It’s strange to come across a remake that, 30 years on, hits most of the same low and high notes as its cinematic ancestor: a clunky first hour and some ropey characterisation, all salvaged by an unexpectedly grisly finale. The third act pay-off here is absolutely worth it, despite the schlocky slog to get there, though some King fans are sure to find the finale frustrating. It’s been 30 years since Pet Sematary first graced our screens – and longer still since Stephen King first penned the ori

If Get Out established that Jordan Peele is a filmmaker to watch out for, Us cements his position as one of Hollywood’s young best. Some Get Out fans might be disappointed to find Us is less overtly political, but by leaning into horror tropes Peele has developed his style further, delivering one of the most visually and sonically striking horrors in years.

Rogue Nation was a brilliant action flick, so there was never really much doubt that Fallout would deliver the goods. Even so, it’s unlikely anyone expected the series to deliver the year’s best action film, with a serious claim to being the best since Mad Max: Fury Road (in admittedly very different respects). This is action cinema in its purest, most exemplary form.

Daniel Radcliffe is jerking tears and dazzling the screen right now in the wonderful Swiss Army Man, where he plays a farting corpse. It's good to see that he's truly letting go of Harry Potter and taking himself seriously (but seriously – he's actually great in it). Here are some of cinema's other charismatic corpses (farting or otherwise) that proved you don't need a heartbeat to steal the show - and no, zombies don't count. Undoubtedly the big daddy of the (admittedly niche) corpse comedy g

Despite its venerable age, David Cronenberg’s The Fly remains the body horror to beat. Viewed today, it’s the film’s purity of purpose that stands out, the relentless commitment to breaking the human body down and putting it back together in all the ways it isn’t meant to be. It’s the platonic ideal of a body horror movie, a perfect 96 minutes of acid vomit and oozing flesh. And oh, the flesh. “You only know society’s straight line about the flesh,” Jeff Goldblum rants late on in the film. “You

It doesn’t take long for Tale of Tales, Matteo Garrone’s fairy tale triptych, to make clear that this isn’t just another fantasy film. As John C Reilly’s King of Longtrellis is sent on a quest to slay a sea monster, he doesn’t strap on glistening armour in a quick-cut montage or sail out into a whirling CGI storm. Instead, he slowly wades underwater in an old-fashioned diving suit (positively futuristic by the standards of the otherwise Baroque setting). Murky water obscures our view of the sce