Tag Archives: Hellboy

‘Hellboy’ at 20 – Review

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/hellboy-at-20-review/ SSP

Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine | Tagged Guillermo del Toro, Hellboy, Horror, Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Superhero Movie | Leave a comment

Mike Mignola’s Hellboy is my guy, my favourite comic book character of all time. I’m a fan. I loved that the Guillermo del Toro films hit the key beats of the mythology but remained first and foremost del Toro films. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged David Harbour, Deadpool, Guillermo del Toro, Hellboy, Horror, Ian McShane, Mike Mignola, Milla Jovovich, Neil Marshall, Sasha Lane, Superhero Movie, The Mummy, Thomas Haden Church, Troy James | Leave a comment

Review: The Shape of Water (2017)

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Sam S-P

THE SHAPE OF WATER promises a lot, and as such you might want to manage your expectations. Don’t worry, it’s good, but with such acclaim lavished on it from the Venice Film Festival onwards you might be expecting another PAN’S … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Doug Jones, Fantasy, Guillermo del Toro, Hellboy, Mass Effect, Michael Shannon, Michael Stuhlbarg, Octavia Spencer, Oscars, Pan's Labyrinth, Richard Jenkins, Romance, Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Water, Tom Hiddleston | 3 Comments

What the Hell, Hollywood?

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Sam S-P

Last night the news came over social media and via press release that we were finally getting another HELLBOY movie. Settle down folks, it’s not the much-clamoured-for never-movie HELLBOY III. It’s going to be a reboot and Guillermo del Toro … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Comment | Tagged David Harbour, Game of Thrones, Guillermo del Toro, Hellboy, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Hellboy III, Mike Mignola, Neil Marshall, Revolution, Ron Perlman, The Descent, Universal | Leave a comment

Review: The Hallow (2015)

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Sam S-P

Folkloric horror is perhaps the most fascinating and rich sub-category of film’s best-trodden and most mutable genre. Every culture on Earth has their own legends, fables, superstitions and things that go bump in the night ingrained, and film has mined … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Bojana Novakovic, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Corin Hardy, Film, Hellboy, Horror, Joseph Mawle, Ju-on: The Grudge, Krampus, Movies, The Hallow, The Wicker Man | Leave a comment

Top 10 Killer Henchmen (RIP Richard Kiel)

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Sam S-P

It really has been a tough year to be a film lover. The latest big screen icon to shuffle off his mortal coil is Richard Kiel, who died on Wednesday in hospital aged 74. A man with undeniable presence, Kiel … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Comment, Film Feature | Tagged Adrian Rayment, Braveheart, Brett Ratner, Carrie-Ann Moss, Chiaki Kuriyama, Elijah Wood, Film, Gareth Evans, Gert Fröbe, Goldfinger, Guillermo del Toro, Happy Hogan, Harold Sakata, Hellboy, Ian McKellen, Iron Man 3, James Badge Dale, James Bond, Jennifer Lawrence, John Hurt, Jon Favreau, Julie Estelle, Kill Bill Vol. 1, Ladislav Beran, Lawrence Fishburne, Liam Neeson, Lucy Liu, Mickey Rourke, Moonraker, Movies, Neil Rayment, Quentin Tarantino, Randall Duk Kim, Rebecca Romijn, Richard Kiel, Rob Roy, Roger Moore, Shane Black, Sin City, The Matrix Reloaded, The Raid 2, The Spy Who Loved Me, The Wachowskis, Tim Roth, Uma Thurman, Very Tri Yulisman, X-Men, X-Men 2, X-Men: The Last Stand | Leave a comment

Superhero Movies Before They Were Cool

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Sam S-P

Once upon a time, superhero movies were not the norm. They didn’t dominate. They certainly weren’t the most popular and profitable film genre on the planet. Hollywood had had dalliances with comic book adaptations, for sure – Christopher Reeve’s SUPERMAN … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged Alex Proyas, Batman, Blade, Brandon Lee, Christopher Reeve, Dark City, Darkman, Evil Dead, Film, Frankenstein, Ghost Rider, Heath Ledger, Hellboy, John Leguizamo, Liam Neeson, Martin Sheen, Michael Jai White, Michael Keaton, Michael Wincott, Movies, Night Watch, Phantom of the Opera, Rochelle Davis, Sam Raimi, Spawn, Spider-Man, Superhero Movie, Superman, The Crow, The Dark Knight, The Invisible Man, The Matrix, The Mummy, The Shadow, Tim Burton, Universal Horror | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Hellboy

‘Hellboy’ at 20 – Review

Review: Hellboy (2019)

Review: The Shape of Water (2017)

What the Hell, Hollywood?

Review: The Hallow (2015)

Top 10 Killer Henchmen (RIP Richard Kiel)

Superhero Movies Before They Were Cool

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