Vanessa Maki with ten horror movies that could benefit from a modern remake… A topic that can spark a lot of controversial thoughts in the horror community is remakes. There are people who inherently dislike remakes, and there are folks who embrace some of the remakes we’ve seen over the decades. Horror remakes don’t always […]
7 Prom-Themed Horror Movies You Need To See
Casey Chong presents seven prom-themed horror movies to add to your watchlist… Attending a prom marks a significant milestone for many high school students. A transition of one’s high school life before entering adulthood – and of course, a night of dressing up, having fun and dancing with your loved one. But proms in the […]
Grimm Up North to screen Friday the 13th and Prom Night double bill
As some of you may have noticed, tomorrow is Friday the 13th – which makes it the ideal day to go back and re-watch the classic horror franchise. To celebrate, Grimm Up North, the chaps and gals behind Grimmfest are showing a double bill of the original Friday the 13th as well as slasher favourite […]
Cinema of 1980: Blockbusters Take Over
Tom Jolliffe looks back at 1980, a key turning point in cinema… After a decade that began with an overwhelming air of pessimist cinema, the end of the 70’s would mark the beginnings of a significant turn around in box office tastes. By 1980 Steven Spielberg and George Lucas were household names. Star Wars, Jaws […]
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, […]
