Nothing sums up the difference between city and country in Pet Sematary better than the story of the reanimated prize bull. The people of Ludlow in rural Maine combine practicality and belief in old legends, encapsulated by the tale of a local farmer who used a supernatural burial ground to bring back his most valuable animal…. Pet Sematary (2019) Read More
Pet Sematary interviews: “I didn’t think you could train a cat!” co-director Dennis Widmyer
***Read my 3/5 review of Pet Sematary *** I’m taking my mind off the apparently terrifying horror remake by congratulating myself that at least I can now I can spell “Sematary” the way Stephen King wanted, without having to check every time. Pet Sematary, directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer, is released in the… Pet Sematary interviews: “I didn’t think you could train a cat!” co-director Dennis Widmyer Read More
Second Pet Sematary trailer – sometimes dead is better…
***Read my 3/5 review of Pet Sematary *** And let’s hope that tagline doesn’t come back to haunt them. Yes the original Smelly Cat is BACK! I didn’t see the original, 30 years ago, as I wasn’t really a pet person then. Also my mum would have banished me if I’d gone to see a… Second Pet Sematary trailer – sometimes dead is better… Read More
IT – 1 Minute Video Review Includes Video 4 stars
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IT 4 stars
It’s October 1988 and Bill is in his bedroom making a sailboat for his little brother, as music tinkles in the background. Though it turns out that this isn’t the soundtrack, but their mother playing her piano. What isn’t really real turns out to be there, in the house, after all. IT is a very good movie… IT Read More
Carrie 3 stars
When I first saw the original Carrie (not when it came out in 1976 – I’m not THAT old) – with its horrific tale about puberty and first periods dressed up with the ultimate mean girls and telekinetic fire-starting powers – I completely got it. Puberty is horrible. Teenage periods are horrible. Just remembering it… Carrie Read More