As with all lists, this is personal and nobody will agree with every choice – and if you do, that would be incredibly disturbing. It was almost impossible for me to rank them in order, but I tried and eventually gave up. Enjoy! **** 150: Session 9 Directed by Brad Anderson Written by Stephen Gevedon …
When I was a kid, I used to love a scary movie. I remember catching the original The Haunting (1963) one night on Channel 9’s Million Dollar Movie when I was home alone. Before it was over, I had every light in the house on. When my mother got home she was screaming she’d been …
Every decade has their cinematic science fiction obsessions which speak to its concerns of the age; in the 1950s films such as Earth vs. The Flying Saucers and Them! capitalised on fears of alien invasion and nuclear proliferation. In the 1960s films like Barbarella and Ikarie XB-1 captured the hopes and dangers of space exploration …
There is an absolute basic terror to be found in Danny Boyle’s kinetic, vivid take on zombie films. Upon first viewing, 28 Days Later is one of the most viciously terrifying films made. It’s only on multiple viewings do you begin to see how amazing Boyle was in creating a world inhabited by monsters but made even scarier by the humans still left.
Surely, I’d seen Shallow Grave in 1994, and greeted it with a very negative reaction, but it wasn’t until 2003 where I was truly introduced to Danny Boyle. I fondly recall going to the movies and being subjected to a teaser trailer to Boyle’s 28 Days Later. The trailer, like the film, was frantic and …
The film that regained Danny Boyle his red hot status after the wrong turn represented by A Life Less Ordinary and The Beach, 28 Days Later serves not only as Sound on Sight’s favorite Boyle outing, but also as a refreshingly original take on a zombie horror sub-genre that enjoyed a new lease of (undead) …
Many film websites published “decade’s best horror films” lists in late 2009/early 2010. While these lists collectively provided a rough snapshot of the genre’s ups and downs during that time, with more time to reflect, it becomes increasingly clear what an important period the 2000’s were for the horror genre on a global scale. Not …
Cockneys vs. Zombies Directed by Matthias Hoene Written by James Moran and Lucas Roche UK, 2012 As with something like Snakes on a Plane, Cockneys vs. Zombies derives much of its promise and purpose from the title. How you enjoy the film is contingent on how well it manifests said title, so, by that very …
Just when you thought the zombie crazy would die down, AMC gave the world a new reason to keep it alive and going strong with The Walking Dead series.We’ve watched some of our favorite characters from our favourite zombie films (Shaun of The Dead, Dawn of the Dead, 28 Days Later, Zombieland etc) survive …
Dread Central has recently reported that director Danny Boyle, is planning to return to direct the third installment in the 28 Days Later franchise. According to what Danny Boyle has said in the past, 28 Months Later isn’t the official title for the film, but it is supposedly planned to take place in Russia. Dread …
90- Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) Directed by Mike Leigh Genre: Comedy / Drama In a shift away from his usual exploration of the dark and dreary, director Mike Leigh takes a lighter look at life with Happy-Go-Lucky. Sally Hawkins is a comic revelation as the lead character Poppy, delivering a nervy, utterly captivating tour de force performance. …
Before I get to number 49 I feel the need to list fifty honorable mentions. This is a very personal list and I am confident that I could have easily chosen 100 foreign language films or 100 independent art house films and skipped out on all the Hollywood flicks, but I decided to go with …
There have been very few satisfying horror movies in the last decade. As for most of those that were in theatres, I’ve literally sat there screaming “Don’t look under the bed!… Why are you going in the closet?! … Look, everyone heard the noise! You heard it, I heard it, the guy four rows …