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10 Horror Movies That Avoid the Sophomore Slump

June 9, 2025 by admin

Casey Chong looks at ten directors with great sophomore horror movies… Any filmmaker hopes they can hit the jackpot out of the gate, and many manage to impress with their directorial debut, earning positive responses from both critics and audiences. Then comes the next challenge of continuing a winning streak without falling victim to the […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Clive Barker, Damian McCarthy, Eli Roth, From Beyond, Guillermo del Toro, Hostel, Jordan Peele, Mick Garris, Mike Flanagan, Mimic, Nightbreed, Oculus, Oddity, Robert Eggers, Sleepwalkers, Stuart Gordon, The Hills Have Eyes, The Lighthouse, Us, Wes Craven

Jimmy and Stiggs trailer teases “a fever dream of alien mayhem”

May 31, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

The Horror Section has shared a poster and trailer for the Eli Roth-produced sci-fi horror Jimmy and Stiggs. Written and directed by Joe Begos (VFW, Christmas Bloody Christmas) and set for release through Roth’s new label The Horror Section, the film promises to deliver “a fever dream of alien mayhem” as an out of work […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Eli Roth, Jimmy and Stiggs, Joe Begos, Matt Mercer

Inglourious Basterds: Quentin Tarantino’s Irreverent World War II Epic at 15

August 24, 2024 by admin

Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds fifteen years on from its release… Whatever your opinion may be of Inglourious Basterds there’s no denying that the effort helmed by Quentin Tarantino was an entertaining, blood-soaked World War II romp featuring a memorable villain courtesy of Christoph Waltz. As the flick celebrates […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Hasitha Fernando, Movies Tagged With: Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Bruhl, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth, Inglourious Basterds, melanie laurent, Michael Fassbender, Til Schweiger

Movie Review – Borderlands (2024)

August 10, 2024 by Robert Kojder

Borderlands, 2024. Directed by Eli Roth. Starring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Jamie Lee Curtis, Edgar Ramírez, Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Gina Gershon, Haley Bennett, Janina Gavankar, Cheyenne Jackson, Charles Babalola, Benjamin Byron Davis, Steven Boyer, Ryann Redmond, Bobby Lee, Olivier Richters, Justin Price, and Paula Andrea Placido. SYNOPSIS: Based on the best-selling videogame, […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Top Stories Tagged With: Ariana Greenblatt, Benjamin Byron Davis, Bobby Lee, borderlands, Cate Blanchett, Charles Babalola, Cheyenne Jackson, Edgar Ramirez, Eli Roth, Florian Munteanu, Gina Gershon, Haley Bennett, Jack Black, jamie lee curtis, Janina Gavankar, Justin Price, Kevin Hart, Olivier Richters, Paula Andrea Placido, Ryann Redmond, Steven Boyer

The Borderlands movie gets a final trailer and IMAX poster

July 26, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

With just two weeks to go until Borderlands arrives in cinemas, Lionsgate has shared the final action-packed trailer and an IMAX poster for director Eli Roth’s hotly-anticipated video game adaptation  which you can check out below… Lilith (Blanchett), an infamous bounty hunter with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home, Pandora, the most chaotic […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers, Video Games Tagged With: Ariana Greenblatt, benjamin byron, Bobby Lee, borderlands, Cate Blanchett, Edgar Ramirez, Eli Roth, Florian Munteanu, Gina Gershon, Jack Black, jamie lee curtis, Janina Gavankar, Kevin Hart, Olivier Richters

Paul Giamatti to star in Hostel TV series from Eli Roth

June 4, 2024 by EJ Moreno

For the sickos who’ve always wanted to see Paul Giamatti starring in something horror-related, this is your moment. The Hollywood Reporter reported that Giamatti “will star in a key role” in Hostel, an upcoming television adaptation of the Eli Roth horror film. At the time of writing, character details are under wraps. Eli Roth, Chris Briggs, […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News, Television Tagged With: Eli Roth, Hostel, Paul Giamatti

Jennifer Jason Leigh, Randall Park, Eli Roth and more join Vanessa Kirby thriller Night Always Comes

May 25, 2024 by Ricky Church

Netflix has just added quite a collection of actors to its upcoming thriller Night Always Comes starring Vanessa Kirby (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning). The film is an adaptation of Willy Vlautin’s 2021 novel of the same name from director Benjamin Caron (Sharper). Kirby plays Lynette, a woman who is trying to make a better life for […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Benjamin Caron, Eli Roth, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Night Always Comes, Randall Park, Vanessa Kirby

Eli Roth’s Borderlands movie gets a first trailer and character posters

February 21, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

Following on from yesterday’s teaser, Lionsgate has debuted the first trailer and a batch of character posters for Eli Roth’s hotly-anticipated adaptation of the hit video game Borderlands. The action adventure comedy follows a ragtag team of misfits as they work together, battling alien species and dangerous bandits along the way, to uncover an explosive […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers, Video Games Tagged With: ariana greenblast, Ariana Greenblatt, borderlands, Cate Blanchett, Edgar Ramirez, Eli Roth, Florian Munteanu, Gina Gershon, Jack Black, jamie lee curtis, Kevin Hart

Borderlands poster and teaser arrive ahead of Wednesday’s first trailer

February 20, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

With the first trailer set to drop tomorrow for Borderlands, Lionsgate has released a teaser, poster and images for Eli Roth’s star-studded video game adaptation offering a first look at Cate Blanchett as Lilith, Kevin Hart as Roland, Jamie Lee Curtis as Tannis, Ariana Greenblatt as Tiny Tina, Florian Munteanu as Krieg, and the Jack […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Video Games Tagged With: ariana greenblast, borderlands, Cate Blanchett, Eli Roth, Florian Munteanu, Jack Black, jamie lee curtis, Kevin Hart

Eli Roth aims to tackle more Hostel and Cabin Fever movies

December 8, 2023 by EJ Moreno

We’ve seen sequels to Hostel and Cabin Fever, but director Eli Roth feels there’s still more. During a recent interview promoting his new slasher Thanksgiving [read our review here], the filmmaker teased a return to the franchises that he made famous but that also put him on the map. Speaking with CinePOP, Roth opens up about […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Cabin Fever, Eli Roth, Hostel

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