Annabelle, 2014.Directed by John R. Leonetti. Starring Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, Tony Amendola and Alfre Woodard.SYNOPSIS:In 1967, new parents Mia and John Form, after surviving a violent encounter with a pair of murderous cult members and losing their house to a fire, find themselves being haunted by a supernatural entity that appears to be connected […]
Doctor Who Series 11 Episode 2 Review – ‘The Ghost Monument’
Villordsutch reviews Doctor Who – ‘The Ghost Monument’…Directed by – Mark TonderaiWritten by – Chris ChibnallDoctor – “Oh! You’ve redecorated…”With last week’s whirlwind introductions completed, we witnessed the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) gathering up her new companions (or is that new best friends?) then rather unceremoniously depositing them in space, sans TARDIS or any sort of […]
Robert Englund discusses unmade Freddy prequel Krueger: The First Kills
Although Robert Englund is set to reprise the role of child killer Freddy Krueger in this month’s Halloween episode of the U.S. sitcom The Goldbergs, it’s likely we’ve seen the last of his Bastard Son of 100 Maniacs on the big screen, with the actor stating on multiple occasions that he believes he’s now too […]
Hollywood’s Unhealthy Obsession With Movie Ratings Needs to End
Harrison Abbott on Hollywood’s unhealthy obsession with movie ratings and why it has to end…From a sanitised Die Hard sequel to an R-rated Star Trek, when it comes to ratings Hollywood is incapable of leaving well enough alone.The Dark Age of PG-13-ification Alien Vs Predator, The Expendables 3, World War Z, Max Payne, Live Free […]
Goosebumps HorrorTown launches Haunted Halloween event
Coinciding with the release of the movie sequel Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, Pixowl has announced a special Haunted Halloween event for the hit world builder sim Goosebumps HorrorTown.In the new Haunted Halloween event, the residents of HorrorTown are happily decorating their houses and planning their Halloween costumes. But Slappy is preparing an unexpected—and terrifying—surprise for […]
New DC TV series Secret Six in development at CBS
After getting into the superhero game with Supergirl, and getting out again after its first season, Variety is reporting that CBS is dipping its toes into the DC universe once again with the network developing a Secret Six TV adaptation.As per the site, Secret Six “follows six morally ambiguous strangers, each with their own unique […]
Dwayne Johnson reteaming with Jumanji director on John Henry and the Statesmen
Dwayne Johnson has announced that he reuniting with Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle director Jake Kasdan and John Henry and the Statesmen.The project, which is based on a pitch from Tom Wheeler (The LEGO Ninjago Movie) and is being produced for Netflix, will see Johnson playing the African-American folk hero John Henry as he leads […]
Funko’s Harry Potter advent calendar revealed
Funko has revealed its Harry Potter advent calendar which includes 24 witch, wizard, beast, ghost and House Elf Pocket Pop! figures from J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World; take a look at the promotional images here…Countdown to Christmas with a line of Harry Potter-themed pocket Pop! Featuring the Wizarding World’s favorite witches, wizards, beasts, ghosts and house elves, […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Wildlife
Wildlife, 2018.Directed by Paul Dano. Starring Carey Mulligan, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ed Oxenbould and Bill Camp.SYNOPSIS:A boy witnesses his parents’ marriage falling apart after his mother finds another man.Paul Dano makes a staggering debut with this emotionally charged adaptation of Richard Ford’s 1990 novel, a meticulously assembled drama about family, masculinity and female agency in 1960s America topped […]
Doctor Sleep will acknowledge Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining
Given that it’s based upon a direct sequel to the book and features several returning characters, it probably won’t come as much of a surprise to hear that the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep will make reference to The Shining.However, in an interview with Bloody Disgusting, director Mike Flanagan has revealed that such […]
