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TV Series Review: Helix (Season One) (2014)

September 7, 2014
5 mins to read

“Insipid, random, nonsensical piece of television SF” This review is going to start with the honest and heartfelt observation that it’s probably not a good idea to get anyone who knows even a smidgeon of science to review Helix. Mind you, most people who are going to watch something like this are probably going to …

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News Round-up Week Ending 5 September

September 5, 2014
3 mins to read

Grimmfest announces 2014 lineup Grimmfest have announced the full lineup for 2014’s event, which runs 2-5 October. Friday sees prog rock legends Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin performing a live score to Dario Argento’s Suspiria, followed by a rare outing for the Argent cut of Dawn of the Dead. Among the horrific offerings over the four days …

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Film Four FrightFest 2014: Saturday 23 August 2014

September 4, 2014
10 mins to read

It’s day three at FrightFest 2014, and with the festival fully underway it’s time for another day of ghoulish delights at the Vue Cinema in Leicester Square. So, with the likes of terrifying children’s books, blood-sucking cheerleaders, manic mothers and a slew of the undead on the cards, it’s time to hit the screen. All …

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The Cutting Room: As Above So Below

September 4, 2014
3 mins to read

This week’s Cutting Room is going underground. As Above So Below Beneath the streets of Paris lie the Catacombs, miles and miles of dark, narrow passages lined with the bones of six million bodies. When a team of urban archaeologists venture into its depths to unearth an ancient artefact they find instead that the deeper …