Adam Page on movies that find their audience decades on…Let me tell you about a smell, and see if it brings back memories. Carpet that has absorbed fifteen years of rain off strangers’ coats. Warm plastic. The slight chemical sweetness of a popcorn machine that nobody’s cleaned since the Falklands. A teenage clerk with a […]
Blu-ray Review – Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters (2024)
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters, 2024Directed by Benjamin Field. Featuring Valerie Leon, Tim Burton, John Landis, Joe Dante, John Carpenter, Martine Beswick, Caroline Munro, Madeline Smith, John Gore, Jonathan Rigby, Wayne Kinsey, and Axelle Carolyn.SYNOPSIS:Showcases Hammer Films through the eyes of its actors, filmmakers and fans, tracing the history of the production house.Whether it is […]
New trailer revealed for John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando
Focus Entertainment and Saber Interactive have released a new animated trailer for their ‘80s-inspired action-horror John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando. This trailer (see below) has been created by Gizmo Animation with a soundtrack by synthwave band Gunship, and features John Carpenter. This animated trailer captures the energy of ’80s action movies perfectly. With John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando, team […]
When Horror Got Smart: An Intellectual Turn in the 90s
Adam Page on when horror got smart…I’m not going to sit here and pretend that, before the 1990s, horror was in some kind of intellectual wasteland. That would be bullshit. George A. Romero gave us pointed social commentary nicely wrapped in entrails. David Cronenberg gave us body horror as technological anxiety, and David Lynch was […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Dark Star (1974)
Dark Star, 1974.Directed by John Carpenter. Starring Brian Narelle, Cal Kuniholm, Dan O’Bannon, Dre Pahich, Nick Castle, and John Carpenter.SYNOPSIS:The crew of a space ship 20 years into a planet-bombing mission must do battle with their alien mascot and a sentient bombing device that begins to question its existence.Dark Star is an odd movie. Essentially […]
The Rise of John Carpenter: Maestro of Horror
Simon Thompson looks at the rise of John Carpenter and his peak years throughout the 1970s and 80s…Director, musician, and Master Roshi look-alike John Howard Carpenter is a living legend. Carpenter’s work has guided scores of creatives from filmmakers, to musicians, to writers, to illustrators and game designers – a legacy of which very few […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Starman (1984)
Starman, 1984.Directed by John Carpenter. Starring Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith, and Richard Jaeckel.SYNOPSIS:Previously found only in the Columbia Classics: Volume 4 set, the 4K Ultra HD version of John Carpenter’s Starman arrives in a standalone Steelbook edition. The pair of discs featuring the single-season TV series are missing here, but you get […]
Halloween: The Game and retro-style Halloween and Ash vs. Evil Dead platformers announced by Boss Team Games
Halloween is not only coming to the small screen with its first television adaptation, but you’ll be able to relive the iconic slasher franchise with two new video games. It’s been announced that Boss Team Games (Evil Dead: The Game) is currently working on two titles based on the Halloween series. Even better, they’ve got […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Columbia Classics Volume 4
Columbia Classics Volume 4In the mood for love? Then check out Sony’s new Columbia Classics Volume 4, which explores the many methods of romance through the classic films His Girl Friday, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Kramer vs. Kramer, Starman, Sleepless in Seattle, and Punch-Drunk Love. All of the films have been remastered in 4K, […]
A24’s Death of a Unicorne reveals full cast including Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Richard E. Grant and more
A24 has announced the full cast for its upcoming film Death of a Unicorne with Paul Rudd (Ant-Man), Jenna Ortega (Wednesday) and Richard E. Grant (Saltburn) leading. Writer and producer Alex Scharfman (Resurrection) will be making her directorial debut on the film.Death of a Unicorne focuses on “a father (Rudd) and daughter (Ortega) who accidentally hit […]
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