Guest blogger Greg Porter of Dragondark and Cult TV Times reviews the new U.K. release of Evil Dead (2013) from Studiocanal. Official Synopsis A remote cabin in the woods becomes a blood-soaked chamber of horrors when a group of 20-something…
The 14th Film4 FrightFest in London felt renewed, as if the organisers had looked at the genre and what it has been going through since the last event, and having taken stock, curated a selection that showed it to be…
Welcome to the fifth issue of Dark Side Digital, our monthly online supplement to the full magazine.
Of the films talked about after Frightfest 2011, Rabies was strongly recommended by those who saw it as one of the best that year. The first Israeli-made slasher flick, it is definitely a cut above the rest, and is now out on…
Thursday 22nd August sees the world premiere of The Dead 2: India from the Ford Brothers. Hopes are high following their 2010 Frightfest screening of The Dead, which was a genuine surprise that year: a Romero-style zombie flick shot on film in…
You’re Next! – Cert 18 Reviewed by Simon Hooper It’s said by sociologists that the family that eats together stays together. The new house invasion shocker You’re Next begs to differ, suggesting that the family that eats together…
The Wolverine – Cert 12 Reviewed by Simon Hooper The late Sir Rhodes Boyson an ardent supporter of corporal punishment and unbeknown to the Tory Party was not, as is commonly thought, a Methodist Lay Preacher in his early…
The World’s End – Cert 15 Reviewed by Simon Hooper Where Britain leads, the world follows – utter rubbish of course, except for one notable exception. We gave the world The Pub Crawl. Where else can you see groups…
Pacific Rim 3D – Cert 12 Reviewed by Simon Hooper Warner Bros’ recent release, Man of Steel, saw an apocalyptic fight to the death between Superduperman and General (What a) Zod, where they laid waste to an entire city. Some…
This is the End – Cert 15 Reviewed by Simon Hooper Being an Oscar winning A list Hollywood Director gave Steven Soderbergh the clout to enlist stars into making Oceans 11,12, 13 etc etc. Not being an Oscar…
The Seasoning House – Cert 18 Reviewed by Simon Hooper. Film critics sit through a variety of cinematic atrocities (yes I mean you, Sex Lives of the Potato Men!) and it’s not often that people who are paid to see…
The Conjuring – cert 15 Reviewed by Simon Hooper If making a haunted house movie don’t forget the cliché checklist: Musical trinket box with tinkly tune – check Family pet that won’t go in house – check Child talking to…