Seven Samurai
The tale of the Seven Samurai is one that’s been told many times in different forms, to the point that the essence of the story; a poor village hires seven […]
Monthly Archives: August 2017
A Christmas Horror Story
Continuing my August reviews of Christmas-themed horror movies (your guess is as good as mine), it’s time to unwrap A Christmas Horror Story, a Canadian anthology film featuring William Shatner, Canada’s […]
The Hitman’s Bodyguard
Samuel L Jackson plays Darius Kincaid, an incarcerated hitman who’s a witness in a war crimes trial in The Hague. When the convoy transporting him is intercepted, Interpol Agent Rousell […]
Detroit
Kathryn Bigelow (European Gigolo, to use her full name) re-teams with writer Mark Boal for this uncompromisingly realistic dramatisation of Detroit’s 1967 riot, focusing on the murder of three young black men […]
Another Shark Movie
Warbling popstrel Mandy Moore sinks to new depths in 47 Metres Down, just about the least scary title since Johannes Roberts’ last film, The Other Side of the Door. 47 is […]
Silent Night, Deadly Night
For as long as there have been slasher flicks, there have been holiday-based horror films – Black Christmas, Halloween, and of course late-period Garry Marshall. This 1984 slasher about a murderous […]
A Ghost Story
From the distributors of A Goat Story (AKA The Witch) comes A Ghost Story from the point of view of the ghost. And if you think that sounds interesting, think again. […]
