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Idol Threat: Daimajin’s Colossal Cultural Footprint

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Idol Threat: Daimajin’s Colossal Cultural Footprint

The Daimajin films introduced us to another legendary figure in the Japanese world of kaiju and his influence lives long and proud.

2023-05-16 17:01:46By Steven Sloss

Ghastly Gothic

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Ghastly Gothic

Light a candle, shut the creaking door and ignore the thunder outside - time to settle in with our classic gothic horror picks on ARROW.

2023-05-12 13:50:36By Andrew Graves

A Selection of Slime: Five Blob Monster Movies

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A Selection of Slime: Five Blob Monster Movies

They're sticky, they're slimy and they can't be stopped - a short history of the blob monster genre and why they keep bouncing back.

2023-05-09 15:25:27By Christopher Stewardson

How Jim Cummings' The Beta Test Joins Cinema’s Fragile Masculine Figures

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How Jim Cummings' The Beta Test Joins Cinema’s Fragile Masculine Figures

Jim Cummings' film The Beta Test and the character of Hollywood agent Jordan Hines adds to cinema's fascinating list of men who fight against themselves.

2023-05-05 11:23:29By Paul Risker

The Evolution of the Mad Scientist in Horror

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The Evolution of the Mad Scientist in Horror

The Mad Scientist trope has fascinated film-makers since the earliest days of cinema and they've gradually become even more deranged...

2023-05-02 17:32:32By Sam Ashurst

“Hymen Holocaust!”: In Praise of the Post-Scream Slasher

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“Hymen Holocaust!”: In Praise of the Post-Scream Slasher

On it's 1996 release, Scream changed the landscape for slashers with knowing audiences wanting more fresh twists on an established genre.

2023-04-28 14:00:40By Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

An ode to the mythological bad Nicolas Cage movie

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An ode to the mythological bad Nicolas Cage movie

It's hard to sum up the career of Nicolas Cage, an actor who has embraced every type of genre while blurring reality and myth along the way.

2023-04-21 15:04:49By Rafa Sales Ross

8 Films Based on Unfilmable Novels

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8 Films Based on Unfilmable Novels

They said it couldn't be done - turns out they were wrong. From Ulysses to Naked Lunch, we look at 8 films based on novels once described as 'unfilmable'.

2023-04-18 15:59:18By Rich Johnson

The Street Fighter and the nasty world of Japanese ultra-violence

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The Street Fighter and the nasty world of Japanese ultra-violence

Those of a sensitive disposition please look away now as we take an eye-opening look at six of the most extreme, ultra-violent films from Japan.

2023-04-14 16:32:29By James Balmont

Why Can’t A Girl Walk Home Alone At Night?

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Why Can’t A Girl Walk Home Alone At Night?

Our highlights from a curated collection of films now streaming on ARROW that feature threatened and attacked women carrying out suitable revenge.

2023-04-11 16:27:24By Alexandra Heller-Nicholas