Most ghost movies usually rely on subtlety to give an audience a taste of what lurks on the other side – take Robert Wise’s work
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The Eagle Has Landed (1976) – Review
World War II men on a mission movies: we all know them and we all love them (the good ones, anyway) but sometimes, aside from
The Magnificent Seven (1960) – Review
Expertly panel beating the plot of Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai into a shape that could comfortably sustain cowpokes instead of sword swingers, The Magnificent Seven
Creepshow – Season 1, Episode 2: Bad Wolf Down/The Finger (2019) – Review
As I’ve no doubt mentioned before, one of the advantages of an anthology show is that if a duff episode manages to slip out, things
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) – Review
When you think about the origins of Hammer Films, your naturally brain naturally drifts to images of Peter Cushing’s Frankenstein staring intently from around a
Halo – Season 1, Episode 2: Unbound (2022) – Review
One of the main issues with video game adaptations is that, at some point, you’re going to have to pump the breaks on the type
Peacemaker – Season 1, Episode 2: Best Friends, For Never (2022) – Review
After a cracking first episode that detailed the rehiring of the unfeasibly toxic alpha-male anti-hero, Peacemaker (aka. Christopher Smith), the second episode follows it up
Escape To Athena (1979) – Review
When you take a good, long, hard look at that much-loved sub-genre of the war film – the men on a mission movie – there’s
Creepshow – Season 1, Episode 1: Gray Matter/The House Of The Head (2019) – Review
In a horror comeback worthy of a Jason or a Michael, 2019 saw the return of a horror legend the likes of which I genuinely
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) – Review
The only thing that was surprising about insanely influential screenwriter Shane Black making the long overdue jump to directing was that it took so bloody
Lust For A Vampire (1971) – Review
It’s not exactly ground breaking to declare that, compared to most other horror movies made at the time, Hammer Films’ output was noticeably hornier than
Halo – Season 1, Episode 1: Contact (2022) – Review
For a while now, video game adaptations have been teetering one the brink of not being shit with the latest attempt of the Sonic The
Peacemaker – Season 1, Episode 1: A Whole New Whirl (2022) – Review
During the compromised, stormy reign of the DCEU, one of the few movies to actually hit screen that didn’t feel second-guessed to death by flummoxed
Dungeons & Dragons (2000) – Review
When news broke that a movie finally based on the legendary role playing game, Dungeons & Dragons was finally being made, there was debate between
Dark Star (1974) – Review
Everybody has to start somewhere and in the case of deliriously influential film director, John Carpenter, the start was a forty minute student film made
Ticks (1994) – Review
Of the many, varied projects (and I do mean varied) that sprang from the tireless funding of Brian Yunza during that horror-starved period known as
Dracula Has Risen From The Grave (1968) – Review
For any long running cinematic character, staying relevant and fresh is the key to success. Take Hammer’s version of Bram Stoker’s legendary vampire Count Dracula,
The Lair (2022) – Review
When news broke that Neil Marshall was making a long awaited return to monster movie territory, I was understandably stoked. After all, the director kicked
Avatar: The Way Of Water (2022) – Review
Surely it’s about time we all start cutting James Cameron a little slack, right? Sure, he now releases movies at a rate that makes Terrence
The Last Stand (2013) – Review
After Arnold Schwarzenegger’s term as the Governator of California was at an end, it was only a matter of time before he found himself back
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