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Uncovering Curiosities: Wes Craven’s THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT

The late Wes Craven is a director synonymous with the horror genre. 1972’s The Last House on the Left is Craven’s first – and probably most horrific film. It makes for some uncomfortable viewing, but the film is a true horror [...]

July 26, 2021

Notebook Reviews: SCREAM 3

Wes Craven – 2000 Scream 3 is an hugely enjoyable slasher movie – and one which also works quite well as a Hollywood satire. This third instalment of the Scream franchise sees Wes Craven back in the director’s chair, along with [...]

July 8, 2021

Blu-ray Review: WHEN A STRANGER CALLS & WHEN A STRANGER CALLS BACK

/ The opening twenty minutes of Fred Walton’s When A Stranger Calls is as tense and edge-of-seat thrilling as cinema can get. The now iconic scene sees a young babysitter (Carol Kane) harassed by a series of mysterious telephone calls. It’s [...]

December 16, 2018

Blu-Ray & DVD Review Round-Up: BRITANNIA; BATTLE OF THE SEXES; KILLING GUNTHER & More

This time around: Britannia attempts to be the new Game Of Thrones, Emma Stone and Steve Carrell take part in the Battle Of The Sexes, Richard Gere will leave you Breathless, Wishmaster offers up three wishes and Arnold Schwarzenegger is Killing [...]

April 8, 2018

DVD Review: LAST GIRL STANDING Adds Something Fresh To The Slasher Movie

Horror movies have certain beats and certain rhythms that audiences have come to expect. One of these traditions is that any slasher movie usually ends with one final female who manages to escape the killer’s grasp. This is where [...]

July 28, 2016

DVD Review: IT FOLLOWS Is A Perfectly Realised Piece Of Horror Filmmaking

It Follows is a horror film that is filled with tense atmosphere. Writer-director David Robert Mitchell refrains from using cheap scares, upping the tension to give the film an eerie atmosphere that makes it feel refreshing in a genre that is now [...]

June 28, 2015

Here’s The New Mask For MTV’s SCREAM – The Producers Don’t Know What They Have

Scream is coming to MTV (remember when that stood for Music Television?). Here’s the new Ghostface mask that’ll have Edvard Munch screaming in his grave. I supposed they had to change it from the movies because… “The [original] mask is so [...]

June 6, 2015

Interview: Brett A. Hart On Bringing AIN’T IT COOL WITH HARRY KNOWLES To PBS

Movies In Focus was lucky to see 50 minutes of PBS’ forthcoming Ain’t It Cool With Harry Knowles. The Kickstarter funded show builds on the webisode series that Knowles had on Nerdist, opening it up to a whole new audience. I spoke with the [...]

January 27, 2015

It’s Almost Here: Movies In Focus Gets A Sneak Peek At AIN’T IT COOL WITH HARRY KNOWLES

The long awaited second season of Ain’t It Cool With Harry Knowles is nearly here. The show originally started on Nerdist’s Youtube Channel in 2012 but Harry Knowles and director Brett Hart’s vision for the show grew (I interviewed Harry [...]

January 20, 2015

SCREAM Series For MTV; Wes Craven To Direct Pilot

A Scream television series for MTV? I’m not quite sure that we need it, but Dimension seems to want to milk their franchises (Scream, Spy Kids, Scary Movie) for all they’re worth. The belated fourth instalment of Wes Craven’s horror franchise [...]

April 26, 2013

DVD Review: Wes Craven’s THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT

Wes Craven is a director synonymous with horror. The Last House on the Left is the director’s first and probably most horrific film. It makes for some uncomfortable viewing, but the film is a true classic in the horror genre. What makes House so [...]

May 1, 2012