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Tag: Film Review
Blood Red Sky (2021) – Review
Vampires are such versatile creatures. Starting as refined predators that lurked in dusty old castles in Transylvania and eventually spreading into the modern world like
Never Say Never Again (1983) – Review
While the story of the tangled movie rights of Ian Flemming’s Bond novel, Thunderball, would probably be best left explained by someone who remotely understood
The Cannonball Run (1981) – Review
Just when you thought it was safe to put the handbrake on that weird subgenre of good ol’ boy blockbusters that either saw Burt Reynolds
30 Days Of Night (2007) – Review
In 2007, a mere year before Twilight turned the popular view of cinematic vampires into glittery navel gazers who play baseball and yearn for high
Civil War (2024) – Review
Writer Alex Garland has never been afraid to ruffle more feathers than someone who massages poultry for a living, but it’s in his directorial career
Frontier(s) (2007) – Review
In a 2000s horror landscape that saw the rise of torture porn, not to mention a clutch of horror remakes that were trying to out-shock
No Holds Barred (1989) – Review
Certain sports are kind of hard to capture correctly on film when compared to other – I mean compare how many boxing and racing movies
The Hound Of The Baskervilles (1959) – Review
There are now so many incarnations of Sherlock Holmes over the years, that deducing your own personal favourite probably has a lot to do with
The Psychic (1977) – Review
Anyone familiar with the more outrageous moments of Lucio Fulci’s output will no doubt be aware that once the maniacal sod entered the gorier era
I Confess (1953) – Review
Hitchcock was always credited with being a master of suspense who was able to wring nerve-shattering tension with almost any scenario placed in front of
Mako (2021) – Review
What with streaming services opening up more and more opportunities to get your movie seen on a wider scale, more countries seem to be pumping
Monkey Man (2024) – Review
When word got out that Dev Patel was going to make his directorial debut, people probably wasn’t that surprised that he would use this opportunity
The First Omen (2024) – Review
To be honest, neither nunsploitation Omen prequel or dueling demon baby movies were on my 2024 bingo card, but here we are.While I try hard
No Way Up (2024) – Review
Low budget killer shark movies seem to descend onto streaming services these days with the swarming ferocity of a feeding frenzy as each cash-strapped title
Highlander (1986) – Review
“Wow! I feel like I’m in the Highlander!” marveled that great philosopher, Ricky Bobby near the end of Talladega Nights and while it sadly never
Saltburn (2023) – Review
Despite having enough of an English rose feel about her to portray Camilla Parker Bowles in Netflix’s The Crown, writer, director and actor Emerald Fennall
The Strangers (2008) – Review
For decades, the slasher movie seemed to operate on a particular set of tropes, forged in the blood of countless teens who thought that getting
Tarzan’s Three Challenges (1963) – Review
It’s strange to think how prolific Tarzan movies were in the 30s, 40s and 50s, especially considering that Edgar Rice Burrows’ jungle dwelling avenger doesn’t
Uzumaki (AKA. Spiral) (2000) – Review
When the Japanese turn their eye to horror, you’re always going to get something weird, be it the analogue terrors of The Ring or the
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