All film club write-ups are very spoilery. Also don’t worry if you don’t know the difference between a crocodile and an alligator, you find out two paragraphs in. It’s nearly a year since I’ve written about a film club watch, though Liz and I have continued determinedly viewing a narrow variety of low-budget horrors. And… H20h no! The Film Club watches Black Water: Abyss Read More
Pot holes or plot holes? The film club caves and watches Sanctum 3 stars
Warning: I’m going to spoiler not only Sanctum (2011) but also The Descent (UK version only!) so that’s two spoilers for the price of one. I know, I spoil you. Sanctum isn’t top notch claustrophobic caving (probably partly because we weren’t watching it in the original 3D). Though it often looks beautiful, and it’s quite… Pot holes or plot holes? The film club caves and watches Sanctum Read More
Corporate Animals (Sundance London) 3 stars
Imagine The Descent crossed with The Office, but nastier. That’s Corporate Animals. It’s uneven, but often brutally hilarious, as horrible boss Lucy (Demi Moore) forces her key employees into a team-building exercise exploring caves in New Mexico. Always wanting to push her employees on to greatness, even if they don’t want to go, Lucy declines… Corporate Animals (Sundance London) Read More