James Dennis
London

Review: LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED Effortlessly Charms
Pierce Brosnan is an acquired taste. I like him. I can't put a finger on why, but I do. If he's not your cup of tea, I suspect you'll find little to enjoy here. And that's a shame, because... More »
  

UK Blu-ray Review: DRACULA (1958) Features New Footage And The Version You Need
With Dario Argento threatening to release his interpretation of Dracula on the world, it's rather timely that Terence Fisher's seminal 1958 Dracula should be re-released on UK Blu-ray with previously censored scenes now reinstated, making it the most complete... More »
  

Film4 FrightFest 2013 Glasgow Announces Line-Up
FrightFest returns to Glasgow this February with another weekend of scares, including UK premieres of Neil Jordan's Byzantium, Eli Roth's Aftershock and much talked of anthology The ABCs Of Death. There's also a retrospective screening of a restored edition of... More »
  

BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO Arrives To Baffle Your Senses On UK Blu-Ray and DVD
Arriving on a wave of critical acclaim, Peter Strickland's Berberian Sound Studio hits UK DVD and Blu-ray at the end of the year. A homage of sorts to 70s Italian horror, it stars Toby Jones as Gilderoy, a mild-mannered... More »
  

DVD Review: CHRISTMAS EVIL Isn't Quite What You'd Expect
Often grouped in the sub-genre of Festive Slasher pics alongside Silent Night, Deadly Night and Black Christmas, the misleadingly (re)titled Christmas Evil actually has altogether different ambitions. Though not always succeeding in them, it's a fascinating curiosity nonetheless. Originally, and... More »
  

Charlotte Rampling Broods In A Trailer For I, ANNA
If, like me, you find yourself helplessly drawn to anything Charlotte Rampling does, then the trailer for I, Anna will surely whet your cinematic appetite. Featuring a vulnerable, enigmatic Rampling in the lead role it's a psychological thriller with... More »
  

London 2012 Review: VILLAGE AT THE END OF THE WORLD

Life's tough when you're a teenager. All those raging hormones. The confusion, the angst, the opposite (or same) sex, what to do with your life. Issues universal to all teenagers maybe, but compound that with being the only teenager... More »
  

London 2012 Review: THE SUMMIT Is An Engrossing Real Life Tale
Documentaries aren't always the most obviously cinematic features and aside from a few breakouts from the likes of Michael Moore or Werner Herzog are unfairly given short shrift theatrically. There's still that small screen association for most cinema-goers, lured... More »
  

Hey UK! LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 4K Restoration Comes To Cinemas
If you've read our own Jason Gorber's superb in-depth piece on The Master, discussing 70mm, 4k and the issues around shooting and projecting those formats, then you may be a little excited to hear that Sony's 2012 Lawrence of Arabia 4k restoration... More »
  

Blu-ray Review: THE WILD GEESE Show What Real Men Are Made Of
The Wild Geese is absolutely ludicrous. Absurd, daft, antiquated nonsense. If you thought Sly, Arnie and Bruce kicking ass in The Expendables was beyond belief then you've never seen an aged Richard Burton fight off hoards of African militia.... More »
  

Frightfest Halloween All-Nighter Line-Up Revealed
Hot on the heels of Frightfest 13th comes the full line-up announcement for the Frightfest Halloween all-nighter, taking place on 27 October in central London. It's a typically juicy line-up, as anyone who has checked out James Marsh's fantastic coverage will have... More »
  

THE PACT Doesn't Quite Keep Its End Of The Bargain On UK Blu-Ray
Nicholas McCarthy's The Pact promises an intriguing mash-up of ghost story and serial killer flick, permeated by psychological troubles and murky secrets from the past. It focuses on the appealingly self-reliant Annie (Caity Lotz), beckoned home by her estranged sister... More »
  

Blu-ray Review: TOTAL RECALL

For a time in the late 80s and 90s Paul Verhoeven was the go-to director for witty, bombastic, sci-fi action movies. With Robocop, Total Recall and Starship Troopers he brought a fantastic loopiness to the staid Hollywood action picture,... More »
  

Londoners! Catch a HEATHERS and SOCIETY Double Bill!
The good folk at Midnight Movies return at the end of the month with a double bill perfect for those people who don't quite fit in... Brian Yuzna's practical effects wonder Society, and the dark high-school fable Heathers. As... More »
  

NORRIS And LUNDGREN In Their Prime! A Feast Of High-Def, Fighty Goodness On Blu-ray!
With The Expendables 2 trundling towards us like some bloated relic, primed by misguided enthusiasm, it's as good a time as any to remind yourself what its stars were up to in their prime. Well, Anchor Bay has the goods,... More »
  

Bored Of The Olympics Already? Celebrate The Summer With Some Alternate British Film Classics!
Whatever your views on this summer's range of British national pride-inducing events, from the Queen's Jubilee to the Olympics, you can rest easy because Studio Canal are using it all as a springboard to bring an eclectic mix of... More »
  

Terracotta Announces 'HONG KONG 15' Festival in London
Having successfully run the Terracotta Far East Film Festival in London for a number of years, Terracotta have announced a one-off festival of Hong Kong films in London, starting on 2nd July.Details are yet to come, but it's sure... More »
  

Hammer Restorations continue with Double Play discs of THE PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES and THE REPTILE
 Hammer's exciting catalogue restoration continues with a duo of swanky new home entertainment releases - The Plague of the Zombies and The Reptile, shot back to back by John Gilling in 1966. Both due for release as double play Blu-ray/ DVD... More »
  

THE INNKEEPERS Gets UK Cinema Release
Ti West's latest horror flick has gathered a healthy dose of praise from Twitch writers (look no further than the review round-up to see why) so it's great to hear that The Innkeepers will be getting a theatrical release in the... More »
  

UK DVD Review: A HORRIBLE WAY TO DIE is a great way to spend an evening
Adam Wingard's highly accomplished third feature, A Horrible Way To Die, is a pervasively uneasy serial killer flick that scored big on the festival circuit last year, and deserves a wider audience than its title will inevitably permit. A temporally... More »
  
 
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