Why would a director take it upon themselves to remake a film which has achieved near mythical status? Take Carrie (1976) for instance. Brian De Palma’s
Month: June 2016
Deranged (1974)
Opinions on what makes a good horror film usually fall into two distinct camps. On the one hand you have those which unsettle and shock
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters is a monster of a film in all senses of the word. Twentieth Century Fox’s latest instalment in what looks like
Chernobyl Diaries (2012)
The subject of a post Armageddon society meltdown is fast becoming a popular direction for modern horror – at least if films like Chernobyl Diaries
The Devil’s Double (2011)
Films like The Devil’s Double, though hard to sit through, demand to be seen, if only to warn the public of what goes on outside
Happy Feet 2 (2011)
Happy Feet 2, the sequel to the 2006 cartoon smash hit, and starring the voice talents of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Pink, Hank Azaria, Brad
The House on the Edge of the Park (1980)
If you manage to make it to the end of The House on the Edge of the Park, director Ruggero Deodato’s controversial thriller, the overriding
Chung Kuo China (1972)
It’s hard to believe with today’s press freedom, even within former communist countries, the stir Michelangelo Antonioni’s documentary Chung Kuo China caused upon its initial release.
The Mummy’s Shroud (1967)
1920 and an archeological expedition has unearthed the tomb of an ancient Egyptian child prince. Taking the remains back to Cairo they are put on
The Devil Rides Out (1968)
The Devil Rides Out holds a special place in the heart of every Hammer film fan. The classic visualisation of Dennis Wheatley’s bestseller of satanic goings-on
Sasha (2010)
There are two distinct camps (no pun intended) within gay cinema – those catering for the ‘physical’ elements and those like Sasha, which approach from
Casadaga (2011)
Casadaga is an extremely unsavoury film! The creep-fest from director Anthony DiBlasi and penned by Bruce Wood who co-produced the film with Scott Poiley, is ninety
Screen & Gone 