Jessica’s parents have been married for decades, but lockdown is proving difficult. And now mum has a plan to get dad out of the house. Made in and of a pandemic — a Zoom call set-up and a snappy 10 minute running time — this isn’t a horror, despite first appearances (and the plethora of… The Man At The Bottom Of The Garden (short film) Read More
INTERVIEW: Matt & Tori Butler-Hart on their parallel universe lockdown movie
I was offered a regular role in a well-known TV soap back in 2004/5 and turned it down… I do wonder what *that Matt* is up to. Read my 4-star review and watch the trailer — and check out my (very spoilery) article on the film. Tori and Matt Butler-Hart, the wife-and-husband team behind Fizz… INTERVIEW: Matt & Tori Butler-Hart on their parallel universe lockdown movie Read More
NEW TEASER: Add “Infinitum: Subject Unknown” to your watch list!
*** Read my review now, plus my article about the movie and my interview with Matt and Tori Butler-Hart *** A parallel universe sci-fi filmed in Lockdown in the UK, with Ian McKellen? Bring it on! Between the two of them, Tori and Matthew Butler-Hart (the team behind ghostly siren song The Isle) kept busy… NEW TEASER: Add “Infinitum: Subject Unknown” to your watch list! Read More
Locked Down 3 stars
Just as they decide to separate, Linda and Paxton find life has other plans when they are stuck at home in a mandatory lockdown. It may have more holes than my bubbling sourdough starter, but I enjoyed Locked Down a lot more than I enjoyed lockdown, the claustrophobia-induced frenzy of Doug Liman’s film all too… Locked Down Read More
About Songbird: the more things change the more we stay the same
This is spoilery as I’m delving into some of Songbird’s characters (and John Wick: Chapter 2, for reasons which will become clear). My three-star review, which is here, is no more spoilery than the trailer. Rich people heading out of town, taking the virus with them; sweetly personal stories about the lengths people will go… About Songbird: the more things change the more we stay the same Read More
Fear not – UK indie Philophobia has a trailer and a cinema release
The UK’s cinema lockdown and the endless blockbuster postponements at least means smaller movies are finding an audience – and Philophobia director Guy Davies is trying to ensure that for his own indie film, by putting together his own DIY cinema release schedule. Despite being a scheduling newbie, he currently has 43 cinemas lined up… Fear not – UK indie Philophobia has a trailer and a cinema release 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
In The Shadow It Waits 4 stars
Four twenty-something co-workers, bored with their day jobs and sick of being locked up in isolation, play a silly online game and unwittingly prove the truth of an urban legend. However, whilst they may not be able to get out, that doesn’t mean that something can’t get in… In The Shadow It Waits is performed… In The Shadow It Waits Read More
TENET release dates… released
*** My 4-star review *** If lockdown has taught me anything it’s that TENET release dates should not be considered final. That said, we have a new one so maybe put it in your diary with a hopeful emoji next to it? Variety has reported that Christopher Nolan’s time-travelling thriller is opening internationally from 26… TENET release dates… released Read More