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Simon Ramshaw

(He/Him)
Newcastle upon Tyne
As seen in: Substack, ScreenAnarchy, Asian Movie Pulse, EasternKicks, Movie Marker, The Courier (Newcastle University), The Geek Show
Covers:  Film, television, genre cinema and Asian cinema.
Doesn't Cover: Anything outside of the arts.
Film critic @ScreenAnarchy, @easternKicks and @TGS_TheGeekShow, frequent defender of horrible movies.

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Simon Ramshaw’s Biography

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Simon is a film critic working from Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK. Four-time jury member for Venice, Brussels, Five Flavours and the London Fantastic Film Festival respectively, he has a keen interest in international cinema and genre films in particular.

Simon Ramshaw’s Journalist Portfolio

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SCARY MOVIE Review: 'Rebootycall' Return for The Wayans Brothers Slays Everyone But the Real Mons...

SCARY MOVIE Review: 'Rebootycall' Return for The Wayans Brothers Slays Everyone But the Real Mons...

The franchise returns to its creators in a shamefully nihilistic and regressive reclamation.

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ZOMBEID Review: Pakistan's First Ever Zombie Movie Keeps the Blood and Iron Pumping

ZOMBEID Review: Pakistan's First Ever Zombie Movie Keeps the Blood and Iron Pumping

It's gym bros vs. zombies in Nabeel Qureshi's pleasingly absurd festive horror-comedy.

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PROPELLER ONE-WAY NIGHT COACH Review: John Travolta's Charm Offensive Soars Against All Odds

PROPELLER ONE-WAY NIGHT COACH Review: John Travolta's Charm Offensive Soars Against All Odds

Not many films have been saved at the last moment by a press tour. When the film is picture-locked, sound mix…

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WE'RE NOTHING AT ALL Review: Hong Kong Shockmeister Herman Yau Breaks Your Heart, Churns Your Sto...

WE'RE NOTHING AT ALL Review: Hong Kong Shockmeister Herman Yau Breaks Your Heart, Churns Your Sto...

A tragedy claims the lives of many in Herman Yau's harsh and touching LGBT drama.

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THE PUNISHER: ONE LAST KILL Review: Grossly Irresponsible Slaughterfest Sets Up Family-Friendly F...

THE PUNISHER: ONE LAST KILL Review: Grossly Irresponsible Slaughterfest Sets Up Family-Friendly F...

Jon Bernthal's Punisher returns, yelling, weeping and shooting his way through a repetitive revival.

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MORTAL KOMBAT II Review: Tests Your Might...And Your Patience

MORTAL KOMBAT II Review: Tests Your Might...And Your Patience

Karl Urban stars as the hyper-violent beat-'em-up returns, R-rated and ready to rumble.

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Articles

VIRGINIA WOOLF'S NIGHT & DAY Review: Frothy and Funny Modernization of a Lesser-Known Classic

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By Simon Ramshaw
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What does the work of a modernist look like before they became one? Read Virginia Woolf's Edwardian novel Night and Day and you might get the measure of it. A tale of women's suffrage and the complexities of marriage versus self-actualisation, it deals with a roster of cutting-edge topics for its 1919 publication, yet is missing the experimental style that would later define Woolf's work as one of the most important writers of the 20th century.
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SCARY MOVIE Review: 'Rebootycall' Return for The Wayans Brothers Slays Everyone But the Real Monsters

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By Simon Ramshaw
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It should come as no surprise that many horror films are funny. Whether people are sat in a cinema chuckling or screaming, audiences pay to be viscerally moved either way. Laughter and terror are close cousins, and the best horror filmmakers understand the power of both. There's a reason why ex-sketch comedians Jordan Peele and Zach Cregger have taken the world by storm in recent years, chilling bones and shaking bellies with situations that blend the macabre and the absurd.
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ZOMBEID Review: Pakistan's First Ever Zombie Movie Keeps the Blood and Iron Pumping

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By Simon Ramshaw
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Fresh flavor combinations in cinema are getting harder and harder to come by. Just when you think there's something someone hasn't done before, you discover a small gem that breaks the mold, technically pipping anyone else to the post without any pomp or ceremony. So when a film comes by promising to be "Pakistan's first zombie thriller", you'd better hope that film lives up to its pitch.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

I co-edited the Film section of my university's newspaper (The Courier at Newcastle University) for two years.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, not often, but I'd love to get one, write a short story and never edit it. I like the idea of how raw it is.

How is social media changing news?

Making it slipperier! Reducing things down to misleading headlines for clicks is a dangerous game.
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