Zombieland

Let’s make no mistake about this, Zombieland doesn’t exactly have much in the way of a plot – and that’s saying something when you consider it’s being compared to other zombie movies. Reportedly inspired by the British comedy Shaun of the Dead,... 

Jennifer’s Body: Unrated

There is a scene in Juno (2007) where two characters argue about who makes gorier horror films, Herschell Gordon Lewis or Dario Argento. The film was written by Diablo Cody and she went on to win an Academy Award for her screenplay full of witty, stylized... 

Repulsion: Criterion Collection

Repulsion (1965) was Roman Polanski’s second feature after the auspicious debut of Knife in the Water (1962) and established him as a filmmaker with a knack for conveying psychological horror. The film is also a startling study of loneliness and one... 

Night Train

There is something about a mystery or a thriller set on a train in transit to somewhere that is inherently cinematic. Alfred Hitchcock made one of the greatest films of this kind with Strangers on a Train (1951) and Lars von Trier definitely made one... 

The Uninvited

In the last year, actress Elizabeth Banks’ career has really taken off with appearances in high profile films like Definitely, Maybe, W., and Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Thrown into this mix is a modest horror film called The Uninvited (2009) that,... 

Friday the 13th Part 3: 3D: Deluxe Edition

Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982) tried to keep things interesting in the franchise by cashing in on the 3-D craze of the early to mid-1980s. This gave the filmmakers an excuse to stage the numerous kills for 3-D effect with knives, machetes and even hot... 

Mirrors: Unrated

When Alexandre Aja burst on the scene with a clever little French horror film called High Tension (2003), he was almost immediately heralded by some as injecting a foul breath of new air into the horror genre which had become safe and predictable. He... 

Friday the 13th Part 2: Deluxe Edition

Not surprisingly, Paramount Pictures was quick to capitalize on the success of the first Friday the 13th (1980) film with a sequel. Unfortunately, the creative madmen behind the first film – director Sean S. Cunningham, writer Victor Miller and make-up... 

Friday the 13th: Uncut Deluxe Edition

Literally cashing in on the success of John Carpenter’s low-budget slasher film Halloween (1978), Sean S. Cunningham made his own no frills horror film with Friday the 13th (1980). Little did he know that it would give birth to a very lucrative franchise... 

My Name is Bruce

Over the years, actor Bruce Campbell has cultivated a sizable fan following based predominantly on the three Evil Dead films he made with Sam Raimi. In the 1990s, he tried to make a bid for mainstream success with small roles in The Hudsucker Proxy (1994),... 

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