Stop-motion animation has the potential to charm and unnerve, often at the same time; here are the ten spookiest to enjoy this Halloween season…It’s October; the leaves are falling, the days are growing shorter, and there’s a cool wind in the air. As Halloween approaches, we start to crave comfort viewing with a certain chill […]
The Best Horror Movies of 2022
EJ Moreno lists his favourite horror movies of the year…2022 was a year filled to the brim with amazing horror films. If anyone ever doubted the state of the genre, we’ve collected ten films to prove why horror was in a better shape than any other year in recent memory. You will find ten films from […]
Is “Cinema” turning the tide against “Theme Park” blockbusters?
With 2022 particularly impressive so far, we look at whether great films which might pass the Scorsese “cinema” test might be turning the tide against formulaic blockbusters…2022 has been pretty horrible all told. From a cost of living crisis to the war in Ukraine to skyrocketing energy bills and a farcical political landscape, real life […]
Movie Review – Mad God (2021)
Mad God, 2021.Directed by Phil Tippett. Featuring the voice talents of Alex Cox, Niketa Roman, Satish Ratakonda, Anthony Ruivivar.SYNOPSIS:The Assassin is sent down into a twisted world of tortured souls and nightmares, all from the mind of special effects wizard Phil Tippett.Imagine, if you will, a stop-motion mash-up between David Cronenberg, David Lynch and Tim […]
Phil Tippett’s stop motion animated epic Mad God gets a new trailer and images
Some thirty years in the making, Oscar-winning VFX legend Phil Tippett’s “magnum opus” stop motion animated film Mad God is set to premiere on Shudder next month, and the horror streaming service has shared a new trailer for the movie which you can check out below along with a selection of images…Mad God is an […]
Shudder acquires Phil Tippett’s Mad God stop motion animated film
Shudder has announced that it has acquired the rights to Mad God, a stop motion animated feature directed by Phil Tippett, the Oscar-winning visual effects genius who credits include the likes of Star Wars, RoboCop and Jurassic Park.Originally beginning work on the film during production on RoboCop 2, Tippett shelved Mad God after his work […]
