Director: Jonathan Levine Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, John Malkovich, Analeigh Tipton, Rob Corddry Wrtitten by: Jonathan Levine and (novel) Isaac Marion Running Time: 98 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 8th February 2013 I was a little skeptical when entering to see Warm Bodies. Was this to do to zombies what Twilight has done to vampires…
Tag: horror
Hitchcock
Director: Sacha Gervasi Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlet Johansson, Danny Huston, Jessica Biel. Written by: John J. McLaughlin and (based on his book) Stephen Rebello. Running time:98 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 8th February 2013 Isn’t it typical? You wait for a film about Alfred Hitchcock to come along and like buses, two come…
Texas Chainsaw
Director: John Luessenhop Starring: Alexandra Daddario, Dan Yeager, Trez Songz, Scott Eastwood, Tania Raymonde Written by: Adam Marcus, Debra Sullivan, Kirsty Elms, (story) Stephen Susco, (based on the characters created by) Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel. Running Time: 92 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 4th January 2013 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is, in my books,…
Room 237
Director: Rodney Ascher Starring: Bill Blakemore, Geoffrey Cocks, Juli Kearns, John Fell Ryan, Jay Weidner, Buffy Visick. Running Time: 102 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 26th October 2012 The Shining is regarded as one of the best horror films of all time. You will find it in most best film lists. Strange, really, for a…
Excision
Director: Richard Bates Jr Starring: Annalynn McCord, Traci Lord, Ariel Ward, Roger Bart, John Waters, Marlee Matlin Written by: Richard Bates Jr Running Time: 81 mins Cert: 18 Released date: 28th October 2012 I have always had a problem with modern horror films. Very few of them really know what the meaning of the word…
Frankenweenie
Director: Tim Burton Starring: Martin Short, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Landau, Winona Ryder, Charlie Tahan, Atticus Shaffer. Written by: John August, (based on a screenplay) Leonard Ripps and (based on an original idea) Tim Burton Running Time: 87 mins Cert: PG Release date: 17th October 2012 In 1984 a young film maker took a short animation…
Sinister
Director: Scott Derrickson Starring: Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, James Ransone, Vincent D’Onofino. Written by Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill. Running Time: 110 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 5th October 2012 When a film company puts on a screening where you are given disclaimers stating that they will be filming the audience in order to…
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Director: Timur Berkmambetov Starring: Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rufus Sewell. Written by: Seth Grahame-Smith (based on his book) Running time: 105 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 20th June 2012 What is your first reaction when you hear the title Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter? Mine was a laughably ludicrous title that could be…
Prometheus
Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba Written by: Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof Running Time: 124 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 1st June 2012 It’s been in the works for years. The anticipation and build-up with viral videos and mouth-watering trailers over the past year has made…
