It may be a slightly immature take, but I’ve always gravitated more towards David Cronenberg’s earlier, genre work than his later, more… well, not conventional
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The Ward (2010) – Review
It had been about ten years since John Carpenter last directed a feature and his self-imposed retirement had been born of him finally losing his
The Island (2005) – Review
After the frantic chaos of Bad Boys II, there was something of a question as to where Michael Bay would go next after a career
Terrifier (2016) – Review
If there’s one thing the modern horror genre is lacking is a truly endearing antagonist that really captures the imagination of the masses. I mean
One Cut Of The Dead (2017) – Review
Patience, they say, is a virtue and for those who can take the time to do things right, great gifts are due to come. Never
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi (2016) – Review
Believe it or not, despite forging a career making movies where countless special forces teams made up of the military and law enforcement wage war
The Kiss Of The Vampire (1963) – Review
Picture the scene: it’s a typically grim day as mourners gather for the funeral of a young woman taken before her time. The sky is
Vampire Circus (1972) – Review
It may be something of a hot take, but when comparing Hammer’s unreasonably sizable catalogue of vampire movies side by side, you start to realise
Countess Dracula (1971) – Review
As Hammer Films cruised into the 70’s, expanding upon the elevated sex and violence the changing times and audience demand required, there was sometimes a
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) – Review
Marvel Studios has been known to take big swings at risky ideas in the past, but due to the still heart-rending passing of Chadwick Boseman,
Twins Of Evil (1971) – Review
After lesbian tinged The Vampire Lovers and Lust For A Vampire, Hammer Films closed out their lusty Karnstein Trilogy with Twins Of Evil, an apparent
Hands Of The Ripper (1971) – Review
Hammer Films was chiefly renowned for their revolutionary contributions to the horror genre, but when they weren’t slapping a new coat of paint on such
The Mummy (1959) – Review
After retro-fitting and updating such classic characters as Frankenstein and Dracula with more modern (for the 50’s anyway) sensibilities, it was a shoo-in that Hammer
Looper (2012) – Review
Before the resplendent debut of the drawling Benoit Blanc in Knives Out and even the crowd dividing majesty of The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson was
Executive Decision (1996) – Review
Some films just age weird.Some simply have some social norms and behaviours that have regrettably aged like milk while others find that their plots end
Memoirs Of An Invisible Man (1992) – Review
At the time it was released, virtually forgotten, 90’s sci-fi comedy Memoirs Of An Invisible Man was criticised that maybe John Carpenter wasn’t exactly the
The Munsters (2022) – Review
Whenever a filmmaker tackles a favorite property from their personal life, they’ll more often than not find themselves walking a tightrope thinner than a pube
Prey For The Devil (2022) – Review
If I’m being honest, in the wake of William Friedkin’s seminal 1973 classic, The Exorcist, I’ve always found exorcism movies to be incredibly samey and
Pearl (2022) – Review
Back at the beginning of the year, Ti West returned to horror and blessed us with X, a 70’s set slasher that took an overfamilar
Barbarian (2022) – Review
One of the most pleasurable experiences of being a horror fan is to run into a new film that tears up the rule book and
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