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Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz Rejoin Universal’s The Mummy for 2028 Release
Simon Pegg and Sofia Boutella Star in ‘Only What We Carry’; Quentin Tarantino, Charlotte Gainsbourg Also Join Cast
‘Mimics’ Movie Review: A Polished Ventriloquist Horror Rom-Com That Struggles to Find Its Voice
MIMICS Interview: Kristoffer Polaha and Stephen Tobolowsky Reflect on the Sinister Side of Ambition
Lucasfilm Marked Super Bowl Sunday With a ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu Spot’
- Movie/TV Reviews
‘Mimics’ Movie Review: A Polished Ventriloquist Horror Rom-Com That Struggles to Find Its Voice
‘Diabolic’ Movie Review: A Promising Baptism That Never Fully Immerses… in Dread
‘Send Help’ Movie Review: Sam Raimi Turns Survival Into a Brutally Wicked Battle of Wits
‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ Movie Review: An Alarmingly Disarming Madcap Meditation on Algorithmic Overload
PRIMATE Movie Review: A Ferocious, Practically Perfect Creature Feature
- Movie/TV/Author Interviews
MIMICS Interview: Kristoffer Polaha and Stephen Tobolowsky Reflect on the Sinister Side of Ambition
DRACULA: Luc Besson on Recasting Bram Stoker’s Classic as a Romantic Gothic Tale
DRACULA: Caleb Landry Jones & Zoë Bleu Talk Luc Besson’s Romantic Revamp of Bram Stoker’s Iconic Tale
INTERVIEW: Gore Verbinski Talks the Alarmingly Disarming Vision of Humanity in ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’
Author Caroline Glenn Talks Revenge, and Grief in the Public Eye in New Novel ‘CRUELTY FREE’
- Music Reviews
Album Review: ‘Social Disguises’ by The Enemy: Fuelled by Frustration, Fired Up by Experience
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of January 2026
Album Review: ‘Wasted on Youth’ by The Molotovs — An Uncompromising Debut Brimming with Bravado, Breadth, and Boundless Momentum
Album Review: Kula Shaker – Wormslayer: a feisty, fearless return to psychedelic form
Album Review: ‘Fearless Nature’ by Kid Kapichi — An Eclectic, Introspective Statement Steeped in Darkness, Punctuated by Resolve
- Music Interviews
James Walsh Talks New Solo Album ‘It’s All Happening’ and 25th Anniversary of Starsailor’s Debut ‘Love Is Here’
Crispian Mills on Kula Shaker’s Upcoming Album ‘Wormslayer’: Navigating Creativity and Chaos in a Wired Age
GOOD HEALTH GOOD WEALTH’s Bruce Breakey Explains Philosophy Behind Narrative Debut Album ‘This Time Next Year We’ll Be Millionaires’
Pearce Macca on The Clause’s Explosive Debut, Victim of a Casual Thing: An Honest Portrait of Youth and Struggle
The Subways: 20 Years from ‘Young for Eternity’ to ‘When I’m With You’ – Billy Lunn Interview
- Features
Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz Rejoin Universal’s The Mummy for 2028 Release
Sam Raimi Open to Revisiting Spider-Man Universe, Cites Tobey Maguire’s Return in ‘No Way Home’
Future Perfect: 10 Sci‑Fi Films That Find Hope Amid the Rise of AI and Technology
Men In Black to Suit Up Again, Bad Boys Writer Drafted for Next Mission
In Anticipation of the ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ Reboot: 8 Great Horror Remakes That Live Up to Their Source Material
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Author Johnny Compton Talks ‘Dead First’: Noir Horror, Immortality, and the Weight of Reckoning
PROJECT HAIL MARY Super Bowl Trailer: Ryan Gosling in Poignant, Science-Focused Story of Human Ingenuity and Responsibility
Prime Video’s “Young Sherlock” Trailer Traces the Clues That Shaped the Legendary Sleuth
Chiwetel Ejiofor Joins Mike Flanagan’s The Exorcist Reboot for Blumhouse and Universal
Author Caroline Glenn Talks Revenge, and Grief in the Public Eye in New Novel ‘CRUELTY FREE’
- Author Interviews
Author Johnny Compton Talks ‘Dead First’: Noir Horror, Immortality, and the Weight of Reckoning
Author Caroline Glenn Talks Revenge, and Grief in the Public Eye in New Novel ‘CRUELTY FREE’
INTERVIEW: Celebrated Comic-Book Writer Cullen Bunn Makes Adult Novel Debut with ‘Bones of Our Stars, Blood of Our World’
Christina Henry on ‘The Place Where They Buried Your Heart’ — A Community Haunted Across Generations
“Fandom today borders on the religious — and that’s both beautiful and terrifying”: Joey Batey on debut novel ‘It’s Not a Cult’, creativity, and the cost of being seen
- Book Reviews
‘The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre’ Book Review: A Retirement Home Slasher that Finds Life and Tenacity in the Shadow of Death
Chilling Reads Ahead: CinemaChords’ Top 10 Most Anticipated Horror Novels for July 2025
Chilling Reads Ahead: CinemaChords’ Top 10 Most Anticipated Horror Novels for 2025
“EVERYTHING THE DARKNESS EATS” Book Review: A Poignantly Provocative Supernatural Shocker
“SECLUDED CABIN SLEEPS SIX” Book Review: A refreshingly inventive twist on familiar thriller trappings
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▶ Listen to our festival picks (≈ 5 minutes) SXSW unveiled another wave of programming for its 33rd annual Film & TV Festival earlier...
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As we navigate an era of rapid technological advancement, with artificial intelligence becoming ever more sophisticated and prominent in our daily lives, it’s understandable...
Box Office
Horror has always been a shape-shifter, changing with the times to throw our darkest fears back at us in clever, unsettling ways. In 2025,...
Box Office
Kristoffer Polaha (Jurassic World: Dominion, The Shift) makes a striking entry into directing with Mimics, a film that constantly shifts tone and subverts expectations....
Features
There something about mirrors that just make them terrifying things, especially in the morning when those bags beneath the eyes and messed up hair...
Features
The release of Devil’s Knot is fast approaching and the film follows the trail of three teenagers accused of killing three young children. The...
Killer Chords
Last month Willow Creek was a found footage film that proved Bigfoot just might exist, Delivery shocked us with its chilling tale of a haunted pregnancy...
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To celebrate the release of Gareth Edwards‘ Godzilla, Cinema Chords has decided to discuss the lucky directors who have scored a big-budget blockbuster right...
Movie Lists
Samurai warriors have for many years been the subject of some of cinema’s best films. Stories of bravery, loyalty and revenge have captivated audiences...
Features
Last month The Borderlands was a found footage film that curdled our blood, Antisocial showed us the dangers of our addition with social media and we watched Radha Mitchell and Stephen...
Features
With the date closing in for the release of the compelling Locke, starring Tom Hardy we thought it fitting to take a look at...
Movie Lists
Do we really need that? 5 upcoming sequels we are unsure of. There seem to be a lot of sequels coming out nowadays, and...
Movie Lists
They’re doing what?! 5 films that are getting the remake treatment. With the recent news that Gremlins is going to be remade we got...
Movie Lists
Out this week (10 Feb. 2014) on DVD is Jon S. Baird’s, FILTH! British comedy at it’s finest. Filth tells the story of Bruce...
Movie Lists
2013 was a year that saw some truly spectacular movies grace the big screen. Just like like any other film fan, I clocked up...
Movie Lists
Just a couple of week’s to round out the year and our team of writers has had their heads together for the last few...
Movie Lists
The summer blockbuster season is a distant memory now and the nights are drawing in and the leaves are forming a handy carpet. For...
Movie Lists
The summer blockbuster season has been over for a fair while now, the nights are drawing in and the leaves are forming a handy...
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Horror came to Yorkshire between the 25th and 27th October when The Showroom Cinema in Sheffield hosted Celluloid Screams, the steel city’s very own...
Movie Lists
It’s Hallowe’en once again and everyone starts to knock through horrors to get them in the frightened spirit. Netflix‘s member base is growing and...
Movie Lists
Amongst other things, All Hallows’ Eve is everyone’s annual excuse to prepare a marathon selection of horror films, not that an excuse is ever...