Editor's Choice

Simon swings for the fences as he pours praise on Tony Scott's baseball thriller

You know how it is. You wait decades for a movie about doomed amateur yachtsman and conman Donald Crowhurst and then two come along at once.  Still to find a release date, we can look forward to Simon...

As well as being a high-tempo, glamorous sporting showcase, the Superbowl is also must-watch stuff for movie fans, thanks to the glut of teasers, trailers and clips that the studios wheel out to promote their...

Clint Eastwood became the name that he is largely through two roles: Harry Callaghan (the no-nonsense cop who made his debut in 1971’s Dirty Harry) and The Man with No Name (the lone gunfighter who first...

Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee investigate a series of mysterious deaths

Simon pays tribute to the Canadian horror classic

Given the shadow they’ve cast over Anglo-Irish relations for the last 50 years, it’s strange how few decent films have come out of the Troubles and of those that have, how few have grappled directly with...

Despite Liam Neeson’s threats to retire from being everyone’s favourite superannuated action man, The Commuter proves there’s ludicrous life in the old brawler yet, reuniting Neeson with his Unknown and...

It's that time of year again, and earlier today saw those Frightfest bods release details of their eagerly-awaited Glasgow shindig. It looks like a goody, so here's the press release for you to...

Spectacular Optical have done it again with their latest offering, which takes on the far-from-easy task of attempting to drag together all (or as many as they could find at least) the horrific big and...

Still mourning the death of his wife, tough LA cop Mark Corley (Frank Grillo) struggles to connect with his wayward adult son Trent (Jonny Weston). But when an alien invasion decimates the City of Angels,...

I think it's a pretty safe assumption to say that Pamela Franklin is hardly a name that would trip off the tongue of most horror fans. In fact, unless you've dipped your toes in the murky waters of 60s and...

Fitting neatly into that Hammer category marked ‘rarely seen or talked about’, 1962’s The Phantom Of The Opera is a slick, somewhat sedate offering. Originally brought to the studio by (and intended...

“This is the Universe. Big, isn’t it?” a voice intones at the start of A Matter Of Life And Death as we drift through the Cosmos, through the Milky Way, our Solar System, past the Moon, down through our...

A festive horror treat from Dutch director Dick Maas

Literally shoveling shit for a living emptying septic tanks, Chip (Matthew Gray Guber) isn’t exactly one of life’s winners. But he’s happy, content almost, and puppyishly in love with his dominating...

Marilyn Monroe stars in this sinister thriller

Raquel Welch stars in this revenge western

Riding in at the end of Hammer’s dabbling with psycho-thrillers, Fear In The Night is an enjoyable, albeit slight romp that is likely to please fans of old-school British horror. Showcasing a standout...

Christopher Lee stars in this lesser-known horror effort

Wow, just where do I start on a review of MAB? Do I wax lyrical about it being a ‘folksy’ horror that practically bubbles with menace, playing with an audience’s imagination and expectations like a...