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Simon Ramshaw

(He/Him)
Newcastle upon Tyne
As seen in: Substack, ScreenAnarchy, Asian Movie Pulse, EasternKicks, Movie Marker, The Courier (Newcastle University), The Geek Show
Covers:  Film, television, genre cinema and Asian cinema.
Doesn't Cover: Anything outside of the arts.
Film critic @ScreenAnarchy, @easternKicks and @TGS_TheGeekShow, frequent defender of horrible movies.
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SCARY MOVIE Review: 'Rebootycall' Return for The Wayans Brothers Slays Everyone But the Real Mons...

SCARY MOVIE Review: 'Rebootycall' Return for The Wayans Brothers Slays Everyone But the Real Mons...

ScreenAnarchy — The franchise returns to its creators in a shamefully nihilistic and regressive reclamation.
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ZOMBEID Review: Pakistan's First Ever Zombie Movie Keeps the Blood and Iron Pumping

ZOMBEID Review: Pakistan's First Ever Zombie Movie Keeps the Blood and Iron Pumping

ScreenAnarchy — It's gym bros vs. zombies in Nabeel Qureshi's pleasingly absurd festive horror-comedy.
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PROPELLER ONE-WAY NIGHT COACH Review: John Travolta's Charm Offensive Soars Against All Odds

PROPELLER ONE-WAY NIGHT COACH Review: John Travolta's Charm Offensive Soars Against All Odds

ScreenAnarchy — Not many films have been saved at the last moment by a press tour. When the film is picture-locked, sound mixed and in the can, there's not a lot to be done for it, beyond putting it out there for...
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WE'RE NOTHING AT ALL Review: Hong Kong Shockmeister Herman Yau Breaks Your Heart, Churns Your Sto...

WE'RE NOTHING AT ALL Review: Hong Kong Shockmeister Herman Yau Breaks Your Heart, Churns Your Sto...

ScreenAnarchy — A tragedy claims the lives of many in Herman Yau's harsh and touching LGBT drama.
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THE PUNISHER: ONE LAST KILL Review: Grossly Irresponsible Slaughterfest Sets Up Family-Friendly F...

THE PUNISHER: ONE LAST KILL Review: Grossly Irresponsible Slaughterfest Sets Up Family-Friendly F...

ScreenAnarchy — Jon Bernthal's Punisher returns, yelling, weeping and shooting his way through a repetitive revival.
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MORTAL KOMBAT II Review: Tests Your Might...And Your Patience

MORTAL KOMBAT II Review: Tests Your Might...And Your Patience

ScreenAnarchy — Karl Urban stars as the hyper-violent beat-'em-up returns, R-rated and ready to rumble.
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THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE: Well, What Did We Expect?

THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE: Well, What Did We Expect?

ScreenAnarchy — Looking at the complicated legacy of adapting Shigeru Miyamoto's seminal videogame series, 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' should come as no great surprise.
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REVELATIONS OF DIVINE LOVE Review: Earnest, If Stagey, Tale of Unwavering Faith

REVELATIONS OF DIVINE LOVE Review: Earnest, If Stagey, Tale of Unwavering Faith

ScreenAnarchy — Caroline Golum's defiantly low-budget medieval drama is a striking experiment in style and restraint.
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THE KILLER Review: John Woo's Achingly Romantic Bloodbath Returns to Cinemas

THE KILLER Review: John Woo's Achingly Romantic Bloodbath Returns to Cinemas

ScreenAnarchy — The power of the gun is terrible and beautiful in equal measure in the work of John Woo, the inarguable alpha dog of the Hong Kong heroic bloodshed genre, whose unrelentingly and entertainingly violent streak in the late 80s and...
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The Plan (Slamdance Film Festival 2026)

The Plan (Slamdance Film Festival 2026)

The Geek Show — Sometimes friends are the last thing you need, as shown in Jessica Barr's ambitious directorial debut - The Plan, fresh from its Slamdance World Premiere.
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TEN WILL (Slamdance 2026) World Premiere Review

TEN WILL (Slamdance 2026) World Premiere Review

The Geek Show — A very difficult movie, Max DeFalco's street grotty street level drama TEN WILL asks when is someone's sentence truly over?
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BLADES OF THE GUARDIANS Interview: Director Yuen Woo-ping on Passing the Baton and Still Learning...

BLADES OF THE GUARDIANS Interview: Director Yuen Woo-ping on Passing the Baton and Still Learning...

ScreenAnarchy — Director Yuen Woo-ping on Passing the Baton and Still Learning After Over 50 Years
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Movie review: Over Your Dead Body | easternkicks.com

Movie review: Over Your Dead Body | easternkicks.com

EasternKicks — The evils of toxic relationships are conjured by a classic ghost story in Takeshi Miike's underseen 2014 horror...
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IRON LUNG Review: The Most Immersive Reaction Video Ever Made

IRON LUNG Review: The Most Immersive Reaction Video Ever Made

ScreenAnarchy — Not so long ago, it was really not very fun to watch someone else play a video game. Whether it was your sibling, your cousin or your pal, the pained cries of "Mom says it's my turn on the Xbox"...
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The Best and Worst Films of 2025 - Part Two

The Best and Worst Films of 2025 - Part Two

Substack — Find Part One of the highs and lows of 2025 here...
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BULK Review: An Exhausting Exercise in Falling Back in Love with Movies

BULK Review: An Exhausting Exercise in Falling Back in Love with Movies

ScreenAnarchy — Ben Wheatley's latest indie film stars Sam Riley, Mark Manero, Noah Taylor, and Alexandra Maria Lara.
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The Best and Worst Films of 2025 - Part One

The Best and Worst Films of 2025 - Part One

Substack — Honourable Mentions: 28 Years Later (Danny Boyle), Sinners (Ryan Coogler), Happyend (Neo Sora), Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force (Wuershan), Eddington (Ari Aster), Dreams (Dag Johan Haugerud), The Pee Pee Poo Poo Man (Braden Sitter Sr.), It Was Just an Accident
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No More Nasties? The BBFC's changing attitude to horror

No More Nasties? The BBFC's changing attitude to horror

Film Stories — BBFC CEO David Austin talks to Film Stories about video nasties and the board's changing attitude to horror and violence in modern movies.
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Movie review: Shogun's Samurai | easternkicks.com

Movie review: Shogun's Samurai | easternkicks.com

EasternKicks — An all-star cast take part in battles without honour (or humanity) in Kinji Fukasaku's genre-reviving samurai classic... There are few directors who proved to be as shocking a lightning rod as Kinji Fukasaku.
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Kontinental '25 (2025) Hard-to-swallow satire from Romania's smartest joker - The Geek Show

Kontinental '25 (2025) Hard-to-swallow satire from Romania's smartest joker - The Geek Show

The Geek Show — Romanian satirist and experimental filmmaking punk rocker Radu Jude returns to his usual feel-good(!) terrain with his latest movie, Kontinental '25.
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Deathstalker (Fantastic Fest 2025)

Deathstalker (Fantastic Fest 2025)

The Geek Show — A remake of the oddest kind, the never-predictable Steven Kostanski hits 1980s sleazetastic fantasy movie Deathstalker, and brings it back in a way only he can
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Dear Stranger | easternkicks.com

Dear Stranger | easternkicks.com

EasternKicks — Hidetoshi Nishijima and Gwei Lun-Mei are parents caught in a New York nightmare in Tetsuya Mariko's ambitious if plodding moral drama...
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The Piano Accident (Fantastic Fest 2025)

The Piano Accident (Fantastic Fest 2025)

The Geek Show — One director people could never accuse of being predictable is the eccentric French auteur, Quentin Dupieux. A tradition he keeps up with The Piano Accident.
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Takashi Ishii: 4 Tales of Nami - out on third window films

Takashi Ishii: 4 Tales of Nami - out on third window films

The Geek Show — Pinku Eiga are a unique, and iconic Japanese entry into the halls of Exploitation Cinema, but how does Takashi Ishii's Nami cycle fit into this harsh sub-genre?
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