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 Obviously out of date… Read more Spectre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