Stars: 7 / 10 Disney returns to greatness with this hand-drawn, jazz-flavoured, Voodoo-infused beauty. The skill of the artwork was ...
Sunday 10 November 2013
Tuesday 5 November 2013
Halloween 4 : The Return of Michael Myers
Stars: 2 / 10 Yawn. Barely bloody, completely borring, like watching baby-puke coloured paint dry. It's nothing short of a miracle t...
Eyes Wide Shut
Stars: 2 / 10 One of the most over-rated films of the decade. Eyes Wide Shut is pointless, bourgeoisie soft-core porn that half-heart...
Sunday 3 November 2013
The Frighteners
Stars : 0 / 10 A horror/comedy that is neither frightening, nor funny. I tried, I really desperately tried to give this film a chance, bu...
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The Conjuring
Stars: 3 / 10 The trailer had my heart racing! I was so excited about this film, and certain it was going to make me want to sleep wit...
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Saturday 2 November 2013
Safe
Stars: 7 / 10 Subtle, slow-paced , and subtextual, Safe is an under-sung intellectualist indie masterpiece. An interesting look into ...
Friday 1 November 2013
Shelter (aka 6 Souls)
Stars : 4 / 10 It begins well, the story promises "different", it offers up some atmosphere, and then it slowly dissolves in...
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Tea and Sympathy
Stars: 8 / 10 An unexpected gem! This film takes on the serious topics of bullies, masculinity, conventional gender roles, homophobia, ...
The Abandoned
Stars: 2 / 10 An interesting idea, playing a bit with surrealism, quantum mechanics and the concept of destiny, but ultimately, this mov...
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Tuesday 3 September 2013
The Omen (2006)
Stars: 0 / 10 Why was this even made ?! If you want to watch a dull and shitty version of the original 1976 horror classic, then this mov...
Tuesday 6 August 2013
Incubus (1966)
Stars: 6 / 10 Amusing, with several lovely shots. The opening titles, in particular, were beautifully montages. The story's not speci...
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Monday 5 August 2013
Beloved
Stars: 7 / 10 Poetic, intriguing, disturbing, and symbolic. Thandie Newton's amazing performance, alone, makes this film a must-see....
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Devil
Stars: 1 / 10 Lame. All the atmosphere and subtext of an after-school-special, coupled with the depth of a campfire story. As expected, S...
Monday 22 July 2013
American History X
Stars: 3 / 10 Alternating between the extremes of boredom and glorified, gratuitous violence, this over-praised white power pukefest h...
Saturday 13 July 2013
Wrong Turn
Stars: 6 / 10 B-movie goodness! Redneck / hillbilly horror done well. I wasn't scared , but there are a few moments of anxiety. (An...
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30 Days of Night
Stars: 0 /10 This movie redefines boring . After 35 minutes, I couldn't suffer through any more of it. I tried really hard to fi...
Thursday 11 July 2013
[REC]
Stars: 3 / 10 No scares here, but what you do get is : realistic blood, 65 minutes of continuous shouting, repetitive and pointless dia...
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Wednesday 10 July 2013
Images
Stars: 3 / 10 This film should be in text books: How to create a beautifully shot and superbly acted film that is both pointless AND bor...
Paranormal Activity
Stars: 6 / 10 Silly bits, dull parts (particularly in the beginning), and I could have done without the mockumentary style... but even...
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Hungry Wives (aka Season of the Witch, aka Jack's Wife)
Stars: 3 / 10 Not Romero's best; a good idea goes flop. If you want a cheesy 70's semi-feminist witchcraft B-movie just for s...
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Tuesday 9 July 2013
Alone in the Dark
Stars: 0 / 10 On my list of "worst movies ever made". Totally worthless noise. No one should be subjected to this film, ever,...
Absentia
Stars: 6 / 10 CREEPY! Realistic yet fantasy/myth at the same time. Better than expected. . . . Don't go in the tunnel IMDB: ...
Copying Beethoven
Stars: 2 / 10 Use a passionate creative genious, forget history, make shit up, add fucked-up camera work and sub-par acting... Bam! Vo...
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Kung Fu Panda
Stars: 7 / 10 Lotsa giggles and a few good belly laughs (one that left me in tears!) Yep, it's totally cliche, but it's also tot...
1408
Stars: 4 / 10 Lots of flash, but no real sparkle. Some good boo-scares, but bogged down with boring, sappy scenes that drag on (much li...
We Need To Talk About Kevin
Stars: 9 / 10 WHOA! Disturbing , chilling, controversial, stays-with-you film. Brilliant direction and superb acting (particularly for c...
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Apartment 143 (Emergo)
Stars: 3 / 10 Meh. Instantly forgetable. A few laughs, good effects for low budget. Tried hard - but not hard enough. IMDB: http://ww...
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Citadel
Stars: 4 / 10 Babysnatcher zombie-demon-kids vs impoverished agoraphobe widower, crazy priest and a blind boy. The moral of this story ...
Ravenous
Stars: 2 / 10 Weird and gross cannibal/vampire mashup. Sometimes funny (though perhaps unintentionally). One certainly expects better ...
Donnie Darko
Stars: 8 / 10 Science + dark humour, David Lynch-esque, twisted, cerebral, surreal. "Different" doesn't even begin to des...
Primer
Stars: 6 / 10 Slow start, but snowballs into something interesting. Good, but often confusing; definitely needs multiple viewings. Pers...
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
Stars: 9 / 10 An absoulte MUST SEE for any sci-fi fan! This film helped to define the genre, with inovation in special effects and costu...
The Haunting
Stars: 7 / 10 60's cheesiness and painfully bad sound aside, its seriously CREEPY, with lots of atmosphere, as promised! Personal...
Monday 8 July 2013
Star Trek Into Darkness
Stars: 8 / 10 Thoroughly entertaining. As a Trekkie, I'm tickled by all the little inside-jokes and nods to the original series, pe...
The Last Exorcism
Stars: 4 / 10 Exorcist-meets-BlairWitch. POV mocumentary. Not particularly original, but a little bit creepy. Overall, unimpressive, bu...
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Burnt Offerings
Stars: 4 / 10 Classic B-movie. Predictable and not scary, with a few good chuckles (albeit unintended by the film makers). Karen Black a...
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The Awakening
Stars: 6 / 10 Not extraordinary, but creepy and atmospheric + a weirdo ending. Mission accomplished. IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title...
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The Apparition
Stars: 2 / 10 Flatliners + Poltergiest + Paranormal Activity = this lame-ass movie. What a waste. IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/...
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Jacob
Stars: 0 / 10 Insufferably boring story and cardboard acting. One of the worst movies I didn't bother to finish. Only watched half -...
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Chained
Stars: 7 / 10 Indie horror brilliance. Exceptionally disturbing and scary! Not for the faint of heart. Vincent D'Onofrio is terrify...
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The Uninvited
Stars: 3/ 10 Meh. A really uninspired and lacklustre film. Not distinctive, slow paced, with only a few (dull) boo-scares. An ok ending...
MAMA
Stars: 5 / 10 Original, often scary, good acting and effects. An overall like, with quality production by Guilliermo del Toro. It has a...
Sinister
Stars: 7 / 10 Scariest movie I've seen years! Jumps & shivers! After seeing this, I was afraid to sleep with the lights off. Et...
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The Devil's Backbone
Stars: 4 / 10 Overrated. One expects greatness from del Toro - you won't find it here. Predicable at every turn. Not scary. Yawn. ...
Amityville Horror (2005)
Stars: 2 / 10 A failed remake. It's more akin to a bad reboot of The Shining. OK effects, but lazy acting, pathetic and predictab...
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From Hell
Stars: 2 / 10 Disappoints. Unbelievable, silly, predictable tripe. Depp doesn't even look English and his accent is awful! IMDB: h...
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The Changeling (1980)
Stars: 6 / 10 Spooky haunted house. Sometimes silly. Crappy sound & slightly weird end. A few good suspense scares. IMDB: http:/...
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Tucker & Dale vs Evil
Stars: 7 / 10 LOL! horror comedy gold -- spoofs the "redneck psycho killer" slasher genre Director: Eli Craig Year: 2012...
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slasher
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World War Z
Stars: 8 / 10 Thrilling! Scary. Imagination rather than gorefest, A+ SpecFX. Stands apart in the genre. Loved it. Director: Marc Fo...
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