Andrew carroll

Auteur. Agent Provocateur. Genius. Tyrant. Madman. All of these titles and more have been used to describe one of America’s greatest directors. William Friedkin is the man behind some of the best thrillers ever made. He made some of the…

‘The Forbidden’ reads like a captivating, thrilling dream. Always on the edge of souring into a nightmare, it’s too late before the reader realises they’ve been in one since the start. Originally found in volume five of Clive Barker’s…

About two years ago the critic and writer Sean T. Collins wrote an article called ‘The Monumental Horror Image’. The nature of these images and how they scare viewers does not come down to gore or a jump scare but rather to framing and…

“This is not a love story, or at least not one where anyone gets what they want,” is the line The Half of It chooses to open on. That might be true by the end of the film but the conclusion to Alice Wu’s queer coming-of-age film suggests…

Chris Hemsworth fits the role of Marvel’s Thor like a well-oiled glove. He’s charming, he’s funny and, most importantly, check out those abs. Still, the commitment a Marvel contract requires often leaves many of their major stars unable to…

In the midst of the Covid-19 lockdown, Andrew Carroll went on a J-Horror binge, with some movies of the movement currently available to stream on Shudder. Everyone that has seen it remembers it. A TV flickers on of its own accord. As the…

Following up on their episode on South Korean cinema, hosts Stephen and Andrew dive into the career of South Korean everyman Song Kang-ho - widely loved in his home nation and abroad for performances in the films of several masters such as…

South Korean cinema has been having a moment and that moment has been going on since the late 90s. In advance of next week's episode on the country's most popular character actor Song Kang-ho (Parasite, The Host, Secret Sunshine), Stephen…

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…

This week Andrew and Stephen are joined by fellow HeadStuff contributor and film blogger Sean Moriarty to talk about the Kiwi King of the Nerds: Karl Urban. An actor with supporting roles in some of the biggest blockbusters of the…