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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Much like a stray cat begging for a home, I plucked a shabby DVD copy of Cat’s Eye out from a $5 bin last October. Always in the mood for a horror anthology during the spooktacular month and since NBN workers accidentally cut off my phone and internet (hooray for government infrastructure), I thought why
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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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You really have to hand it to Umbrella Entertainment for exploring annals of Australian cinema to unearth two highly obscure titles from the glory days of VHS; and despite the less than desirable quality, packaging them into a neat world exclusive DVD. I’m taking about Kadaicha from 1988 and Innocent Prey from 1984, two cult
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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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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