horror

Notebook Reviews: DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE

Rouben Mamoulian – 1931 Director Rouben Mamoulian delivers an early (and controversial) screen adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale. This 1931 version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is an atmospheric work that delivers all the [...]

August 31, 2024

Review of Eddie Izzard in Hammer Films' Doctor Jekyll

Review: Hammer Films Rises From The Dead With DOCTOR JEKYLL

Director Joe Stephenson‘s Doctor Jekyll is a commendable updating of Robert Louis Stephenson’s classic tale with a modern slant. This Hammer Films production successfully marries gothic horror with modern sensibilities, creating a visually [...]

August 14, 2024

Podcast Episode 65: It’s Hammer Time With DOCTOR JEKYLL Director Joe Stephenson

Director Joe Stephenson joins this episode of the Movies In Focus podcast to discuss his latest film, Doctor Jekyll. This film marks a significant moment for Hammer Studios, being their first horror release since the company’s acquisition by [...]

August 14, 2024

Podcast Episode 64: Director Neil Marshall & Star Charlotte Kirk Discuss DUCHESS

Dog Soldiers, The Descent and Doomsday filmmaker Neil Marshall joins the Movies In Focus podcast to talk about his new gangster film, Duchess alongside its star, co-writer and producer Charlotte Kirk. The pair previously collaborated on the [...]

August 9, 2024

Review: Adam Wingard’s YOU’RE NEXT Is A Darkly Comedic Home Invasion Horror

There’s quite a lot to recommend in director Adam Wingard’s You’re Next, a darkly comedic home invasion film which takes the horror sub-genre and flips it on its head. It’s all very entertaining and as it builds, it becomes even funnier and [...]

July 28, 2024

Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Demme on the set of The Silence Of The Lambs

Behind The Scenes: Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster & Jonathan Demme On The Set Of THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

Jonathan Demme’s The Silence Of The Lambs is a piece of cinema that manages to work not only as a prestige picture, but also as a horror film. We’ll have no mention of ‘elevated horror’ when discussing about this, thank you [...]

July 22, 2024

Podcast Episode 62: Star Rachel Nichols & Director Alejandro Brugués Talk THE INHERITANCE

Director Alejandro Brugués goes for old-fashioned chills and offers up some slow-burn horror with his excellent new horror, The Inheritance. It can be difficult to have sympathy for characters who have immense wealth and privilege – especially [...]

July 15, 2024

Podcast Episode 61: Writers Joe Russo & Chris LaMont On THE INHERITANCE

Written by Joe Russo and Chris LaMont, The Inheritance delivers old-fashioned chills and offers up some slow-burn horror. The quick pitch is to call the Alejandro Brugués directed film a well-balanced mix of Knives Out and The House On Haunted [...]

July 12, 2024

Behind The Scenes: Will Smith On The Set Of I AM LEGEND

Director Francis Lawrence’s I Am Legend is a pretty decent stab at adapting Richard Matheson’s seminal 1954 sci-fi/horror novel of the same name for the screen. Having said that, this Akiva Goldsman and Mark Protosevich written movie isn’t as [...]

July 7, 2024

Blu-ray Review: Horror Gets Animated In STOPMOTION

Stopmotion, the feature debut from animation director Robert Morgan, is a haunting and visceral exploration of artistic obsession and psychological horror. This is one of those fugue state nightmare pieces where the mood seeps under your skin and it [...]

July 2, 2024

Review: The Power Of Russell Crowe Compels You To Watch THE EXORCISM

There have been hundreds of films about exorcisms in the wake of the monumental success of the late William Friedkin’s The Exorcist. Friedkin’s 1973 adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s novel was a phenomenon and countless filmmaker’s have [...]

June 29, 2024

Podcast Episode 57: Drew Maxwell Weiss Talks About His Giallo Inspired Arrow Short ANATOMY MAESTRO

Arrow Shorts is a showcase for great short-form film-making. From the scary to the bizarre, Arrow highlights the amazing work being created by filmmakers in a shorter-length medium. Film-maker Drew Maxwell Weiss joins this episode of the podcast to [...]

June 6, 2024

Podcast Episode 56: Alex Baro-Cayetano On His Small & Perfectly Formed Arrow Short KEITH

Arrow Shorts is a showcase for great short-form film-making. From the scary to the bizarre, Arrow highlights the amazing work being created by filmmakers in a shorter-length medium. Film-maker Alex Baro-Cayetano joins this episode of the podcast to [...]

June 3, 2024

Podcast Episode 47: Cult Auteur Larry Fessenden Talks BLACKOUT & Werewolves

It’s usually hyperbole to say that someone does it all, but in the case of Larry Fessenden, it just so happens to be true. An award-winning actor, producer, writer, director and editor – Fessenden is a genre filmmaker with a real skill in [...]

April 14, 2024

Blu-ray Review: Found Footage Horror THE BORDERLANDS (aka FINAL PRAYER) Finally Get The Release It Deserves

Released in 2013, The Borderlands came and went with relatively little fanfare. Coming out in the wake of the found-footage phenomenon, the Elliott Garner-directed film got lumped in with many lesser films which permeated the horror scene at the [...]

April 7, 2024

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