Kirsteen Duckers The home invasion movie generally taps into societies fears about fast paced change in the world around them. The peaceful bubble of the middle-class family home is penetrated by dark outside forces. These lawless tormentors are usually portrayed as young people who want to tear up the prevailing order or as backward ‘locals’ who see
In bad horror movies, you can usually tell that a character will die if they are so stupid, irritating and one-dimensional that you find yourself wishing someone would just come along and kill them. In good horror movies, all the characters are likable or sympathetic and have relatable human qualities. We find ourselves hoping they
Psychological horrors put the audience right inside the nightmare, either giving us an insight into the tortured psyche of the victim or into the twisted mind of the killer. The best psychological horrors like Manhunter or Copy Cat do both by exploring the hero’s journey into the ‘mind of madness’ to catch the killer and
In Scream, Sidney Prescott describes slasher movies as; “Some stupid killer stalking some big-breasted girl who can’t act who is always running up the stairs when she should be running out the front door.” And it is true that, until its nineties revival, the genre had gained a bad reputation. At its peak in the
AMC’s hit show Preacher courted controversy this season with its ‘last supper sex scene’ enraging Christians. Then there was the return to the equally provocative and topical Hitler rehabilitation storyline. But who is actor Noah Taylor who plays Adolf Hitler on the show? Noah Taylor was born in London in 1969. As the son of
Winter, with its dark evenings and chilly temperatures, is the perfect time to delve into some seriously spooky ghost movies. Throughout history humans have been fascinated by death and the afterlife, depicting spirits and demons in art, literature, music and film. From Shakespeare to Dickens, to Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick the ghosts that haunt
Briana Renee and Matt Grundhoffer are the couple with the rockiest relationship on Little Women: Couples Retreat. Their marriage and Matt’s infidelity was put under the spotlight in the last season of Little Women: LA after he cheated on her with another woman. And they reach new lows on the Couples Retreat after having a
Lifetime’s hot, summer spinoff from Little Women LA: Couples Retreat is finally here and features a heavy dose of drama after a fight between Tonya Banks and Lila Call. For those who aren’t familar with Lila, here’s a little more about her… Lila was born in the US and as a young woman studied for
In the current season of WE tv’s Kendra on Top, Patti Wilkinson is still threatening to expose her daughter’s most shocking secrets in a tell-all book. But just who is Kendra’s feisty mother Patti Wilkinson? Born in 1959, Patti hails from New Jersey but now lives in San Diego, California. As a young woman, Patti
The new season of USA Network’s hit show Suits sees Harvey call in help from old friend Alex Williams who also happens to be a senior partner at a rival law firm. But who is Emmy-nominated actor Dulé Hill who plays Alex? Hill was born in 1975 in East Brunswick, New Jersey to Jamaican parents. The