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Five Essential Hammer Horrors

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Simon Moore selects his Five Essential Hammer Horrors… There was a time when horror cinema wasn’t about jump shocks and buckets of red paint. When ‘horrifying’ an audience meant casting a deep, impending sense of dread over them; a feeling certain to stay with them long after the theatre lights came up and they left […]

Movie Review – The VelociPastor (2019)

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The VelociPastor, 2019. Written and directed by Brendan Steere. Starring Gregory James Cohan, Alyssa Kempinski, Claire Hsu, Daniel Steere, Yang Jiechang, Jesse Turits, Fernando Pacheco de Castro, and Aurelio Voltaire. SYNOPSIS: After losing his parents, a priest travels to China, where he inherits a mysterious ability that allows him to turn into a dinosaur. At […]

Movie Review – Playmobil: The Movie (2019)

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Playmobil: The Movie, 2019. Directed by Lino DiSalvo. Featuring the voice talents of Anya Taylor Joy, Jim Gaffigan, Gabriel Bateman, Adam Lambert, Meghan Trainor, Kenan Thompson and Daniel Radcliffe. SYNOPSIS: When her younger brother Charlie (Gabriel Bateman) unexpectedly disappears into the magical, animated universe of PLAYMOBIL, unprepared Marla (Anya Taylor-Joy) must go on a quest […]

Till All Are One: A Production History of The Transformers: The Movie

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Luke Owen sits down with The Transformers: The Movie director Nelson Shin, composer Vince DiCola and “The Touch” singer Stan Bush to find out how the movie got made… In 1980, Takara Toys launched a series of action figures named Daiakuron (Diaclone), transforming vehicles and robots which were piloted by another of their toylines Mikuroman […]

From Midsommar to Us: The 3 Big Ways that Contemporary Horror Movies Use Dance

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Mary Kay McBrayer on the ways that contemporary horror movies use dance… I remember the moment I realized that dance and horror were linked. I showed my Jiddo (grandfather) a video of my favorite belly dancer. The music accompanying her was gooey and ethereal, a Middle Eastern electronica folk fusion, her makeup shimmered, her muscles […]

Movie Review – Batman: Hush (2019)

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Batman: Hush, 2019. Directed by Justin Copeland Featuring the voice talents of Jason O’Mara, Jennifer Morrison, Jerry O’Connell, Rebecca Romijn, Rainn Wilson, Sean Maher, Bruce Thomas, Stuart Allan, James Garrett, Maury Sterling, Geoffrey Arend, Vanessa Williams, Jason Spisak, Adam Gifford, Dachie Alessio, Peyton List, and Tara Strong. SYNOPSIS: A new adversary who calls himself Hush […]

Exclusive Interview – Stunt Coordinators Hiro Koda & Jahnel Curfman discuss their Emmy-nominated work on YouTube’s Cobra Kai

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We chat with Stunt Coordinators Hiro Koda & Jahnel Curfman about their Emmy-nominated work on YouTube’s Cobra Kai… In today’s fast paced streaming market, it’s safe to say that networks are only as good as their upcoming premieres. With new content continuously being expected, it only makes sense for networks to revisit some of the […]

Movie Review – Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)

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Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, 2019. Directed by David Leitch. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Ryan Reynolds, Rob Delaney, Eiza González, Helen Mirren, Eddie Marsan, Eliana Sua, Cliff Curtis, Stephanie Vogt, David Mumeni, Axel Nu, Lampros Kalfuntzos, Lori Pelenise Tuisano, John Tui, Joshua Mauga, and Roman Reigns. SYNOPSIS: Lawman […]

DVD Review – Charlie Says (2018)

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Charlie Says, 2018. Directed by Mary Harron. Starring Matt Smith, Suki Waterhouse, Merritt Wever, Hannah Murray, Annabeth Gish, Grace Van Dien, Sosie Bacon, Chace Crawford, and Marianne Rendon. SYNOPSIS: Three ‘Manson Girls’ tell their story to a grad student, coming to realise that what they did in Charlie’s name was wrong. It’s odd that in […]