The Centre for the Moving Image Enters Administration; Edinburgh and Aberdeen Filmhouses Close The Centre for the Moving Image (CMI), the charity that operated Edinburgh Filmhouse, Aberdeen Filmhouse and the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), has ceased trading and entered administration. The announcement has led to the immediate suspension of operations at both cinemas and … Read more

Ah, rip-offs. We’ve all encountered them. Wander into the DVD aisle of any supermarket and you’ll spot titles like Chop Kick Panda, AVH: Alien vs Hunter or Tappy Feet. These are the DVDs that sometimes end up under the tree because a well-meaning relative mistook them for the real thing. If any genre is particularly … Read more

Mr Harrigan’s Phone (2022) Director: John Lee Hancock Screenwriters: John Lee Hancock Starring: Jaeden Martell, Donald Sutherland, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Joe Tippett, Cyrus Arnold, Colin O’Brien Stephen King built his reputation on stories that blend everyday life with uncanny dread, but not every King adaptation prioritizes shock over character. Mr Harrigan’s Phone (2022), directed and written … Read more

Martyrs (2008) Director: Pascal Laugier Screenwriter: Pascal Laugier Starring: Mylène Jampanoï, Morjana Alaoui, Catherine Bégin, Patricia Tulasne, Robert Toupin Pascal Laugier’s Martyrs (2008) is a brutal, unsettling film that refuses to provide easy comfort. It pushes into a deliberately uncomfortable zone—one where extreme violence is used not as spectacle but as a vehicle to explore … Read more

The Others (2001) Director: Alejandro Amenábar Screenwriter: Alejandro Amenábar Starring: Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston, Fionnula Flanagan, Alakina Mann, James Bentley, Eric Sykes, Elaine Cassidy The horror genre continually evolves, yet it often returns to timeless anxieties that never go away. Alejandro Amenábar’s 2001 film The Others is a modern gothic thriller that taps into those … Read more

Hocus Pocus 2 (2022) Director: Anne Fletcher Screenwriter: Jen D’Angelo Starring: Whitney Peak, Belissa Escobedo, Lilia Buckingham, Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy Hocus Pocus 2 returns to screens as a nostalgia-driven, female-forward continuation of the original cult classic. After nearly three decades, the film brings back the Sanderson Sisters—played once again by Bette … Read more

Hocus Pocus (1993) Director: Kenny Ortega Screenwriter: Neil Cuthbert Starring: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Omri Katz, Thora Birch, Vinessa Shaw Hocus Pocus is the cinematic embodiment of autumnal fun: a warm, mischievous celebration of Halloween set in the historically charged town of Salem. The film moves like a cozy, candy-filled romp through … Read more

Suspiria (2018) Director: Luca Guadagnino Screenwriter: David Kajganich Starring: Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, Chloë Grace Moretz Luca Guadagnino’s 2018 Suspiria is easy to overlook. It underperformed at the box office and occupies a quieter place in popular memory compared to its cult following, yet it represents a bold reinterpretation of Dario Argento’s 1977 … Read more

Blonde (2022) Director: Andrew Dominik Screenwriters: Andrew Dominik Starring: Ana de Armas, Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Xavier Samuel, Julianne Nicholson Blonde sets out to dramatize the private life of Marilyn Monroe, presenting a version of Norma Jeane that blurs the line between historical fact and speculative fiction. The film follows her from a traumatic childhood—marked … Read more

Horror films often exist at the edges of mainstream culture, their unsettling themes and striking images placing them outside the pop-culture spotlight. Yet every so often a horror movie breaks through and resonates with a national or global audience in a way most genre entries never do. Those films become the defining terrors of their … Read more