Another year, another fourth superhero film. And people wonder why there’s superhero fatigue going around, I know I have that. But, best to keep an open mind on these things – you may be surprised one day. I certainly was with the first Thor. Fun fact, I had actually skipped
Ahead of the UK premiere of his latest film TERRIFIER at the Horror Channel Frightfest Halloween event on Sat 23 Oct, director Damien Leone talks about the ’Art’ of extreme clowning, his debt to Tom Savini and a terrifying Halloween experience… Q: Art The Clown initially appeared in your 2008 short
By Brenda Berg. The writing industry has played such an important part in the Hollywood blockbuster industry. So many of our most treasured and inspirational films have revolved around the concept of writing and have, in turn, stolen the hearts of millions. Don’t get me wrong, there is a tonne of terrible
By Last Caress. The Unraveling opens on a heroin addict going through the process of injecting his drug of choice. That heroin addict is Michael (Zack Gold), and he's servicing his addiction in a flophouse full of similarly addicted folk, almost all of whom are presently off inside themselves, far from
By Orla Smith. "When it hurts it means it's working". Those words, spoken by The Wound's withdrawn protagonist Xolani (Nakhane Touré), neatly summarises the cultural attitude the film depicts ― and rallies against. Director John Tengrove examines a South African tradition in the Xhosa community, designed to celebrate burgeoning manhood. Annually, teenage
