Productions, Shiny Penny, Somewhere Pictures, Heartbones Entertainment, Sony Pictures Releasing International!!!
'Devour' is directed by Scott B. Hansen, who co-wrote with Desiree Connell. Stranded after a disastrous gig, an all-girl heavy metal band (Heidi Shepherd, KateLynn E. Newberry, Chelsea LeSage, Alexandra Lucchesi) finds a woman (Hope Jordan) in danger in a town ruled by a warlock (Guy Messenger), and crawling with cannibals, vampires, and a deadly werewolf, forcing them to fight for survival.
'SoulM8te' is directed by Kate Dolan, who co-wrote with Rafael Jordan. It's a spin-off of the horror film M3GAN. A man (David Rysdahl) who beta tests an android (Lily Sullivan) to cope with the death of his wife (Mara Huf).
'Matchbox: The Movie' is directed by Sam Hargrave, and written by David Coggeshall, based on the Mattel toyline. When a group of former childhood (Graham Harvey, Reagan Marum, Aiden Stoxx, Braxton Paul, Max Fox) friends reconnect (John Cena, Jessica Biel, Sam Richardson, Teyonah Parris, Arturo Castro), their reunion takes a wild turn as they stumble upon a dangerous international plot—and must save the world.
'Verity' is directed by Michael Showalter, and written by Nick Antosca, based on Colleen Hoover's 2018 book of the same name. Lowen Ashleigh (Dakota Johnson) is hired by Jeremy Crawford (Josh Hartnett) to ghostwrite novels for his bestselling author wife Verity (Anne Hathaway), who is unable to finish following an accident. Lowen gradually uncovers Verity’s disturbing truths while residing at the Crawfords’ home to work.
'Animals' is directed by Ben Affleck, who co-wrote with Connor O McIntyre & Billy Ray. Wealthy mayoral candidate Mark Kimball (Ben Affleck) and his wife Abigail (Kerry Washington), desperate to pay their son's (Christopher Woodley) ransom, go to extreme measures inadvertently unearth dark secrets.
In ‘Part One’ we have:
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Devour
Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/gVedZRT2QOk
New York, World Premiere: 27th September 2025
Halloween International Film Festival: 2nd October 2025
Nashville Horror Film Festival: 5th October 2025
The Dead of Night Film Festival: 10th October 2025
Obscura Film Festival Berlin: 17th October 2025
Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival: 18th October 2025
Atlanta Horror Fest: 18th October 2025
Santiago International Film Festival: 24th October 2025
FREAK SHOW Horror Film Festival: 24th October 2025
Spooky Empire Horror Film Festival: 1st November 2025
The Thing In The Basement Horror Fest: 1st November 2025
US Select Theatrical Release Date: 9th October 2026
US Digital Release Date: 13th October 2026
Director: Scott B Hansen
Cast: Gus Langley, Heidi Shepherd, KateLynn E. Newberry, Chelsea LeSage, Alexandra Lucchesi, J. Gaven Wilde, Hope Jordan, John Wells, Guy Messenger, Jacob Lynn, Andrew Pierson, Shawn Alexander Thompson, J B Yowell, John Potash, Chris Alan, Shane Baldy, Luci Lemieux, Coby Connell, Mark Francis
Credit: Digital Thunderdome, Flying Banzai Productions, Raven Banner Entertainment, Epic Pictures, Dread
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Running Time: 113 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/VdMw_4ApiHE?si=I6OEJu1zkE6ByD_w
Digital Platforms: Apple TV, Prime Video, YouTube, Google, Vudu, Vubiquity, Cox, and Comcast
Watch via Apple TV+: Here. https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/devour/umc.cmc.72e1uwvb149d93njdedm6l68k?playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A6810794696
Watch via Prime Video: Here. https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.7153ff45-c818-4759-88be-9878193f3805?tag=justusqxg9-20&token=ADE07EB7B9E7DB86DEEEF0D5D4FC5F0B5FB44D3F
Website: Here. https://www.digitalthunderdome.com/devour
Facebook: Here. https://www.facebook.com/DevourMovie/
Instagram: @devour_movie https://www.instagram.com/devour_movie/?hl=en
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SoulM8te
Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/zJW_q7LPN2o
Gaze International LGBT Film Festival Dublin, World Premiere: 31st July 2026
Digital Release Date: 1st August 2026
Digital Release Date: 1st October 2026
Director: Kate Dolan
Cast: Mara Huf, David Rysdahl, Lily Sullivan, Claudia Doumit, Elijah Cook, Arty Froushan, Sydney Blackburn, Emma Ramos, Oliver Cooper, Nicholas Lane, Jordanne Jones, Andrew Ascough, Steve Chusak, Cameron Anthony
Credit: Atomic Monster, Blumhouse Productions, Universal Pictures
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Running Time: 99 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/DF9I1wLlXbk?si=gg90Hqv1teVJImUH
Digital Platforms: Apple TV, Prime Video, YouTube, Google, Vudu, Vubiquity, Cox, and Comcast
Watch via Disney+: Here. https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/browse/entity-8ebf08eb-8cb3-4d6e-a2fb-208812b3204d
Watch via Google Play: Here. https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Soulm8te?gl=US&hl=en&id=lhNj40SXTCo.P
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Matchbox: The Movie
Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/r7ZC_BaAvE0
AMC Lincoln Square Theater, NY, World Premiere: 5th October 2026
Digital Release Date: 9th October 2026
Director: Sam Hargrave
Cast: John Cena, Graham Harvey, Jessica Biel, Reagan Marum, Sam Richardson, Aiden Stoxx, Teyonah Parris, Braxton Paul, Arturo Castro, Max Fox, Grant Kilburn, Corey Stoll, Bill Camp, Golshifteh Farahani, Danai Gurira, Daniel Bernhardt, Randeep Hooda, Kristoffer Hivju, Tornike Gogrichiani, Sam Hargrave
Credit: Apple Studios, Skydance Media, Mattel Studios, Apple TV
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Running Time: 126 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/7xfqITrMDcI?si=n8-3H4hGZIZQfdZh
Watch via Apple TV+: Here. https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/matchbox-the-movie/umc.cmc.31qa8j1tn2cnpyk3fx43w928d
Watch via Prime Video: Here. https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.c5dc1582-c445-4e43-b959-ef3f43ea5345?tag=justusqxg9-20&token=ADE07EB7B9E7DB86DEEEF0D5D4FC5F0B5FB44D3F
Watch via Prime Video UK: Here. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.c5dc1582-c445-4e43-b959-ef3f43ea5345?irclickid=37cfde46Nafbf11f1b9751f5d3c43bbf&ref=dvm_ass_acm_xx_mf_s_imp_37cfde46Nafbf11f1b9751f5d3c43bbf&irgwc=1&afsrc=1
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Verity
Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/7HmOPYi__vw
Curzon Mayfair Cinema, World Premiere: 24th September 2026
AMC Lincoln Square 13: 29th September 2026
39th Tokyo International Film Festival: 29th October 2026
Theatrical Release Date: 2nd October 2026
Director: Michael Showalter
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Josh Hartnett, Sienna Kulovitz, Brady Wagner, Irina Dvorovenko, Dakota Johnson, Ismael Cruz Córdova, K.K. Moggie, Emily McEnroe, Lukey Klein, Tanya Lim, K. K. Moggie, Michael Abbott Jr, Gayle King, Alex Cooper, Sean Evans, Colleen Hoover
Credit: Amazon MGM Studios, Eat the Cat, Semi-Formal Productions, Shiny Penny, Somewhere Pictures, Heartbones Entertainment, Sony Pictures Releasing International
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Running Time: 117 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/xdPMKhjMSFs?si=Ek2zCLSYtlCjIo6n
Website: Here. https://www.sonypictures.co.uk/movies/verity
Facebook: Here. https://www.facebook.com/verityfilm/
Instagram: @verityfilm https://www.instagram.com/verityfilm/
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Animals
Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/KXCeswBdtUc
Theatrical Release Date: 9th October 2026
Digital Release Date: 9th October 2026
Director: Ben Affleck
Cast: Ben Affleck, Kerry Washington, Christopher Woodley, Adriana Paz, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Jacob Estrada, Steven Yeun, Gillian Anderson, Chris Gann, Ray Fisher, Taylor Cooper, Matt Gerald
Credit: Artists Equity, Makeready, Fifth Season, Netflix
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Running Time: 108 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/mlBfQJ8oxB0?si=z6Vc6zFl7K4oY7Nt
Digital Platforms: Apple TV, Prime Video, YouTube, Google, Vudu, Vubiquity, Cox, and Comcast
Watch via Netflix: Here. https://www.netflix.com/title/81757047
Website: Here. https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/animals-ben-affleck-release-date-photos-news
You can hear ‘Part Two’ of this week’s episode, HERE!!!
*(Music)
'Da Joint' (Instrumental) by EPMD - 2020