Author Matthew Hammond

Here we are…the final film of Frightfest 2013. It’s been a wild ride…but perhaps the best has been saved for last…well, definitely the most interesting anyway. As the follow up to...

In 2010, a Mexican horror film slowly spread across the world, finding praise from critics who held in the same lofty regard as Tomas Alfredson’s Let The Right One In, another slice of foreign horror...

The haunted house is a staple of the horror genre, from its earliest years in silent cinema with the likes of Jean Epstein’s The Fall of the House of Usher (1928), through Jack Clayton’s...

Seven years ago, a relative unknown American writer/director, Adam Green brought a brand new slasher film to Frightfest. The film was a huge hit with the fans, ravenous for some fresh meat. The film was...

Let’s face it…Modern life can be a real minefield sometimes. Office politics, relationship troubles and the feeling of life rushing past as you stand still. It’s enough to drive you crazy....

In 2009, a relatively unknown South African director, Neill Blomkamp (with the help of Peter Jackson) unleashed District 9 upon the world. The result was one of the most impressive feature debuts of recent...

Stunning performances pepper director Nicolas Winding Refn's brutal thriller

Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock team up for this buddy-cop comedy.

Hugh Jackman returns for a worthy addition to the X-men series

A stunning documentary that will live long in the memory

A bloated blockbuster that serves up the worst of summer cinema

A sub-par real-life serial killer thriller

The Cornetto Trilogy gets a fitting conclusion

Stunning central performances elevate this British thriller

The video on demand service kicks off in style

Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde shine in this modern noir