STARBURST MAGAZINE

STARBURST Issue 490 [NEW!] (Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith 20th Annive The Summer edition of STARBURST MAGAZINE is here, and leading the charge is our bumper tribute to STAR WARS: REVENGE OF THE SITH on its 20th Anniversary! As always, the issue is chock full of exclusiv...

While we finish up work on Issue #491 (out Aug 29th!), we thought we'd sweeten the deal for those who haven't yet caught our current issue...

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Only in cinemas 29 August ☢️ Feast your eyes on #TheToxicAvenger 🇬🇧 & 🇮🇪 movie poster

🧠 Don't miss Peter Dinklage, Elijah Wood, Kevin Bacon & more on the big screen.

“Gruesomely Terrific Fun”
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“A Bloody Radioactive Riot!”
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Stuart Ortiz, Peter Zizzo, and Terri Apple | STRANGE HARVEST - STARBURST Magazine Director Stuart Ortiz’s new film, Strange Harvest: Occult Murder in the Inland Empire, had its world premiere at last month’s Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. The film is described as “A faux true-cri...

My interview with the director & lead actors for @starburst.bsky.social. www.starburstmagazine.com/features/stu...

Sydney Chandler as Wendy in Alien: Earth.

"With an anxiety-inducing approach, the pacing is relentlessly gripping, and the series will claw its way into your subconscious."

We've taken a peek at the Xenomorph's TV debut in the first six episodes of the highly anticipated Alien: Earth.

www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/alie...

Sora Wong as Piper, a young girl with a shaved head, in Bring Her Back. There's a red stain on the grotty wall behind her.

"The worst time you’ll have with a movie this year; an unflinching, uncompromising supernatural thriller that’s ultimately far sadder than it is scary."

Read our ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review of Bring Her Back:

www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/brin...

Thank you so much everyone who has supported us and is helping to raise money for The Mercury Phoenix Trust. @oiqfc.bsky.social @wearecultonline.bsky.social @starburst.bsky.social @readyfreddie1977.bsky.social

The Fantastic Four stand heroically on a cute little platform with a big 4 behind them.

"Shorn of all ties to the larger cinematic universe, First Steps is the most accessible Marvel film in a long time."

Read our review of the Fantastic Four's MCU debut now -

www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/the-...

Our 'Buy One Get One Free' sale is on until the end of July! Purchase any of our issues from the official STARBURST STORE and choose another for nowt!*

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THE BANISHED - STARBURST Magazine Dark Australian folk-horror The Banished splices together evergreen genre tropes in a fresh take on the perils of going down to the woods.

My review of indie what's-happening-in-the-woods thriller The Banished is published by @starburst.bsky.social

"it’s the handheld torchlit visuals of a hyperventilating Grace in the nighttime woods that deliver the nerve-jangling tension"

www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/the-...

BURY ME WHEN I'M DEAD - STARBURST Magazine In indie thriller Bury Me When I'm Dead, the fateful consequences that follow a young woman’s death may be supernatural or coincidental.

My take on the ghostly (or is it?) thriller Bury Me When I'm Dead is published by @starburst.bsky.social

The film "toys with the question of whether the fateful consequences that follow a young woman’s death are supernatural or coincidental."

www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/bury...

Maxwell the Bubbleologist • THE FLYING BUBBLE SHOW - STARBURST Magazine We caught up with Maxwell the Bubbleologist, who has been pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with soap, breath, and imagination for the last decade. His new show, The Flying Bubble Show, combin...

Great chat with Maxwell the Bubbleologist over on @starburst.bsky.social about his forthcoming @edfringe.bsky.social run.

www.starburstmagazine.com/features/max...

Scout Durwood • APOCALYPSE CABARET: SONGS FOR THE END OF THE WORLD. - STARBURST Magazine Scout Durwood is an American comedian, actress, singer, writer, and director, who’s work includes Take One Thing Off,  Bat-Canned and Youtopia.  We caught up with them to learn more about their show, ...

Well I'm going to watch this show. Scout Durwood, Apocalypse Cabaret. Interview up on @starburst.bsky.social

www.starburstmagazine.com/features/sco...

Five distressed young people looking down a slope, through some road barrier that's all mangled.

I Know What You Did Last Summer could have been a welcome dosage of bloody slasher goodness, but "manages to stumble under the weight of nostalgia and mismanaged storytelling."

Read our review here -

www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/i-kn...

YouTube video by Strike Media Frankie Freako (2025) UK Trailer - Coming to Digital from 14th July!

☆☆☆☆☆ "A blast. We loved every minute" @starburst.bsky.social

FRANKIE FREAKO is out today on Digital

Available now on Apple Store, Amazon, Sky Store & YouTube Movies

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David Corenswet as Superman, standing on his own logo against a lovely sunny sky.

"Gunn has brought his A-game to Superman’s latest exploits and delivered a film that bursts off the screen, firing on all cylinders."

We recommend you get up, up and away to the cinemas to catch the latest Superman flick. Read our review now -

www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/supe...

I highly recommend issue 482. This has nothing to do with there being a 4-page interview with me in that issue 🤣

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"The sort of comedy which we sadly don’t see much of anymore."

Coming Aug 25th from @severinfilms.bsky.social, 1978's THE ODD JOB makes its Blu-ray debut.

Review: www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/the-...

Moviedrome returns to BFI Southbank this weekend with screenings of Les Diaboliques [1955] & The Fly [1958] 🪰

Check out my interview with Moviedrome producer Nick Freand Jones for @starburst.bsky.social ✨️

www.starburstmagazine.com/features/mov...

Still from The Shrouds - two people explore a graveyard at night, the gravestones all have brightly lit screens.

"Having built a long and acclaimed career out of films that mutilate, blow up, lust over, and generally poke about with the human body, David Cronenberg takes a more reflective approach with his latest, The Shrouds."

Our review can be dug up here -

www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/the-...

Focusing on the undeniably underappreciated, I'm so fortunate that I get to explore the midnight movie macabre for @starburst.bsky.social! From black vampirism to cyberpunk fetishism!

Fade to Black (1980)
X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes (1963)
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)

The sensational Star Wars-themed summer edition of Starburst Magazine is OUT NOW! Order one (or 66!) through our official store at the link below, or hunt it down in your local newsagent....

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It's the Edinburgh Festival Fringe next week ( @edfringe.bsky.social #DareToDiscover ). I will be reviewing shows for @starburst.bsky.social .

If your show fits the magazine (it's sf, fantasy, horror, etc), let me know :)

Moviedrome returns to BFI Southbank tonight with a screening of The Wicker Man [1973] 📺

Check out my interview with Moviedrome presenter Alex Cox [director of Repo Man, Sid & Nancy] for @starburst.bsky.social ✨️

www.starburstmagazine.com/features/mov...

Promotional image for Star Trek Strange New Worlds, with Kirk and his crew on an alien landscape.

"If you loved previous seasons, this is more of the same, with the wild mix of genres and tonal shifts that has become de rigueur..."

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is back for a third season. Is it time to warp away, or is it one to cling on to?

www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/star...

From 1988 until 1994, Alex Cox presented Moviedrome every Sunday night on BBC2, curated by Nick Freand Jones.

For @starburst.bsky.social, in anticipation of BFI bringing the cult TV series to the big screen this July & August, I've asked Alex & Nick to return to the Moviedrome... 📺

A T-rex roars in a still image from Jurassic World Rebirth.

Is Jurassic World Rebirth a cynical and clumsy attempt at a reset, or is the series not yet ready to go extinct after all? 🦖

Get your dino-claws into our review -

www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/jura...

Frankie Freako, a puppet character with red demonic face, a yellow T-shirt saying "party king", purple hair, punk jewellery, a leather jacket, and a beer.

"We loved every minute of this retro homage to ‘80s creature flicks. Somehow, it manages to feel like the cult classic you’ve known all your life within minutes of its opening."

Read our ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review of Steven Kostanski's hilarious Frankie Freako:

www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/fran...

TOP 10 SHOWS AT EDFRINGE - according to @starburst.bsky.social

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