My friend and I have a regular evening Zoom movie watch, where we choose a film on Netflix or Amazon Prime then mute ourselves and both press Play at the same time. Let’s be honest, it involves liberal use of the Chat function so we can share our shock, boredom, hastily-googled movie facts and of… BLOG: The Good-Bad Film Club watches The Chernobyl Diaries Read More
Devilry, distrust and disease in The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw trailer
“We’ve all been under a tremendous amount of stress lately.” I must admit this line made me laugh. It’s a slightly incongruous spot of light relief in an eerie, oppressive trailer. The threat of witchcraft and devilry is everywhere, its forbidden richness contrasting with the plain puritan clothes of the overtly religious community where the… Devilry, distrust and disease in The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw trailer Read More
She Dies Tomorrow: the meaning of life, and death
Warning: very spoilery unless you’re expecting an answer to the meaning of life, the universe and everything, in which case 42. There are few things duller than listening to people give their opinions on the Big Questions, except maybe people’s holiday photos, marriage videos and birth live-tweetings. So fair play to Amy Seimetz and her… She Dies Tomorrow: the meaning of life, and death Read More
Article: let’s go into Apartment 1BR…
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… Article: let’s go into Apartment 1BR… Read More
Terrifying horror Relic gets a Halloween release date…
The much-anticipated horror Relic will be out in the UK and Ireland – on digital and in cinemas – on 30 October. Premiering earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival to great acclaim, psychological horror Relic is the unforgettable debut feature from writer and director Natalie Erika James and stars Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin and Bella… Terrifying horror Relic gets a Halloween release date… Read More
Actor Robert Pham on performing in live lockdown horror In The Shadow It Waits
Never mind living the dream, Robert Pham really is living the horror – acting in the supernatural lockdown tale In The Shadow It Waits, which is performed live each time, has meant his home is also a horror film set. Michael Beets’ study of isolation and loneliness is performed live by its Australian cast for… Actor Robert Pham on performing in live lockdown horror In The Shadow It Waits Read More
Writer-director Michael Beets on his LIVE lockdown horror movie “In The Shadow It Waits”
“It looks like a film, but it hinges on the excitement of live performance. I’d love to give this format a name, so any ideas are welcome!” Michael Beets A study of isolation combined with modern living, In The Shadow It Waits sees a group of twenty-something colleagues, struggling with lockdown, become entangled in a… Writer-director Michael Beets on his LIVE lockdown horror movie “In The Shadow It Waits” Read More
Article: what’s the skinny on Impetigore?
Warning: spoilers galore ahead as we get down and dermis with Joko Anwar’s latest horror. (For my review click here.) I honestly wasn’t sure how Impetigore would end, and some of its many twists took me by surprise. It’s a complex, layered story about identity. I think it’s saying that we can’t escape the past… Article: what’s the skinny on Impetigore? Read More
British chiller-thriller The Unfamiliar gets a trailer
The horrors of war are entangled with things that go bump in the night (and during the day) in this first trailer for British indie horror The Unfamiliar. Here’s the synopsis: British Army doctor Elizabeth “Izzy” Cormack, returns from war to rekindle her relationship with her estranged family. Inexplicable events in the house are put… British chiller-thriller The Unfamiliar gets a trailer Read More
Article: The Beach House ending, and that jelly…
Lots of people have called The Beach House Lovecraftian and it’s also had plenty of comparisons to Nicolas Cage’s alien infection fable Colour Out Of Space. I have neither read Lovecraft nor seen that film, though if you want to know what Lovecraftian horror is there’s a handy wiki page here. I found watching The… Article: The Beach House ending, and that jelly… Read More
It’s alive! THAT ending (yes SPOILERS)
This is very spoilery, including the ending – though there are also lots of questions raised in Alive that are really interesting even if they aren’t always explained. If you only want the final big spoiler, scroll down and it’s in bold. Please feel free to add your thoughts in the comments. It’s easy to… It’s alive! THAT ending (yes SPOILERS) Read More
Impetigore trailer: do you really know your family?
*** My review and article are now live *** Impetigore, the upcoming horror from Satan’s Slaves director Joko Anwar, now has a trailer – and “blood-soaked” seems like an understatement. If you’re generally sanguine about the weirder members of your family, check it out below. Maya (Tara Basro), doing her best to survive in the… Impetigore trailer: do you really know your family? Read More
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