Kim Newman
Kim Newman is a critic, author and broadcaster. One of the world’s foremost experts on fantasy and horror cinema, he regularly contributes to both Sight & Sound and Empire magazine, where he writes the column ‘Kim Newman’s Video Dungeon’.
Among many fiction and non-fiction books, his most recent publications are Nightmare Movies (Bloomsbury), Doctor Who (BFI Palgrave) and Anno Dracula, Professor Moriarty: The Hound of the d'Urbervilles and Anno Dracula: The Bloody Red Baron (Titan).
His web site just relaunched johnnyalucard.com.
Follow him on Twitter @AnnoDracula
Online articles
The Cabin in the Woods Review
Drew Goddard and producer Joss Whedon’s marvellous meta-monster horror may be smarter (and funnier) than it is scary, says Kim Newman. From S&S May 2012
The films of 2011 Poll
In a strong year for arthouse cinema, Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life emerged as the clear winner of the S&S poll of international critics’ best films of 2011, says Nick James. from S&S January 2012
Transformers Dark of the Moon
Review
Michael Bay’s third shot at his giant shapeshifting robot franchise continues to drag its knuckles. Kim Newman looks in vain for the awesome fun.
From S&S September 2011
The man with the scalpel: mad movie plastic surgeons Feature
Banderas’s doctor in The Skin I Live In is only the latest in the movies’ proud heritage of gothic medics. By Kim Newman. From S&S September 2011
X-Men First Class Review
Set in the comic-books’ native Kennedy era, Matthew Vaughn’s latest entry in the knotty X-Men series is clean, cool and seemingly imperishable, says Kim Newman. from S&S August 2011
Corridor of Mirrors Close up
Kim Newman reviews a familiar-yet-weird rococo makeover romance – the directorial debut of future James Bond director Terence Young.
Web exclusive, April 2011
The Green Hornet sells out! Close up
Kim Newman tracks the masked superhero’s journey from 1930s radio days to 21st-century big-screen vacuity. Web exclusive, January 2011
Thor Review
Norse-mythical Asgard crosses hammers with modern-day spook trail New Mexico in this latest addition to the Marvel Comics movie franchise. Kim Newman even detects a touch of Shakespeare. from S&S July 2011
The films of 2010 Poll
The Social Network and Uncle Boonmee Who Can Remember His Past Lives head our round-up of the films and highlights of the year, as voted by 85 critics and curators. from S&S January 2011
Mothra Lost and found
Foot-high singers and a giant godlike moth made pioneering Japanese monster movie Mothra too wonderfully weird for America, says Kim Newman. from S&S September 2010
The best film books Survey
51 leading critics and writers nominate their top five films books. A clear-cut top five emerges – and film writing may have found its Citizen Kane. from S&S June 2010
Let Me In Review
A US remake of the hit Swedish vampire hit Let the Right One In, Matt Reeves’ film may be less daring, but it works better as a horror film, finds Kim Newman.
from S&S December 2010
From romance to ritual Feature
Barry Lyndon takes its inspiration from Thackeray’s source novel. But in Kubrick’s hands the tone – and the hero – are transformed. By Kim Newman.
from S&S March 2009
The greatest films of all time Poll
How Kim Newman voted in our 2002 poll.
From S&S September 2002