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If you're thinking of watching April Fools Day this week, don't.

A Vietnam veteran returns home to wreak havoc

Vincent Price on top form in this camp horror classic

When you mention you are a fan of the Saw movies, or for that matter are eagerly anticipating the upcoming Spiral, the reaction from the majority of (non-horror) folk is easy to predict. A mixture of disgust,...

A former missionary, a Hindu servant and a son with a taste for flesh in this Tyburn offering

A little more than 77 years have gone by since Casablanca’s Hollywood premiere in November 1942. The movie’s release was brought forward by three months as part of the propaganda movement in order to...

In praise of the legendary (well, to us anyway) Caroline Munro

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

A movie gives you the best class of entertainment while you watch it with your friends or family. Moreover, if the screen where you are watching the movie is large, then the feeling gets multiplied several...

Simon pays tribute to the Canadian horror classic

Everyone has had that conversation – who is your favourite Bond? Most justifiably favour Sean Connery, some prefer Roger Moore and then there are those with a fondness for Pierce Brosnan or Daniel...

Occasionally, just occasionally, when trawling through the mountain of straight-to-DVD fodder that populates the modern-day rental scene, you stumble across something that jolts you out of your stride and...

For purposes of full disclosure, let me state right from the outset that this is going to be a pretty raw feature – it’s been one I’ve considered writing for some time now, but always ended up putting...

OK, we may be a bit early here but admit it, one of the best things about the Holiday Season is having an excuse to watch all of your favorite Christmas movies without needing to justify it. Don't worry, we...

So, it’s Halloween again (well, nearly). But you don’t just wanna watch Halloween again - or even the latest Michael Myers outing a rewatch. The problem is horror is such an eco-friendly genre, the same...

If you are an avid movie watcher, you may notice several movies that are based on popular video games and movies that have video game adaptations. You may notice a common factor between the two trends:...

As we move into the season where Oscar potential movies are released, we’re choosing to consider films that are more likely to take home the Razzie Awards for the worst movie and performances of the...

I’m not gonna bother recapping the plot of Apocalypse Now. If you don’t already know Coppola’s masterpiece, well, you should. The US Army send a guy deep behind enemy lines to kill a rogue officer. But...

One of those oft-repeated questions set to stir up debate among film fans is trying to name a film sequel that tops its predecessor (in fact, if I remember correctly, Scream 2 devotes an entire scene to such...

James Bond has been many things, some of them very camp. Actually, most of them very camp. Do you remember the flying cars, the submarine car, the dwarf with the blowdart gun, all of Moonraker? Up till...

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...