16 h. ago Above the Knee review – man struggles with body integrity dysmorphia in gory amputation horror

A man grapples with an overwhelming desire to remove his leg in a lingering psychological interrogation from Norwegian film-maker Viljar BøeNorwegian director Viljar Bøe has been hacking out an interesting niche for himself in the horror genre, specialising in a variety grounded more in psychology than supernatural jiggery pokery. For example, Good Boy from 2022 revolved around a man and his “dog” (who is obviously a guy in a dog costume) acting like a mutt at all times. Similarly, his new feature features a character called Amir (Freddy Singh) with a psychological fixation that’s so unusual he feels he must keep it a secret from his girlfriend and all acquaintances: he has body integrity dysphoria (BID), which in his case means he has an overwhelming desire to amputate his left leg even though there’s nothing physically wrong with it.Amir lives with his super-nice, cheerful girlfriend Kim (Julie Abrahamsen) in hyper-tolerant, Scandi-socialist quasi-utopia Norway, so when he drunken...

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27 h. ago What time is Alien: Earth out on Disney Plus? Release time for episode 5 in the US and UK

Disney Plus will release the latest episode of Alien: Earth this week 👽📺

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35 h. ago Mysterious interstellar object 'could be aliens' as expert says truth is out there

It comes as theoretical physicist Avi Loeb theorised the object, which is hurtling through space at around 130,000mph, may be an alien craft about to unleash 'little green men' to earth

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7 d. ago The monstrosity of mankind: in Alien: Earth, the real villain is humanity

Noah Hawley’s thrilling new series set in the Alien universe dares to suggest that there might be something worse than a xenomorph There was a time when nothing in cinema was more frightening than a xenomorph. HR Giger’s nightmarish biomechanical hellspawn, dripping with fluids and Freudian discharge, was the gruesome, undisputed apex predator of movie monsters. It burst from your chest; it dissolved your face with acid; it splintered your ribcage like a piñata filled with blood and screams. It was unstoppable, unknowable, the kind of thing you’d expect to find at the bottom of your dishwasher after leaving it closed for 36 centuries.The early films, 1979’s Alien and 1986’s Aliens, rarely steered too far away from the sense that these infernal creatures were the worst thing you could possibly encounter in the universe. Later on, in Ridley Scott’s ultimately rather pointless prequels, Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, the godlike Engineers and David the Android grasped the mantle of co...

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8 d. ago Alien: Earth: what time is episode 4 out on Disney Plus? UK and US release time

It is almost time for your weekly dose of Alien: Earth terror 👽

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1 week ago The Rocky Horror Picture Show review – the campfest that became a cultural colossus

As the all-singing, all-conquering horror-schlocker celebrates its 50th birthday, the genuine one-off retains all its raucous, raunchy, riotous joyThe Rocky Horror Picture Show is now 50 years old, a B-picture horror-schlocker campfest extravaganza based on Richard O’Brien’s original stage musical from 1973; it has carried on as an international theatrical touring phenomenon ever since. That live show, with the vital element of regular audience participation and dress-up, may in fact now have a bit more energy and point than the movie itself, which (whisper it) perhaps suffers a few longueurs.The undoubted star is the sonorous and feline Tim Curry playing Dr Frank-N-Furter, a vampirically queer alien sex god, proselytising here on Earth for borderless pleasure and describing himself as a “sweet transvestite transsexual from Transylvania”. Dr Furter toys with the affections of the many followers and servants at his giant castle in middle America, including his butler Riff-Raff (playe...

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2 w. ago 'Alien spaceship' heading towards Earth glows like 'a car turning on its headlights'

Harvard professor Avi Loeb – the bloke who thinks the mysterious object hurtling towards Earth is an alien spacecraft coming to probe us – has revealed another theory about 3I/ATLAS

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2 w. ago Alien: Earth: what time is episode 3 out on Disney Plus? UK and US release time explained

Alien: Earth will continue on Disney Plus this week - but when can you expect the latest episode 👀📺

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2 w. ago What year is Alien: Earth set? Where Disney+ series falls in the Alien timeline explained

Alien: Earth expands on the hit space horror series like never before, but when is it set compared to the Alien films?

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2 w. ago When is Alien: Earth set? Where the prequel falls in the Alien timeline explained

Fans are raving about the new TV series set in the Alien universe, but where exactly does it land in the timeline?

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2 w. ago Alien: Earth fans need to check out these 5 'underrated' sci

If you're a fan of Alien: Earth, these underrated sci-fi films are must-watches

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2 w. ago 'Hostile' alien spaceship hurtling towards Earth is advanced 'mothership' – here's proof

Earth could be due a few extraterrestrial visitors, claims one Harvard professor, who has been watching an unexplained object flying through the universe heading to our planet

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2 w. ago ‘We’re in a healthy relationship!’ Alison Brie and Dave Franco on gruesome body horror Together

Best known for comic roles, the couple talk about how they parlayed their marriage into a sweaty nightmare of a film – and what it’s like to share their love in publicDave Franco is showing me his wounds: a bloody finger, a grazed foot, a palm full of blisters. On his phone, the actor zooms in on the photo collage he has compiled of the worst injuries he sustained on the set of Together, the romance-horror he stars in alongside his wife, Alison Brie. She is not to be outdone. In one scene, Brie’s character is propelled against a glass door by a mysterious force. During filming, it seemed as if her stunt double was walking up to the door “very slowly. I felt like it was not landing the beat,” says the actor. “I said: ‘Let me just do it.’ And that’s what’s in the movie, me running and slamming into the glass. Then, of course, I had a little bruise on my nose that we had to cover with makeup.”Franco and Brie were clearly willing to throw themselves – literally – into the hugely en...

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2 w. ago Timothy Olyphant’s life from marriage to college sweetheart to connection to one of America’s richest families

TV and film actor Timothy Olyphant has landed his latest role in the critically acclaimed series Alien: Earth

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2 w. ago Inside Alien: Earth star Sydney Chandler's life from Hollywood parent to cover shoot mishap

Sydney Chandler is the lead in Alien: Earth and her father is a household name

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2 w. ago Alien: Earth lead Sydney Chandler has unexpected family connection to beloved Hollywood star

Up-and-coming actress Sydney Chandler leads the critically acclaimed new series Alien: Earth, the latest entry in the long-running sci-fi horror franchise

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2 w. ago Alien: Earth viewers blindsided by unlikely movie reference in new horror series

‘It’s heartwarming to know that in 2120 people are still seeing these movies,’ one excited fan wrote

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2 w. ago ‘I’m a huge Alien fan and the new TV series is the best it’s been in years

Alien: Earth has finally arrived on Disney+ and the first six episodes of the series are as brilliantly gory as ever, but there's just one problem

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2 w. ago Highly anticipated series based on iconic horror movie gets top rating on Rotten Tomatoes

Disney+'s latest drama is based on one of the most beloved sci-fi franchises of all time

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2 w. ago 'Alien spaceship' approaching Earth has 'weird glow' that proves mission is 'deliberate'

Harvard physicist Avi Loeb — who fears it could be on reconnaissance mission — believes that date would be an ideal window for a covert approach on Earth and wants to beam it a message urging peace

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