Review: Horror Films by Colin Odell & Michelle Le Blanc
Horror Films makes a democratic survey of the entire global output of horror cinema, and unlike most books gives due weight to the pre-talkie era.
Horror Films makes a democratic survey of the entire global output of horror cinema, and unlike most books gives due weight to the pre-talkie era.
The third time isn’t quite a charm for the first season of The Strain, but in its third episode the series shows its first signs of promising life.
Snowpiercer’s failing is that it’s simultaneously overwritten and underwritten. It’s a blatant political allegory whose obvious points are muddled and vague. If you can imagine such a thing.
When people talk about what they love about Babylon 5, season 2 is usually where that love comes from.
Palgrave Macmillan releases a series of in-depth film critiques to accompany the BFI’s SciFi Days of Fear and Wonder coming this October.
Does the movie Transcendence transcend the “sci-fi” label? Steve checks it out.
In this week’s viewing: After disposing of the worst premiere of the season, the lineup is brutally cut to the maximum of five shows. Who will survive?
The Planet of the Apes franchise was once our biggest and brightest, until a little film called Star Wars came along.
Hmmm. Watching grass grow is boring. But, The Strain?
Is there a difference between Cosplay and Costuming? Ride along with Terence to the MCM Expo and find out.
This week the UK London listings and entertainment guide Time Out published part of an on-going series of genre by genre features on the 100 Best Films. The current one is ‘The 100 best sci-fi movies’. Gary Dalkin takes a look…
Watching Game Of Thrones over again – this time with friends who have never seen the Red Wedding.
Zombies, ghosts, and poltergeists are (the remains of) people, too. (When we say ‘diversity’, we mean DIVERSITY!)
The Road to Middle-Earth is a wonderful companion to any trip across Middle-earth and it is a welcome reminder of the huge craft that J.R.R. Tolkien brought to his work.
Steve takes on SyFy and Sharknado–with a glimpse of Sharknado 2!
Think CGI is cool? Check out the technical accomplishments of the first cinematic presentation of Jules Verne’s classic.
In this week’s viewing: An uncommonly good premiere week continues! (and – Tokyo Ghoul is going to be available to the British Isles after all!)
Upon release in 2002 the film Minority Report, nominally based on a story by Philip K. Dick, received almost universally ecstatic reviews. I was among the minority of dissenting voices, and what follows, my minority retort
There’s nothing classical about The Strain’s take on bloodsuckers….
Death, panic and confusion reign as True Blood winds down.
Things To Come: in the future, there will still not be flying cars. (Sleepy gas from giant airplanes, but no flying cars.)
Utopia Season 2 Premiere: Utopia is a cruel show. It’s made up of cruel people. It’s a cruel world.
It doesn’t seem like it should be that hard to make a piece of big budget entertainment which doesn’t skimp on brains or heart while ignoring the siren call of camp or bad humor. It doesn’t seem like it should be that hard, but apparently it is, so let’s cherish it where we find it.
Without resorting to kryptonite, does Affleck’s Batman stand a chance against Cavill’s Superman?
The Lego Movie is out on DVD–does it lack heart? Steve tells all.
In this week’s viewing: It’s an uncommonly good start to the new season!
Considering the forthcoming new film adaptations of Daphne du Maurier’s The Birds and Rebecca, and the shadow of Alfred Hitchcock…
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