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It’s been a while since I last blogged on here but it’s been a busy time for me recently. I have been writing and re-writing a feature script, filmed more shorts, produced one, turned 40 and also had my...

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...

Simon champions the Bruce Dern low-key science fiction eco-classic.

I’ll start this piece with a confession. As much as I am writing this piece as an exploration of a particular film, I’m also writing it as my own way of working through the internal response I had to...

Superheroes are no longer someone simply for the children to look up to. It’s safe to say that, now more than ever, the superhero Hollywood franchise has changed the way we live. We live in a superhero...

This week, MovieRamblings attended the European press conference for Captain America: Civil War. With a large audience eager to see the prestigious cast, there was certainly a buzz in the air as we waited...

To celebrate the release of new western The Timber, we explore the tradition of these breathtaking, snow-covered classics that showcase both sides of the beautiful rugged landscape. The stunning...

Having debuted at Frightfest back in 2014, urban supernatural horror film The Forgotten finally makes it to download/DVD this month. The film marks the debut feature of writer-director Oliver Frampton, who...

Movie Ramblings fave Katie Bonham's fourth horror short, Mindless, starring Nicholas Vince (Hellraiser, Hellbound: Hellraiser II and Nightbreed), has been selected to screen its world premiere at this years...

Opening this week across the UK, Movie Ramblings' David Watson caught up with director Karen Guthrie to talk about her bittersweet, multi-award winning documentary The Closer We Get.   DW: Really loved...

WARNING: MULTIPLE SPOILERS CONTAINED IN THIS ARTICLE By Heidi Wilkins The latest Bond film, Spectre is filled with trademark humorous quips that provide momentary comic relief from the fighting, car...

To celebrate the release of The Connection on DVD this week, Movie Ramblings are giving 2 lucky winners the chance to win a copy of the DVD.  THE CONNECTION follows young investigating magistrate Pierre...

Sorry it’s been a while since my first blog but it’s been a busy last few weeks. So what have I been up to I hear you cry? Well at least I thought I heard something. Hold on was that it….? No? Oh well...

So that’s it. FrightFest is done for another year and my August bank holiday once again blisters by in a haze of films, alcohol and friends. The build up to the festival begins the day after it finishes as...

As regular visitors to Movie Ramblings will know, one of the short films that we loved over the past year was Alex Mathieson and Damon Rickard's 'haunted house with a twist' effort The Tour. Well, the great...

Emily tracks down the controversial 'missing' film

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...

Bonham is back!!

The mystery surrounding The Poughkeepsie Tapes and its lack of official release becomes more apparent, as well as deeply annoying, the more I dig into it. This horror mockumentary was pulled just five weeks...

Sean Penn actioner The Gunman hits shelves next week, and to mark the release we've got a neat competition for you. We've got two prizes up for grabs - the winner will receive both the DVD and the novel the...

June saw the DVD release of The Gambler, a remake of the classic 1974 film of the same name. Mark Wahlberg plays literature professor Jim Bennett, with an addiction to high-stakes gambling so crippling the...