Holy exploitation!

So what has Sam Raimi been working on? Why producing a 3D post-apocalyptic vampire film starring Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Karl Urban, Christopher Plummer and Brad Dourif called Priest. Oh yeah, its also a western. Man, does it looks like it could be pretty damn awesome. A warrior priest (Paul Bettany) disobeys Church …

Holy crap, Let Me In looks awesome

I’ve been a bit apprehensive about the remake of the damn near perfect Swedish vampire film Let the Right One In. But as more and more details emerge about the American/British remake I can’t help but be impressed. From the great casting (Chloe Moretz and Kodi Smit-McPhee are about as good as one could hope …

One to Watch – Daybreakers

Over the past few years I’ve become quite the fan of Ozploitation films, and I’ve quite enjoyed the recent resurgence of Australian genre filmmaking. One of my more recent finds was the flawwed, yet still enjoyable, Australian zombie film Undead. And while it was a decent enough independent horror comedy, I must say I found …

Quick Thoughts – Thirst

As the latest Twilight fan-fic opens nationwide, it seems only fitting that I finally get around to writing something about a South Korean vampire film I watched a few weeks ago at The Uptown Theatre. Now most people know director Park Chan-wook for his Vengeance trilogy (Sympathy for Mr Vengeance, Oldboy and Lady Vengeance) or …