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A great horror film doesn’t kick you in the balls in the first act. It gives you just enough information to make you think you know what’s going on, then quietly moves the goalposts while you’re looking the other way. That’s The Spirit Lock. I’m going to be careful about what I say here. Knowing…
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Ignition is a psychological thriller about a bomber and a bomb disposal expert that is entirely contained in one room, and… well… that is about all I can tell you about it, because if I tell you any more then I’ll ruin the film for you and, trust me, you don’t want me doing that.…
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Sunday Night’s Main Event is a strange beast. It’s not quite a weekly show, not quite a PLE, it kind of live somewhere in between. But when you get a night that throws up a few surprises, some good wrestling and the occasional moment of absolute fucking stupidity, there’s still plenty to enjoy. Here are…
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I was nine. My cousin, who had up to that point been a biblical asshole, decided to bequeath me his entire AC/DC album collection, including the recently released For Those About To Rock… I have no idea why. Not then. Not now. But, by doing so he helped cement my love for loud guitar music.…
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There are nights when SmackDown feels like it could use a little less talking and a little more wrestling. Then there are nights when the talking is so fucking good that you really don’t give a shit. This was one of those nights. Here are seven things I liked. Sami Zayn Is Delusional? Is he?…
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As its 20th Anniversary celebrations continue, Severin Films has detailed its August slate, with three major releases spanning recent horror, Indonesian genre cinema and cult exploitation. Leading the lineup is The Ugly Stepsister, writer-director Emilie Blichfeldt’s 2025 Oscar-nominated horror film, which receives its North American disc premiere through Severin. The release follows praise from Paste…
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Most horror films of the 1930s make a hell of a lot of noise. They rely on booming organ music, villagers running around with flaming torches, or mad scientists screaming at the heavens while lightning cracks over a laboratory. The Mummy doesn’t bother with any of that. Released in 1932 and directed by Karl Freund,…
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AEW Dynamite is at its best when it remembers that wrestling doesn’t need to be complicated. Sometimes you just need a new World Champion, the commentators trying not to say the wrong name, someone getting beaten half to death, Thekla using the expression “dumb bitch” four times in one sentence, and Jon Moxley being handed…
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There are films that are important, films that are influential, and then there are films that are so fucking strange that you can watch them more than a century later and still find yourself thinking, What the hell am I watching? The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is all three. Released in 1920 and directed by…
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There are sequels, and then there is Bride of Frankenstein. Most sequels are made because somebody somewhere has looked at a successful film, stared lovingly at a spreadsheet and thought, “We could probably squeeze another few quid out of this bastard.” And occasionally, because the cinematic gods are strange and unpredictable creatures, somebody takes that…