This summer sees the release of Guillermo Del Toro’s futuristic action spectacular Pacific Rim. In anticipation of its arrival in cinemas on Friday 12 July, CultBox went along to a special preview event in Leicester Square last week to watch some footage from the film, alongside trailers for other upcoming Warner Bros releases.
Despite having the name Guillermo del Toro emblazoned all over the posters, Mama lacks any of the originality or charm of the man behind Pan’s Labyrinth.
Kicking things off this month, we have the first foray into this genre by verbose Clerks/Mallrats/Cop Out director Kevin Smith, the thinly veiled Waco siege satire Red State.
Spanish horror has had a lot of press in recent years with the international success of films like REC, The Orphanage and the fantasy horror Pan’s Labyrinth. Here, we pick out five gems of the genre…