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From Raccoon City to Reality: How British Zombies Measure Up to American Gore


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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 […]

Surviving on the Futuristic Edge


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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 […]

April Fools’ Day Is the Only Honest Day in the Film Industry


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(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 […]

Just Asking Questions: Using Religion in Horror Movies


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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 […]

Tainted Love


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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 […]

Why the Thriller is an Elevated Genre


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“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: Ten Love Films That Refuse to Behave


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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 […]

Taking One for the Team in Horror


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With Halloween just around the corner, you’ll need to be fit to outrun those mask wearing slasher bad guys. Nina Romain looks at gore in sports on the big screen in time for some festive viewing. With Jordan Peele-produced horror Him (2025) recently distributed, sports violence is back on the big screen. Peele’s feature opens […]

Halloween howling successes to screen on 31st October


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With Halloween drawing ever closer, Nina Romain looks at werewolf movies you could select for next month, and why everyone loves a hairy horror anti-hero.  Getting your Halloween viewing organised? As well as the classics such as American Werewolf in London (1981) or Teenwolf (1985) to enjoy next month, horror buffs can look forward to […]

The Powerful Role Played by Architectural Layouts in Film


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So many great films have been set in unforgettable houses or accommodations. Think of the flawless glass-and-wood home in Tom Ford’s A Single Man (2009), and how its austere symmetry echoed the sophistication and suffocation of the lead character. Or the layers in the Gothic mansion in Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak (2015). You may recall how the home comprises three […]

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