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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Obviously out of date… Read more Spectre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
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
A collection of suggested triple-bills for Halloween movie marathons. http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-halloween-movies/
Mars Movies
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
A feature for Empire about films – some surprising – that have still never been released on DVD anywhere in… Read more Not On DVD
