Hesher didn’t invite himself over; he just kind of barged in and caused a lot of hassle in the initial process. Loud, dirty, brash and vulgar, the eponymous Hescher is Joseph Gordon Levitt, all self made tattoos and flowing, unkempt locks. His arrogance is balanced with a kind of moralistic charm which belies his crudeness. [...]
Exorcism and possession movies are hard to pull off well. Of course they are. It is a genre of films which was almost defined as immediately as it began, leaving any successors to a ravaged and crucifix pounded level of achievement which they may never reach. In particular, any film which takes the route of [...]
Later this month sees the release of Attack the Block on DVD / BLU RAY. The debut feature of Joe Cornish (The Joe part of ‘Adam and Joe’, relentless podcaster and co-scribe of the upcoming Tintin movie) has been dubbed ‘Hoodies Vs Aliens’ and was one of the highlights of this year’s cinema releases. Set [...]
If there’s one thing that really irritates me, it’s movies that waste my damn time. Grave Encounters is a prime example of such a movie. Enthusiastically peddling itself as an independent movie with something to offer, it rapidly proceeds to disappoint at every turn. It seems to forget that we have already sat through 2 [...]
To ashamedly quote Keanu Reeves for what is possibly the first time in my life; ‘Whoa.’ It’s bloody rare that your opinion and interpretation of a directors work can be so drastically altered within a few short hours. Kevin Smith used to mean a lot to me. I picked up a copy of Clerks whilst [...]
He 1980’s were a pretty daft decade. They were a hybrid of big hair, neon colours, drum machines and plagiarism. No sooner would a big budget movie get its theatrical release than a slew of imitators would appear on the VHS market. In this case it was the success of Gremlins which initiated the likes [...]
Upon hearing a very brief synopsis of ‘X’ I thought that it sounded similar to Paul Andrew Williams’ extremely hard hitting London to Brighton. Two prostitutes, one seasoned and ready to bow out of the game and move to Paris and one newcomer who is quickly familiarising herself with the brutality of walking the sleazy [...]
Australians have a propensity to make good horror films which unfortunately have a tendency to slip under the radar. They do brutality exceptionally well (Wolf Creek, The Loved Ones) and there is often a raw and savage element to them. I knew nothing of Lake Mungo when I put it on last night. I had [...]
(The Beyond – Original Italian Poster) Where to start with Lucio Fulci? Where to start with The Beyond? Both have been a massive part of my life for so long I tend to just assume that everyone else has the same level of familiarity with both the director and his masterpiece. Zombi 2 (Better known [...]
Welcome back once again to the candlelit lair of the Zombiehamster,. Pour yourself a glass of acerbic cheap wine and pull up a chair, you may be here for some time. Pay no attention to that sound, it’s merely the key turning in the lock. We find ourselves on a Monday evening, in the dying [...]