Tag Archives: Patrick Wilson

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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Out on DVD | Watchmen

Posted on 26 July 2009 by Jason Best

Surprise, surprise! Alan Moore disowned the long-awaited screen version of his cult comic book Watchmen well before it reached the screen – as has long been his warped wont with adaptations of his work. Yet 300 director Zack Snyder’s movie … Continue reading →

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Out on DVD | Lakeview Terrace

Posted on 29 March 2009 by Jason Best

Neil LaBute’s unnerving thriller Lakeview Terrace fits squarely within the genre dubbed “suburban psycho-neighbour noir” (remember Pacific Heights?). This time the nut next door is Samuel L Jackson’s Abel Turner, an LAPD officer and self-appointed neighbourhood watchman whose niggling harassment … Continue reading →

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The Best view | Watchmen

Posted on 6 March 2009 by Jason Best

Fans of graphic novels have been trying for years to convince me of the medium’s merits. Try as I might, though, I’m afraid I can’t shake off my prejudice that a comic book in the hands of a grown-up is … Continue reading →

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