We’re in the middle of quite the Stephen King reissuance with big screen adaptations of The Dark Tower and IT making waves with fans and the general movie-going public, the latter of which becoming the highest grossing horror film in history. Now streaming giant Netflix have entered the ring with the spellbinding and suspenseful Gerald’s […]
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There’s no comparison between my knowledge of movies and music. In fact, pretty much everything I’ve learned about the latter has come from watching various films throughout my life; which is why I can’t champion The Go-Betweens: Right Here enough as a documentary feature that is both captivating and educational in equal measure. From seasoned
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When people talk about the made-for-TV adaptation of Stephen King’s IT, more often than not they sight the impact it had on their fragile minds as children, particularly Tim Curry’s legendary performance as the infamous Pennywise the clown. I first watched the landmark mini-series with my mother when I was around 11-years-old. While only very
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I could sit through just about any action movie as a child, the genre I was practically raised on, and like many kids of my generation Arnold Schwarzenegger was a huge favourite. However, there was one oddity among my regular VHS rentals, Raw Deal, a title I would purposely fast forward to enjoy it’s two
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Along with countless Stephen King fans, I waited patiently for a big-screen adaptation of IT to emerge from development hell into production. When the wheels were finally put into motion last year I was excited but made a continuous decision to not grab a seat on the internet hype train. Now that I’ve seen 2017’s
Due to some unfortunate events prior to its release, Dark Age never made it to cinema screens in Australia. Fourteen years later the now-Ozploitation classic finally found its way on home video in the form of very modest DVD by Umbrella Entertainment. However, fans can now rejoice as Dark Age has been given the long-awaited
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Based on one of the most extraordinary cases in parapsychology, The Entity is a supernatural thriller that has experienced somewhat of a resurgence in recent years due to the wave of true story-inspired horror films like The Conjuring. Sidney J. Furie’s classic returns to Blu-ray in what can only be described as world class release
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Class Act Productions’ second show for 2017 kicked off last night with the first of four performances of Into the Woods. Inspired by the Brothers Grimm we follow a fairy tale ensemble that explores the cause and effect paradox while venturing beyond that magical phrase of “…and they loved happily ever after.” Undeterred by the
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I first came to see Walter Hill’s classic rock ‘n’ roll fable three years ago during my time as budding YouTuber, exploring some lesser known titles from 1984. I enjoyed it immensely, while shocked that I had never came across it earlier. Moving forward to present day, Cinema Cult, a designated label under Shock Entertainment, have released
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Shortly after writing my review of Blue Murder just over a year ago, I read some internet chatter about a possible follow-up series being in the works, but gave the rumour little credence. Much to my surprise while grabbing a late night coffee from McDonald’s I discovered it was not only a reality, but two
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