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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

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

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

The Hatred 1.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

28th October 2018 by Sarah 1 Comment

It’s 1968, and German farmer Samuel (a suitably sinister Andrew Divoff) is living with his wife and daughter on a fruit farm in the US. He’s certainly creepy, and his clashes with his teenage daughter Alice (Darby Walker) are worse than your average father-daughter arguments even given the period it’s set. One day a package… The Hatred Read More

Filed Under: Film Reviews, Support Indie Film Tagged With: germany, nazi, relic

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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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