10 persistent horror franchises

Ryan Lambie

Personally, I like to pretend that Tobe Hooper’s 1974 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is the only film in the series, and that none of the others ever happened

They may run out of ideas or slip into absurdity, but horror franchises never truly end. Here’s a selection of a few of the most persistent…

Movies 31.01.2011

A Nightmare On Elm Street & Friday The 13th sequel updates

Simon Brew

Producer Brad Fuller offers updates on A Nightmare On Elm Street, Friday The 13th, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and The Monster Squad…

Movies 23.09.2010

10 fairly groovy, mostly forgotten songs from the movies

Jeff Szpirglas

For every classic theme song, a dozen are seemingly forgotten. Here’s our list of ten movie tunes that deserve to be rediscovered…

Movies 05.08.2010

Confused Views: Collection killers

Matt Edwards

This is a film I dislike to such a degree that I'm genuinely not happy to have it sitting next to Freddy Vs Jason in my collection.

Matt Edwards highlights the DVDs that, should you dare to buy them, will kill your collection outright...

Movies 05.07.2010

7 notable old-school 3D effects

Jeff Szpirglas

With a resurgent craze for 3D sweeping Hollywood, we delve into the archives to salute the best 3D effects from old-school movies…

Movies 22.04.2010

Friday The 13th sequel is “dead”?

Simon Brew

Given the success of the remake of Friday The 13th, you’d have thought that the sequel was a certainty. Apparently not…

Movies 13.08.2009

Confused Views: A band of violent simpletons

Matt Edwards

Here’s an idea, if a boat is powering towards you at speed, why not, even if just as a precautionary measure, get out of the fucking way.

Matt offers his unique views on the Friday The 13th remake, while savng his week with a screening of In The Loop...

Movies 19.03.2008

Timber Falls. Not scary. Funny. Drinking game gold.

Timber Falls review

Duncan Bowles

Another horror film. Another carnival of cliches. But Timber Falls, daft as it is, could form the basis of a great, great drinking game.

Movies 16.11.2007

When geek goes wrong: Freddy vs Jason

Matt Edwards

The acting is painful to watch, in spite of the inspired idea of casting a member of Destiny's Child as an idiot

Matt kicks off a new occasional series, looking at what happens when all the ingredients for great geekdom go sour. Freddy and Jason, step forward please...

Movies 15.11.2007