Fitting in nicely with the film’s optimistic ending in which our trio of heroes arrive to a new century, Sleepy Hollow ushered Australian movie-goers into the new millennium, opening in cinemas on New Year’s Day. I was on school holidays during a particularly hot summer and I went to see Tim Burton’s gothic mystery with […]
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While watching a very informative documentary on Lon Chaney Jr. several years ago, there was brief mention of a little low budget feature he appeared in called Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told, during the later years of his life. Something about it resonated with me so I made a mental note to
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Earlier this month, appropriately on Friday the 13th, Sale Cinemas presented a horror ‘Double Feature’ of Psycho and Death Becomes Her for the ominous occasion. Now, this may come as a surprise but I’ve never watched a classic film inside a commercial cinema, so being within only an hour’s vicinity, I couldn’t resist the opportunity.
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Cinema Cult’s release of Candyman could not have come at a better time, with the popular horror title turning 25-years-old just yesterday, officially cementing its status as a bona fide classic. I fondly remember the film being somewhat of a talking point among us kids in primary school, due to a ritual anyone can perform
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Barely two months into the new millennium and its novelty had all but worn off. Y2K didn’t wipe us off the digital grid and with the school holidays already behind me, a feeling of routine had resumed among myself and respective peers. Friday night often involved a visit to the local cinema and with nothing
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Some movies are difficult to decipher and are just plain weird, but for whatever reason they stay with you, tickling the back of your mind enticing you to revisit. The Brotherhood of Satan is one such feature that I’ve been thinking about for the last three years and last night came my long-awaited second viewing.
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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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