Spoiler warning! Stay outside the door if you don’t want to know what happens (you can read my review here). Well first of all, RIP Giles, whose goose was well and truly cooked. And congratulations to Sarah on her “marriage” to Lester! Oh and on her escape from Alcatraz. To me, Apartment 1BR is about… Llet’s go into Apartment 1BR… Read More
Apartment 1BR 3.5 stars
Sarah tries to start anew in LA, but her neighbours are not what they seem. Really, I would always be suspicious of a rental advertised as both luxury and affordable, but I’m an old cynic. For the timid Sarah in David Marmor’s expertly-paced horror – estranged from her own family, newly arrived in LA and… Apartment 1BR Read More
Crowdfund, Collaborate, Never Stint On Catering: Indie Filmmaker Richard Rowntree
“Necessity really is the mother of invention, and people found ways to achieve things that you wouldn’t believe if you knew what their budgets were” Richard Rowntree is a British indie film director who, yes, started watching horror films FAR too young. But he’s put that early cinematic exposure to the darker side of life to very good use – Dogged,… Crowdfund, Collaborate, Never Stint On Catering: Indie Filmmaker Richard Rowntree Read More
Dogged 3 stars
Read my interview with Dogged director Richard Rowntree here. At the end of Dogged, its definition – “having or showing tenacity and grim persistence” – pops up, by which time it’s finally clear who the title is referring to. Though as the director of this very low budget full-length feature, Dogged is certainly a word that also applies to Richard… Dogged Read More