Here are ten recent scarers you need to see… If mainstream cinema and blockbuster spectaculars have had a largely tough time finding traction with audiences in the past five years, horror films have had the exact opposite. The past decade has seen a healthy rise in inventive and boundary-pushing horror movies, with the past five […]
Movie Review – The Substance (2024)
The Substance, 2024. Written and Directed by Coralie Fargeat. Starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Gore Abrams, Hugo Diego Garcia, Olivier Raynal, Tiffany Hofstetter, Tom Morton, Jiselle Burkhalter, Axel Baille, Oscar Lesage, Matthew Géczy, Philip Schurer, Daniel Knight, Namory Bakayoko, and Bill Bentley. SYNOPSIS: A fading celebrity decides to use a black-market drug, a […]
100 Years of Horror: Unmissable Movies from 1924 to 2024
We’re diving back through a hundred years of horror and picking one unmissable film every ten years from 1924 to 2024… The history of cinema, from silent pictures to a stellar selection of horror films this year alone, shows that the horror genre has plenty to offer discerning viewers. If you want to add some gems […]
How Indie Horror Went Mainstream in 2024
EJ Moreno looks at the rise of independent horror movies in 2024… What a knockout year for horror overall. While the point of this piece is to spotlight what a fantastic ride it’s been in the independent horror space, we’ve seen major studios drop surprising bangers like The First Omen and Smile 2. But we […]
10 Great Comeback Performances
A career slump is often impossible to escape from but sometimes, just sometimes, a performer gets a shot and delivers a comeback performance that puts them back in the spotlight… Hollywood is a fickle place. One minute you can be hot and the next not. Whether it’s a run-of-flops or the wrong kind of infamy, […]
Are the Oscars Daring Enough to Nominate Demi Moore for The Substance?
It’s the talk of cinephile circles and Demi Moore gives a career-best performance. But is The Substance too icky for the Oscars? At its best, cinema will sneak up on you and deliver something no one could have expected. A dazzling kaleidoscopic rollercoaster body horror starring Demi Moore? No one would have predicted a project […]
Beetlejuice sequels holds strong against Transformers One at the box office
Spooky season could be in full effect with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice triumphing over Transformers One. The new installment in Paramount and Hasbro Entertainment’s franchise [read our review here] sees an estimated $25 million from 3,978 theaters, compared to the estimated $26 million from the Beetlejuice sequel in 4,172 locations, now in its third weekend. This is […]
New trailer for The Substance starring Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley
MUBI has released a new trailer for director Coralie Fargeat’s Sundance hit The Substance. The body-horror stars Demi Moore as former A-lister Elisabeth Sparkle, who finds herself drawn to a mysterious drug that will transform her into a beautiful twentysomething (Margaret Qualley) after she is fired from her TV show. Watch the trailer below… Have […]
Demi Moore stars in teaser trailer for anti-aging body horror The Substance
Mubi has dropped the first teaser for buzzy body horror The Substance, which earned a 13 minute standing ovation on its way to winning the award for Best Screenplay at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Starring Demi Moore (Ghost), Margaret Qualley (The Leftovers), and Dennis Quaid (Traffic), the film is written and directed by Coralie […]
Demi Moore features in first-look at Cannes body horror The Substance
Hot off its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, MUBI has shared a first-look clip and images from The Substance, the new film from writer-director Coralie Fargeat (Revenge) and starring Demi Moore alongside Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid. Check them out here… Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You. Only better […]
