It’s time to laugh and jump with fright, with these great comedy horror films… The horror genre is currently experiencing a resurgence, as comic book movies and studio action films are faltering. The budget-friendly genre is also more driven by concept over star power. One genre that seems to have disappeared from the big screen, […]
The Essential Horror-Comedies of the 21st Century
Hasitha Fernando on the essential horror-comedies of the 21st century… With October upon us and Halloween apporaching here are some of the best horror-comedies the new century has gifted us thus far. If these movies won’t slay you with their humor, they might just scare the bejesus out of you. Check out the recommendations here… […]
Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright working on a new film separate from the Cornetto Trilogy
Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright have made several cult and popular films with their Cornetto Trilogy, made up of the comedies and genre spoofs Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World’s End. While Wright has gone on to direct several more films since their conclusion of their ‘trilogy’, the duo and Nick Frost, the other lead of […]
Simon Pegg on a Shaun of the Dead sequel: “The last thing you need is Shaun of the Dead 2!”
Simon Pegg is at a point in his career where he’s willing to try new things, and that means going back to past works and revisiting them are not on his docket. Speaking to The Guardian, Pegg looks at his career evolution and describes how he no longer views himself as he did during Shaun […]
Franchise crossover game Funko Fusions gets first trailer
The incredibly popular toy line Funko has unexpectedly released a jaw-dropping first trailer to its upcoming video game, Funko Fusion. Developed by 10:10 Games and partnering with Universal, Funko Fusion is a third person action-adventure multiplayer game with characters and worlds from various movies and TV shows. Drawing a lot of comparisons to the LEGO […]
October Horrors 2021 – Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Shaun of the Dead, 2004. Directed by Edgar Wright. Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Dylan Moran, Bill Nighy and Penelope Wilton. SYNOPSIS: After being dumped by his girlfriend, slacker Shaun resolves to finally sort his life and do whatever it takes to win her back. Unluckily for Shaun, his romantic endeavour […]
Could Last Night in Soho be Edgar Wright’s leap to greatness?
Tom Jolliffe looks at the exciting prospects for Last Night in Soho, and a potential leap up the pantheon for Edgar Wright… Edgar Wright has been delivering nuggets of fried gold for over 20 years now. A rambunctious industry upstart got his start young, and had been in the game even before breaking out with […]
Shaun of the Dead with journalist and podcaster Sophie Davies | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #93
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, TV journalist and podcaster Sophie Davies chats about Edgar Wright’s rom-zom-com Shaun of the Dead… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, the journalist and podcaster Sophie Davies discusses […]
Flatulence in Film: Why cinema’s most maligned trope deserves more love
Coinciding with the UK release of Robert Eggers’ second feature film, The Lighthouse, George Nash lets rip on why cinema’s most dismissed trope, the fart gag, deserves more love… On a small, remote island, two gruff-looking figures, as if frozen in time, stand hauntingly at the door of a rickety wooden shack staring out silently […]
Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright briefly considered Shaun of the Dead sequel From Dusk Till Shaun
During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright have revealed that they briefly considered a sequel to their 2004 zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead, with Pegg pitching an idea entitled From Dusk Till Shaun, which would have swapped out zombies in favour of vampires. “I jokingly wrote a treatment for From Dusk […]
