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When Tech Has A Mind Of Its Own
In the new horror thriller Child’s Play, a boy is given a Buddi doll – an amazing walking, talking toy, powered by Artificial Intelligence, so it’s like having your own little pal to play with. […]
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Exploring The Underbelly of Cyber Horror
JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO GO BACK ON THE INTERNET: EXPLORING THE UNDERBELLY OF CYBER HORROR In the wake of Olivier Assayas’s cult cyber thriller DEMONLOVER getting a restored Blu-ray release, Anne […]
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FrightFest is on the hunt for Fresh Blood
Calling all horror short-film makers. If you’ve ever dreamt of pitching your little slices of death at the country’s biggest and best scary films-festival, and compete for a grand towards it, then look no further. […]
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Where to Begin with Yakuza Movies
The yakuza film is one of the stalwart genres in Japanese film, going back to the pioneering days of silent cinema. Over the decades it has been reborn in numerous different guises, often functioning as […]
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Entering The New World
With the release of Arrow Video’s The Annihilators, read film historian and author Chris Poggiali’s introduction into New World Pictures – Roger Corman’s now legendary cult movie production company that brought it to life. When […]
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Frightening Folk Tales
Creepy urban legends are known to receive plenty of attention online. If you’re a fan of a horror story, you’ll definitely enjoy taking a look at some of the most frightening folklores that have been […]
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DOC TAKES THE RED PILL: A Look Back at the Matrix Trilogy…..and a Defence of the Sequels
So as the final [for now] installment of the John Wick saga is soon to hit cinemas, it’s a very good excuse to finally get my arse in gear and do something I’ve wanted to […]
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Majestic Memories – Looking Back at my Childhood Cinemas
When I was quite young, still living with my parents, a trip to the cinema was a near mythical experience. In the sticks, crap transport links, and not a lot of money, meant that it […]
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SKIN-GRAFTING, SEX AND SINEMA: 10 REASONS WHY JESS FRANCO IS THE CRAZIEST FILMMAKER YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF
Jesús Franco Manera, known as Jess Franco, was born in Madrid, Spain in 1930. With around 160 director credits to his name, he is one of the most (quite possibly the most!) prolific film directors […]
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Anna and the Brexit Apocalypse
In the sensational zom-com musical Anna and the Apocalypse, a schoolgirl (played by Ella Hunt) and her pals must fight for survival as civilisation collapses around their ears. It’s left to the younger generation to […]
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‘A WORLD WHERE ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE’: KEANU REEVES – MAN OF SCI-FI
Whether he’s fighting agents in a machine-created dream world or flying across time with his best buddy, Keanu Reeves (The John Wick Franchise) has starred in some of modern cinema’s most beloved science fiction flicks. […]
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Differences Between Stephen King’s Novel and the Ffilm Adaptations of PET SEMATARY – on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray March 25
Stephen King’s terrifying novel, Pet Sematary was written back in 1983 and has since received a film adaptation in 1989, with the second film adaptation due out in the next few weeks – but which […]
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David watches Star Trek: Ranking the films
Well, folks, this is it: a final debriefing. Before I leave the good ship Enterprise behind, I thought I’d take a moment to rank the franchise. On the whole, it’s been a consistent, and sometimes […]
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David watches Star Trek: The Kelvin timeline
These reviews will contain spoilers. David’s Log, stardate 14 March, 2019. After 13 assignments with The Enterprise crew, I have successfully completed my mission and bid them farewell. At times it’s been a bumpy ride, […]
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When Buffy Slayed in Sunnydale! Ranking Every Season of Buffy The Vampire Slayer
It starts with a weird look! Sometimes a smirk! To even a comment that usually comes with “But you’re a man? Are you serious?”. To which I reply “Yes I am”. You see when I […]
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Glasgow Fright Fest (2019): Best to Worst
To round off the Fright Fest Glasgow coverage (for day 1 see here, and day 2 see here) I’m ranking the ten that I saw in order of quality. Overall it’s been a decent batch […]
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Glasgow Fright Fest Day 2: A freak, a witch and a mermaid
After a late night of watching The Twilight Zone I wake to the sounds of rain on the glass. I’m in Paisley (about 20 minutes from Glasgow) and keen to see some more slices of […]
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Glasgow Fright Fest Day 1: Murder, monsters and morning assembly
If Fright Fest is the mature older brother, this is the younger, punky one that noises up its adoptive parents – the Glasgow Film Festival – year on year. Since 2006 it’s provided a second […]