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Life is a B-Movie: Joe D’Amato’s Bizarre Prophecy of 2025

by Mila Fielker

A dystopi­an retro-future of tele­path­ic mutants, glad­i­a­tors and fas­cists – does Joe D’Amato’s vision of 2025 show any resem­blance to our cur­rent reality?
A group of indigenous people in traditional dress, including feathered headdresses and face paint, standing together in a night-time scene.
Review

Prey

by David Jenkins

A lean mon­ster-slash­er B‑movie set in the Preda­tor uni­verse that’s a high­light of an extreme­ly patchy franchise.

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In Retrospect
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Home Ents

Discover this bizarre B-movie riff on The Exorcist

by Anton Bitel

Warn­er Bros took legal action over 1974’s Beyond the Door, but its dif­fer­ences from Friedkin’s film are more strik­ing than its similarities.
Three people in Halloween costumes, including a man holding a book titled "13 Ghosts".
In Praise Of

In praise of William Castle – undisputed king of cinema gimmickry

by James McMahon

A pio­neer of 4D screen­ings, the Amer­i­can B‑movie direc­tor was a born showman.
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Interviews

Larry Cohen: The Last Interview

by Jonathan Doyle

The late B‑movie mae­stro reflects on his rich and sto­ried career behind the camera.
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In Praise Of

Revisiting Blade II: Guillermo del Toro’s slick superhero B-movie

by Padraig Cotter

With its sym­pa­thet­ic mon­sters and dis­tinct visu­als, this 2002 sequel is the director’s most under­rat­ed film.
Man in dark clothing holding a lantern, standing in a rugged, rocky landscape.
In Praise Of

How Death Line used cannibal horror to expose social inequality

by Thomas Hobbs

This 1972 British B‑movie is essen­tial view­ing in the wake of the recent Gren­fell tragedy.
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Festivals

Jupiter’s Moon – first look review

by David Jenkins

Christ returns to Earth in the form of a Syr­i­an refugee in Kornél Mundruczó’s overblown B‑movie.
Man aiming a revolver at the camera in a dark urban setting.
Review

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

by Katherine McLaughlin

Crash, bang, wal­lop! Don’t miss this lid-lift­ing exposé on the trail­blaz­ing B‑movie studio.

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In Retrospect
A close-up shot of a chimpanzee's face, mouth open wide in a roar, surrounded by other chimpanzees on a walkway.
Review

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

by Paul O’Callaghan

This unlike­ly reboot is a rel­a­tive­ly mod­est B‑movie bol­stered by A‑grade tech­ni­cal wizardry.

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In Retrospect