Leigh Whannell should be a familiar name for anyone who’s being following horror cinema this century, as co-creator (hand in hand with James Wan) of two of the genre’s most popular and profitable franchises of the past fifteen years: Saw, and Insidious. Yet while Whannell’s work is known for making money, this hasn’t necessarily equated […]
We might say that the lasting legacy of all the great horror movies can be measured by the number of imitators they spawn. However, while the likes of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Halloween and The Blair Witch Project presented a format that opportunistic filmmakers could easily duplicate on a limited budget, one influential horror […]
Going into a film with no foreknowledge beyond the fact that it’s from the producers of Turbo Kid, one might be forgiven for not expecting anything too serious-minded. However, this film is an altogether different breed of Canadian sci-fi horror. Written and directed by Caroline Labrèche and Steeve Léonard, Radius is a compelling and inventive […]
Sharktopus (2010) Distributor: Anchor Bay Entertainment DVD Release Date (UK): 14th March 2011 Directed by: Declan O’Brien Starring: Eric Roberts, Sara Malakul Lane, Kerim Bursin, Liv Boughn Review by: Ben Bussey At a top-secret lab in a top-secret location, a top-secret military bioengineering division are working on a top-secret project. Headed by the father-daughter duo of egomaniacal […]