Frightfest unveil Glasgow 2021 line-up Simon Fitzjohn January 18, 2021 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, Glasgow Frightfest have launched the 16th edition of Arrow Video FrightFest Glasgow, which, despite continuing COVID-19 restrictions, is back to present a virtual six-pack of tasty titles; an extravaganza of the dark...
4.0 Movie Review: Let’s Scare Julie Simon Fitzjohn December 21, 2020 Editor's Choice, Movie Reviews Taking the 80s genre staple of ‘teenage pranks gone wrong’ and giving it a refreshing modern twist, Let’s Scare Julie is a surprising, effective and at times downright creepy slice of horror. Working...
Women Of Horror Retrospective: Mia Farrow Simon Fitzjohn December 18, 2020 Editor's Choice, Features, Women Of Horror Okay, so I know as far as 'modern-day' Mia Farrow goes, acting very much seems to be in the rear-view mirror - in fact it has been more than six years since she appeared on screen, instead now devoting her...
Bob Odenkirk is ‘Nobody’ Simon Fitzjohn December 15, 2020 Editor's Choice, Latest News and Videos Bob Odenkirk going all 'John Wick' on us anyone? That seems to be the case in Nobody, a bonecrunching revenger of a man pushed too far. Here's the synopsis: Emmy winner Bob Odenkirk (Better Call...
Festive Frights: To All A Goodnight (1980) Simon Fitzjohn December 11, 2020 Editor's Choice, From The Vault Right, just where do I begin with To All A Goodnight? I suppose I could say that the first twenty minutes or so are absolutely terrible, with one of the lamest ‘pranks gone wrong’ sequences in horror,...
Festive Frights: Saint (2010) Simon Fitzjohn December 8, 2020 Editor's Choice, From The Vault 1 Comment A festive horror treat from Dutch director Dick Maas
Festive Frights: Christmas Evil (1980) Simon Fitzjohn December 1, 2020 Editor's Choice, From The Vault It may not appear obvious at first, but Christmas is a great time to be a horror fan. Not only do you get the chance to ask for plenty of horror-related goodies from family and friends (which I have done many...
Horror Channel unwraps seasonal shockers Simon Fitzjohn November 20, 2020 Editor's Choice, Latest News and Videos Xmas hauntings, festive nightmares, sadistic serial killers and warrior priests…Be prepared for seasonal shocks a-plenty on Horror Channel this December, with a selection of prime-time movies including an...
From The Vault: Silent Partner (1978) Simon Fitzjohn November 12, 2020 Editor's Choice, Features, From The Vault Set at Christmas – and featuring a gun-toting Santa no less – Silent Partner is one of those films no doubt lumped into that favourite discussion among modern film types – is it a Christmas...
Why I Love: The New York Ripper Matthew Hammond November 12, 2020 Editor's Choice, Features, Why I Love The serial killer. The modern city. Cinema. All three were born, as we know them, of the 20th century. Each share a history of fear, pandemic, distrust, fascination, media obsession and, ultimately, each has...
Fragments Of Fear Episode 13: Strip Nude For Your Killer Simon Fitzjohn November 10, 2020 Editor's Choice, Features, Fragments of Fear, Podcasts The words 'Edwige Fenech' are usually enough to get me interested in any film, so the great news is Rachael and Peter have elected to plump for one of her giallo treats (with my favourite Edwige haircut no...
Johnny Kevorkian RIP Simon Fitzjohn November 5, 2020 Editor's Choice, Features It is with great sadness that we report the horror community lost a shining light earlier this week, with the news that filmmaker and Frightfest friend Johnny Kevorkian has passed away of a suspected heart...
Spanish horror Ropes secures UK release Simon Fitzjohn November 3, 2020 Editor's Choice, Latest News and Videos Smart Dog Productions are delighted to announce that their latest Spanish horror thriller,Ropes, will be released on Digital Download from 19th November. Fresh from it's screening at...
3.0 Movie Review: Train To Busan – Peninsula Simon Fitzjohn October 31, 2020 Editor's Choice, Movie Reviews When Train To Busan crashed into cinemas a few years back, the zombie genre received a refreshing – and successful – shot in the arm. Kinetic, but with plenty of emotion to boot, the South Korean flick...
Month Of Myers: Halloween Resurrection (2002) Simon Fitzjohn October 30, 2020 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, temples...
A Movie Ramblings Guide: How To Survive A Horror Movie Emily Stockham October 29, 2020 Editor's Choice, Features, Halloween Here at Movie Ramblings we love horror. Anything that may be described as gory, deranged, paranormal or all of the above – yes please, sign us up. That said, we’re pretty fed up of the...
Month Of Myers: Halloween H20 (1998) Simon Fitzjohn October 29, 2020 Editor's Choice, From The Vault Derided by critics and justifiably unloved even by the fanbase (OK, not the entire fanbase), Halloween 6: The Curse Of Michael Myers all but killed the franchise. Sure, there were plans for a straight-to-DVD...
4.5 Arrow Video Frightfest Review: Relic Simon Fitzjohn October 24, 2020 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, London, London Reviews Dementia is a horrible disease. Often robbing people of their dignity, seeing memories of happy times simply fade away, straining familial relationships to breaking point and leaving relatives backed into...
3.0 Arrow Video Frightfest Review: Heckle Simon Fitzjohn October 24, 2020 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, London, London Reviews Heckling. It’s a staple of the stand-up comedy circuit – a launchpad for those of an acerbic wit to fire back at the audience. In fact, you could argue many successful comics have made as much a name...
4.0 Arrow Video Frightfest Review: Concrete Plans Simon Fitzjohn October 23, 2020 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, London, London Reviews In this day and age, everyone needs to get paid. So, if you try and stiff someone (or in this case, a group of people) out of their hard-earned cash, prepare to accept the consequences. That is the...
Month Of Myers: Halloween 6 – The Curse Of Michael Myers (1995) Simon Fitzjohn October 22, 2020 Editor's Choice, From The Vault, Halloween If Halloween 5 was the fear franchise close to coming off the tracks, Halloween 6: The Curse Of Michael Myers was the perhaps inevitable train wreck. An absolute mess of a film, the sixth instalment is pretty...