Where Are They Now?: Shaun of the Dead Louise Burrell April 8, 2019 Features, Nostalgia, Where Are They Now? 15 years ago, the team behind cult Channel 4 sitcom Spaced released their love letter to zombie films, Shaun of the Dead. While it had all the jumps, scares, and apocalyptic doom of a great zombie movie, it...
Ghoul Britannia: The Best British Horror Movies Katy Moon October 30, 2018 Analysis, Features, Top 10 It has never been a better time to be a fan of scary movies. With Get Out, A Quiet Place, The Conjuring cinematic universe and the latest Halloween setting the box office alight, it is clear that we're hungry...
Why The World’s End is Edgar Wright’s Best Film Phil W. Bayles June 26, 2017 Analysis, Features, Opinion "To err is human! So... err... " Hype can be a cruel mistress. After the first two instalments of Edgar Wright’s Cornetto Trilogy were respectively one of the best British horror movies of the century so...
Why Hot Fuzz is Edgar Wright’s Best Film David Brake June 22, 2017 Analysis, Features, Opinion Have you ever wondered why the crime rate in Sandford is so low, yet the accident rate is so high? Ah, the plight of the middle child; stuck between the precocious first-born and the youngster who’s allowed...
Why Shaun of the Dead is Edgar Wright’s Best Film Sinead McCausland June 20, 2017 Analysis, Features, Opinion Fans often underestimate the staying power of Shaun of the Dead, the first of Edgar Wright's "Three Flavours Cornetto" trilogy. When held up against Wright's more recent films like Hot Fuzz, The World's End,...
Scene Stealers: Considine and Spall in Hot Fuzz Louise Burrell April 17, 2017 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers Hot Fuzz is full to the brim with scene-stealing talent. With Simon Pegg and Nick Frost at the helm in the second installment of their Cornetto Trilogy with Edgar Wright, they may be at the centre of some of...
Top 10 Bars in Film David Brake November 17, 2014 Analysis, Features, Top 10 We've teamed up with Fox Searchlight Pictures and Substance PR to bring you a rundown of the best gin joints, slums, bars, watering-holes and pubs in film to celebrate the release of The Drop. So slump on in...
Life After Beth – EIFF Review Cameron Ward June 27, 2014 Reviews Writer-director Jeff Baena's directorial and feature debut, Life After Beth, is equal parts tender satire and physical zom-com. Plaza and DeHaan deliver thoroughly accomplished performances, seamlessly...