Alan Ford Archives

Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)

Rating: ★½

Nov 17, 2004Demonic Possession

Prequel to The Exorcist concerning the young Father Merrin. Production company Morgan Creek dumped Paul Schrader’s original version of the film and brought in the perpetually terrible Renny Harlin to make something scarier but Harlin’s pop-effects remain tepid

Director: Renny Harlin

Actors: Stellan Skarsgård, Izabella Scorupco, James D'Arcy, Alan Ford, …

Category: Horror

17 November 200419 October 2025 by Roog

Cockneys vs Zombies (2012)

Rating: ★★★

Jan 13, 2013Zombie Comedy

Beyond the title, this is a straightforward take on the modern zombie comedy. It is undeniably trying to be another Shaun of the Dead, at which it proves consistently amusing and likeable

Director: Matthias Hoene

Actors: Harry Treadaway, Michelle Ryan, Alan Ford, Richard Briers, …

Category: Horror

13 January 20135 January 2026 by Roog

Strippers vs. Werewolves (2012)

Rating: ★

Mar 2, 2013British Werewolf Comedy

Probably the next logical move after Zombie Strippers! Alas, where we should have had a fast, funny and sarcastic genre entry, the humour in this British entry becomes painfully belaboured in its constant unfunny efforts to get laughs

Director: Jonathan Glendening

Actors: Sarah Douglas, Robert Englund, Adele Silva, Martin Compston, …

Category: Horror

2 March 201326 November 2020 by Roog