Creepy horror classic THE OTHERS, starring Nicole Kidman, is one of the most successful and critically acclaimed horror films of all time – Empire called it “a haunting, imaginative shocker which is likely to rattle […]
With another FrightFest down, you read my diary and other reviews by clicking my name, so all that is left is my rankings. Please note that I am not including The Exorcist –it wouldn’t be […]
Day five, and we finish what has been yet another fun-filled FrightFest. As with other years, the range and consistency have both been considerable. Obviously, this Monday would be dominated by the special screening of […]
FrightFest 2023 continues below. It’s another fine, sunny day in central London, but there’s plenty new movies to see. Unfortunately staying up past my bedtime for Transmission meant I had to miss Liz Hurley comeback […]
Saturday at FrightFest is when a lot of the biggest and best films screen – and this year looked like no exception. Cobweb is maybe the single largest movie to screen here in 2023, though […]
Welcome to Day 2 of my FrightFest diaries. Last night was a strong mix of body-swapping mayhem and pier pressure – and today looks similarly varied. Just a little note – these are written very […]
The dark heart of cinema beats again: it’s FrightFest time! Our four horsemen (Alan Jones, Greg Day, Paul McEvoy, and Ian Rattray) have again brought us the best genre movies. This weekend, fans get 70 […]
Sci-fi thrillers that suggest tech is not to be trusted Turn on the news at the moment – or ask Alexa to turn it on – and it is nothing but scare stories about the […]
This Father’s Day, you’ll want to get your dad, or father figure, something a bit special – not just a pair of socks or a new shirt, but something really exciting like a new car. […]
Whether it is because of chemicals in the water, scientific experiments gone wrong, or mother nature taking revenge, animals running amok has provided cinema with an endlessly entertaining series of films over the years. The […]
Confrontational, provocative, outrageous, heartbreaking, hilarious – all can be applied to director Lukas Moodysson, who has been hailed internationally as one of Sweden’s greatest filmmaking talents, delighting and confounding audiences in equal measure. Drawing his […]
It’s that reflective time of year again. While 2020 and 2021 weren’t great for horror, 2022 has been phenomenal. In the list below, I mention 25 films (15 picks and 10 honourable mentions). And yet […]
J-horror films, the Japanese chillers that swept the globe at the turn of the millennium, could guarantee two things – ghastly ghostly apparitions, and sleepless nights for the viewer. Among the pinnacle of J-horror are […]
Strange creatures chained in dungeons and locked in shuttered rooms – indescribably entities that come from beyond – lurking beasts that hide in the shadows of your darkest imaginings – the gates of Hell being […]
When the classic monster movie King Kong was released in the US in 1933, it had the biggest opening ever recorded, and little wonder – who could resist the fantastic story of a giant lovesick […]
To celebrate ‘NOIRVEMBER’, this month the premier streaming service ARROW is showing a selection of brilliant crime films. DARK AND DEADLY: THE NOIR COLLECTION features classics from a genre characterised by stark and beautiful black […]
Pierre Tsigaridis’ striking debut feature TWO WITCHES is a truly terrifying – and very funny – horror treat, that mixes Sam Raimi-style thrills with Argento-esque stylings to come up with one of the most original […]
Another year, another FrightFest. This is the page for you for those who don’t have the time to read five days’ worth of diaries and other reviews or can’t be arsed. Here I rank every […]
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