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Night Patrol Interview: Cast on Ryan Prows’ LA Gritty Police Thriller, Vampire Chiller
‘Sheepdog’ Interview: Steven Grayhm and Vondie Curtis Hall on Trauma, Healing, and Life After War
A24 Paranormal Horror ‘The Undertone’ Trailer Tunes Into Grief, Belief, and Sinister Signals
Kid Kapichi Share ‘Worst Kept Secret’, a Fraught, Introspective Harbinger of Fearless Nature
Wrath Wreaks Havoc Across the Multiverse in ‘Redux Redux’ Trailer
- Movie/TV Reviews
WE BURY THE DEAD Movie Review: A Poignant Apocalyptic Tale Wrought from Personal Loss
Future Perfect: 10 Sci‑Fi Films That Find Hope Amid the Rise of AI and Technology
CinemaChords’ Best Horror Movies of 2025: Top Horror Films You Need to See
‘THE PLAGUE’ Review: A Harrowingly Poignant Exploration of the Cruelties and Contradictions of Early Adolescence
‘SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT’ (2025) Review: A Darkly Comic Reinvention That Marries Brutality with Ethical Nuance
- Movie/TV/Author Interviews
Night Patrol Interview: Cast on Ryan Prows’ LA Gritty Police Thriller, Vampire Chiller
‘Sheepdog’ Interview: Steven Grayhm and Vondie Curtis Hall on Trauma, Healing, and Life After War
‘THE PLAGUE’ Interview: Everett Blunck and Kayo Martin on the Cruel Realities of Growing Up
Do You Fear What I Fear? Mike P. Nelson and Ruby Modine Talk Reimagining SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT Through Carnage, Conscience, and Courtship
‘I really enjoy playing unpleasant people… but Trevor is different’: Rowan Atkinson on finding warmth in absurdity in “Man vs Baby”
- Music Reviews
- Music Interviews
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
Interview: Duncan Lloyd Unwinds New Album ‘Unwound’ – A Cathartic Rebellion Against Snack Culture
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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
Unearthed Frights: 10 Underrated Indie Horror Films That Deserve Your Attention
Bright Green Light! The Mogwai Return as ‘Gremlins 3’ Is Officially Set for 2027
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The Housemaid’s Secret: Lionsgate Eyes 2026 Start for Sequel with Sweeney and Morrone in Talks to Return
2026 Horror Book Releases: CinemaChords’ Most Anticipated Titles for the First Half of the Year
CinemaChords’ Best Horror Books of 2025: Top Horror Novels You Need to Read
New PROJECT HAIL MARY Trailer Showcases Ryan Gosling in a Sci-Fi Adventure Brimming With Cosmic Awe and All the Feels
INTERVIEW: Celebrated Comic-Book Writer Cullen Bunn Makes Adult Novel Debut with ‘Bones of Our Stars, Blood of Our World’
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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
‘Cathedral of the Drowned’ Interview: Nathan Ballingrud on Moon-Spun Nightmares, Centipede Bishops and Lunar Gothic Dread
Author Interview: The Essential Horror of Joe R. Lansdale – Genre-Bending Stories and Timeless Fears
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‘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
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Box Office
A tense, morally complex story is set to unfold in the heart of Los Angeles’ housing projects, where loyalty, survival, and trust will be...
Box Office
Many films about the effects of war begin with a soldier’s return home. The new film Sheepdog shifts the focus to the longer-term impact...
Box Office
A24 has dropped the first official trailer for one of its latest acquisitions, The Undertone, the debut feature from director Ian Tuason, which teases...
MUSIC
Hastings duo Kid Kapichi have shared their new single, ‘Worst Kept Secret‘, the latest taste of their forthcoming album Fearless Nature, due January 16th,...
Box Office
Dark Sky Films has debuted the official trailer for Dooba Dooba, an analog-style shocker from Ehrland Hollingsworth (Homestead), ahead of the film’s January 23...
Box Office
Independent Film Company is all set to release writer-director Charlie Polinger’s debut feature, The Plague, in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on...
Box Office
There are zombie movies, and then there are films that use the undead as a pressure test for the soul. We Bury The Dead sits squarely...
MUSIC
Kula Shaker are gearing up to release their eighth album, Wormslayer, on 30 January 2026, with the line-up that powered their breakthrough years back...
Headlines
Vertical Entertainment, the distribution company launched in 2012 by Richard Goldberg and Mitch Budin, has snatched up all North American rights to the hotly...
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Chaz Ebert describes hopes for actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. It has recently come to light that the late Roger Ebert had envisaged the actor Philip...
Features
The weather is horrible. I, myself, have just stepped in from a walk to the shops and nearly lost my glasses and moustache. All...
Headlines
Last week we announced that American Mary’s Tristan Risk had been cast in director Todd E Freeman’s upcoming film Love Sick. This week sees...
Interviews
With the release of Not Another Happy Ending on DVD coming February 10, we had a little chat with star of the film, Iain...
Short Film
Let’s just get one niggle with this movie out of the way; the lead guy looks like Rob Schneider. There, I said it. Although...
Features
Gritty, violent, ruthless – Prisoners. Hugh Jackman (X-Men, The Prestige) and Jake Gyllenhaal star in this crime thriller that will have you biting your nails...
Trailers
‘Maybe everyone secretly wants a G.B.F?’ The new movie G.B.F (or Gay Best Friend) stars Michael J. Willett as the closet guy whose social...
Features
Between Thursday 27th February and Sunday 2nd March, Film4 FrightFest takes over the Glasgow Film Festival for its ninth year, offering a world of “gritty serial killers, stark...
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Just yesterday we compiled our favourite spots aired during the Super Bowl 2014. Rivalry between commercials arguably takes centre stage, with each 30 second...
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At Cinema Chords we were all deeply shocked and saddened to hear that actor Philip Seymour Hoffman had passed away. Like seemingly much of...
