‘Next of Kin’ (1982) on Blu-Ray
❉ A sinister film with a dreamlike atmosphere, stacked with extras thanks to Second Sight.
THE SHINING
Interview: Damian K. Lahey
❉ Indie filmmaker Damian K. Lahey discusses his latest feature, which sees the return of the elusive Cristina Marsillach.
‘Filmworker’: Working for Stanley Kubrick – in cinemas and on demand this Friday
❉ The remarkable, untold story of Leon Vitali, Stanley Kubrick’s right-hand man is told in Filmworker, set to arrive in UK cinemas on 18 May 2018.
After-Image: ‘The Shining’ (1980)
❉ After-Image looks at single images and the emotional and narrative weight they carry. This week: Space, the final frontier of fear.
Upside Down: ‘Stranger Things – Season 2’ reviewed
❉ It’s that difficult second album…
The Darryl Ponicsán Interview
❉ The celebrated author and screenwriter chats with Nick Clement about his extraordinary career and Richard Linklater’s adaptation of Last Flag Flying.
‘Exquisite Terror’ – Issue #5 reviewed
❉ Horror magazines don’t come more detailed and diverse than ‘Exquisite Terror’!
Apeman, Spaceman – ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ revisited
❉ Often copied, never equalled – the legacy of ‘2001’ in the centenary year of Arthur C. Clarke, who died on this day in 2008.
‘The Black Archive #9: The God Complex’ reviewed
❉ We review the latest in Obverse Books’ Black Archive series, putting individual Doctor Who stories under the microscope.
Cult Q & A: Jason Arnopp
❉ We chat with Jason Arnopp, whose novel ‘The Last Days of Jack Sparks’ was hailed by Alan Moore as a “magnificent millennial nightmare”.