What I told my friend about Macbeth
This isn’t a remotely Halloweeny post, but I went to see Macbeth on Friday and wanted to keep it timely. I went to the beautiful Duke of York’s in Brighton. […]
Category Archives: Remake
Poltergeist (2015)
Hi, my name’s Laura and I actually thought the Poltergeist remake was pretty ok. There. I’ve said it! It really does feel like a confession because there’s so much hate […]
Mad Max: Fury Road
Yeeeeehaaaaaa! Wow! Err… Blimey! I’m not really sure…words… I’m just, wow! Now, everyone knows that Mad Max originally happened 30+ years ago before Mel Gibson, well, we know about Mel […]
Stage Fright (2014)
Not to be confused with Stage Fright (1950) directed by the master of suspense himself, Alfred Hitchcock. Or the (apparently) cult classic Italian film from 1987* What I’m talking about […]
The Cry of the Owl
Starring Paddy Considine and Julia Stiles (both of whom I really like, and how often does that ever happen?), Cry of the Owl is a decent enough old school thriller. […]
Oldboy (2013)
No, no, no, no, no! This is even worse than I feared. Not only is this OBVIOUSLY terrible, it’s also HILARIOUSLY terrible. What a blow. Oldboy tells the story of […]
We Are What We Are
This is a (surprisingly) not totally terrible remake of a grimdull Mexican film, of the same name, from 2010. This time, events have moved from a poverty-stricken Mexico to the US. […]
Bad horror: The Fog (2005)
Dear lord, save us from abysmal movies and deliver us from unnecessary remakes of classic horror films. Please. Pretty please. No? Well, that’s not very nice of you, is it? What […]
The Evil Dead (1982), Evil Dead II (1988) and Evil Dead (2013)
Synopsis: the original Evil Dead film sees five friends, led by the excellent Bruce Campbell as Ash, head off to a cabin in the woods for a fun weekend away. […]
The Cabinet of Caligari
Synopsis: while heading off on her holidays, Jane’s (Glynis Johns) car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. Conveniently, she happens upon a big old house and is invited in […]
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