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The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) Review
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) Director: Martin McDonagh Screenwriter: Martin McDonagh Starring: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan, Pat Shortt, Gary Lydon, David Pearse, Sheila Flitton, Bríd Ní Neachtain Writer-director Martin McDonagh is well known for his darkly humorous ruminations on life. His work across the three feature films prior to his latest…
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The Curse of Bridge Hollow (2022) Review
The Curse of Bridge Hollow (2022) Director: Jedd Wadlow Screenwriters: Todd Berger, Robert Rugan Starring: Priah Ferguson, Marlon Wayans, Kelly Rowland, John Michael Higgins, Lauren Lapkus, Rob Riggle Family spooky films used to be all the rage, with films such as the live-action Scooby-Doo and The Addams Family being beloved favourites for certain generations. The…
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Ringu (1998) Review
Ringu (1998) Director: Hideo Nakata Screenwriter: Hiroshi Takahashi Starring: Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rikiya Otaka, Miki Nakatani, Rie Ino’o, Yûko Takeuchi, Hitomi Satô The idea of watching a horror film alone sends shivers down our spines. So we call our friends, order a pizza, and laugh as everyone peeks through closed fingers and flinches at…
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Halloween Ends (2022) Review
Halloween Ends (2022) Director: David Gordon Green Screenwriters: Paul Brad Logan, Chris Bernier, Danny McBride, David Gordon Green Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak, James Jude Courtney, Rohan Campbell, Jesse C. Boyd Halloween Ends. Thank the cinema gods that it does. One year ago, Halloween Kills, the previous instalment in the new cycle of Halloween…
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The Orphanage (2007) Review
The Orphanage (2007) Director: J.A. Bayona Screenwriter: Sergio G Sánchez Starring: Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Roger Princep, Mabel Rivera, Montserrat Carulla, Geraldine Chaplin, Andrés Gertrúdix, Edgar Vivar, Óscar Casas Oftentimes an executive producer presenting a project to an audience doesn’t count for a lot. Steven Spielberg didn’t manage to do a lot for Michael Bay’s…
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Mr Harrigan’s Phone (2022) Review
Mr Harrigan’s Phone (2022) Director: John Lee Hancock Screenwriters: John Lee Hancock Starring: Jaeden Martell, Donald Sutherland, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Joe Tippett, Cyrus Arnold, Colin O’Brien Stephen King is well known for horror; that’s what has made him. He can do the spooks and the monsters as well as, if not better, than anyone else. Mr…
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Martyrs (2008) Review
Martyrs (2008) Director: Pascal Laugier Screenwriter: Pascal Laugier Starring: Mylène Jampanoï, Morjana Alaoui, Catherine Bégin, Patricia Tulasne, Robert Toupin To equip a film with repulsive viscera that gushes within its own fleshy and bulbous expositions, wallowing in the sheer cruelty of it all can only be described as barbaric filmmaking that would surely not result…
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The Others (2001) Review
The Others (2001) Director: Alejandro Amenábar Screenwriter: Alejandro Amenábar Starring: Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston, Fionnula Flanagan, Alakina Mann, James Bentley, Eric Sykes, Elaine Cassidy The horror genre is always in flux, constantly reinventing itself with each new generation. Whether it’s breathing new life into tired tropes or rewriting the rules of the genre itself, horror…
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Review
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Director: Jim Sharman Screenwriters: Richard O’Brien, Jim Sharman Starring: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O’Brien, Patricia Quinn, Little Nell Campbell, Jonathan Adams, Peter Hinwood, Meat Loaf, Charles Gray Only one film has been in constant theatrical circulation since its release, and that’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show.…
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Hocus Pocus 2 (2022) Review
Hocus Pocus 2 (2022) Director: Anne Fletcher Screenwriter: Jen D’Angelo Starring: Whitney Peak, Belissa Escobedo, Lilia Buckingham, Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy Hocus Pocus 2 is a testament to nostalgia, girl power, and Walgreens. After an almost 30-year hiatus, the witchy franchise has dished up another potion of movie-making magic in the much-anticipated…