I love bad movies. I truly, truly do. And if I had to make a top ten list of my persoanl guilty pleasures, then Postal would have a well deserved spot amongst the Freddy Got Fingereds and Masters of the Universe. The movie is crude, rude, insane and makes references to Nazi gold financing. In short, it’s pretty damn brilliant, …
I really enjoyed Craig Gillespie’s 2011 remake of Tom Holland’s Fright Night. Now, some of you might disagree, but I gladly reject your scorn every time I sit back to enjoy a horror film that oozes fun…which, I admit, might be part of the problem that some people might have with the film. Today, a trailer for Fright Night 2: …
I think horror films are finally starting to get interesting again. Although it’s slow, these films are starting to move away from the torture porn side of scaring audiences, with recent films in the genre being genuinely creepy and frightening thanks to some clever ideas and experimentation. The ABC’s of death was one such experiment from last year, a film …
Today The Evil Dead is overshadowed by its two comedic sequels, often leading many to forget that the original film was not a giddy horror. There were no one-liners, laughing wall ornaments or possessed hands. Instead, it was a film so brutal and gory that today it still stands as one of the watershed moments in the genre. So, naturally, …
I have a confession to make… and this may require that I turn in my “film geek” badge. I don’t like Sam Raimi’s original Evil Dead trilogy. I’m just not a fan of cartoonish slapstick in my horror films, which is pretty much the defining feature, along with Bruce Campbell’s just-go-with-it performance, that made the old series a cult hit. …
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It’s a long weekend in South Africa, with the National Women’s Day public holiday tomorrow. As a result, the week’s new movies are all releasing today, Thursday. Here’s what you catch in local cinemas now. Last Updated: August 8, 2013
Traci Braxton husband was Kevin Surratt Sr., a longtime partner who stood by her …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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