Category Archives: Trailers

A Ghost Story Collection: Peripheral Visions

Posted on Thursday, March 26, 2015 by Robert Hood

Robert Hood’s definitive collection, Peripheral Visions: The Collected Ghost Stories, is released both virtually and physically in April 2015, published by IWFG Australia Publishing. It is available in a signed, limited edition, single volume (824 pages), deluxe hardcover edition, a … Continue reading →

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It Came From … A Big Blue Hole in the Sea: Poseidon Rex

Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2014 by Robert Hood

Poseidon Rex (US-2013; dir. Mark L. Lester) is, without a doubt, a B-monster pic, SyFy-style. That’s not necessarily bad. “B-movie” is not synonymous with “bad movie”. “Low budget movie”, yes. Generally formulaic? Sure. But they can be fun if you … Continue reading →

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Godzilla Rises: Official Main Trailer

Posted on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 by Robert Hood

And here we have it: the latest official trailer for Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla, due out in May. Check out the awesome “rising island” moment! [youtube vIu85WQTPRc] This comes hot on the heels of the stunning perspective on Godzilla given by … Continue reading →

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Of Monsters and the Mafia

Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 by Robert Hood

Indie stalwart Mark Polonia of the Polonia Bros has just finished major photography on a film that features the mob and a dinosaurian monster. It’s called Meateaters, which probably indicates that we’re not dealing with a herbavore. There’s something intriguingly … Continue reading →

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New Trailer: The Zombie Apocalypse Reaches Denmark

Posted on Saturday, January 25, 2014 by Robert Hood

Scandinavian TV and cinema — not to forget literature — have been spreading their goodness around the world for a while now, having produced some of the best work in crime and dark fantasy seen anywhere. TV shows such as … Continue reading →

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Chinese Dragons Are Cool: The Dragon Pearl

Posted on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 by Robert Hood

The Dragon Pearl (2011; directed by Mario Andreacchio) is an Australia/China co-production. It has a huge Chinese dragon in it. It also has Aussie stars Sam Neill (who has been in lots of stuff, but I’m going to name In … Continue reading →

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Godzilla Unleashed

Posted on Friday, December 13, 2013 by Robert Hood

As I write this, barely a day has past since the trailer for Gareth Edward’s Godzilla (US-2014) was let loose on the internet — and already it’s everywhere. So none of the following is news. I put it here … … Continue reading →

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An Attraction to Kaiju

Posted on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 by Robert Hood

Given the state-of-play out there in the movie world, kaiju (or daikaiju) have a large appeal to at least a certain (maybe-growing) percentage of the cinematic audience. But when does attraction become perversion? Relativistically, giant monster sex is not something … Continue reading →

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Peter and the Colossus

Posted on Monday, December 2, 2013 by Robert Hood

A Backbrain New Release Exclusive What if your best friend was a giant tree monster? Peter and the Colossus (US-2013) is an independent feature-length film written, directed and produced by Mitchel Viernes. It stars Aubrey Robbins and new child star … Continue reading →

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There Goes the Neighbourhood

Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 by Robert Hood

With the latest rendition of the zombie apocalypse about to hit screens worldwide, it’s perversely comforting to know that one’s hometown hasn’t been spared. World War Z (US-2013; dir. Marc Forster) is due for release on June 20, so the … Continue reading →

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