We watched Little Evil this week, which arrived directly to Netflix. We thought the trailer looked enjoyable but what really made us keen to watch this film is that it came from Eli Craig, the Writer/Director of one of our favourite horror comedies of recent years; Tucker and Dale vs Evil. Now we find the best way to describe this film is a cross between the Omen and comedy … [Read more...]
Is Don’t Breathe a Do See?
This week, we headed off to see Don’t Breathe, from writer/director Fede Alvarez, who most recently gave us the reboot of the Evil Dead. Don’t Breathe is a home invasion film, with a twist. We follow Rocky (Jane Levy, reteaming with her Evil Dead director), her boyfriend, Money (Daniel Zovatto) and friend, Alex (Dylan Minnette) The 3 carry out many small burglaries, using … [Read more...]
The Barking Mad About Films 2016 Half Year Top 10
It’s been a mixed year for us with films. The good news is our list is for once not filled with sequels, could original content finally be coming through? In fact, we would go as far to say that it’s been a bad year for sequels with films like Zoolander 2 and Independence Day: Resurgence being particularly bad. So here’s our top 10 for 2016 so far: Creed – Not a … [Read more...]
Hush (2016) – Shout it out loud! Its not a remake but something new
In 2014, we enjoyed a horror film with Doctor Who star Karen Gillan called Oculus. So when we heard its writer/director Mike Flanagan had made a new film, Hush, now showing on Netflix, we had to give it a watch. Unlike Oculus, this is not a supernatural horror film, but a home invasion, scary film. Now the home invasion film has been done many times before, examples such … [Read more...]