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September 27, 2024

Review: Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994)

In Wes Craven’s New Nightmare, a decade has passed since the release of A Nightmare on Elm Street. In the movie series, Freddy Krueger is dead, having been killed off in 1991’s Freddy’s Dead, but New Line Cinema is keen to revive the franchise. Original writer/director Wes Craven is back on board with a new idea to bring…

September 27, 2024

Review: Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)

In Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, it is at least ten years since the events of The Dream Child and a series of mysterious killings and suicides have wiped out all the children in Springwood, Ohio. All that remains are a bunch of psychologically disturbed adults and one lone teen. And with only one teen left in Springwood,…

September 27, 2024

Review: A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)

In A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, a year has passed since Alice Johnson faced and defeated Freddy Krueger. Alice has now graduated from high school, and is trying her best to move forward with her life. However, Alice is continually haunted by dreams associated with Freddy. The dreams involve Freddy’s mother, Amanda,…

September 27, 2024

Review: A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

In A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, a year has passed since the Dream Warriors vanquished Freddy Krueger. With the nightmarish boogeyman supposedly defeated, Kristen, Joey, and Kincaid have been rehabilitated from the Westin Hills Psychiatric Hospital and have returned to their daily lives. However, Kristen is still suffering from nightmares and is…

September 27, 2024

Review: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

In A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, teenager Kristen Parker is suffering from terrifying nightmares. Every night she dreams about a disfigured man who threatens her life, so spends her days drinking cola and eating spoonfuls of instant coffee to stay awake. Kristen’s lack of sleep, as well as her recurring nightmares, has left…

September 27, 2024

Review: A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985)

In A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge, five years have passed since the events of A Nightmare on Elm Street. Within this time, the Thompsons have moved away from the eponymous street and the Walsh family have taken over Nancy’s old house, with teenager Jesse Walsh moving into Nancy’s former bedroom. But it’s not…

September 27, 2024

Review: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

In A Nightmare on Elm Street, teenage friends Tina Gray and Nancy Thompson are experiencing terrible nightmares. Both dream of a disfigured man with knives for fingers who stalks them when they sleep. After discussing the mysterious figure with Nancy, Tina falls asleep. Once again she dreams of the man, only this time he brutally murders…

September 24, 2024

Review: Look What’s Happened to Rosemary’s Baby (1976)

In Look What’s Happened to Rosemary’s Baby, eight years have passed since Rosemary Woodhouse gave birth to a boy. That boy – named Andrew by Rosemary – is under the careful watch of a Satanic cult, led by Roman and Minnie Castevet, and is shortly set to be the centrepiece in a ritual. But as the…

September 24, 2024

Review: Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

In Rosemary’s Baby, young couple, Guy and Rosemary Woodhouse move to the Bramford – a large apartment building in New York. Guy is an actor, Rosemary a housewife, they are recently wed and have plans to start a family. Shortly after they move in, Guy and Rosemary meet their new neighbours, Roman and Minnie Castevet. They…

September 18, 2024

Review: Strange Darling

Arriving in UK cinemas this week is the dark thriller, Strange Darling. The movie – written and directed by JT Mollner – stars Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Barbara Hershey, and Ed Begley Jr., and centres its story around a serial killer. Set in rural Oregon, the film focuses on the final murders by the killer,…