Director: Rob Letterman Starring: Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Ryan Lee, Amy Ryan, Jillian Bell Written by: Darren Lemke, (story) Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski and (based on the Goosebumps books) R.L.Stine Running Time: 103 mins Cert: PG Release date: 5th February 2016 I love going into a film with low expectations. You are never…
Tag: horror
Krampus
Director: Michael Dougherty Starring: Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner, Allison Tolman, Conchata Ferrell, Emjay Anthony Written by: Michael Dougherty, Todd Casey and Zach Shields Running Time: 98 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 4th December 2015 In a season when the schmaltz comes out in bucket loads, how refreshing it is to have a very…
Victor Frankenstein
Director: Paul McGuigan Starring; James McAvoy, Daniel Radcliffe, Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott, Charles Dance, Daniel Mays, Callum Turner Written by: (also screen story) Max Landis and (based on the novel “Frankenstein”) Mary Shelley. Running Time: 110 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 3rd December 2015 I am all for introducing a new generation to a…
Crimson Peak
Director: Guillermin del Toro Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver, Burn Gorman Written by Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 16th October 2015 Guillermo del Toro doesn’t make many films, so when he does step behind the camera, it should be a…
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
Director: Tom Six Starring: Dieter Laser, Laurence R. Harvey, Eric Roberts, Bree Olsen, Tom Six, Clayton Rohner Written by: Tom Six Running Time: 102 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 10th July 2015 I have to see all kinds of movies in order to bring you reviews and comments. Sometimes they are outstanding. Other times mediocre….
Housebound
Director: Gerard Johnstone Starring: Morgana O’Reilly, Rima Te Wiata, Glen-Paul Waru, Ross Harper, Cameron Rhodes Written by: Gerard Johnstone Running Time: 107 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 3rd July 2015 We all like surprises, so when a film comes along that you are not expecting much from, turns out to be a little gem, then…
Knock Knock
Director: Eli Roth Starring: Keanu Reeves, Lorenza Izzo, Ana de Armas, Ignacia Allamand, Aaron Burns, Colleen Camp Written by: Eli Roth, Guillermo Amoedo and Nicholas Lopez Running Time: 99 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 26th June 2015 It has to be said that the expectations for this film were very low. Firstly, the director, Eli…
Insidious: Chapter 3
Director: Leigh Whannell Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott, Lin Shaye, Angus Sampson, Leigh Whannell. Written by: (also characters created) Leigh Whannell Running Time: 97 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 5th June 2015 If you are a regular reader of my reviews (and I’d like to thank you for that), then you will know that I…
Poltergeist
Director: Gil Kenan Starring: Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jared Harris, Jane Adams, Saxon Sharbino, Kyle Catlett, Kennedi Clements Written by: David Lindsay-Abaire and (based on a story) Steven Spielberg Running Time: 93 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 22nd May 2015 Another day, another remake of a modern horror classic. This week, it’s the 1982 Steven Spielberg/Tobe…
Unfriended
Director: Leo Gabriadze Starring: Shelley Hennig, Matthew Bohrer, Moses Storm, Renee Olstead, Will Peltz, Courtney Halverson Written by: Nelson Greaves Running Time: 83 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 1st May 2015 Going into Unfriended, I thought, here we go another gimmicky horror film that will probably have very little scares and characters you would care about. I…
The Town That Dreaded Sundown
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Starring: Addison Timlin, Veronica Cartwright, Anthony Anderson, Edward Herrmann, Gary Cole, Ed Lauder, Travis Tope Written by: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and (based on the 1976 film) Earl E. Smith Running Time: 86 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 17th April 2015 In 1976 a very low-budget exploitation horror emerged as a cult favourite, entitled The Town…
It Follows
Director: David Robert Mitchell Starring: Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Olivia Luccardi, Lili Sepe, Daniel Zovatto, Jake Weary Written by: David Robert Mitchell Running Time: 100 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 27th February 2015 There was a common denominator during the slasher horrors of the late 70’s and early 80’s, that if a character went to…
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