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Kim Newman

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The Magnificent Seven (1960) 93% 5/5 EDIT “...The Magnificent Seven was the beginning of a trend to which we owe Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars...” – Empire Magazine Jan 14, 2026 Full Review A Few Good Men (1992) 85% EDIT “...A Few Good Men seems a transparent rewrite of The Caine Mutiny Court Martial, with Jack Nicholson as a Captain Queeg whose crime is the brand of unofficial initiative-taking usually seen as a positive trait in films about the military.” – Sight & Sound Jan 8, 2026 Full Review Out of the Past (1947) 87% 5/5 EDIT “Perfect example of the Noir genre replete with shadowy stylistic visuals and rotten but charming characters.” – Empire Magazine Jan 8, 2026 Full Review Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) 54% EDIT “This spectacle fully embraces the toddler-tantrum-on-a-colossal-scale aesthetic and is winning because of rather than despite its essential goofiness.” – Sight & Sound Dec 31, 2025 Full Review Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) 80% EDIT “An inspired reworking, and Durand’s delighted reading of the role of grandiose star turned villain invests this paradoxical epic – in the end, it’s a small story with planetary significance literally as an aside – with humour and horror in equal measure.” – Sight & Sound Dec 31, 2025 Full Review In Flames (2023) 96% EDIT “Pervasive patriarchal threat tips into paranormal activity in the life of a young Pakistani medical student, resulting in a slightly predictable tale of haunting rooted in dark family secrets. ” – Sight & Sound Dec 31, 2025 Full Review In a Violent Nature (2024) 79% EDIT “ Even gruesome practical effects are presented without shock cuts or jump scares, as things which happen in (violent) nature rather than outrages against a moral universe.” – Sight & Sound Dec 22, 2025 Full Review Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) 78% EDIT “There’s no shortage of comic book in-jokes, but the convoluted multiverse premise causes Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman to get lost in their own film, competing with cameos and multiple versions of themselves. ” – Sight & Sound Dec 19, 2025 Full Review Borderlands (2024) 10% EDIT “A junk-heap of a film set on a junk-heap of a planet, Borderlands joins the long list of dud computer game adaptations which are entirely derivative of earlier movies, comics, TV shows and toy packaging materials. ” – Sight & Sound Dec 19, 2025 Full Review Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2024) 37% EDIT “It respects its source to a high degree – actors are cast (or made up) exactly to resemble Corben’s grotesque faces – and at least manages to evoke proper dread.” – Sight & Sound Dec 18, 2025 Full Review Salem's Lot (2024) 46% EDIT “As a stab at making vampires physically and spiritually threatening again after a run of fictions more sympathetic to their outsider status, Salem’s Lot is intermittently effective.” – Sight & Sound Dec 18, 2025 Full Review Christine (1983) 72% 3/5 EDIT “This John Carpenter film is more like an assembly line vehicle than a customised job, but is nevertheless a slick, entertaining piece of work.” – Empire Magazine Dec 15, 2025 Full Review Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025) 77% 3/5 EDIT “Just the right recipe for a seasonal horror cocktail — gruesome kills, proper suspense, sly wit, likeable leads and a dose of just deserts for very, very bad boys and girls.” – Empire Magazine Dec 12, 2025 Full Review Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025) 16% 2/5 EDIT “Making no sense isn’t necessarily a dealbreaker for a fun horror flick, but being confusing, poorly-structured and consistently cutting away from the action for unhelpful explanation is. ” – SciFiNow Dec 5, 2025 Full Review The Abyss (1989) 76% 4/5 EDIT “For its first two hours or so The Abyss is absolutely great action-man stuff, capitalising on everyone's fear of the deep and the dark.” – Empire Magazine Dec 5, 2025 Full Review Primitive War (2025) 65% 3/5 EDIT “An unashamed exploitation movie with teeth, this has all the dinosaur devilry and gung-ho soldiering you could want. There’s even a sweet Tyrannosaur love story in the mix.” – Empire Magazine Dec 2, 2025 Full Review Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) 92% EDIT “It’s darker in look and subject than the earlier films, but – like Craig’s obvious relish with Blanc’s improbable accent – Wake Up Dead Man remains extraordinarily pleasurable, a meal of brain food garnished with wicked wit. ” – Sight & Sound Dec 2, 2025 Full Review Keeper (2025) 53% 4/5 EDIT “Keeper will creep you out.” – SciFiNow Nov 18, 2025 Full Review Nosferatu (2024) 85% EDIT “Robert Eggers brings fresh eyes and potent dread to Murnau’s silent vampire classic, but this Count Orlok can’t match the menace of the original. ” – Sight & Sound Nov 11, 2025 Full Review The Monkey (2025) 77% EDIT “In its own terrifying, challengingly comical way, The Monkey stands as horror’s State of the Union address.” – Sight & Sound Nov 5, 2025 Full Review Thunderbolts* (2025) 88% EDIT “Examining grubby, battered, disappointed lives lived in the shadow of thunder gods and patriotic avengers is a fresh, engaging premise for the MCU, giving a kick to an end-credits reveal about the asterisk.” – Sight & Sound Nov 4, 2025 Full Review Weapons (2025) 93% EDIT “Weapons is nearly an hour longer than the average creepy movie, but Cregger’s mosaic approach justifies extra running time as he asks us to put pieces together for ourselves while delivering jolts with sudden crossed wires. ” – Sight & Sound Nov 4, 2025 Full Review Bring Her Back (2025) 89% EDIT “Bring Her Back is a rare horror film that trusts its audience to pick up exposition from asides.” – Sight & Sound Nov 4, 2025 Full Review Superman (2025) 83% EDIT “Gunn’s Superman isn’t ashamed of its comic book origins and whimsical inventiveness. T” – Sight & Sound Nov 4, 2025 Full Review M3GAN 2.0 (2025) 57% EDIT “Directed again by Gerard Johnstone, who showed his skills with unconventional horror as far back as Housebound (2014), M3gan 2.0 is a satisfying, lively sequel.” – Sight & Sound Nov 4, 2025 Full Review
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