2023 is finally coming to a close after a very busy and frantic year for cinema. The SAG-AFTRA strikes have thankfully come to an end allowing all our favourite stars to begin showing their faces on the red carpet once again. December will see the release of the remainder of Academy hopefuls this side of... Continue Reading →
Dir: Demián Rugna Cast: Ezequiel Rodriguez, Demián Saloman, Luis Ziembrowski, Silvia Sabater, Marcelo Michinaux Demián Rugna's Argentinian horror is shockingly bleak yet highly accomplished as it delivers a visceral take on the possession subgenre Back in 2017, Argentinian filmmaker, Demián Rugna, burst onto the international horror scene with the success of his criminally overlooked film,... Continue Reading →
Dir: Emma Tammi Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Mary Stuart Masterson, Matthew Lillard Five Nights at Freddy's lacks the scares or originality to make it an effective horror film in its own right but it will no doubt be a hit with its large and loyal fanbase Ever since the release of the... Continue Reading →
Dir: Pablo Larrain Cast: Jaime Vadell, Gloria Munchmeyer, Alfredo Castro, Paula Luchsinger, Stella Gonet Pablo Larrain follows up his haunting biopics of Jackie Kennedy and Princess Diana, with this darkly funny and eerily gothic alternate history horror There are very few filmmakers that manage to divide critics quite like Chilean director, Pablo Larrain. After a... Continue Reading →
Dir: Tim Story Cast: Grace Byers, Jermaine Fowler, Melvin Gregg, X mayo, Dewayne Perkins, Antoinette Robinson, Sinqua Walls, Jay Pharoah, Yvonne Orji 'The Blackening' is an unapologetically hilarious horror-comedy that satirises horror tropes and racial stereotypes 'The Blackening' is the latest release from Tim Story, the director of Fantastic Four (2005), Ride Along (2014) and... Continue Reading →
Dir: Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou Cast: Sophie Wilde, Alexandre Jensen, Joe Bird, Otis Dhanji, Miranda Otto, Zoe Terakes, Chris Alosio, Marcus Johnson, Alexandria Steffensen Danny and Michael Philippou's directorial debut is one of the most brutally shocking horrors of recent times, with stellar performances from its young cast. 'Talk to Me' is the directorial debut... Continue Reading →
Dir: David Pastor, Alex Pastor Cast: Mario Casas, Naila Schuberth, Georgina Campbell, Diego Calva Expanding the franchise to a Spanish setting, 'Bird Box Barcelona' is a relatively effective but unnecessary follow up to the 2018 Netflix chiller. Despite being before the Covid-19 pandemic, it does not seem that long since Netflix released their first major... Continue Reading →
Dir: Rob Savage The latest Stephen King adaptation is a relatively spooky horror film but ultimately a forgettable one. British writer-director Rob Savage broke to prominence during the pandemic with the release of the 2020 Horror film Host. The reason Host was so effective is that it took a scenario that the whole world was... Continue Reading →
Dir: Ted Geoghegan The real horrors on show in this post war chamber-film are paranoia, guilt and blind patriotism. Brooklyn 45 is the latest exclusive release on Horror streaming platform Shudder and is billed as a wartime set supernatural horror. Spirits and other worldly phenomena do present themselves, but Brooklyn 45 is really a depiction... Continue Reading →
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