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Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of April 2026
Bleecker Street Drops ‘Victorian Psycho’ Poster Ahead of Cannes Premiere; Maika Monroe Stars in Dark, Witty and Bloodthirsty Period Horror
Album Review: ‘Limbo, Please Be Good To Me’ by Crocodylus: A Frenetic, Deftly Formulated Portrait of Modern Malaise
Sydney’s Crocodylus Talk Doubling Down on Garage-Punk Chaos with New Album ‘Limbo, Please Be Good To Me’
‘Affection’ Trailer: Jessica Rothe Faces A Fractured Reality In Brainstorm Media’s Sci-Fi Thriller
- Movie/TV Reviews
Future Perfect: 10 Sci‑Fi Films That Find Hope Amid the Rise of AI and Technology
‘She Dances’ Movie Review: A Humorous, Heartwrenching Journey Through Family Connection and Intergenerational Grief
‘Sheepdog’ Movie Review: A Stark and Compassionate Look at Life After Service and the Arduous Path To Post-Traumatic Growth
‘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
- Movie/TV/Author Interviews
Sydney’s Crocodylus Talk Doubling Down on Garage-Punk Chaos with New Album ‘Limbo, Please Be Good To Me’
‘I Swear’ Interview: Robert Aramayo and Kirk Jones on the Life of John Davidson and Tourette’s Advocacy
The Architecture of Anxiety: Marcus Kliewer on ‘The Caretaker,’ Rules as Rituals, and Universal’s Sydney Sweeney-Led Adaptation
INTERVIEW: ‘Hokum’ Director Damian Mc Carthy On Reviving The Haunted Hotel Horror Subgenre
Don’t Adjust Your Signal: Ian Tuason Talks Broadcasting a Sinister Frequency of Grief and Faith in UNDERTONE
- Music Reviews
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of April 2026
Album Review: ‘Limbo, Please Be Good To Me’ by Crocodylus: A Frenetic, Deftly Formulated Portrait of Modern Malaise
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of March 2026
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of February 2026
Album Review: ‘Social Disguises’ by The Enemy: Fuelled by Frustration, Fired Up by Experience
- 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
‘Behind The Mask: The Rise Of Leslie Vernon’ Sequel Set As Scott Glosserman Confirms ‘Behind The Mask II’
Future Perfect: 10 Sci‑Fi Films That Find Hope Amid the Rise of AI and Technology
‘Bloodsport’ Remake in the Works at A24 with Michaela Coel Writing and Directing
Revisiting Romero: Daniel Kraus on New Book Partially Devoured and the Enduring Terror of Night of the Living Dead
‘The Exorcist’: Sasha Calle Joins Mike Flanagan’s Reimagining of Cult Classic
- Books
The Architecture of Anxiety: Marcus Kliewer on ‘The Caretaker,’ Rules as Rituals, and Universal’s Sydney Sweeney-Led Adaptation
C.J. Dotson Talks New Horror Novel ‘These Familiar Walls,’ Childhood Fears, and Parenting Perils
‘Femme Feral’ Author Sam Beckbessinger Talks the Horror and Humor of Female Transformation
Philip Fracassi on Sarafina: A Grimmesque Civil War Tale of Desertion, Duty, And Devastating Dread
Luke Dumas on New Horror Novel ‘Nothing Tastes as Good’: Identity, Obsession & the Horror of Becoming “Perfect”
- Author Interviews
The Architecture of Anxiety: Marcus Kliewer on ‘The Caretaker,’ Rules as Rituals, and Universal’s Sydney Sweeney-Led Adaptation
C.J. Dotson Talks New Horror Novel ‘These Familiar Walls,’ Childhood Fears, and Parenting Perils
‘Femme Feral’ Author Sam Beckbessinger Talks the Horror and Humor of Female Transformation
Philip Fracassi on Sarafina: A Grimmesque Civil War Tale of Desertion, Duty, And Devastating Dread
Luke Dumas on New Horror Novel ‘Nothing Tastes as Good’: Identity, Obsession & the Horror of Becoming “Perfect”
- 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
Box Office
It’s hard to believe that it’s been all of two decades since Scott Glosserman’s (The Truth Below) savagely satirical shockumentary Behind the Mask: The...
Cult Cinema
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
Michaela Coel (“I May Destroy You”) is set to write and direct a new take on the 1988 martial arts classic Bloodsport, reuniting with...
MUSIC
We’ve reached the last Friday of the month, which can only mean one thing: Another edition of Noteworthy Nods – our monthly roundup of...
Interviews
Since forming in 2015, Crocodylus have evolved from Sydney garage-punk regulars into a surgically tight quintet with a consistent trajectory. Built on the longstanding...
Cult Cinema
If you walk out of your latest cinema, tune into telly or even dotted around your street, you will see adverts for the latest...
Short Film
You may have noticed that there has been a slow decline into extreme cinema becoming more mainstream. With the descent into Kick Ass popularity...
Features
This week sees the release of the second film in The Hunger Games series and to celebrate the return of super awesome Katniss, here...
Short Film
In another Oscar winning film, Paperman captivated a lot of audiences last year and this. Showed as a preview before Walt Disney Studios film,...
Short Film
We recently saw Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) take to a spot of short film action in Little Favour and now his trusty sidekick Watson is...
Short Film
It is very rare that a film can create a simple and funny story in just over four minutes. Here in Riley Stearn’s The...
Short Film
Curfew is the Oscar Winning short film from the 85th Academy Awards. Written, directed and starring Shawn Christensen, it was a dead cert for...
Headlines
Recently we reviewed Todd E Freeman’s excellent short ‘M is for Marriage’ which was entered into Magnet Releasing’s 26th Director competition for a chance...
Short Film
There is only so much that an animation can do in a running time of four minutes. To be able to portray the anguish,...
Features
With tomorrow being the UK release of the highly anticipated film The Counsellor, we thought we would have a look at some of the...
Short Film
It is only a few months til Wes Anderson returns for The Grand Budapest Hotel. Luckily, for those who admire or love Wes Anderson’s...
Short Film
If I Had A Heart is a brilliant and engrossing movie about an abandoned man’s fight for life. Set in the bustling city of...
Features
On 21st of November 2013, Catching Fire, the long-awaited sequel to the 2012 box office hit The Hunger Games will be released in cinemas...
Features
Urban dance film Battle Of The Year opens in UK cinemas this Friday November the 15th. The film follows Dante (Laz Alonso) and Blake (Josh Holloway)...
Short Film
Originality is scarce these days: Hollywood lashes mountains of money in often vain attempts to create a picture which is novel. Presumably with a...
Features
Back to the Future is a timeless film which never fails to entertain. As teenagers we all wanted to be Marty McFly with the...
Features
Hot on the heels of popular horror television series such as American Horror Story, True Blood and the Walking Dead, Robert Rodriguez’s From Dusk...