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INTERVIEW: writer-director Natalie Erika James on her inter-generational horror story Relic

29th October 2020 by Sarah Leave a Comment

“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

Filed Under: Film Festivals, Interviews, London Film Festival Tagged With: AAA, australia, dementia, horror, Japan, natalie erika james, relic

‘Allo ‘Allo: the film club watches Overlord… 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

20th October 2020 by Sarah

Sorry but if you set a WW2 film in a French village or town, Brits of a certain age will see every blond Nazi officer as Herr Flick. Naming the film’s hero Boyce also means that unfortunately many of us will immediately think BOYCIE! (hehehehehehehe). Which is a shame as Boyce is a topnotch hero:… ‘Allo ‘Allo: the film club watches Overlord… Read More

Filed Under: Film Club, Film Reviews Tagged With: american soldiers, france, horror, nazis, overlord, ww2, zombies

Relic: it’s coming from inside the house!

9th October 2020 by Sarah Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: Film Festivals, London Film Festival, Re-caps (spoiler warning!) Tagged With: ageing, bella heathcote, dementia, emily mortimer, family, horror, natalie erika james, relic, robyn nevin

The Good-Bad Film Club watches The Chernobyl Diaries 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

26th September 2020 by Sarah 1 Comment

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… The Good-Bad Film Club watches The Chernobyl Diaries Read More

Filed Under: Film Club, Film Reviews Tagged With: blog post, chernobyl, horror, the chernobyl diaries

Devilry, distrust and disease in The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw trailer

11th September 2020 by Sarah

“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

Filed Under: Trailers Tagged With: AAA, curse of audrey earnshaw, horror

She Dies Tomorrow: the meaning of life, and death

6th September 2020 by Sarah

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

Filed Under: Re-caps (spoiler warning!) Tagged With: anxiety, comedy, horror, she dies tomorrow, social contagion

Llet’s go into Apartment 1BR…

12th August 2020 by Sarah Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: Re-caps (spoiler warning!) Tagged With: 1br, apartment 1br, conformity, cults, horror, los angeles

Terrifying horror Relic gets a Halloween release date…

5th August 2020 by Sarah

*** My four-star review is now live *** 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… Terrifying horror Relic gets a Halloween release date… Read More

Filed Under: Film News Tagged With: AAA, bella heathcoat, emily mortimer, horror, relic, robyn nevin, sundance film festival

Actor Robert Pham on performing in live lockdown horror In The Shadow It Waits

29th July 2020 by Sarah

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

Filed Under: Interviews, Lockdown Tagged With: AAA, horror, in the shadow it waits, live performance, lockdown, robert pham

Writer-director Michael Beets on his LIVE lockdown horror movie “In The Shadow It Waits”

29th July 2020 by Sarah

“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

Filed Under: Interviews, Lockdown Tagged With: AAA, australia, horror, in the shadow it waits, live, lockdown, michael beets

What’s the skinny on Impetigore?

28th July 2020 by Sarah 2 Comments

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… What’s the skinny on Impetigore? Read More

Filed Under: Re-caps (spoiler warning!) Tagged With: curse, horror, impetigore, joko anwar

British chiller-thriller The Unfamiliar gets a trailer

23rd July 2020 by Sarah

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

Filed Under: Trailers Tagged With: AAA, christopher dane, henk pretorius, horror, jemima west, ptsd, the unfamiliar, war

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Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, John Wick lover and Gerard Butler apologist. Still waiting for Mike Banning vs John Wick: Requiem

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Reviews

The Magic Faraway Tree 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

“Wuthering Heights” 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 4.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

The Housemaid 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Rope 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

The Naked Gun 4.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

The Roses 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Jurassic World: Rebirth 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

28 Years Later 5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Fire Of Love 3.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

ClearMind 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Alien: Romulus 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Better Man 4.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Monty Python & The Holy Grail 5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Madame Web 2 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Dagr 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

65 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Saltburn 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

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