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INTERVIEW: Kal Penn on ‘Trust Me, I’m a Doctor’: The Scandal That Turned a Doctor’s Life Upside Down
Final Destination Bloodlines’ Kaitlyn Santa Juana Leads Pop-Punk Road Comedy ‘The Jam Van’ as Production Wraps
Briarcliff Entertainment Gets Into The Festive Spirit With Twisted Trailer For Horror-Comedy ‘Christmas At The Kringles’
Linda Hamilton Talks New Movie ‘Trust Me, I’m a Doctor’: When the Tabloids Become the Trial
Renny Harlin Talks Action Thriller ‘The Beast’: When the World’s Safest Car Becomes a Claustrophobic Crucible
- Movie/TV Reviews
‘Evil Dead Burn’ Movie Review: A Symphony of Savagery That Overplays Its Hand
‘Toy Story 5’ Movie Review: A Heartfelt Celebration of Imagination in a Digital World
‘Obsession’ Movie Review: The Death of the Meet-Cute and the Dark, Twisted Reality of Controlled Desires
‘HOKUM’ Movie Review: A Meticulously Malignant Psychological Conundrum Served with Caustic Wit
Future Perfect: 10 Sci‑Fi Films That Find Hope Amid the Rise of AI and Technology
- Movie/TV/Author Interviews
INTERVIEW: Kal Penn on ‘Trust Me, I’m a Doctor’: The Scandal That Turned a Doctor’s Life Upside Down
Linda Hamilton Talks New Movie ‘Trust Me, I’m a Doctor’: When the Tabloids Become the Trial
Author Interview: Cassandra Khaw Talks the Most Vital and Alterative Horror Novel of the Year, ‘Find Me Where It Ends’
Renny Harlin Talks Action Thriller ‘The Beast’: When the World’s Safest Car Becomes a Claustrophobic Crucible
She wants to devour him. She’s also falling in love with him: Gillian Daniels on Horror Novel ‘Jenny Will Eat You Now’
- Music Reviews
- Music Interviews
Sydney’s Crocodylus Talk Doubling Down on Garage-Punk Chaos with New Album ‘Limbo, Please Be Good To Me’
Riding a Maximum High: Shed Seven celebrate 30 years with Triumphant ‘Shedcember X’ Winter Tour
Rick McMurray Talks The Transition from ASH to Solo Side Project BURNED AS WITCHES
Tom Clarke Talks Social Disguises: The Enemy’s Comeback Album Made on Their Own Terms
INTERVIEW: Composer Geoff Zanelli on Navigating Tonal Whiplash to Score ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’
- Features
Sky Debuts Official Trailer for Crystal Lake, the Friday the 13th Prequel Series
Dan Stevens Is Ready to Serve the Public Trust as RoboCop in New Prime Video Series
Scared Straight to Serenity: Finding Catharsis Amidst the Chaos of Horror
Escape Reality: The Most Thrilling Horror Movies That Will Help You Forget the World’s Woes!
Reimagining the ’80s: 10 Movies That Could Shine with a 2020s Twist
- Books
Author Interview: Cassandra Khaw Talks the Most Vital and Alterative Horror Novel of the Year, ‘Find Me Where It Ends’
She wants to devour him. She’s also falling in love with him: Gillian Daniels on Horror Novel ‘Jenny Will Eat You Now’
Jennifer Thorne Talks New Horror Novel ‘Newbourne Park’: where the country-house weekend goes feral
Living (& Dying) for the Likes: Brian Asman Talks #VANDEATH and the Fatal Illusion of Performing Your Life Online
Size Matters: Henry Herz and Jonathan Maberry on Why ‘The Big Bad Book of Kaiju’ Is the Ultimate Remedy for Modern Anxiety
- Author Interviews
Author Interview: Cassandra Khaw Talks the Most Vital and Alterative Horror Novel of the Year, ‘Find Me Where It Ends’
She wants to devour him. She’s also falling in love with him: Gillian Daniels on Horror Novel ‘Jenny Will Eat You Now’
Jennifer Thorne Talks New Horror Novel ‘Newbourne Park’: where the country-house weekend goes feral
Living (& Dying) for the Likes: Brian Asman Talks #VANDEATH and the Fatal Illusion of Performing Your Life Online
Size Matters: Henry Herz and Jonathan Maberry on Why ‘The Big Bad Book of Kaiju’ Is the Ultimate Remedy for Modern Anxiety
- Book Reviews
Author Interview: Cassandra Khaw Talks the Most Vital and Alterative Horror Novel of the Year, ‘Find Me Where It Ends’
Kayla Ancrum Talks Giving Frankenstein a Tenderly Bruising Resurrection in New Novel ‘Adam, Mine’
Eric LaRocca Talks ‘We Turn Gruesome At Night’ and the Fine Line Between Purging Darkness and Feeding It
Josh Malerman on New Novel ‘Pictures of You’: When Admiration Curdles Into Obsession
Trapped in a Murderous Time Loop: Rachel Harrison Talks the Twisted, Terrifying Fun of ‘Kiss, Slay, Replay’
Cult Cinema
Sky has debuted the official trailer for “Crystal Lake,” the upcoming eight-part series from A24 and creator, writer, executive producer and showrunner Brad Caleb...
Cult Cinema
Dan Stevens is stepping into one of sci-fi’s most recognisable suits, with the Downton Abbey and Legion actor set to play Alex Murphy —...
Cult Cinema
Horror movies often get a bad rap. They’re seen as gratuitously violent, psychologically damaging, and a blight on society. But beneath the surface of...
Box Office
INTERVIEW: Kal Penn on ‘Trust Me, I’m a Doctor’: The Scandal That Turned a Doctor’s Life Upside Down
What happens when the tabloid headlines define you before you get a chance to tell your own story? In Thane Economou‘s latest film, Trust...
Author Interviews
What if Death came to your door not bearing a scythe, but as a black dog — and turned out to be rather good...
Short Film
Top Hat is a movie you may want to watch again and again because it really is terribly delightful. At just over two minutes,...
Features
Last year was pretty poor in the number of films watched by myself. There were glaring omissions that probably negated the entire list but...
Short Film
Here is a little warning now it is coming to Christmas; a toy is for life (or til it breaks) and no present can...
Features
Big Ass Spider, the ultimate B-movie experience, finally spins its way onto DVD and Blu-ray this 23rd December. Mike Mendez (The Gravedancers, The Convent) directs...
Short Film
Christmas is only one week away. This time in seven days you will be, hopefully, surrounded by loved ones, opening presents and eating food...
Features
Last month we announced the twelve finalists in the Magnet Releasing‘s 26th Director competition where the winner would not only win a $5,000 cash prize but their...
Short Film
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Well, more like the apocalypse in this holiday themed short, Dark Times. Interestingly shot in POV...
Features
By now Cinema Chords has covered lots of promotional material for the upcoming Lego Movie and we can’t wait until the film is released...
Features
Right about now is when awards season starts heating up. Various film critic circles and societies have given out their awards, with many more...
Short Film
The relationship a writer, director and animator may have with their character is a troubled one. We have this love hate with them; they...
Short Film
It feels like writing about Monster Roll is cheating. While it is technically a short movie, there is a story behind it as it...
Short Film
Sometimes, in movies, story has been substituted for style, and focusing on the visuals can detriment the whole effect of the movie. ColourBleed suffers...
Features
If you a peering on the film schedule this week you may come across Spike Lee’s horror movie Oldboy. Starring Josh Brolin and Elizabeth...
Short Film
In this day and age, social media is controlling everything. In fact, a lot of people can’t find more than a minute’s peace without...
Short Film
The coldness has finally set in. Winter is here and we have all wrapped up warm. And as they always do during winter months,...
Short Film
Being alone is perhaps the thing that people are most afraid of and coming up to Christmas that fear is resonated in us all....
Features
New this week is a brand new section where various members of the Cinema Chords team will discuss film related topics. First up, with...