film REVIEW: The Avengers, AKA Avengers Assemble
Joss Whedon is used to large casts, but is he the man to wrangle Marvel’s bickering Superheroes?
Joss Whedon is used to large casts, but is he the man to wrangle Marvel’s bickering Superheroes?
Did you know they made six Leprechaun films? Oliver Longden does because he’s watched every instalment of the hardy horror franchise in order to bring OneMetal the definitive guide to a horror sequence filled with ironic death, Warwick Davis and some very questionable acting indeed. Are these films worthy of your time?
Chris Ward takes a look at breakfast TV-spoofing British horror comedy Kill Keith and wonders “Why?”.
Peter Allison meets the Boys from the Dwarf – Chris Barrie and Danny John Jules, AKA Rimmer and Cat – at the National Space Centre’s Brit SciFi, and talks about the new season and the comic success of Red Dwarf.
Leigh Forgie checks out The Woman in Black, slow-burning horror from the revitalised Hammer Horror films.
Chris Ward takes a look at a few of the actors who have brought Count Dracula to life on the big screen.
With a healthy disinclination towards “found footage” movies, Colin Hamilton checks out Chronicle, a tale of teenagers, nascent superpowers, and one very shaky camera.
The trailers might have made The Grey look like two hours of Liam Neeson bare-fist fighting wolves, but Leight Forgie finds a film of surprising depth and tension.
Intrepid gorehound Chris Ward expects the worst from Hostel Part III and gets a surprise… but only a small one.
Dr Gough re-assembles what remains of his stomach to inspect Tom Six’s sequel to The Human Centipede. Does the notorious premise have the legs for a second instalment?
Not many franchises make it to 4 decent films, let alone with 15 years between them. Colin Hamilton checks out the latest in the series.
Leigh Forgie investigates the mystery that is David Fincher’s Girl With the Dragon Tattoo remake. Is it one of those rare remakes that brings something new to the table, or just a cynical play for subtitle-phobic audiences?
Graham Gough packs his rucksack for a date with Julian Gilbey’s 2011 British horror film A Lonely Place to Die.
Chris Ward checks out the British social networking-based thriller Panic Button. Just make sure you read the terms and conditions…
Robert Downey Jr. returns as Sherlock Holmes in A Game of Shadows, pitting his extraordinary skills against his arch-enemy Moriarty. Can the Hollywood retelling keep to basic tennets of what makes Sherlock Holmes a compelling hero or does Guy Ritchie spunk it up the wall again?
It’s time to take on the acclaimed Kill List. Does this mix of social and actual horror deserve your attention or is it another forgettable low budget British horror?
Onemetal’s newest writer Colin Hamilton takes a look at Martin Scorcese’s Hugo.
Chris Ward ventures into the ice to take on The Thing – ooer!
It’s been a long, strange ride, but the final fantasy film has been watched, and a verdict rendered. Will Conquest be the film that finally dethrones Uwe Boll as the king of all things awful?
David Gordon Green’s much-maligned fantasy parody starring James Franco and Danny McBride gets the OneMetal treatment. Does this comedy deserve a reappraisal, your highness?