They’re here. Again… “If you really wanna make some money quick, a poltergeist abduction isn’t a bad idea…” So says paranormal investigator Boyd (Nicholas Braun) halfway into Gil Keenan’s slick update of the 1982 Steven Spielberg/Tobe Hooper spook film. The executives at Ghost House Pictures (Evil Dead, The Possession, Boogeyman), …

The lady is a vamp… Destined to become known as ‘The skateboarding Iranian vampire movie’, Ana Lily Amirpour’s debut is not-quite horror that combines moody monochrome style, an eclectic soundtrack and hipster attitude to giddily inventive effect. This isn’t Iranian cinema as you’ve ever seen it. In fact, despite being …

Betrayal, anguish, death. As Anakin puts it: “This is where the fun begins!” After the Midichlorians, taxation, Jake, Jar Jar, and juvenile romance, Star Wars gets seriously entertaining with Sith. Revenge is indeed sweet. And, yes, pretty damn dark. Perversely, though, for all the pain and suffering and severed limbs, …