horror

Uncovering Curiosities: Ben Young’s HOUNDS OF LOVE

Maybe don’t think about the Kate Bush song. Having said that, 2016’s Hounds Of Love is a dark and violent Antipodean thriller that will probably send you Running Up That Hill, Breathing heavily and maybe screaming Babooshka! This pic [...]

June 5, 2021

Notebook Reviews: GREMLINS

Joe Dante – 1984 Joe Dante‘s Gremlins is a film which has held-up incredibly well in the face of time and CGI. Dante’s film opens as a Capraesque comedy before descending into a 1950s-style creature feature. It’s the perfect [...]

June 5, 2021

Notebook Reviews: DOG SOLDIERS

Neil Marshall – 2002 Neil Marshall‘s directing debut, Dog Soldiers is an exceptionally refreshing slice of horror cinema. The set-up is classic: Zulu meets Aliens with werewolves – and the film is every bit as good as you would hope. [...]

June 4, 2021

Review: CAVEAT Is A Creepy & Captivating Irish Chiller

Damian Mc Carthy makes a wonderful feature length directing debut with Caveat, a creepy and captivating horror film which has scares as well as a few well-placed chuckles. This low budget independent Irish film delivers the goods, making it a [...]

June 3, 2021

Prano Bailey-Bond’s Video Nasty Horror CENSOR Gets A Release Date For The UK & Ireland

Vertigo Releasing has announced that it will be releasing Prano Bailey-Bond’s Censor in UK and Irish cinemas from 20 August 2021 Niamh Algar (so good it Calm With Horses) leads the cast which is also features Nicholas Burns, Vincent Franklin, [...]

June 2, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Roger Corman’s TOWER OF LONDON

Tower Of London is a Shakespeare mash-up woven through the horror genre. This 1962 Roger Corman film takes elements of Richard III, Hamlet and Macbeth and crafts the tale of Richard of Gloucester (Vincent Price), the brother of a dying king who will [...]

May 30, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Adam Egypt Mortimer’s DANIEL ISN’T REAL

The independent film arena is still the best place to discover stellar genre fare. These films don’t need the huge (and complex) marketing models which have all but destroyed the concept of variety and choice within mainstream cinema. Director [...]

May 29, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Francis Ford Coppola’s TWIXT

The great Francis Ford Coppola and Val Kilmer teamed for the 2012 murder mystery, Twixt. The film may be more of a digital video experiment than a movie but it does feature a great performance from Kilmer and a kooky supporting role for Bruce Dern. [...]

May 28, 2021

Surprising Trailer For Edgar Wright’s LAST NIGHT IN SOHO Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie & Matt Smith

Movies In Focus has to admit that this trailer for Edgar Wright‘s Last Night In Soho took me by surprise. I wasn’t expecting the tone to be so serious or the visuals to be so striking. It looks like a real change of pace for Wright [...]

May 27, 2021

Remembering The Great Christopher Lee

Few actors have had an impact on so many generations in the way that Christopher Lee did. The tall, dark and enigmatic actor’s deep baritone voice meant that he sounded as iconic as he looked and he had a career which saw him enter the Guinness [...]

May 27, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN

Horror reboots and sequels are ten a penny and most of them aren’t very good. However, the remake/sequel of The Town That Dreaded Sundown hits the mark and offers something new, even if it is a beat-for-beat redo of Charles B. Pierce’s 1976 [...]

May 27, 2021

Darkly Comic Trailer For FALSE POSITIVE Starring Ilana Glazer, Justin Theroux & Pierce Brosnan

You have to applaud the dark humour of the music choice on this trailer for False Positive. It truly sells the movie as a darkly comic horror. I don’t know about you, but I think this looks like it could be fun. I’m getting hints of [...]

May 26, 2021

Review: Zack Snyder’s ARMY OF THE DEAD – A Stupid Movie With Stupid Characters Doing Stupid Things

Zack Snyder is probably the most divisive director of the century. Over the last 20 years, no filmmaker has faced the vitriol which has been targeted at Snyder or been embraced by the fervent adoration of their fanbase. It’s odd – [...]

May 23, 2021

Notebook Reviews: THE FRIGHTENERS

Peter Jackson – 1996 Peter Jackson‘s director’s cut of The Frighteners is an enjoyable horror–comedy, but there’s just something missing to make it great. Michael J. Fox excels in the lead role (as always) and the [...]

May 21, 2021

Notebook Reviews: THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES

Mark Pellington – 2002 Mark Pellington‘s The Mothman Prophecies is an excellent and unexpected mystery with a great turn by Richard Gere (Laura Linney is also excellent). Pellington’s film has great visuals and it also has a [...]

May 20, 2021

There’s A Stranger Things Vibe To This Trailer For LET US IN

There’s a real 1980s Amblin/Stranger Things vibe to this trailer for Let Them In. It looks like it might be a good ‘gateway movie’ for getting kids of a certain age into genre movies. It’s a family film, but it might just [...]

May 20, 2021

Trailer For Prano Bailey-Bond’s Video Nasty Horror CENSOR Starring Niamh Algar

Prano Bailey-Bond’s Censor looks great. The 1980s set horror riffs on the UK’s obsession with the ‘Video Nasty’ during the early years of VHS and it seems to feature some striking visuals and good performances. Niamh Algar (so [...]

May 19, 2021

There’s No Need To Remake Tony Scott’s THE HUNGER

The late, great Tony Scott made his big screen directing debut with the ultra-stylish 1983 vampire film, The Hunger. The film starred Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie as vampire lovers who get caught-up in a relationship with Susan [...]

May 18, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Ewan McGregor & Director Mike Flanagan On The Set Of DOCTOR SLEEP

Set forty years after Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) tried to kill his family in The Overlook Hotel, Doctor Sleep follows a grown-up Danny Torrance (played by Ewan McGregor) who is still afflicted by the supernatural abilities, which he calls The [...]

May 15, 2021

Interview: Director Neil Marshall Talks About Making The RECKONING

Movies In Focus has been a fan of Neil Marshall’s work since the release of his great werewolf horror, Dog Soldiers in 2002. The film was was a fantastic calling card for the filmmaker who continues to impress on the big and small screen having [...]

May 14, 2021

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