Author Simon Fitzjohn

Simon defends the forgotten Johnny Depp slice of sci-fi

There are few action stars as iconic or that have enjoyed as much longevity as Keanu Reeves. Although he established himself as a star in the stoner comedy, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, he quickly...

We're just about a month away from the latest instalment of the Planet of the Apes franchise hitting cinemas - and we're certainly looking forward to it. To build interest, Twentieth Century Fox are...

Famous faces in peril in this 80s campsite slasher

Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Patty Jenkins and more have their say

Roger Moore stars in this little-seen classic

A classic slice of 70s cool courtesy of director Walter Hill and star Ryan O'Neal

A downbeat, depressing opus, Sean Brosnan’s My Father Die takes no prisoners. That’s not to say it isn’t any good – at times, it really hits the right notes, but the film is such a gruelling,...

Stone-cold classic Witchfinder General will get a more than welcome airing in June in the UK thanks to our good friends at The Horror Channel. Sure, they have a number of other films taking a bow in the...

To be brutally honest, we are still getting our heads around just how good a streaming service Shudder is for horror fans. If you haven't yet jumped on the bandwagon, hopefully the exclusive release of...

‘Hang on tightly, let go lightly’, a fortune cookie motto never quite followed by Clive Owen’s Jack Manfred, the titular anti-hero of the film. Croupier is a modern classic, a fine piece of post...

Obviously we love a good British horror here at Movie Ramblings towers, so we've certainly got our eyes on upcoming chiller The Limehouse Golem. Based on a 1994 Peter Ackroyd novel and scripted by Jane...

Okay, so anybody who has spent any time with me over recent times (or taken a look over our website) knows that I have a passion/borderline obsession for the 1978 Mia Farrow ghost flick Full Circle (also known...

The latest big-screen stab at the legend of King Arthur is almost upon us, so perhaps unsurprisingly Warner Bros have unleashed a new trailer. Titled 'Prophecy', it's a fresh look at the Guy Ritchie opus,...

Underwater creature feature nonsense

We give thanks for the David Fincher sequel

I’m in a bit of a pickle when it comes to 1981’s Final Exam. On the one hand, I want to give it a hearty pat on the back for playing with slasher conventions. But, on the other hand, I want to punch...

A school's athletics team start meeting a grisly end

Rough, hard-nosed and thoroughly ‘British’, Hell Drivers makes a welcome return to shelves thanks to a superb Blu-Ray restoration. A classic thriller, starring a veritable who’s who of the UK’s...

A serial killer stalks Miami

Simon pays tribute to the Canadian horror classic