Kim Newman Movies

Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing...

A documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the 1980s.

A short documentary about the 1980's Sci-fi show, The Tripods, that didn't really have that many Tripods in it. It took producer Richard Bates 15...

Diabolical. Seductive. Immortal. Vampires have been an icon of evil in folklore and popular culture for more than three centuries, yet only one name...

What will it take to become a hero?

What separates one-off monsters such as the Monoids from eternal favourites like the Daleks? This short documentary tries to answer this question,...

Two decades after its unprecedented television broadcast, the cast, crew and fans of the notorious BBC 'Halloween Hoax' Ghostwatch look back at the...

A look at the appearances of the Daleks and Davros in the classic Doctor Who era.

A countdown of the top 10 3D moments in film, television and pop music from the last 50 years.

A retrospective on the Nightmare on Elm Street series.

Produced for Turner Classic Movies, this documentary looks at the early days of the gangster film.

Retrospective documentary on the British horror anthology classic Dead of Night (1945).

Documentary about the great 1940s horror movie producer Val Lewton, featured on the 2005 DVD release "The Val Lewton Horror Collection."

An 88-Minute documentary about how Jackie Chan broke the mold (and his bones) with his daring choreography in the 1980s.

The highly anticipated follow-up to their critically acclaimed VIDEO NASTIES: MORAL PANIC, CENSORSHIP & VIDEOTAPE documentary, director Jake West and...

Exploring Michael Mann's 1983 film adapted from the F. Paul Wilson novel and its impact.

A short documentary about the classic Universal Monster actor, Lon Chaney, Jr.

The life and career of the renowned voice actor of animation and radio. For generations, Mel Blanc was one of the most famous Hollywood voice actors...

A short documentary on the history of the horror film narrated by Christopher Lee.

Documentary on the short-lived craze of Italian cannibal films in the '70s and '80s, featuring interviews with Umberto Lenzi, Ruggero Deodato, Sergio...