A few months back it was reported that director David Yates would follow up his work on the closing installment in the blockbuster Harry Potter feature film series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, with an adaptation of Stephen King’s epic post-apocalyptic novel, The Stand, only for Yates to turn down the opportunity […]

The Wicker Tree, 2011. Written and Directed by Robin Hardy. Starring Graham McTavish, Jacqueline Leonardas, Brittania Nicol, Honeysuckle Weeks, Henry Garrett and Clive Russell. SYNOPSIS: Two devout Christians are sent on a mission to spread the word of God to the residents of Tressock in Scotland, where they are invited to take part in a […]

Demons 2 (Italian: Dèmoni 2), 1986. Directed by Lamberto Bava. Starring David Edwin Knight, Nancy Brilli, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni, Bobby Rhodes and Asia Argento. SYNOPSIS: An apartment building becomes infected by demons, who then proceed to prey on the tenants. Following the success of Demons, it came as no surprise that Dario Argento would produce a […]

Demons (Italian: Dèmoni), 1985. Directed by Lamberto Bava. Starring Urbano Barberini, Natasha Hovey, Karl Zinny and Fiore Argento. SYNOPSIS: A group of people find themselves trapped in a movie theatre infected by ravenous demons. When discussing Italian cinema, it’s impossible not to mention the horror genre. Furthermore it’s also impossible not to mention Dario Argento. […]

The Avengers (a.k.a. Avengers Assemble), 2012. Written and Directed by Joss Whedon. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård, Gwyneth Paltrow and Paul Bettany. SYNOPSIS: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes assemble to protect the Earth from Loki and his […]

The Innocents, 1961. Directed by Jack Claton. Starring Deborah Kerr, Pamela Franklin, Martin Stephens and Megs Jenkins. SYNOPSIS: A woman is employed to care for two children in a country mansion, but things aren’t quite as they seem. The ghost story is a peculiar breed of horror – it can be clumsily utilised to provide […]

Twice Round the Daffodils, 1962. Directed by Gerald Thomas. Starring Juliet Mills, Donald Sinden, Donald Houston, Kenneth Williams, Ronald Lewis, Andrew Ray, Joan Sims and Jill Ireland. SYNOPSIS: A group of four male patients arrive at a sanatorium to be treated for tuberculosis. As they adjust to their new home, each one of them starts […]

TMNT, 2007. Directed by Kevin Munroe. Featuring the voice talents of James Arnold Taylor, Nolan North, Mitchell Whitfield, Mikey Kelley, Mako, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Chris Evans. SYNOPSIS: The four turtles are back in this animated adventure that sees them pitted against vicious beasties and each other. It’s been over a decade since the turtles […]

Bong of the Dead, 2011. Written and Directed by Thomas Newman. Starring Simone Bailly, Mark Wynn and Jy Harris. SYNOPSIS: The world is in disarray as zombies have taken over, but stoner buddies Tommy and Edwin have figured out a way of benefiting from the apocalypse. I was umm-ing and ahh-ing about when I’d finally […]

Battleship, 2012. Directed by Peter Berg. Starring Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna, Liam Neeson, Brooklyn Decker and Tadanobu Asano. SYNOPSIS: A fleet of battleships attempt to thwart the destructive goals of an amarda of extra-terrestrial origin. Despite the amount of negative press surrounding this movie in the run-up to its release, I actually found myself […]