A weekend alone in a cosy cabin with a loved one turns into a terrifying experience for Ash (Bruce Campbell) in Raimi’s sort-of sequel to his original tongue-in-cheek shocker The Evil Dead. The film, which has become as much of a cult-favourite as the first in the series, is re-released on Blu-ray from next week. The Evil…
Considering how popular the Coen Brothers are, it’s astonishing that the director’s cut of their first film (directed by Joel, written by both), Blood Simple, has taken this long to get a DVD release over here. And for people who want their films presented properly, it’s in widescreen (unlike that ghastly Universal release from over…
Silent Hill: Revelation, Directed by Michael Bassett (the most unknown director ever) is the sequel to 2006’s Silent Hill and an extension of the famous survival horror video game series of the same title. Interestingly, Roger Avery, who is known for writing Pulp Fiction and Resevoir Dogs, was originally the writer for this film but then…
For those who prefer their paranormal activity a little more gentle and character driven, ITV’s series (or rather, ‘miniseries’, if one is to use their weird and very American phrase) Lightfields is the perfect option. It’s billed as a follow-up to 2011 drama Marchlands, and generally fits the same format that series used (one house,…
American remakes of films not originally in the English language are often tiresome affairs. In my opinion, the genre that has been most victimised by this unfortunate trend is that of the Asian horror movie (if one can call it such a genre). Here we have another watered-down US grim-fest, though interestingly it’s directed by…
The subject of natural gas fracking perhaps doesn’t immediately suggest a Hollywood film but it is exactly this that Gus Van Sant’s Promised Land is offering audiences. My attention had been grabbed by the film’s trailer but I remained slightly sceptical as to whether the dramatization of this normally serious topic would work. I was…
Bex Beesley looks back at the life of the world’s most loved film critic who sadly died yesterday.
The Host is a refreshing, thought-provoking, heart-warming film from director Andrew Niccol (the genius who wrote The Truman Show), based on the novel by Stephanie Meyer. Please resist the urge to roll your eyes. Because unlike the overrated, sparkly-vampire franchise which also comes from Meyer, The Host has a decent plot, a range of actors who…
This horror movie, from the producers of The Ring, stars Jesse Bradford (Swimfan, Hackers) as Bobby Walker, a young man fresh out of prison and living in his dead mother’s apartment as a conviction of his parole. Plagued by noises of the dead trapped in the building, Bobby’s terror mounts as he starts to suspect…
We’ve teamed up with the nice people at Metrodome to offer three lucky readers the chance to win a copy of Rodney Ascher’s film Room 237, the critically acclaimed documentary which draws back the curtains and delves into the darkness of Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece, The Shining. To enter the competition, answer the following question: The indoor…
The Edge Film Editor Barnaby Walter talks to director of I, Anna (out on DVD from 15 April) Barnaby Southcombe about his first venture into feature-filmmaking and directing his mother in sex scenes. What was it about Elsa Lewin’s novel that made you want to adapt it into a film? The character of Anna really…
Once again DreamWorks has produced a wonderfully entertaining family movie. It may not have the best storyline but it has been animated beautifully. Not only this but it gives fantastic new twists to iconic childhood characters; making them even more unique and lovable. It may not be the best film DreamWorks animation has produced, but…
Barnaby Walter reviews this big-budget, low-intelligence adaptation of Kate Mosse’s bestselling novel.
Lenny Abrahamson, the interesting and highly talented director of Adam & Paul and Garage, here delivers a superbly observed character study about a boy who changes his life through one devastating mistake. Richard is a young South Dublin athlete and soon-to-be university fresher. He isn’t the world’s nicest person (he’s homophobic and obnoxiously cocky), but…