On release Resident Evil: the videogame, went on to become one of the most popular, biggest selling horror games of all time. A movie of that game, using that setting, plot and characters would seem like a no-brainer. Which is why … Continue reading Video-Game Movie Month: Resident Evil (2002) Review
There is something about the simplicity and low-key feel of 28 Days Later which makes it so effective. This isn’t a glossy, Hollywood horror film but something much more realistic. Throughout the movie there is an impending feeling of dread as … Continue reading Horror Week: 28 Days Later (2002) Review
I review a whole season rather than individual episodes, so there is a chance of spoilers. If you haven’t watched the whole season yet, stop reading now! What a difference a second season makes. After the average and quite mediocre first season, it … Continue reading Supernatural (Season 2) TV Review
I have written about my love for podcasts before but with a few odd episodes being an exception, none of them feel specifically for movie and TV fans. We’re Alive is different. It isn’t TV or movie related directly, it isn’t a podcast about … Continue reading “We’re Alive” – a podcast for movie and TV fans
Maggie is an ambitious movie with a great central idea. The film takes a genre which has been done many times before and tries to offer something new. Zombies are not new. Comedies have been produced, every type of zombie horror … Continue reading Maggie (2015) Review
Maze Runner was a pleasant surprise from last year, managing to offer something slightly different in the Young Adult genre with a thrilling, original take on the dystopia theme we’ve already seen with The Hunger Games and The Divergent series. Luckily, The Scorch Trials … Continue reading Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) Review
The problem with a genre as over-exposed and over-used as zombies is that you are forced to find something new to stand-out from the crowd. Shaun of the Dead and Zombieland managed it very well, simply adding comedy to highlight the clichés and … Continue reading World War Z (2013) Review
Because I review a whole tv series rather than individual episodes, there is a chance of spoilers, so if you haven’t watched the whole series yet, stop reading now! Sometimes, less really is more. I can see why Walking Dead … Continue reading The Walking Dead (Season 3) TV Review
Timothy Olyphant is a very underrated actor. If you take a quick look at his past films and tv roles, what you find is a man who provides consistently decent, sometimes brilliant performances, which fall just short of public awareness. He is becoming much more a go-to actor rather than a stand-out lead and I think there is something to be said for that. There are some great performances that many wouldn’t even realise was Olyphant. One of the chasing cops in Nicholas Cage’s Gone in Sixty Seconds, the high-tech villain who was outdone by Bruce Willis’ blunt force in … Continue reading The Crazies (2010) Review
When it came to the two Grindhouse films, Rodriguez made the clever choice and consequently the superior film. He realised that the best aspect of the B-movie, Grindhouse films was the gore, scantily clad woman, poor to hammy acting and ridiculous story. It had to be horror but in a “ram-it-down-your-throat” kind of way. While Tarantino had some of that, it always felt like a Tarantino film in a Grindhouse style rather than a dedication to Grindhouse. The biggest difference? – Zombies! It’s simple really. Zombies offer you gore, blood, horror (but not the tense, creepy kind) and humour, either … Continue reading Planet Terror (2007) Review
