Cinema

It is not an overstatement to say that filmmaker Leigh Whannell is one of the men responsible for changing the face of modern-day horror. His screenplays introduced us to the world of Saw and Insidious while his directing skills have brought us the fresh and creative Upgrade while The Invisible Man took him to a […]

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The modern-day cinematic journey into the Universal Monsterverse has been a rocky one. The Tom Cruise led The Mummy became one of the most unfairly maligned films in Hollywood history while films like Dracula Untold barely raised a blip on the radar. The sad truth is that the Monsterverse has really only come to life […]

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A Tribute to David Lynch: The Architect of Dreams David Lynch is not merely a filmmaker; he is an architect of the subconscious, a weaver of dreams, and a poet of the uncanny. In a world that often demands clarity and resolution, Lynch dares to embrace the shadows, the silences, and the strange beauty of [...] Continue Reading

Given my usual aversion towards remakes I must confess that I did have some scepticism before stepping into the screening of Nosferatu. Largely due to the fact that when it comes to classic cinema the original 1922 version is at the top of the tree. The F.W. Murnau version is not just the pinnacle of [...] Continue Reading

Music documentaries can be strange beasts. It has seemed over the past few years that they either became a tabloid doco where a filmmaker sets out to expose an artist or they become a vanity affair where the main aim is to showcase an artist’s career or in some tragic cases simply boost album sales. […]

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Too Fast For Love I’m one of those old-timers who was around when the Crüe had just released their debut album. And I am talking about before they were signed to Elektra. I guess it would have been sometime around 1982 when the usual route coming home from school would mean a stop at my […]

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So come now children of the beast… Be strong And Shout At The Devil! Rock biographies are some of my fave books. I have an ample collection and in time, Rue Morgue Records will be stocking a bunch of the better ones right here in our store. For the longest of times, Led Zeppelin’s Hammer […]

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I’ve literally just walked out of an advanced screening of the movie Bohemian Rhapsody. I was fortunate to be invited to a special screening brimming with free booze and popcorn. Fortunately, I don’t drink, but I do love popcorn! Especially of the free variety! I’ve come away from this movie absolutely blown away. I enjoyed […]

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