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

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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

Father’s Day (2011) – Review

Since 1974, Troma Entertainment has strived to put out the best in voraciously un-PC content it possibly can on as little money as possible and

Sleepy Hollow (1999) – Review

After his crazed satire Mars Attacks! crashed and burned at the box office and his proposed Superman movie flew headlong into the sun, Tim Burton

Prince Of Darkness (1987) – Review

John Carpenter’s always been a very meat and potatoes auteur, content to have his concepts laid out in an easy to digest way thanks to

Rollerball (2002) – Review

I don’t think I’m saying anything too groundbreaking here (hey, when do I ever?), but one of the primary issues with the majority of modern

Black Adam (2022) – Review

So after being officially cast as Black Adam back in 2014 (!?), Dwayne Johnson finally makes his DCEU debut as the morals-free, anti-Shazam with the

Death Race (2008) – Review

It’s a common fact that when anyone feels the need to defend the patchy career of Paul W.S. Anderson, they’ll slap a mention of Event

The People Under The Stairs (1991) – Review

With a filmography that contains razor-fingered dream demons, desert dwelling cannibal clans and ghost-faced pop culture maniacs, it’s a legitimate shame that more positive press

The Frighteners (1996) – Review

Between Peter Jackson’s origins with his homegrown, DIY, gore comedies and his cinema conquering days thanks to the herculean task of realising The Lord Of

Blood From The Mummy’s Tomb (1971) – Review

As the production line of Hammer Films trundled on provide its audiences with their fourth and final Mummy pic, a rash of behind the scenes

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) – Review

“Everybody be cool.” swaggers George Clooney’s impossibly charismatic career criminal, directly into the camera, near the start of From Dusk Till Dawn, “You, be cool.”.

Mars Attacks! (1996) – Review

Sometimes satire ages like wine, waiting patiently for our tastes and perceptions to catch up so we’ll eventually savour its matured taste. Mature is hardly

Children Of The Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995) – Review

The endless influx of direct to DVD sequels that assaulted video stores during the 90’s led to many a drab, bland entry that kept numerous

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