Director: Ruairi Robinson Starring: Liev Schreiber, Elias Koteas, Romola Garai, Olivia Williams, Johnny Harris, Tom Cullen Written by: Clive Dawson and (based on the short story) Sydney J. Bounds Running Time: 98 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 11th April 2014 Films with the word “Mars” in them always seem to signpost disaster. Even when the…
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The Quiet Ones
Director: John Pogue Starring: Jared Harris, Sam Claflin, Olivia Cooke, Erin Richards, Rory Fleck-Byrne Written by: Craig Rosenberg, Oren Moverman, John Pogue and (based on the screenplay) Tom de Ville Running Time: 98 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 10th April 2014 Those who are regular readers will know that I have soft spot for Hammer…
Only Lovers Left Alive
Director: Jim Jarmusch Starring: Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt, Anton Yelchin, Jeffrey Wright Written by: Jim Jarmusch Running Time: 123 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 21 February 2014 After years of being the image of teenage romances, the vampire needed to return to a more mature audience and if there is one man…
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
Director: Christopher Landon Starring: Andrew Jacobs, Molly Ephraim, Jorge Diaz, Richard Cabrel, Micah Sloat Written by: Christopher Landon Running Time: 84 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 1st January 2014 First off, Happy New Year and we kick off 2014 like we did last year, with another horror film from a fairly popular franchise. This time…
Carrie
Director: Kimberley Peirce Starring: Chloe Grace Mortez, Julianne Moore, Judy Greer, Gabriella Wilde, Portia Doubleday Written by: Lawrence D. Cohen, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and (based on his novel) Stephen King Running Time: 100 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 29th November 2013 Before I start this review, I have to say that Brian De Palma’s 1976 horror…
The Call
Director: Brad Anderson Starring: Halle Berry, Abigail Breslin, Morris Chesthunt, Michael Eklund, David Otungo, Michael Imperioli Written by: (also story) Richard D’Ovidio, (story) Nicola D’Ovidio and Jon Bokenkamp Running Time: 94 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 20th September 2013 Sometimes I could scream. I see a film that has a really interesting premise and the…
Insidious: Chapter 2
Director; James Wan Starring: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, Barbara Hershey, Ty Simpkins, Steve Coulter Written by: Leigh Whannell and (story) James Wan Running Time: 105 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 13th September 2013 Over the past few weeks my heart has been lifted by the current crop of horror films. You’re Next took…
Riddick
Director: David Twohy Starring: Vin Diesel, Jordi Molla, Matt Nable, Katee Sackhoff, Dave Bautista Written by: David Twohy, (screenplay) Oliver Butcher, Stephen Cornwell, (based on the characters created) Jim Wheat and Ken Wheat. Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 4th September 2013 It was 13 years since the psychotic murderer with night vision…
You’re Next
Director: Adam Wingard Starring: Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, Wendy Glenn, AJ Bowen, Joe Swanberg, Ti West Written by: Simon Barrett Running Time: 96 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 28th August 2013 When I was growing up the slasher horror film was at the height of its popularity. A heady mix of masked killer stalking teenagers…
The Conjuring
Director: James Wan Starring: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston, Lili Taylor, Shanley Caswell Written by: Chad Hayes and Carey Hayes Running Time: 112 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 2nd August 2013 Those who read my blog will know that I’m not a great lover of modern horrors, preferring my thrills from films of the…
A Field In England
Director: Ben Wheatley Starring: Michael Smiley, Julian Barrett, Reece Shearsmith, Peter Ferdinando, Ryan Pope, Richard Glover Written by: Amy Jump Running Time: 90 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 5th July 2013 A Field In England is a first. The first time a film has simultaneously been released in the cinema, available online and on DVD as…
World War Z
Director: Marc Forester Starring: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, James Badge Dale, David Morse, Peter Capaldi Written by: Matthew Michael Carnahan, Drew Goddard, Damon Lindelof, (story) J. Michael Straczynski and (based on the novel) Max Brooks Running Time: 116 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 21st June 2013 Look everyone, it’s another zombie movie. With the…
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