Severely lacking in confidence and frequently belittled by her overbearing, emotionally manipulative mother, Lou (Katie Brayben) attempts to become the person she wants to be by immersing herself in the world of self-help. It’s at an event held by a (terrible) motivational speaker that Lou meets Val (Poppy Roe) whose goal is to become the […]
When Officer Frank Penny (Aaron Eckhart) gets involved in the pursuit of a child abductor, he doesn’t count on having to shoot the guy dead. What he also doesn’t count on is that the child who’s been kidnapped is the daughter of Police Chief Volk (Giancarlo Esposito) and that the only lead to her whereabouts […]
Two couples, both in frayed relationships rent an idyllic, ultra-modern holiday home for a weekend of fun, frolics and general debauchery. Their coke-fuelled, sexed up evening soon takes a turn for the sinister when a mysterious visitor knocks on the door, sparking off a chain of violent events transforming their carefree weekend into the ultimate […]
It is a sad fact that so many sequels are such trash that the few fantastic follow ups get forgotten. Thankfully that will not be the case with The Exorcist III a brilliant continuation of William Peter Blatty and William Friedkin’s 1973 masterpiece.
Given four sequels and a loose remake in 2008 the original Prom Night released in 1980 is a sensational slasher that finally gets the Blu-ray release it deserves thanks to 101 Films.
For years Nightbreed has haunted me. Like the main character Aaron Boone I have dreamt of the monsters of Midian and this amazing adaptation of Clive Barker’s novella Cabal written and directed by the author himself, which I saw at a hugely influential age and always ranked among my favourite horror films.
