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Hellraiser: The Scarlet Box

Posted on 02/02/201610/11/2019 by FlexibleHead

I’ve recently started reviewing for the horror site Shock Till You Drop, and this was my inaugural feature: a big… Read more Hellraiser: The Scarlet Box

Bad Santas

Posted on 02/02/2016 by FlexibleHead

A bit of misanthropy for Christmas, to coincide with the release of Krampus. http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/bad-santas-15-st-nicks-ruin-christmas/

Straight Outta Compton

Posted on 02/02/201613/05/2019 by FlexibleHead

I visited the LA set of the NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton while it was shooting, and wrote the subsequent feature… Read more Straight Outta Compton

Mad Max Rip-Offs

Posted on 02/02/201604/08/2019 by FlexibleHead

On the back of the incredible Mad Max: Fury Road, this is a list feature about the many films that… Read more Mad Max Rip-Offs

Insidious Chapter 3

Posted on 02/02/201602/06/2019 by FlexibleHead

This long interview with director/writer/actor Leigh Whannell, mostly about Insidious 3, was for the Empire website, but was another one… Read more Insidious Chapter 3

Star Wars: Ewoks

Posted on 02/02/201602/02/2016 by FlexibleHead

This was written for the Empire print magazine, but later made its way online as part of a month of… Read more Star Wars: Ewoks

Dan Aykroyd

Posted on 02/02/201622/07/2019 by FlexibleHead

A friend of mine started a new booze-based website, Alderman Lushington, and asked me for a piece on Dan Aykroyd’s… Read more Dan Aykroyd

Let Us Prey

Posted on 02/02/2016 by FlexibleHead

This one was for Fangoria, for a change. An interview with actress Pollyanna McIntosh and director Brian O’Malley for the… Read more Let Us Prey

Spectre

Posted on 02/02/201612/06/2019 by FlexibleHead

More Bond. This was a pre-release primer, hopefully providing “everything you need to know” about Spectre. Obviously out of date… Read more Spectre

James Bond – Page To Screen

Posted on 02/02/201612/06/2019 by FlexibleHead

A long Empire feature detailing the significant differences between James Bond’s adventures on film and as originally written by Ian… Read more James Bond – Page To Screen

Movies For Halloween

Posted on 02/02/201603/07/2019 by FlexibleHead

A collection of suggested triple-bills for Halloween movie marathons. http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-halloween-movies/

Mars Movies

Posted on 02/02/2016 by FlexibleHead

With the release of Ridley Scott’s The Martian, this was an Empire feature about other movie missions to Mars. http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/mars-movies/

Forgotten Bond Themes

Posted on 02/02/201628/06/2019 by FlexibleHead

With the news that Radiohead would not, as had been rumoured, be providing the Spectre theme – Sam Smith having… Read more Forgotten Bond Themes

New Westerns

Posted on 02/02/201623/10/2019 by FlexibleHead

All of a sudden it seems that Westerns are popular again. Or at least, they’re getting made. This Empire feature… Read more New Westerns

Macbeth On Film

Posted on 02/02/2016 by FlexibleHead

To coincide with the release of a new Macbeth, starring Michael Fassbender, this was a list of previous film versions,… Read more Macbeth On Film

Wes Craven obituary

Posted on 02/02/201626/02/2020 by FlexibleHead

Another obituary feature, celebrating the career of the unmatched Wes Craven. Too many of these things recently. http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/guide-wes-craven/

Vanity Projects

Posted on 02/02/2016 by FlexibleHead

This was originally a two-part feature on filmic vanity projects. One was ‘straight’ and the other was specifically about films… Read more Vanity Projects

Evil Media

Posted on 02/02/2016 by FlexibleHead

This one was to coincide with the release of Sinister 2. That film (as was the original) was about an… Read more Evil Media

Steven Seagal

Posted on 02/02/201631/03/2020 by FlexibleHead

A list feature, commissioned for no apparent reason, about Steven Seagal’s best moments on-screen. http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/steven-seagal-finest-moments/

Not On DVD

Posted on 02/02/2016 by FlexibleHead

A feature for Empire about films – some surprising – that have still never been released on DVD anywhere in… Read more Not On DVD

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