There will be some mild spoilers of Scream V in this, and naturally potential spoilers to the whole franchise as a whole - so be wary. As a franchise, the Scream films were always a bit of fun, because on the surface they consistently poked fun at horror movies, particularly slashers. Back in 2022, Matt... Continue Reading →
IMDb: 5.9 Rotten Tomatoes: 80% Runtime: 107 Minutes Streaming Service: NowTV/Sky This is to not be confused with Cronenberg's film of the same name from 1970, but it does mark a return into his more cult films specifically around body horror. I must admit, I'm not too familiar with a huge amount of his catalogue,... Continue Reading →
IMDb: 7.0 Rotten Tomatoes: 92% Runtime: 102 Minutes Streaming Service: Disney+ Unsurprisingly, there was a slew of horror/thriller films that landed at the cinema during the Halloween season. I didn't actually catch Barbarian the first time round, but it had already gained that word-of-mouth following, from it's release. However what I did not anticipate was... Continue Reading →
A fresh year, and a fresh challenge. This year, I've set myself the challenge of trying to watch a film that I've not seen for every letter of the alphabet. But you would not believe how difficult it is for certain letters. This brings me to the first of hopefully 26 reviews in this series,... Continue Reading →
“This is not based on a true story.” “This is not based on a true story.” This was the title card that popped up. And normally this doesn’t intrigue me, as it has become commonplace for a film to be based on a true story of some description, but the opening of the film did... Continue Reading →
I’ve been an avid fan of Taika Waititi ever since I watched his What We Do in the Shadows, so it came as no shock that I was fairly excited when he announced a new film. What I was surprised about was the subject matter of his latest film, Jojo Rabbit, being centred around Hitler’s... Continue Reading →
I’ve been toying with putting this review together and in truth, it’s been difficult. To dilute the film in such a way and put it in a few hundred words is an almost injustice of the Safdie Brothers latest feature film. But I'll say this, I remember watching that first trailer, and a stranger excitement... Continue Reading →
Almost 40 years ago, there was a masterpiece that graced the screens in Kubrick’s The Shining. Naturally this has become quite famous and part of that was due to Stephen King hating the film. What I was unaware of was that Stephen King wrote a sequel to the famous predecessor, Doctor Sleep, in 2013. Which... Continue Reading →
In the ever churning machine that is Hollywood, it’s constantly pushing through sequels. And alas, this is another one that I’m not sure anyone asked for, but low and behold here it is. I’m of course referring to the sequel of Zombieland. Now I don’t necessarily have a problem with this, as the original was... Continue Reading →
Amid a backdrop of the 80s Gotham City, a new Joker is added to the myriad of ones that came before him, from Cesar Romero’s original, to the incredible performance of Heath Ledger all bringing something different to the legendary supervillain. And with this new imagination of the character, sees the removal of the extended... Continue Reading →
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