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Die Hard at 35: The Story Behind the Seminal Action Movie Classic

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Hasitha Fernando looks back at Die Hard as the action classic turns 35… At the height of its popularity there was nothing that could quite match 80s actioners. Headlined by the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger and  Sylvester Stallone, Die Hard was released at a time when the action cinema was dominated by macho, muscle bound […]

Movie Review – Evil Dead Rise (2023)

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Evil Dead Rise, 2023. Directed by Lee Cronin. Starring Alyssa Sutherland, Lily Sullivan, Nell Fisher, Morgan Davies, Gabrielle Echols, Jayden Daniels, and Mark Mitchinson. SYNOPSIS: A reunion between two estranged sisters is cut tragically short when they are struck by an earthquake. But that’s just the beginning of their horrific nightmare… As relentless and undying […]

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl – Revisiting Disney’s Swashbuckler at 20

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Hasitha Fernando looks back at Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as it turns 20… To say Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl revitalized an entire sub-genre of movies is something of an understatement. Before the flick hit theatres there had nary been a proper live-action pirates […]

Movie Review – The Lair (2022)

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The Lair, 2022. Directed by Neil Marshall. Starring Charlotte Kirk, Jonathan Howard, Jamie Bamber, Leon Ockenden, Troy Alexander, and Hadi Khanjanpour. SYNOPSIS: An RAF pilot is shot down over Afghanistan and stumbles across an underground lab where human/alien hybrids are being bred. Strange times for filmmaker Neil Marshall, as it is quite clear from his […]

New images from Rebel Moon tease Zack Snyder’s Netflix space opera

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We’re still waiting for the first trailer, but in the meantime Empire Magazine has given fans a new sneak peek at Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon with the release of some new images from the upcoming Netflix space opera; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Re-evaluating Zack Snyder’s DCEU Trilogy: The Misunderstood Superman Saga From Zack […]

Blu-ray Review – Skinamarink (2022)

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Skinamarink, 2022. Directed by Kyle Edward Ball. Starring Lucas Paul, Dali Rose Tetreault, Ross Paul, and Jaime Hill. SYNOPSIS: Two siblings wake up in their home and discover that their parents are not there… or are they? It is all the fault of The Blair Witch Project, of course. The idea that you can film […]

Movie Review – Shark Bait (2022)

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Shark Bait, 2022. Directed by James Nunn. Starring Holly Earl, Jack Trueman, Catherine Hannay, Malachi Pullar-Latchman, and Thomas Flynn. SYNOPSIS: A group of teens on spring break get stranded at sea and attract the attention of a great white shark. It’s coming round to the summer, which means that the latest wave of shark movies […]

Found Footage Horror’s Most Terrifying Scenes

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Andrew Brassleay on found footage horror’s most terrifying scenes… Found-footage horror is a genre with much appeal for low-budget moviemakers looking for cheap thrills. So, with so many films to choose from, its sometimes tricky to find the jewels in this creepy crown. But thanks to the genre’s realism and frequent use of first-person-perspective giving […]

Movie Review – Blood Covered Chocolate (2022)

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Blood Covered Chocolate, 2022. Directed by Monte Light. Starring Michael Klug, Christine Nguyen, Helene Udy, Mike Ferguson, Debra Lamb, Meghan Deanna Smith, Joe Altieri, and Jamie Tran. SYNOPSIS: A recovering heroin addict gets bitten by a shape-shifting vampire and must prevent his girlfriend from the same fate. Billed as a homage to Nosferatu, anyone going […]