Go big or go home with these ten horror movies that dial the crazy up to the max… The horror genre is experiencing a boom right now with plenty of popular films destined to be cult favourites. You can have subtle, atmosphere-driven horror, folk, mind-bending cerebral horror and more. You can also have a horror […]
The Possession Remake Makes Me Want To Scream In The Subway
It’s finally happened, the acquired taste cult-classic Possession is being given the Hollywood remake treatment. Is nothing sacred? Hollywood’s baffling lack of creative ideas is nothing new, nor is the preoccupation with remaking cult movies from decades ago. We have a reboot of The Crow on the way that could have chosen a number of […]
Robert Pattinson in talks for Possession remake
These days, Possession seems to be all the rage. Not only was the 80s cult classic horror film homaged in this year’s The First Omen, but now The Hollywood Reporter reports that a remake is heading our way. In the story from THR, it’s reported that Smile filmmaker Parker Finn will tackle this project, with […]
10 Stunning Performances Outrageously Snubbed by the Oscars
It’s the Oscars, so it’s time to look at ten stunning performances the Academy outrageously snubbed… Oscar season is an exciting time of the year. It’s fair to say that every year, for one reason or another, contentious decisions are made as well as glaring omissions. The desperation from some actors to snag an Oscar […]
Possession receiving 4K Ultra HD Collector’s Edition release from Umbrella Entertainment
Umbrella Entertainment has announced a new 4K Ultra HD Collector’s Edition release of Andrzej Zulawski’s 1981 psychological horror Possession which is set to go on sale this October; check out the cover artwork and details below… Notorious for the demands it placed on its stars, Isabelle Adjani”s searing performance earned her the Best Actress award […]
Sarah Michelle Gellar: The Horror Icon’s Journey from Buffy to Wolf Pack
EJ Moreno on Sarah Michelle Gellar’s horror career and impending return in Wolf Pack…. If you were a pop culture lover from the 90s or the 00s, you knew the power of Sarah Michelle Gellar. She was your first crush, hero, fashion icon, or all mixed together. One group of fans got to appreciate Gellar […]
The Disturbed Outsider: A Cinematic Pathway Leading to Joker
In the wake of Joker’s success, Tom Jolliffe looks at similar cinematic examples of the disturbed outsider… With a quarter billion in takings and counting, as well as divisive reviews, media attention up the wazoo, and a status (particularly among the 18-30 viewers) as a cinematic masterpiece, Joker’s depiction of disturbed isolation and disconnect from […]
It’s Time to Give the Horror Genre More Respect
As Halloween approaches, Tom Jolliffe looks at the Horror genre, and why it needs more respect… As a movie lover with a wide ranging taste in films I’ve long been fairly open to an array of genres. It was recently though, and perhaps in part this stems from writing a few horror features of late, […]
Cinema’s Most Awful Adverts for Marriage
Tom Jolliffe looks at cinema’s most awful depictions of married life… With your best Peter Cook impression, repeat after me…’Marriage (or mawiage)…’ That holiest of unions where a couple ties the knot and themselves together, in theory, for the rest of their days. There has been many a depiction of marriage in the entertainment industry. Al […]
Let’s Get Weird! Cinematic Oddities
Tom Jolliffe looks at the weird wonders of cinema… There are pretty standard films when it comes to cinema. It could be straight horror (masked killer stalks teens) or Die Hard formula (terrorists take over something, everyman hero stops them). Sometimes a film lowdown tells you everything you need to know about what you’re about […]
