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Tag: Remake
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
Piranha (1995) – Review
When I say the words “Pirahna remake”, most people at the bus stop look at me with a mixture of alarm and concern; however, if
True Grit (2010) – Review
The Coen Brothers are probably two most reliable filmmakers working today, but their output during the ’00 was uncharacteristically shakey. Starting the decade off with
Children Of The Corn (2009) – Review
I’m assuming you’re familiar with the old question that if a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does
Poltergeist (2015) – Review
If you’re gonna do a remake, you’d better have a point – I mean beyond trying to make money off a recognisable franchise name. While
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
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
Hellraiser (2022) – Review
While it’s something of an overused statement to declare remakes or reboots as usually acts of art-adjacent corporate greed, even the most cynical horror fan
War Of The Worlds (2005) – Review
There’s nothing more annoying than a movie that looks to be destined for greatness only for it to fall down at the last hurdle thanks
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978) – Review
If I were to ask you to name a movie that’s not only a remake of a black and white classic, but is also a
Assault On Precinct 13 (2005) – Review
When casting an eye across the slew of remakes spawned from the movies of the gaggle of iconic directors who honed their genre craft in
3:10 To Yuma (2007) – Review
Western remakes aren’t exactly new – hell, Howard Hawks himself went out and remade Rio Bravo twice in the form of El Dorado and Rio
The Mummy (1999) – Review
Back in 1999, I remember emerging from the cinema feeling a little nonplussed about The Mumny, Stephen Sommers’ mega budgeted remake of the classic Universal
The Fly (1986) – Review
It’s fitting that David Cronenberg’s fantastically goopy remake of 50’s creature feature contains a central, gradual metamorphosis of a misunderstood genius – after all, The
Shaft (2000) – Review
Back in 1971, Shaft was one of leading lights of Blaxploitation cinema, but you kinda feel that the continuing adventures of the black private dick
The Omen (2006) – Review
If you’re going to take the time to retool a stone cold classic of 70’s, dread inducing horror, you’d better have a damn good reason
The Magnificent Seven (2016) – Review
Critics weren’t overly kind to “Mag 7”, the remake of A Bug’s Life which was the remake of Battle Beyond The Stars which was the
The Crazies (2010) – Review
In among the many phases the horror genre went through at the turn of the Millennium, surely the most bittersweet was that of the blatant
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