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With the Soskas now knee-deep in their work on the Rabid reboot, and the film in question readily available, I wanted to remind everyone about my favourite film of recent years without question and, I firmly...

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...

Sometimes in life it just clicks: the stars align, quirks of fate occur, everything comes together and out of it all you’re left with a film that simply works. Towards the beginning of the summer ‘88...

An asylum-based shocker that pushes all the right buttons

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

We give thanks for the David Fincher sequel

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...

‘The Invasion’ is the fourth and most recent screen adaptation of Jack Finney’s 1954 novel ‘The Body Snatchers’ (retitled ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ for its 1956 cinema release, ostensibly...

Martin Scorsese’s 1995 movie Casino had “classic” written all over it from the moment it was announced. A director at the top of his game, Hollywood darlings Robert De Niro and Sharon Stone in lead roles...

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

Simon offers up his love for movies set in the Major (and Minor) Leagues

Jason’s mother was the killer, Bruce Willis was dead all along and aliens suffer from aquagenic pruritus, apparently. Most of us know the biggest twists of the horror movie world - but a few genius narrative...

A driver locks horns with a trucker in the Spielberg classic

If there’s one movie genre that’s pretty much guaranteed to keep cinema-goers on the edge of their seats as they follow their hero’s escapades, it’s the sporting genre – just think of all those...

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

Horror movies are a popular movie genre for many different reasons. Audiences find them rather thrilling and able to elicit a range of emotions. In order to do this, writers of horror movie screenplays...

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

“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...

When you mention you are a fan of the Saw movies, or for that matter are eagerly anticipating this week's Jigsaw, the reaction from the majority of folk is easy to predict. A mixture of disgust, bewilderment...

Matt Damon is one of the most iconic Hollywood A-listers currently working in the movie industry. He has some outstanding films to his name as an actor, producer, and writer and remains one of the most...