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The Descent Two Review
The Descent 2
The Descent (2005) was one of the surprise success stories of the year: a masterpiece of suspense which, along with director Neil Marshall’s Dog Soldiers (2002) helped put a ‘peaceful’ British horror film scene back on the map. And so we come to 2009 and to a surprise Descent sequel, this time directed by the editor of the original film, Jon Harris.
The reason a sequel is surprising dwells in the fact that The Descent had two different endings.
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Spring of Life (Pramen zivota) 2000
On of the facets of Nazi racial policy which remains shrouded in mystery is the phenomenon of the lebensborn or ‘spring of life’ maternity homes. Here, SS officers and racially-pure young women could boost the future ranks of the Nazi Party by having secret, and of course Aryan, children.
The Lodger - 1944 - review
The Lodger (1944)
Following Universal Pictures' huge successes in the field of horror and thriller cinema during the 1930s and early 1940s, 20th Century Fox began to commission some similar-themed movies of its own.
Let The Right One In Review
Let The Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in) 2008
Set in modern-day Sweden, Let The Right One In is a touching, interesting take on the greatly-jaded vampire theme. I've long been saying it was about time modern culture retired the stereotypical Anne Rice 'undead aristocracy' and explored other avenues because, after all, the parasitic nature of the beast is neither very lordly nor superior.
Dracula’s Fiancée (2002)
Although primarily known for his work in the 1970s, director Jean Rollin continues to work in film and Dracula’s Fiancée, made in the early part of the Noughties, remains characteristic of Rollin fare.
The film begins with an ageing professor and his young assistant, Eric, staking out a cemetery where they wait to intercept a beautiful vampire and her (dwarf, circus clown) lover - their purpose is to track down her myst
Terminator Salvation
The problem with making a new Terminator film is that in order to be better than 'Terminator 2' it has to be, by default, the greatest film ever made.
STAR TREK - 2009
STAR TREK
So then, with Batman, Fantastic Four, Superman, Doctor Who and The Incredible Hulk just a few of the franchises to receive reboots in recent years, it was perhaps inevitable that Star Trek would follow suit.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Set twenty years before the first X-Men film and featuring a number of cameos from the original trilogy and a few Marvel Film debuts, X-Men Origins: Wolverine has plenty of reasons to get comic book nerds and action flick junkies alike sweating into their popcorn.