Mercy, 2026. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov. Starring Chris Pratt, Rebecca Ferguson, Annabelle Wallis, Kylie Rogers, Kali Reis, Rafi Gavron, Chris Sullivan, Kenneth Choi, Jeff Pierre, Jamie McBride, Mark Daneri, Konstantin Podprugin, Ross John Gosla, Philicia Saunders, and Haydn Dalton. SYNOPSIS: In the near future, a detective stands on trial accused of murdering his wife. He […]
Movie Review – Return to Silent Hill (2026)
Return to Silent Hill, 2026. Directed by Christophe Gans. Starring Jeremy Irvine, Hannah Emily Anderson, Evie Templeton, Pearse Egan, Eve Macklin, Robert Strange, Emily Carding, Martine Richards, Howard Saddler, Matteo Pasquini, Melissa Graham, Lara Duru, Karya Duru, and Nicola Alexis. SYNOPSIS: When a man receives a mysterious letter from his lost love, he is drawn […]
Horror’s Revenge: The 2026 Oscars and the Genre’s Long-Overdue Moment
EJ Moreno on the Academy Award nominations… The 2026 Oscars will be remembered as the night horror stopped asking for respect and started receiving it. For decades, horror fans have watched the Oscars with a familiar mix of hope and resignation. Every so often, the Academy would toss the genre a bone: a technical nomination […]
Witness the origin of He-Man in the Masters of the Universe trailer
Following yesterday’s teaser, Amazon MGM Studios has debuted the first full trailer for the long-awaited live-action reboot of Masters of the Universe. Directed by Travis Knight (Bumblebee), the film sees Prince Adam (Nicholas Galitzine), finally track down his sword, almost two decades after he crashed down to Earth as a child, and is whisked back […]
10 Forgotten Erotic Thrillers of the 1980s
Casey Chong with a selection of forgotten erotic thrillers of the 1980s that are worth revisiting… The 1990s may have been the decade when the erotic thriller genre flooded the market not only in mainstream cinema but also in direct-to-video distribution. But let’s not forget about the decade before – the 1980s, that is – […]
10 Essential Home Invasion Horror Movies
Casey Chong with the essential home invasion horror movies… Home is a sanctuary. But imagine the fear and the uncomfortable feeling when someone breaking and entering your home no matter if you live alone or with your loved one(s). The home invasion horror/thriller has been a recurring favourite for many filmmakers to explore the genre […]
Out for Vengeance: Ten Essential Revenge Movies
Casey Chong with ten essential revenge movies… The long-gestating reboot of The Crow, which famously suffered from development hell as early as 2008 with numerous directors and actors coming and going, has finally flown into cinemas, starring Bill Skarsgård as the titular character with Rupert Sanders of the live-action Hollywood version of Ghost in the […]
The Essential Horror Movie Threequels
Casey Chong looks at seven of the best horror threequels… Horror franchises tend to be erratic even for iconic ones like Halloween and Friday the 13th. The first film is often seen as a high point that’s hard to top, let alone replicate in the subsequent follow-ups (i.e. John Carpenter’s Halloween and Wes Craven’s A […]
10 Creepy Horror Movies Jump Scares
Casey Chong looks at ten essential horror movie jump scares… Horror movies are all about the cinematic experience of scaring the hell out of you, keeping you on the edge of your seat and startling you while watching a scene. The latter is especially true with jump scares, one of the most widely-used visual techniques […]
The Best Sword-and-Sandal Movies of the 21st Century
Casey Chong on the best sword-and-sandal movies of the 21st century… With Ridley Scott returning to Ancient Rome this month in the long-gestating sequel Gladiator II [read our review here], it looks as if the sword-and-sandals epic is making yet another comeback. The last time the genre made a splash, for better or worse, was […]
