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Independent spirit – Insidious: Chapter 2 review

By Richard Haridy March 11, 2014 After creating the huge Saw franchise and reinvigorating the haunted house movie with the first Insidious and then The Conjuring, Aussie writer/director team James Wan & Leigh Whannell are stepping into franchise mode with Insidious: Chapter 2. Following on from the end of Insidious, all you need to know […]

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‘Insidious: Chapter 3’ arrives April 2015

Insidious: Chapter 2 has grossed $148 million off a five million budget, so a sequel was always an inevitability. Filmdistrict has however made it official by giving it a release date: April 3, 2015 (as Tweeted by Exhibitor Relations). Director James Wan will be too busy swimming in his Scrooge McDuck money pool (and helming the next Fast […]

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Insidious gets a sequel

Although it didn’t make its way onto the list of 2011’s highest grossers, Insidious was undeniably one of the year’s biggest success stories. Made for only $1.5 million, the tale of a haunted child took home almost $100 million worldwide. Therefore, Deadline‘s report of a sequel beginning production is not at all surprising. Insidious was far […]

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The spooking – Insidious review

Insidious – Starring Rose Byrne, Patrick Wilson and Lin Shaye. Directed by James Wan. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. The success of Paranormal Activity really did revitalise the horror genre. First of all, it proved that you don’t need a big budget to craft an incredibly intense and genuinely enjoyable film experience. How could Hollywood […]

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