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The Evil Dead is a cult favourite, and one that the fans could really get protective over. This remake, however, screams “I’m part of the club” at cinemagoers, with posters proudly proclaiming that this is a ‘new vision’ of the old story from the makers of the original. In other words, Sam Raimi and Bruce […]
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Mother and son issues provide horror films with a lot of over-the-top material, and Jeff Gillen and Alan Ormsby’s 1974 film Deranged is certainly one of the more gruesome. It’s about a man who cares for his elderly mother. After her death, he takes her corpse and keeps it in her old bedroom. This set-up […]
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This Gothic horror picture was something of a risk for American International Pictures when they made it in 1960. The company had previously been known for cheap shorter films, usually put together as double-bills at the cinema. They were shot in black and white with low production values. But The Fall of the House of […]
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Jack Harding argues why Christopher Nolan’s Batman opening chapter is a movie to remember
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Andrew Garfield would welcome the idea of a gay Spider-Man. I hope one day I live in the world where this is both possible and not a phenomena that would result in news reports. But we are not there yet. However, it is interesting that a Hollywood star, playing one of the most famous characters […]
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Geek Out!’s campaign to boycott the Ender’s Game movie is not the most worthwhile of protests, says Ashleigh Moore
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Terrible jokes, over-the-top situations and a desperation to appeal to those who loved The Hangover. In a word, rubbish.
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There have now been four films set in the Lord of the Rings universe, and viewers have developed certain expectations which must be fulfilled. Large, breath-taking views of the landscape and statues? Check. Memorable lines of significance, delivered in hauntingly calm voices? Check. CGI creatures which will either disgust us or fill us with awe? […]
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The second of two Doctor Who releases from StudioCanal to tie-in with the show’s 50th Anniversary is Daleks’ Invasion of Earth 2150 A.D. The film was released in 1967 after the overwhelming success of the first feature (reviewed here). It also continued to cash-in on the Dalek-mania that was keeping the nation keen to part […]
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It feels dated, the sets look ridiculous by today’s standards, and the acting is reminiscent of an episode of Tracy Beaker, but there is something enjoyably endearing about this 1965 big-screen outing for the Doctor and his most famous of enemies. Hardcore who fans (or Whovians) may moan that it doesn’t link up properly with […]
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Although this movie was greeted by a critical sneer from many reviewers (and I have to be honest, I can understand why – it isn’t great), I’m rather intrigued by what the filmmakers (and studios Millennium Films and Lionsgate) have decided to do here. First, a bit of history. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was released […]
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Uneasy, deadpan and intelligently funny, this film by Hal Hartley is a weird experience, though not one you are likely to regret having. For all its oddness, the story is consistently involving, the acting terrifically entertaining and the ending memorable and poignant. Isabelle Huppert, a superb French actor famous for work as diverse as Michael […]
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Lore is a film by Australian director Cate Shortland. After working in television, she then came to critical attention with her 2004 feature film Somersault, starring Abbie Cornish. Lore is her first cinema effort since then. It’s a German language film set just after the end of World War II. The film offers a savage, […]
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Let’s start with how misleading the trailer is. Dark, gritty, and compellingly cut, this trailer promised an Iron Man movie with a serious edge. This is not it. It’s more of a comedy than the last two. The (allegedly) witty one-liners no longer pepper the script, they stain the DNA of the film. This is like […]