In the last blog I looked at Annihilation and another of the potential big films of 2018 in our world is Lars von Trier’s The House that Jack Built (scheduled for a November release). First up I have to say that I love the poster artwork which has a wonderful Saul Bass feel to it. Lars von Trier has described the inspiration behind The House that Jack Built as stemming from his wish to show “that life is evil and soulless, which is sadly proven by the recent rise of the Homo

2017 gave us some great horror films. I go on about them a lot on the pod, but Get Out and It are my highlights. Get Out, with all its Oscar nominations seems destined to be a horror classic (especially if Jordan Peele or Daniel Kaluuya get the wins they deserve- I can’t see anyone other than Gary Oldman or Daniel Day Lewis winning in their category, although I really hope I’m proven wrong and Daniel Kaluuya becomes this year’s Marisa Tomei*). So what’s 2018 going to bring us

The Oscar nominations were released in January and last year's wonderful Get Out from Jordan Peele is in the mix with four nominations (Best Picture, Actor, Director and Original Screenplay). Horror films don't have a great track record at the Academy Awards- with notable exceptions like Silence of the Lambs and The Exorcist. While it's amazing to see Daniel Kaluuya and Jordan Peele getting deserved acknowledgement for their work I can't see them winning over safer options li