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Review – ‘The Nun’ is far too convent-ional to escape its jump scare habit

15/09/201817/09/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Bonnie Aarons, Certificate: 15, Corin Hardy, Demián Bichir, Horror, Jonas Bloquet, Rating: Poop, September 2018, Taissa Farmiga, The Conjuring

The Conjuring spin-off universe hits its nadir with The Nun, which fails to craft even a single, memorable scare – one fewer than its trailer.

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News Round-up – Dumbo and The Nun get trailers, first look at Wonder Woman 1984 and more

17/06/201816/06/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Arachnophobia, Chris Pine, Colin Farrell, Corin Hardy, Danny DeVito, Doctor Sleep, Dumbo, Dwayne Johnson, Eva Green, Ewan McGregor, Francis Lawrence, Gal Gadot, Hulk Hogan, James Wan, Michael Keaton, Mike Flanagan, News, News Round-up, Patty Jenkins, Rawson Marshall Thurber, Red Notice, The Conjuring, The Nun, The Shining, Tim Burton, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 1984

Two very different movies got their first teasers this week, with Disney remake Dumbo and horror prequel The Nun.

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News Round-up – Joker throws DC into chaos, Wahlberg is highest paid actor, Queen casting and more

27/08/201727/08/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Ben Hardy, Bohemian Rhapsody, Bryan Singer, DC, Dwayne Johnson, Emma Stone, Gwilym Lee, James Wan, Jared Leto, Joker, Joseph Mazzello, Margot Robbie, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Scorsese, Netflix, News, News Round-up, Paul Greengrass, Rami Malek, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Conjuring, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Tobe Hooper, Todd Phillips, Will Ferrell

Apparently everybody wants to make a movie about the Joker this week, including Scorsese and the dude who made The Hangover.

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Review – Annabelle: Creation

19/08/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Annabelle, Annabelle: Creation, Anthony LaPaglia, August 2017, Certificate: 15, David F Sandberg, Grace Fulton, Horror, James Wan, Lulu Wilson, Miranda Otto, Philippa Coulthard, Rating: Pop, Stephanie Sigman, Talitha Bateman, The Conjuring

The Conjuring franchise is back with another spin-off featuring cinema’s creepiest doll…

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Top 10 – Horror films that are perfect for your Halloween party

30/10/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment A Nightmare On Elm Street, Braindead, Cockneys vs Zombies, Evil Dead 2, Halloween, Horror, Re-Animator, Scream, Shaun of the Dead, The Conjuring, The Voices, Top Ten, You're Next

Halloween is on the horizon and, with it, come plenty of horror movie marathons. Here are the scary, bloody and utterly wonderful movies you need to watch.

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Review – The Conjuring 2

18/08/201621/08/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2016, Certificate: 15, Frances O'Connor, Franka Potente, Horror, James Wan, Javier Botet, June 2016, Madison Wolfe, Patrick Wilson, Rating: Pop, Simon McBurney, The Conjuring, The Conjuring 2, Vera Farmiga

Review of 2016 horror sequel The Conjuring 2, starring Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson as paranormal investigators.

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Review – Annabelle

28/10/201410/09/2017 Tom Beasley 1 Comment 2014, Alfre Woodard, Annabelle, Annabelle Wallis, Certificate: 15, Horror, John R Leonetti, October 2014, Rating: Poop, The Conjuring, Tony Amendola, Ward Horton

Review of 2014 horror franchise spin-off Anabelle, starring Annabelle Wallis and Ward Horton.

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Top 10 – Modern masters of horror cinema

26/08/2014 Tom Beasley 0 Comment A Field in England, Adam Wingard, Alexandre Aja, Ben Wheatley, Deliver Us From Evil, Dog Soldiers, Eden Lake, Elliot Goldner, Horror, Insidious, James Wan, James Watkins, Kill List, Mike Flanagan, Oculus, Oren Peli, Paranormal Activity, Piranha 3D, Saw, Scott Derrickson, Sinister, Switchblade Romance, The Borderlands, The Conjuring, The Descent, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Guest, The Woman In Black, Top Ten, V/H/S, You're Next

It’s easy to argue that the horror genre is past its prime, but here are ten filmmakers who deserve to be recognised as the new masters of horror.

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Is 2014 the year found footage horror movies finally run out of steam?

19/03/2014 Tom Beasley 2 Comments 2014, Cannibal Holocaust, Chronicle, Devil's Due, Found Footage, Horror, Insidious, James Wan, Paranormal Activity, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, Ruggero Deodato, Sinister, The Blair Witch Project, The Conjuring, The Marked Ones

2014 has been a disappointing year so far for found footage horror movies. Is the overused sub-genre finally going to die out?

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Review of 2013: Top 10 pleasant movie surprises of the year

31/12/2013 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2013, Alexandra Roach, Anna Faris, Antonia Thomas, Asa Butterfield, Brad Pitt, Channing Tatum, Dan Mazer, Dexter Fletcher, Ender's Game, Evil Dead, Fede Alvarez, George MacKay, Harrison Ford, I Give It a Year, James Corden, James Wan, Jamie Foxx, Juan Antonio Bayona, One Chance, Rafe Spall, Review of 2013, Roland Emmerich, Rose Byrne, Sunshine On Leith, The Conjuring, The Impossible, The Kings of Summer, Top Ten, White House Down, World War Z

The Popcorn Muncher’s Review of 2013 continues with the top ten films that have been pleasant surprises over the past year, from singing Scots to warring children.

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Review of 2013: 20 best films of the year

28/12/2013 Tom Beasley 7 Comments 2013, A Field in England, Alan Partridge, Alfonso Cuarón, Alpha Papa, Barkhad Abdi, Ben Wheatley, Benedict Cumberbatch, Blue Jasmine, Captain Phillips, Cate Blanchett, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Brühl, Disney, Django Unchained, Eddie Marsan, Edgar Wright, Elysium, Frozen, Good Vibrations, Gravity, Idina Menzel, James Wan, Josh Gad, Joshua Oppenheimer, Juan Antonio Bayona, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Freeman, Matt Damon, Matthew Goode, Mia Wasikowska, Moises Arias, Naomi Watts, Neill Blomkamp, Paddy Considine, Park Chan-wook, Paul Greengrass, Quentin Tarantino, Review of 2013, Richard Dormer, Ron Howard, Rooney Mara, Rush, Sandra Bullock, Sharlto Copley, Side Effects, Simon Pegg, Steve Coogan, Steven Soderbergh, Stoker, The Act of Killing, The Conjuring, The Fifth Estate, The Impossible, The Kings of Summer, The World's End, Tom Hanks, Top 20, Woody Allen, Wreck-It Ralph

The Popcorn Muncher’s Review of 2013 continues with the 20 best films of 2013, including a beautiful outer space masterpiece and Nick Frost wielding a bar stool.

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