What possesses a director at the height of their powers to suddenly decide to tackle a remake? Is it ego? Is it the urge to
Tag: Remake
Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025) – Review
Just how many reboots does a film need?Obviously, if you’re taking into account how many versions of Frankenstein, Dracula and Little Women there’s been, then
The Day The Earth Stood Still (2008) – Review
Sometimes all the good intentions in the world can’t stop a project from ending up weirdly dull or somewhat awkward. While remaking bona fide classics
Gone In 60 Seconds (2000) – Review
The powerhouse producing duo of Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson undeniably changed the face of Hollywood during the 1980s by giving it an unfeasibly glossy
The Karate Kid (2010) – Review
80s fashions, nutzoid Vietnam vets, weird cultural appropriation, Joe Esposito’s “You’re The Best” blaring on the soundtrack – for a lot of people, The Karate
Nosferatu (2024) – Review
Ever since The VVitch launched its remorseless, dread-powered assault upon our psyches back in 2015, there hasn’t quite been another filmmaker like Robert Eggers. Relentlessly
The Mechanic (2011) – Review
Love or hate Jason Statham, you can’t deny that what he does has placed him in that echelon of action heroes that are placed above
Silent Night (2012) – Review
Let me tell you about Christmas. It ain’t all candy canes and pretty lights. Christmas can fuck you up.If any franchise tends to mirror that
Wrong Turn (2021) – Review
How deep does a franchise have to twist itself into the ground before the word is given to hit the reboot button? Well, if history
Cabin Fever (2016) – Review
Have you ever watched a series of movies and just thought: why?Let me put it another way, when I satcdown to watch the second Cabin
Speak No Evil (2024) – Review
Anyone out there seen George Sluizer’s The Vanishing?At first glance that might not seem like much of a loaded question, but your answer may vary
The Killer (2024) – Review
Is there still a place in modern action cinema for John Woo?As a crazed fan of his revolutionary 80s/90s Hong Kong era and an unabashed
Night Of The Demons (2009) – Review
What constitutes a good remake? Is it the adapting of an existing plot into contemporary times that makes the original concept as fresh as ever?
Let Me In (2010) – Review
Standard remakes – you know, modern takes on older, classic films – are tricky enough to get right as it is without accidently making sure
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) – Review
On paper, John McTiernan’s remake of the slick, 1968 crime caper, The Thomas Crown Affair should have provided anything new – I mean, just look
Maniac (2012) – Review
During an interview held sometime after the release of the 1998, meta sci-fi flick, The Faculty, director Robert Rodriguez stated that he’d love to cast
Road House (2024) – Review
When it comes to “reimagining” (read: remaking) classic films from the 80s, filmmakers wisely stuck close to genres that could translate well to more modern
Death Wish (2018) – Review
Action movies are literally stuffed with main characters taking the law into their own hands and yet most of the time, when a cop has
My Bloody Valentine (2009) – Review
During that era of horror remakes that flooded the genre throughout the 2000s, one thing became abundantly clear, no matter how good each attempt actually
Night Of The Living Dead (1990) – Review
Between the flashy, kick-ass remakes of the 80s and the reboot monsoon that washed throughout the horror genre during 2000s, there lies Night Of The
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