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Stars: Marta Svetek, Ayvianna Snow, Charlie Bond, Ciaron Davies, Annabella Rich, Ben Manning, Ray Whelan, Jasmine Sumner | Written and Directed by Steve Lawson

On a trip to Dublin to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, four friends agree to spend the night in an abandoned tavern, where they are stalked by an undead killer in search of revenge for a tragedy that occurred centuries before

In the rich vein of holiday-themed slashers, dating back to the original Halloween, through to more modern fare, as bloodily illustrated by Eli Roth in, Thanksgiving (2023), we have a new entry in killer days, with, St Patrick’s Day Massacre, directed by Steve Lawson ( ).

A rich tale, with compelling characters and a real reflection of modern-day Ireland…this is not. Being of Irish descent and a huge fan of the stalk and slash format, I can stomach, tolerate and happily consume many a substandard Friday the 13th rip-off.

"You need to find yourself before you start looking for love." Dark Star & Uncork'd Ent. have revealed an official US trailer for a film called Mascarpone, which is the cheesy (literally) alternate US title for this. The original Italian title is Maschile Singolare, which translates directly to Masculine Singular. Antonio is a family man whose life takes an unexpected twist when he’s suddenly dumped by his husband. Antonio now needs to find a new place to stay, a job and a new purpose in life: through this process, he discovers the value of independence. The film stars Sarah T. Cohen, Alistair Stoneman, Jamila Martin-Wingett, Ray Whelan, Ricardo Freitas, Nicola Wright, and Tony Goodall. "A lovely coming-of-age film that wears its heart on its sleeve, Mascarpone has been a hit on the festival hit and we're confident it’ll be just as much a success in its" release, the distributors state.

Stars: Sarah T. Cohen, Tony Goodall, Nicola Wright, Alistair Stoneman, Jamila Wingett, Ray Whelan, Ricardo Freitas | Written by Dominic Ellis, Tom Joliffe | Directed by Dominic Ellis

What a shocker, another Scott Jeffrey produced horror getting reviewed on Nerdly… I think we must have reviewed at least 80 of Jeffrey’s output across the handful of production companies he has. This time around we’re back in dino territory following Jeffrey’s other Jurassic-themed horrors Dinosaur Hotel and Hatched.

Jurassic Island – not to be confused with the UK release of The Final Level: Escaping Rancala, which debuted on DVD under the same name – tells the story of Ava (Sarah T. Cohen) whose father (Tony Goodall) and his partner (played by Nicola Wright) go missing on the hunt for the titular island. Planning an expedition to find them, Ava enlists the help of boyfriend Luke (Alistair Stoneman), her scientist friends Cassie (Jamila Wingett...