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Land of the Dead (2005)
There’s only one movie that you’ve been waiting for if you’re in the know: George Romero’s 4th in his zombie trilogy, Land of the Dead. It was rushed out to a summer deadline when Doom fell behind schedule, but now the director’s cut is out on R1 DVD, a few minutes longer than... »
Haute Tension (2003)
Alexandre Aja’s Haute Tension (released in the UK as Switchblade Romance for some reason) is an intense and striking horror thriller, reminding me of the old Robert Fuest movie And Soon The Darkness, as two young girls wander about the French countryside, but it soon becomes painfully clear that what he’s doing is relocating... »
The Descent (2007)
One of the best low budget horror movies of recent years was Neil Marshall’s Dog Soldiers. Marshall’s follow-up, The Descent, is now out on R2 DVD, and proves that he’s got an undeniable talent. His first movie was criticised for being too blokey and too comic, so now he’s made a movie with an almost... »
Effects (1980)
Although George Romero wasn’t involved, he appears in the special features on Effects, made by most of his associates in Pittsburgh in 1980 and missing since then (I’ve been looking for it since reading a glowing review in Cinefantastique about 20 years ago). Joe Pilato from Day of the Dead stars as a cameraman... »
Season of the Witch (1972)
Romero completists will also have noticed the R1 release of Season of the Witch, made in the aftermath of Night of the Living Dead. It’s one of those movies that I’ve tried to like for years, but it’s horribly dated, telling the story of a neglected wife who turns to witchcraft as an alternative to... »