Extremely spoilery. My review is here. The Father is about the fear and dislocation of ageing and dementia, and what identity means when memory has gone. I’m not sure it’s meant to be explained; rather that the sense of being adrift in a newly changing world be felt just as acutely by us the audience… The ending of The Father Read More
The Father 5 stars
An elderly man whose memory is failing struggles to hold on to his life and his memories, while his daughter is torn over how best to help him. In The Father you never know who’s going to walk in the door but you know they’ll probably be carrying a chicken. The chicken is one of… The Father Read More
INTERVIEW: writer-director Natalie Erika James on her inter-generational horror story Relic
“The idea that these memories could be within this never-ending sinister space, a labyrinth-like space, that was really the first image and the starting point.” Relic director and co-writer Natalie Erika James Natalie Erika James’s bold and shocking horror Relic takes place in an outwardly serene and beautiful family home in Australia, a home that inside… INTERVIEW: writer-director Natalie Erika James on her inter-generational horror story Relic Read More
Relic: it’s coming from inside the house!
Very spoilery article, once you’ve recovered from watching the film… (my review is here) In many ways Relic is a classic horror film, part haunted house and part demonic possession. But it’s also about family and memories, and how dementia and ageing can snatch away that which feels most valuable to us, that we most… Relic: it’s coming from inside the house! Read More
Relic (London Film Festival) 4 stars
A daughter, mother and grandmother are haunted by a manifestation of dementia that consumes their family’s home. There are post-it notes stuck all around Edna’s elegant and airy house, little reminders of basic living: turn off taps says one. As they get more frightening, warnings in an increasingly spidery hand, there’s one that says Don’t… Relic (London Film Festival) Read More
Winter Ridge 3 stars
*** My interview with Winter Ridge director Dom Lenoir *** “As the sun dims so too can consciousness” says Joanne Hill (Game Of Thrones‘ Hannah Waddingham), dementia specialist and host of a group for local sufferers, talking about that time when dusk falls. It’s an evolutionary trait we all have but it is heightened in… Winter Ridge Read More