Suffergettes
Yesterday there was an interesting article on the Independent website, which is surprising enough in itself these days. It was a piece by Harriet Williamson about misogyny in horror films, which […]
Tag Archives: horror
In Fear
After a year of disappointing horror films, finally a new release breathes some life into the genre. In Fear is a low-budget British offering which could teach a thing or […]
Psycho IV: The Beginning
Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates is like Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. No matter how many times he appears as his defining character, and no matter how low the quality of […]
Psycho III
Shortly after the events of Psycho II, Norman (Anthony Perkins) is still having mummy issues. With his motel now busier than ever, a young ex-nun arrives, who has fled her convent […]
Psycho II
It’s 20 years since Norman (Anthony Perkins) was committed to an institution after carrying out a shower-based bloodbath. Now sane, he is released against the wishes of Lila Loomis (Vera […]
Journo-lists
Using the fact that The Fifth Estate is still in cinemas as a flimsy pretext, here are some top 5 lists of journalists in film and television. Even though Julian […]
Happy Birthday Rosemary’s Baby
This year Rosemary’s Baby turned 45, making it everyone’s favourite 45 year old baby with the possible exception of Professor Brian Cox. Roman Polanski’s 1968 film about Mia Farrow and her […]
Under The Sea Part 4: Below
Set during World War II, 2002’s Below takes place on board an American submarine ordered to find survivors from the wreckage of a British ship. They pick up some Brits representing both […]
On iPlayer: Poltergeist
Written and produced by Steven Spielberg but directed by Tobe Hooper, Poltergeist is the story of the Freeling family whose house is possessed by – get this – a poltergeist. This is […]
Texas Chainsaw
This is 2013’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre sequel, released in the cinema with the imaginative title of Texas Chainsaw 3D. Set in Texas, this is a film about a man who […]
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