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Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRE_02kjfIn/?igsh=NGg2MDVjdW92Yzdt I adore John Carpenter's 1982 horror classic; 'The Thing' , so when the opportunity came to watch the prequel, released in 2011 and directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr., I approached it with just a little apprehension. It goes without saying that it had a lot to live up to - after all, the original is considered to be one of the best horror films ever made. The critics have not been terribly ki

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ9iVDeDcqF/?igsh=MW85ejR6YW16MWlmMw== This sequel to the underrated 2021 supernatural horror film 'The Black Phone' , based on a story by Joe Hill, son of the King of horror himself; Stephen King, had intrigued me a lot, thanks to some good teaser trailers in the run-up to its Halloween season release. Directed by Scott Derrickson, it may not have been a sequel I'd have expected to see, but I wasn't that mad about it existing, albe

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ6zttSjRyZ/?igsh=MWxjcDc1MDg2MjgzMw== As readers of my reviews this year will know, I've been gradually making my way through some of the many classic films in the Hammer Productions filmography. I've seen some true classic horrors, and some more out there ones, and this seemed to be one of the latter. It was, much like many of the others I'd seen, directed by the innovative Terence Fisher, and very much seemed to emulate some of t

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ4UqvwDaMA/?igsh=anhtd3BheG0ybmc1 The prospect of a new entry into the 'Predator' franchise would, four years ago, been met with nothing but apathy from me, considering how poor the vast majority of the film's had been before that, with the exception of the classic original. But, with this film being directed by Dan Trachtenberg, who directed the two most recent films in the franchise, including the highly acclaimed 'Prey' , which

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ1p5RWjcux/?igsh=Z250ZWQzenRobGpo "I'll see you in 25 years." At last, I had arrived at the most recent, and final, chapter of David Lynch and Mark Frost's cult classic series; 'Twin Peaks' . Set and released a quarter of a century after the first two seasons, this series was in the unusual position of continuing a story significantly after its original run and with almost all of its original cast. Knowing David Lynch, and knowing

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQzOLJADYcL/?igsh=cXRrZW5oMXcwbXc4 Exquisite, is it not? This Netflix original adaptation of Mary Shelley's legendary science fiction novel, directed by the master of monsters and fantasy; Guillermo del Toro, was at the very top of my list of new releases I wanted to watch. I adore Shelley's most cherished novel, and I am always interested in seeing a new interpretation of it, even if many fail to live up to the novel's majesty. My

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQwrMUijVtv/?igsh=MTF0YzY3ZjlhMzBuZw== This 2017 French action thriller marked the feature-length directorial debut of Coralie Fargeat, who would later direct the hugely successful 2024 film; 'The Substance' . I actually watched Fargeat's most notable short film; 'Reality+' , last year, and could immediately sense the stylistic similarities from the director. I was keen to see how Fargeat would utilise her stylistic methods of story

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQuBzGAjUag/?igsh=ZTJ4cTJlN29haGRw Recently, I spoke about there being a number of modern animated films that I was hoping to watch soon, and this very popular 2022 adventure, written, directed and edited by Makoto Shinkai, was right near the top of that list. It has maintained a fairly lofty average rating on Letterboxd, and, as such, garnered my attention. It was, however, with a friend, that I finally sat down and watched it. Wha

Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQrPJ-VjR1N/?igsh=MTZpMDBlMHRxcWxycQ== After some of the extremely interesting sci-fi horror on display in the first film, it seemed only natural that I should want to watch Val Guest's 1957 sequel. I have been falling in love with the world of Hammer horrors, ever since I began my foray into the famous old production company's extensive filmography with 1958's 'Dracula' adaptation, so I was very hopeful that I'd enjoy this classic