Film Features

Long before Keanu Reeves was slaying merciless action foes with books and all manners of heavy weapons, his career disintegrated a little in the mid to late 2000’s after the massive success of The Matrix trilogy. But before Reeves’ career…

This article contains spoilers for Richard Stanley's 2020 film and for H. P. Lovecraft's 93 year old tale. Howard Phillips Lovecraft has the unique reputation of being one of the most regarded and reviled men in horror literature. Though…

Genndy Tartakovsky is an animation genius and the creator of Dexter’s Laboratory, Sym-Bionic Titan and most recently Primal (now streaming on All 4), the tale of a caveman and dinosaur who team up in a world full to the brim with dangers.…

What happens when you combine the technical mastery of John Carpenter, the twisted grotesque aberrations that define cosmic horror and a script that pulsates and twists with every stunning shot into some sort of inescapable nightmare? The…

Welcome to Animation Globe where Headstuff’s animation expert Joseph Learoyd analyses films of the form from around the world. This entry does not focus on a particular movie but the Japanese concept of Ma. Frequently we get films that have…

I had a bad habit when I was 17. Before I could legally buy movies with that blood red "18" cert I was scouring the internet for them. Cannibal Holocaust, I Spit On Your Grave, Ichi the Killer. Nothing was off limits but due to my limited…

Lights, Camera, Action Button! is a series exploring film-to-game adaptations in regard to their faithfulness, quality and value long after the original film may have passed into nostalgia. For its first edition Jack Ford looks at Harry…

Mark Conroy indulges in his annual act of oracle-like analysis with his Oscar predictions for 2020. Best Picture What Will Win: Parasite What Should Win: Parasite Yes you are correct. You do not have to scream at the screen in indignation.…

Welcome to Animation Globe where Headstuff’s animation expert Joseph Learoyd analyses films of the form from around the world. This entry is on 2008 Australian stop motion animation $9.99. Written and directed by Israeli animator Tatia…

Between Burning's release last February and now Parasite coming to Irish theatres on Friday (Feb 7), this time of year has become the space for HeadStuff to promote South Korean cinema. Indeed Parasite, nominated at the Oscars this year in…