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A driver locks horns with a trucker in the Spielberg classic

It may be the summer holidays, but Rachael Nisbet and Peter Jilmstad plough on with their ambition to take listeners into the world of lesser-known giallo and Italian cinema. Up this month is 1969 offering...

Simon professes his love for the Wesley Snipes air-bound actioner

Representation of sport in movies is not always the best. Some films do not capture the sport they are trying to at all and it can be painful to watch, but some movies succeed, and those films are beloved by...

Rachael Nisbet and Peter Jilmstad are back to brighten up your summer with another dip into 'off the beaten track giallo' - this time Tonino Ricci's 1971 effort Cross Current. Here's the duo's blurb: In...

Those devilish chaps at Frightfest certainly know how to keep us horror fans on our toes. No sooner had the agony of the (totally understandable) cancellation of August's five-day London genre shindig sent...

I don’t know about you, but one of the things that frustrates, nay upsets me the most about being a long-term, somewhat hardcore horror fan is that, over the years, you lose that ability to be...

Screen legend John Travolta remains one of Hollywood’s most iconic and best loved stars. With an immense filmography to his name, spanning everything from action, comedy, musicals, horror, sci-fi and drama,...

In the inaugural episode of Fragments of Fear, Peter and Rachael discuss Armando Crispino’s deliriously innovative 1975 giallo Macchie Solari aka Autopsy. Wavering between science-fiction tinged surrealism...

Here at Movie Ramblings Towers, we are big fans of the giallo genre. You know the drill - mysterious killers, bizarre clues, lush locations, a memorable soundtrack and attractive casts, all wrapped up in...

By Anton Bitel The second Golden Age of Horror was born premature. For though associated with the 1970s, it began in 1968, with the arrival of two films that would forever change the genre landscape: George...

An asylum-based shocker that pushes all the right buttons

We give thanks for the David Fincher sequel

Simon leaps to the defence of the Ben Affleck superhero flick

To celebrate the release of Birds of Prey and The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn available on digital download from April 24th, we’ve pulled together a list of our favourite quotes from...

Simon gives a double thumbs up to the murderous satire

OK, here’s a slightly unusual question for you – when was the last time you actually cried during a horror movie? Now I don’t mean a chuckle at a so-bad-its-good flick, or tears of frustration at some...

Elisabeth Shue and Terence Stamp headline this simian shocker

The likes of John Wick, Revenge and even Prevenge have offered us modern takes on the classic theme of revenge. It got us thinking about some other films that have re-imagined the revenge narrative. There...

Another John Carpenter classic to receive the 4K restoration and re-release treatment recently, The Fog is one of those strange films that, despite having been watched (and admired) by all self-respecting...

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