Road Train, the 2010 Australian horror film (known as Road Kill in the US), is one of the most baffling, bizarre examples of horror cinema I have encountered in many years. Which is what makes it so fun to watch. It’s basically the story of a demon truck possessing people, what more could you want?
by Hayley Charlesworth
Road Train, the 2010 Australian horror film (known as Road Kill in the US), is one of the most baffling, bizarre examples of horror cinema I have encountered in many years. Which is what makes it so fun to watch. It’s basically the story of a demon truck possessing people, what more could you want? by Hayley Charlesworth Kill Your Darlings opened to rave reviews and a sadly limited cinematic release back in December. Now, with a DVD release coming in April, we look at exactly what made it so special. Kill Your Darlings is ostensibly an Allen Ginsberg biopic, only it isn't. At no point do we see Ginsberg creating his iconic poem Howl, or indeed achieve any kind of success. Kill Your Darlings is more the story of Lucien Carr, the man responsible for bringing together the Beat Generation (Ginsberg, Kerouac and Burroughs), and the murder that threatened to tear them all apart. by Hayley Charlesworth Every Nicolas Cage film is going to be a unique experience, whether that is due to it being genuinely excellent, or so mind-bogglingly weird and awful that it becomes amazing again. Vampire’s Kiss falls into the latter category, a film so strange that it actually made me feel physically ill from both laughter and pain. by Hayley Charlesworth Alien popularised it, taking the most natural thing in the world, motherhood, and making it the subject of horror. The reason? Well, Hollywood is controlled by men, and this is a very masculine fear. by Hayley Charlesworth What better way to celebrate the opening of Flare at BFI today than continuing our LGBT coverage of their best movies. With the brilliant Hayley previously looking at Gay and Lesbian movies, this time she ponders over the best bisexual films. by Hayley Charlesworth As one of the most gloriously inept pieces of vanity filmmaking, Ben & Arthur is often referred to as “The Room, only gay”. Only, while The Room had a $6 million budget from Tommy Wiseau’s dubious personal fortune, Ben & Arthur seems to have a budget of $1, filmed on the earliest phone camera, and been edited in an early version of Windows Movie Maker. by Hayley Charlesworth The night before the Oscars is the date to celebrate the worst Hollywood has to offer. Yes, it’s time for the 34th Golden Raspberry Awards, and as I’m With Geek’s resident Bad Movie Expert, it’s my job to guide you through the “winners” of the prestigious Razzies. by IWG Film Team Non-Stop flies into cinemas this weekend. The film sees Liam Neeson pitted against time to save people on a plane whilst also being framed for the hi-jacking. The true villain teases Neeson through his secure network on a mobile phone. To celebrate this cellular stalking, we look at other movies that have phone based villains! by Hayley Charlesworth LGBT Month is winding down whilst the hype around homosexual BFI film festival Flare is hotting up. The film festival will kick off on the 20th of March, showcasing some of the greatest films of homosexuality, trans and more. Last week, writer Hayley picked her top ten gay movies films that you need to watch, looking at the beautiful relationships between man and man. This week, she turns to Lesbian movies and looks at love between woman and woman. Yesterday saw the BFI release it's LGBT film festival line-up for Flare. The film festival will kick off on the 20th of March, showcasing some of the greatest films of homosexuality, trans and more. And as we are rounding down on LGBT week, writer Hayley has picked her top ten gay movies films that you need to watch, looking at the beautiful relationships between man and man. |
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