Mark of the beast Always a joy discussing movies with Martyn Strange. I jumped at the chance to dive into The Omen (1976) - Richard Donner's classic has always been a firm favourite of mine so made for an effortless conversation. Check out the episode and Martin's other 50 Years of... You can listen to the 50 Years of The Omen via Spotify and other platforms. Follow Martyn via Instagram. @filmsplaining and @thisismartynstrange.

No remote control here… A pulse-pounding homage to the raw, high-concept genre films of the ’80s and ’90s — latest sci-fi movie DRAGN is here to remind us of the kind of gritty B-movie sci-fi horrors that once lined those video store shelves. Directed by Peter Webber ( The Girl with the Pearl Earring ), the film blends action, techno-paranoia, and a dose of psychological horror as it explores the terrifying possibilities of rogue AI. Alex Lane — who wrote, produced, and appea

One dark knight… Following last year’s adaptation of Joe Hill’s novel Abraham’s Boys , Natasha Kermani has continued to carve out a space for delving into psychological period pieces. With her latest film, The Dreadful , she continues to explore fear not as spectacle alone, but as something deeply embedded in identity, power, and perspective. Kermani’s work resists easy categorization — melding arthouse sensibilities with visceral suspense — and invites audiences to sit with