FrightFest 2014 – A Vue To A Kill
A round-up of this year’s scare fair. FrightFest was 15 years old this August Bank Holiday and the organisers celebrated in style, with over 60 features and 20 short films…
Category: Features
An in-depth look at the movies that matter.
The Raid 2 Blasts On To Blu-ray
It’s not often we feel compelled to write a piece on the upcoming DVD and Blu-ray release of a movie. But then again, The Raid 2 sits at the top…
25 years with Empire
“I had it Marcus. I had it in my hands.” Fitting that a Raiders of the Lost Ark quote comes to mind when writing about Empire hitting its quarter century.…
Adam Pearson talks Under The Skin
For an incredibly busy man, Adam Pearson is generous with his time. On Good Friday this year, his one day off that week, Adam met up with us to discuss…
The Raid 2 – Movie Connections
Rama, an undercover cop, infiltrates Jakarta’s criminal underworld through Uco, the impulsive son of crime boss Bangun. Bangun runs the city beside the Japanese Goto clan, but the peace is…
Gareth Evans – The Raid 2 FrightFest Q&A
At well over 6ft, Gareth Evans is as big as his movies and a showman-director in the Tarantino mould. So any The Raid 2 Q&A with him won’t be a…
The Best Films of 2013
Welcome to the first Electric Shadows Annual Top 10. We’ve seen hundreds of films this year. Dismissed those unworthy – yes, we’re particularly looking at you Diana, The Big Wedding,…
2013 – Rewind and Re-View
With the calendar now reading 2014, what better time to look back at movies in the year that was 2013? Beginning with… WORST FILM – OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN In any…
Boomerang Family Cast and Director Interview
The 2013 London Korean Film Festival boasted a broad range of movies old and new, but in time honoured tradition arguably saved the best for last. Boomerang Family closed the…
Kim Jee-woon Interview at the London Korean Film Festival
Korean director Kim Jee-woon may not be a household name in this country, but chances are you may have come across his excellent tale of the supernatural A Tale of…