Posted in Characters Horror

Slaying Alive – Horror Movie Characters That Made Our Guts Twist With Worry – Or Mine Anyway

Horror films over the last 100 years have churned out the demise of so many characters. Some we couldn’t give a fuck about, perhaps wanted…

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Posted in Horror Review

Film Road to Halloween: Jaws (1975)

The road to Halloween is paved with good films. Wherein we countdown to the spirited season with a hundred doses of horror. 60 days to…

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Posted in Movies Year in Film

How Jaws Changed My Life and the World

Like most people, I’ll never forget the first time I saw Jaws. My parents had a copy of Peter Benchley’s original novel on our bookshelf at home….

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Posted in Director

Steven Spielberg Films Ranked: 5-1

Steven Spielberg, a certain Drew Barrymore’s godfather, has still amazed and inspired us, and his peers, with the kind of prolific, excellent range of cinema…

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Posted in Director Listmania

Listmania – Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg is one of my all-time favorite film directors, and he’s had a major impact on me as a lover of cinema. He’s made…

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The Four Corners of Spielberg

In one corner we have Amistad, Bridge of Spies, and Munich; in the opposing corner, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, War of the Worlds, and Close Encounters…

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Steven Spielberg Week: How To Watch His Movies – 1970s

So here we are arriving at Steven Spielberg Week. I know you’ve been looking forward to this. But wait, you haven’t seen Schindler’s List? You…

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Vote: Ranking The Films Of Steven Spielberg

For those that don’t know yet, 11 – 17 December is Steven Spielberg Week at Filmotomy. I’m not one for ranking movies generally, it’s a…

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100 Not Nominated For Oscars – Part 19

It is common law for many, many popular films, those loved by the moving-going public, and even professional film critics, to not make it big…

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