Director Joe Dante has been responsible for some of my favourite horror films such as Piranha and The Howling while films like Gremlins and The Hole could be classified as being part of that rare subgenre of Horror/Family films. These are films that have very scary elements, intense thematic moments but are able to dance close to…
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The Car (1977) – Review
In 1975, Steven Spielberg didn’t just change the face of modern cinema with Jaws—he gave birth to an entire subgenre of “nature run amok” and “unstoppable monster” thrillers that studios scrambled to cash in on. Suddenly, predators weren’t just sharks in the ocean; they were everywhere—on land, in the air, sometimes even in places you’d…
Insidious (2010) – Review
For me, nothing beats a classic horror/thriller movie like Psycho or the Shining; more recently the Cabin in the Woods. There’s always fun when watching a movie with a good fright factor, where the tension builds and boils over to a jump or a shriek. Now, I’m not a huge fan of horror or thriller….
Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) – Review
Killer insect movies are certainly nothing new, in the 50s it seemed giant insects were everywhere, but for Kingdom of the Spiders we don’t get giant spiders instead we get a shit ton of them. Right out of the gate I knew I was going to enjoy this movie, for how could one not love…