Anthony O'Connor

Novelist, screenwriter, critic, word janitor. Wrote Angst, Inhuman Resources (aka Redd Inc.), Straya (@strayabook) and spooky YA book Emma After.

[Anthony O'Connor @clawtalk]

For those asking, here's a handy link with all the digital storefronts where you can rent or buy ANGST. Please to enjoy.
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[Anthony O'Connor @clawtalk]

So, you wanna know if that #MastersoftheUniverse flick is any good? Let ol' Uncle AntKnee tell you all about it.
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Oh hey, it's me talking about the brand spanking new 4K of underrated Stephen King flick 1408, which features one of John Cusack's all-time best performances.

Thanks to the mysterious concierges at @imprint_films

https://t.co/q0HJNZIE4K

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It may not hit all the marks of Junji Ito's peerless horror manga, but the 2000 adaptation of Uzumaki is a bloody interesting watch for the cheerfully deranged.
It's my review of the new Uzumaki blu-ray from the twisted souls at @UmbrellaEnt

https://t.co/zllLgmBvBH

[Anthony O'Connor @clawtalk]

Hey kids, are you looking forward to the first Star Wars movie at the cinema in SEVEN YEARS?

... Kids?

It's my review of #TheMandalorianandGrogu

https://t.co/y9Tg1wwCVC

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Oh hey, here's me getting stuck into the latest from Supermassive Games (Until Dawn, The Quarry) - the grimy, gory space horror Directive 8020!

https://t.co/7wdrESXvA4

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Looking for an excuse to mince monsters and grind for the perfect pair of daks? #DiabloIVLordofHatred might just be the expansion for you.

Here's my review.

https://t.co/Y4AgSyW3xu

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The brand spanking new 4K remaster of the A Better Tomorrow trilogy (that's 2 x John Woo and 1 x Tsui Hark) is here to kick your arse in gorgeous slow motion!

Thanks to the charismatic assassins at @imprint_films

https://t.co/0mG7bTSZMO

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Critically lauded wunderkind Curry Barker (named after a vindaloo, one hopes) delivers his first proper theatrical fillum: #Obsession.

And hooly dooly, this one will get under your skin.

https://t.co/dXHyd8gqp3

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Here's me having a run at the beautiful but punishing PS5 exclusive, #Saros

(I swore a lot during the making of this review)

https://t.co/ZIqB4b8heX

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Here's me checking out the fancy re-release of Tourist Trap: a film that boldly asks "What if Texas Chainsaw Massacre but with Carrie... and creepy dolls?"

Thanks to the eerily lifelike mannequins at @UmbrellaEnt

https://t.co/XfN3BoLnhB

[Anthony O'Connor @clawtalk]

DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN-DUN
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MORTAL KOMBAT (part II review!)

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Here's me reviewing a 4K double bill of The Beastmaster and The Sword and the Sorcerer, thanks to the mysterious winged beings at @imprint_films

https://t.co/SmZeLTueuN

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Yes, by all means read my review of #TheDevilWearsPrada2 at a glacial pace. On your way to a hideous skirt convention.

That's all.
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Here's me having a run at the deadset Hong Kong action classic (and significant influencer of Reservoir Dogs) Ringo Lam's City on Fire - now in gorgeous 4K!

Brought to you by the loquacious gangsters at @imprint_films

https://t.co/OWdqKwL4qr

[Anthony O'Connor @clawtalk]

Oh, also, #Starfield is now on PS5! I played it and have written words about the experience. Perhaps you'd like to read them?

https://t.co/yKeQraRm88

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Here's me checking out the latest flick from Irish director Damian Mc Carthy (Oddity), #Hokum. Starring Adam Scott and featuring some genuinely creepy moments this is one for fans of creepy horror to pop in their diaries and/or moist pile of beer coasters.
https://t.co/8Y8X2Yneu9

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Here's me taking a look at a film that got ALMOST as much wrong about Virtual Reality as Mark Zuckerberg! It's my review of the boxet of The Lawnmower Man I & II from the Cyber Gods at @imprint_films

https://t.co/S7QOWq2dwz

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Filmed in Far North Queensland and seemingly all but lost to the zeitgeist since 1994, No Escape (aka Escape From Absolom) makes is triumphant return in 4K thanks to the ravening cannibals at @UmbrellaEnt

Here's my review.

https://t.co/2SGwuU0aXB

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Here's me with a review of the quaint family comedy, Fuck My Son! from the deranged sociopaths at @MonsterPics

It's... quite something,

https://t.co/4B9b9b3HcY

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Here's me heading down into the sewers to check out the Alligator 4K and Alligator II: The Mutation box set, thanks to the scaly legends at @imprint_films

https://t.co/brjAVIpzmx