CINESCOOP Dani Buckley

With 2020 in full-swing I thought I'd reflect on the best films 2019 had to offer. From Tarantino to Scorsese and some unexpected gems from Rian Johnson and Greta Gerwig, these are my favourite films from the year just gone.

With the film world currently abuzz with talks of who will snatch the best acting awards in the New Year, I sat down with my lovely mum to have a chat about some of the Oscars disasters across history we've personally found to be travesties. Remember these are just our opinions, we aren't taking anyone's little golden statues away! Anyway, enjoy listening to us moan about the Oscars for a good hour! 🏆

Hammer Horror made a huge statement in the late 1950s, rejuvenating British horror from a dry genre into one filled with gore, sex and chills, heralded by two icons - Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. On this episode my pal Matt and I wax lyrical about the innovative delights of Hammer Horror productions.

Folk Horror is one of my favourite sub-genres. The themes that tend to emerge in folk films - isolation, paranoia - often heightened by the presence of the supernatural, are the themes that chill me to my core. For that reason, this week I'm inviting you into the wonderful world of folk horror with me! Come and live deliciously 🐐

'Childhood trauma' is a term that has been recurrently floating about the interweb in recent years, mostly in relation to the images from movies and tv that frightened people in their younger years. Today me and my pal Chlöe discuss the terrors of tv and film from our own childhoods, and try to theorise why they haunted us so much!

Ever watched a film which you've thought "why do people call this a horror film?" - today we discuss the ins and outs of the horror genre and those films that bridge the gap between the spooky and non-spooky, such as Silence of the Lambs, Jaws and more!