The Carpenter Files: Escape From New York (1981) Simon Fitzjohn November 26, 2018 Editor's Choice, Features, The Carpenter Files Among his many other filmic talents, John Carpenter sure knew how to come up with iconic characters. Take Michael Myers for example, whose shadow still looms over the horror genre to this very day, or...
Horror Channel unveil December premieres Simon Fitzjohn November 23, 2018 Editor's Choice, Latest News and Videos Be prepared for an X-rated Xmas this December as Horror Channel serves up an horrific host of premieres, leading with the UK premiere of Xmas anthology A CHRISTMAS HORROR STORY. Tales From The...
Dario Argento’s Opera set for restoration re-release Simon Fitzjohn November 23, 2018 Editor's Choice, Latest News and Videos Way back in the early 90s, the first Dario Argento flick I cast my eyes over was Opera - and boy was I wowed. That then opened up a whole new realm for me, rattling through Argento's back catalogue, along...
Trailer lands for Keanu Reeves sci-fi Replicas Simon Fitzjohn November 21, 2018 Latest News and Videos Keanu Reeves certainly seems to be rattling through the films at the moment - we reviewed Siberia just this last week - and already the trailer has arrived for his next entry. Here's sci-fi drama Replicas,...
From The Vault: Waxwork (1988) Simon Fitzjohn November 19, 2018 Editor's Choice, From The Vault Straight out of the category labelled ‘they don’t make ‘em like this anymore’, 1988’s Waxwork is a wildly over-the-top splatter epic. Mixing horror and comedy to a degree that rarely gets an...
NETFL!X AND KILL launches season two crowdfunder Simon Fitzjohn November 9, 2018 Editor's Choice, Latest News and Videos A quick flick through the Movie Ramblings site will tell you we are big, big fans of the oh-so twisted mind of Kate Shenton, so we absolutely lapped up the first season of her web series Netfli!x And Kill...
3.0 DVD Review: The Neighbour Simon Fitzjohn November 7, 2018 DVDs & Rentals, Editor's Choice I am sure all of us, probably on more than one occasion, have sat through a film that is not really that much to shout about, but the whole thing is made watchable by a standout performance from one of the...
Trailer lands for stoner horror Scarecrows Simon Fitzjohn November 5, 2018 Latest News and Videos Teenagers are kidnapped and made into living scarecrows who are left to die in crop fields in an exceedingly frightening stoner-horror throwback in the vein of Jeepers Creepers and Scream. Scarecrows, from...
The Carpenter Files: The Fog (1980) Simon Fitzjohn November 5, 2018 Editor's Choice, Features Another John Carpenter classic to receive the 4K restoration and re-release treatment, The Fog is one of those strange films that, despite having been watched (and admired) by all self-respecting genre fans,...
3.5 DVD Review: Nancy Simon Fitzjohn October 31, 2018 DVDs & Rentals, Editor's Choice Wow, what a year for Andrea Riseborough. No sooner had I devoured the Nicolas Cage-infused madness that is ‘Mandy’, than up popped this screener, billed as a ‘psychological thriller’ and pushing...
Why I Love: Terry O’Quinn as ‘The Stepfather’ Simon Fitzjohn October 28, 2018 Editor's Choice, Features, Why I Love Simon pays tribute to a truly classic creation
Horror Channel to launch Hammer Classics season Simon Fitzjohn October 24, 2018 Editor's Choice, Latest News and Videos From November 3, Horror Channel celebrates vintage 1950s home-grown fantasy and horror with a HAMMER CLASSICS SEASON, The primetime Saturday night season, consisting of four network premieres, which star the...
Month Of Myers: Rob Zombie’s Halloween (2007) Simon Fitzjohn October 24, 2018 Editor's Choice, From The Vault Okay, I’m going to put this out there right from the off – just so we know where we all stand. If you agree, then great, but if you are so violently opposed that you plan on quitting reading right there...
Interview: Reborn director Julian Richards Simon Fitzjohn October 17, 2018 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, Interviews, London Ahead of the World premiere screening of REBORN at Arrow Video FrightFest Halloween, Julian Richards discusses the torturerous challenges of DADDY’S GIRL, why he wishes every actress was like Barbara...
Month Of Myers: Halloween Resurrection (2002) Simon Fitzjohn October 17, 2018 Editor's Choice, From The Vault, Halloween Having waded through oceans of cinematic (mostly horror) drek over the years, it takes a lot to get me angry. Slightly annoyed? Yep. Frustrated or disappointed? Hell yes. But angry? Fists clenched,...
4.0 Movie Review: Halloween Simon Fitzjohn October 12, 2018 Editor's Choice, Movie Reviews Ever since word first surfaced that a new entry was planned in the Halloween saga, I have found myself more nervous than I can ever remember about a film’s release. The info kept dripping through –...
The Zombie World Of George A. Romero Simon Fitzjohn October 10, 2018 Editor's Choice, Features In 1968, George A. Romero established the modern zombie film with his raw and terrifying debut The Night of the Living Dead, one of the most well-regarded and influential horror movies of all time. He...
Trailer lands for Welcome Home Simon Fitzjohn October 8, 2018 Latest News and Videos The Movie Partnership have released the trailer for the nail-biting psychological thriller, Welcome Home. The film stars Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul, Gone Girl actress Emily Ratajkowski, and the...
Arrow Video Frightfest announces Halloween line-up Simon Fitzjohn October 4, 2018 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest Arrow Video FrightFest unleashes an intoxicating six-pack of horror, sci-fi and fantasy for their popular Halloween all-day event, now at the Cineworld Leicester Square on Saturday 3 November. The 12-hour...
Croupier – Clive Owen’s Finest Hour? Simon Fitzjohn September 21, 2018 Editor's Choice, Features I've always viewed Clive Owen as something of a 'nearly man' - he has headlined numerous enjoyable films (the likes of King Arthur and Shoot 'Em Up spring to mind), often bringing a world-weariness to other...
FilmFear festival returns to Manchester Simon Fitzjohn September 20, 2018 Editor's Choice, Latest News and Videos HOME and Film4 are excited to announce the programme for the third annual FilmFear season – six days of horror, extreme cinema, cult favourites and special guests coming to Manchester this...