Tag Archives: Horror

Review: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Sam S-P

There are projects that very obviously started with a catchy title and worked backwards from there. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES is just such an idea and continues Seth Grahame-Smith’s penchant for adding an oddity to a familiar story following … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Charles Dance, Comedy, Film, Horror, Jane Austen, Lily James, Matt Smith, Movies, Pride and Prejudice, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Sam Riley, Seth Grahame-Smith, Thriller | Leave a comment

Review: The Neon Demon (2016)

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Sam S-P

The fashion industry really is taking a kicking from film this year. Far from the silly and playful taunts in ZOOLANDER 2 and ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS, now Nicolas Winding Refn goes for the jugular with THE NEON DEMON. Being a Nicolas … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Abby Lee, Absolutely Fabulous, Alessandro Nivola, Bella Heathcote, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Christina Hendricks, Cliff Martinez, Desmond Harrington, Drive, Elle Fanning, Film, Horror, Jena Malone, Keanu Reeves, Movies, Natasha Braier, Nicolas Winding Refn, Only God Forgives, Roger Ebert, Russ Meyer, Ryan Gosling, The Neon Demon, Zoolander 2 | 3 Comments

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

Review: Hush (2016)

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Sam S-P

Coming from Mike Flanagan, the director behind the striking, eerie, uneven OCULUS, HUSH tweaks existing horror movie formula to come up with an effective and tense little chiller. Deaf writer Maddie (Kate Siegel) can’t decide on an ending for her … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Film, Horror, https://sspthinksfilm.com/2016/01/31/review-until-dawn-2015/, Hush, John Gallagher Jr, Kate Siegel, Mike Flanagan, Movies, Oculus, Short Term 12, Until Dawn | 7 Comments

Review: Victor Frankenstein (2015)

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Sam S-P

I know you shouldn’t pre-judge, but I was preparing to get angry at VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN. I do try and avoid preconceptions, but Frankenstein feels very personal to me after dedicating an awful lot of time and effort to my MA … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Andrew Scott, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Da Vinci, Daniel Radcliffe, Film, Frankenstein, Horror, James McAvoy, James Whale, Jessica Brown Findlay, Mary Shelley, Max Landis, Movies, Robert De Niro, Rory Kinnear, Son of Frankenstein, Spencer Wilding, Universal, Universal Horror, Victor Frankenstein | Leave a comment

Review: Nina Forever (2015/16)

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Sam S-P

Raise your hand if you remember how rubbish LIFE AFTER BETH was? NINA FOREVER excels in pretty much every way its totally wonky American cousin fails – it’s sincere, soulful and has something important to say about losing a loved … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Abigail Hardingham, Ben Blaine, Black Comedy, Chris Blaine, Cian Barry, David Troughton, Elizabeth Elvin, Film, Fiona O'Shaughnessy, Horror, J-Horror, Life After Beth, Movies, Nina Forever | 4 Comments

Review: Until Dawn (2015)

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Sam S-P

I haven’t done one of these in a while, but then again it’s been a while since I’ve played a video game with enough comparable elements to review it as I would a film. UNTIL DAWN is an absolute treat … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Video Games | Tagged Evil Dead, Film, Graham Reznick, Halloween, Hayden Panettiere, Heroes, Horror, Larry Fessenden, Mass Effect, Movies, Peter Stormare, Saw, Scooby Doo, Until Dawn, Video Games | 1 Comment

Halloween Series Retrospective: Evil Dead

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Sam S-P

This is the segment where I pick apart a well-worn film series and see how well it’s aged, and how well it hasn’t. In the leadup to Halloween I’ve revisited Sam Raimi’s beloved horror-comedy series EVIL DEAD. Groovy. THE EVIL … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged Army of Darkness, Ash vs Evil Dead, Black Comedy, Bruce Campbell, Comedy, Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, Film, Horror, Jane Levy, Movies, Sam Raimi, The Evil Dead, Three Stooges | 1 Comment

Review: Crimson Peak (2015)

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Sam S-P

Poor old Guillermo, why does nobody want to see your movies on the big screen? The worrying thing about CRIMSON PEAK being the second del Toro film in a row to underwhelm at the box office (despite the considerable draw … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Crimson Peak, Curse of Frankenstein, Film, Gothic Romance, Guillermo del Toro, Hammer, Horror, J-Horror, Jessica Chastain, Matthew Robbins, Mia Wasikowska, Movies, Peter Cushing, Peter Jackson, The Devil's Backbone, Tom Hiddleston | 1 Comment

Review Embargoes: A Catch-22 for All Involved

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Sam S-P

To embargo or not to embargo? That is the question. Whether gagging journalists’ criticisms pre-release or simply not showing anyone your product before the big day, it’s a major concern for film studios and their flagship blockbuster products, not to … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Comment | Tagged 20th Century Fox, Blockbuster, Cloverfield, Disney, Fantastic Four, Film, Film Criticism, Horror, JJ Abrams, Josh Trank, Marvel, Movies, Star Trek, Star Wars, Super 8 | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Horror

Review: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)

Review: The Neon Demon (2016)

Review: The Hallow (2015)

Review: Hush (2016)

Review: Victor Frankenstein (2015)

Review: Nina Forever (2015/16)

Review: Until Dawn (2015)

Halloween Series Retrospective: Evil Dead

Review: Crimson Peak (2015)

Review Embargoes: A Catch-22 for All Involved

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