Bite, 2022. Directed by James Owen. Starring Shian Denovan, Nansi Nsue, Stuart Sessions, Annabelle Lanyon, Jack Loy, Joe Egan. SYNOPSIS: A pair of thieves on the run from gangsters take refuge in a house where some very strange people live. Bite is the debut feature of surgeon-turned-filmmaker James Owen, and is the probable answer if […]
American History X at 25: Revisiting the Controversial Crime Drama
Hasitha Fernando looks into the story behind American History X as it turns 25… American History X is an unforgettable crime drama from start to finish. Featuring powerful performances by Edward Norton to a scene stealing turn by Edward Furlong, the film approached a controversial subject without compromise or cutting corners, and the end result […]
Blu-ray Review – The Ginger Snaps Trilogy Limited Edition Box Set
Ginger Snaps Trilogy Limited Edition Box Set Directed by John Fawcett/Brett Sullivan/Grant Harvey. Starring Katharine Isabelle, Emily Perkins, Nathaniel Arcand, Kris Lemche, Mimi Rogers, Brendan Fletcher, and Janet Kidder. SYNOPSIS: Limited edition box set featuring all three Ginger Snaps movies on Blu-ray. Time once again for Second Sight Films to unleash another box of delights […]
Movie Review – Saw X (2023)
Saw X, 2023. Directed by Kevin Greutert. Starring Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Synnøve Macody Lund, Steven Brand, Renata Vaca, and Michael Beach. SYNOPSIS: Terminally ill John Kramer goes to Mexico to receive experimental treatment for his cancer, only to discover that he has been scammed and that the scammers don’t cherish their lives as much […]
Halloween at 45: Revisiting John Carpenter’s Iconic Horror Classic
45 years on from the night he came home, we revisit John Carpenter’s 1978 classic Halloween… There is nary a person who is unfamiliar with John Carpenter’s seminal horror classic Halloween. From its infamous masked villain, iconic synth-wave score to the popularization of genre tropes, the movie has influenced many filmmakers over the years and […]
Peeping Tom: A Voyeuristic Masterpiece of the Slasher Subgenre
William Stottor revisits the classic British horror-thriller Peeping Tom… Before 1960, the Michael Powell half of Powell and Pressburger had enjoyed a commercially and critically successful directing career. Films such as The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) and The Red Shoes (1948), which he directed with Emeric Pressburger, still rank amongst the greatest […]
The Evil Dead: The Story Behind Sam Raimi’s Cult Classic Horror
Hasitha Fernando on the story behind Sam Raimi’s iconic cult classic The Evil Dead… The Evil Dead is a movie that requires no introduction. Premiering on this day in 1981, the beloved cult classic has spawned an enviable blood strewn legacy that includes sequels, remakes and even a TV show. So, how did an indie […]
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 – The Quentin Tarantino Classic at 20
Hasitha Fernando dives into the story behind Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: Vol. 1 as it turns 20… Quentin Tarantino is a man that requires no introduction. The talented auteur has churned out multiple critically lauded, awards-worthy flicks over the years and not shown any signs of stopping. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 was the first chapter […]
A Bronx Tale: The Underappreciated Gangster Drama at 30
Hasitha Fernando on A Bronx Tale, which celebrates its 30th anniversary… To say the 90s put out some excellent gangster dramas is something of an understatement. But squeezed between the likes of Goodfellas, Reservoir Dogs, Carlito’s Way and Casino is an underrated affair that has gone on to achieve a cult-like status amongst film aficionados […]
Mystic River at 20: Revisiting Clint Eastwood’s bleak neo-noir crime drama
Hasitha Fernando revisits Clint Eastwood’s Mystic River at 20… Ever since Clint Eastwood crafted the brutally beautiful revisionist western Unforgiven back in 1992, audiences were pining for something similar by the maestro. Flashforward to a decade later and the veteran Hollywood actor gave us an equally devastating, bleak-as-hell crime drama called Mystic River. Bolstered by exceptional […]
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