Everyone loves a good Halloween-themed horror, preferably set in the dead of night in a haunted house, midnight graveyard or similar deserted location. But what about horror films set mainly in summer, in broad daylight or crowded situations? Nina Romain looks into the true nightmare of Halloween horror Sick of cliched festive films and glow […]
Unlike its American counterparts, British zombie movies aren’t usually set in malls. Nina Romain talks to two Brit zombie-meisters who chose to have their heroes taking on the undead in UK shopping centres – despite their zombies attacking the offspring of British acting icons Attacking the UK cinema market last week, the newest Resident Evil […]
Sex on screen need not be tragic or wrapped in soft lighting. It can expose vanity, puncture fantasy or turn a sophisticated adult into a stammering fool. That is one reason Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex feels timely. Starring Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman, the erotic comedy-thriller follows a young man who becomes the sexual muse […]
Looking forward to the new Resident Evil movie, stumbling with undead groans into UK theatres later this year? Nina Romain looks at the appeal of zombies over the last few years and how Brit undead measure up against American ones If Resident Evil can prove one thing, it’s probably that the undead don’t give up […]
Ever wonder what your chances would be struggling for survival in a post-apocalyptic world? Nina Romain looks at the reality of post-apoc life – and compares it to the glamorous fantasy usually found on the big screen. The general depiction of a glamorous fantasy of life after various apocalyptic nightmares, is where everything is yours […]
(Because it admits it’s lying.) Let’s get something straight. April Fools’ Day is not about jokes. It’s about power. Power over attention. Power over belief. Power over narrative. And once a year, just once, he entire world drops its guard and says: “Go on then. Trick me.” Meanwhile, the film industry spends the other 364 […]
Ryan Coogler’s box-office smash has so many things going for it: incredible music, intense vampire mayhem, and a deep sense of history. Along with all of these elements, it also breathes with characters who have a strong grounding in their religious tradition, whether that be the Baptist faith that Sammie struggles to escape or the […]
A new look at the world’s most famous twisted love story, Wuthering Heights, first published in 1847, is hitting the screens just before Valentine’s Day this year with Margot Robbie in one of her darkest roles yet. Nina Romain looks at the traditionally most romantic day of the year on the silver screen, and where the fine line is between charming […]
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” So said the American horror writer H P Lovecraft. Like the horror genre, the thriller can take us on a primal journey into the unknown, right into the very heart of fear. However, […]
Valentine’s Day arrives every year with the same promises: reassurance, romance, safety. Cinema, thankfully, has never fully agreed. For the film industry, Valentine’s Day is usually a sales moment. Flowers, dinners, rom-coms, soft lighting, and the fantasy that love is something you earn by being likeable. But filmmakers — especially independent filmmakers — have always […]
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