Tag Archives: Paranormal Activity

Pete’s Peek | Sinister – you’ll be keeping the lights on after watching this creeping tale of terror

Posted on 10 February 2013 by peter

THE STORY Desperate for another success, true crime writer Ellison (Ethan Hawke) moves his family into the home of his latest story which involves the disappearance of a young girl whose family were found hanging from a tree outside the … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | Cannibal Holocaust – Does the king of shockumentaries really deserve its vile reputation?

Posted on 30 September 2011 by peter

If you thought The Blair Witch Project put the shock in the found-footage genre, then think again because it’s actually Ruggero Deodato‘s Cannibal Holocaust that’s the true leader of the pack and remains the daddy of them all. When Cannibal … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | Is Lake Mungo Australia’s answer to Paranormal Activity?

Posted on 23 July 2011 by peter

Lake Mungo is one of those films where the chills come gradually rather than in short sharp shocks, just likethe similarly-themed Paranormal Activity. In the small rural town of Ararat, southwest Victoria, 16-year-old Alice Palmer drowns while swimming with her … Continue reading →

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Posted on 3 June 2011 by Dean & Ellen

The Hangover Part II Best forgotten… This comedy sequel sees the ‘Woolpack’ quartet reunite in Thailand for a pre-wedding bruch they’ll never forget – and possibly never remember! If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player … Continue reading →

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Posted on 28 May 2011 by Dean & Ellen

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Shipmates… Disney’s swashbuckling fantasy-adventure franchise continues with this fourth instalment, which sees Captain Jack Sparrow taking to the high seas in search of the elusive Fountain of Youth. If you can see this, … Continue reading →

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Posted on 20 May 2011 by Dean & Ellen

Thor Holding out for hero… Chris Hemsworth gets to flex his pecs as the titular hammer-weilding superhero in this Kenneth Branagh comic book adaptation. Fast Five Engine trouble… The high-octane Fast & Furious franchise continues as Dominic and his crew … Continue reading →

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Insidious – From the fiends behind Saw comes a spooktacular chiller

Posted on 14 April 2011 by peter

With Saw director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell at the helm, I was fearful this was going to be another slice of torture porn. Thankfully Wan and Whannell have reigned in their bloodlust to create a spooktacular haunted horror … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | Not all wishes are granted in the new supernatural horror, The Open Door?

Posted on 28 February 2011 by peter

Looking at the DVD cover of this supernatural horror, I was expecting something in the vein of Lovecraft’s The Dunwich Horror – in which some monstrous entity is unleashed onto the world in search of a mate. But, you know … Continue reading →

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New Year, New Releases: Part One

Posted on 1 January 2011 by Movie Talk

The dawning of a new decade brings with it much of the ‘same old’ coming to a cinema near you. That means sequels for the Transformers, X-Men, Spy Kids, Sherlock Holmes, Paranormal Activity, Twilight, Final Destination (for the love of … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 5 November 2010 by Dean & Ellen

Iron Man 2 Tough exterior… Robert Downey Jr. dons Tony Stark’s suit of powered armour to do battle with some new enemies, including whip-cracking Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke), in this superhero sequel. A Nightmare on Elm Street Recurring nightmare… Psychotic … Continue reading →

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