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I think we’re all in agreement when I say there’s nothing worse than going out for a midnight swim and being grabbed firmly by the
With the sort of blind, rabid hatred usually reserved for the likes of Jar Jar Binks and Peter Parker’s Spider-Man 3 emo hair, the forth
Back in the 80’s, Cannon – the cash hemorrhaging super studio – offered horror director Tobe Hooper a lucrative three picture deal with the understanding
Hey kids! You ever wonder what it would be like if England had it’s own version of Godzilla?Oh… You hadn’t…? Seriously…?Well, one exists anyway so
Technically speaking, I have never seen Psycho – at least not in the way that rotund blonde botherer Alfred Hitchcock had intended. After all who
Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange is set to appear in Marvel Studio’s and Sony’s ‘Spider-Man 3’. This would put him in the mentor role that was
Also known as The Five Venoms – which sounds suspiciously like Spider-Man’s symbiote empowered villians teamed up to form a barbershop quintet – this film
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It’s always a tough moment when you’re forced to confront the news that a beloved artist is starting to lose their touch. Whether it’s Messrs
Not many people kn1ow that King Kong, the greatest American monster movie in history, had a direct sequel (less still know that it was bashed
After being smeared all over the promotional material for creaky, low-budget, face-kicker No Retreat, No Surrender – despite being the villain – Belgium muscle bulger
Back in the day, before part 4’s, 5’s and 6’s started bloating out virtually every long running franchise out there – there was something comforting
Of all the attempts to confine Hannibal Lector, Thomas Harris’ irresistibly refined bogeyman on the screen, none has had more versions than his original appearance
In a year of surprising superhero film news, mainly on the DC side of things, this one is up there. Jamie Foxx is in final
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The rebirth of the Planet Of The Apes franchise seemingly came from nowhere, exploding from out of the foliage, teeth bared in a defiant screech
It’s a common fact that when your horror franchise continues over an extended period of time the audience tends to shrink until only the faithful
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