“He’s a late fanger, just like you!” declares terrifying vampire Vlad cheerfully, of his little ginger great grandson Dennis – after various adventures with Drac still haven’t resulted in the boy’s sharp teeth appearing. In fact Dennis has shown no signs of momsterliness at all – and he’s nearly five! The is he/isn’t he a vampire conundrum,… Hotel Transylvania 2 (2D) Read More
What We Do In The Shadows 5 stars
Immortality can’t all be glamorous cloak-swishing nights out or chases pursued by 15th century pitchfork-waving villagers. At some point someone has to sort out the recycling and wash up the blood-spattered plates. Mockumentaries rarely get it completely right. Balancing out the laughs with situations that could actually be real, and which also propel the story forward,… What We Do In The Shadows Read More
From Dusk Till Dawn 4 stars
Ok so first off, grammar pedant alert, it should really be called “From Dusk Til-not-TILL Dawn”. Not as irritating as John-Wick-should-be-called-Jon-Wick-as-his-name-is-Jonathan, but mildly irritating nonetheless. But I’ll forgive that (waits for people even more pedantic than me – hi Mum! – to tell me not to start a sentence with But) as this is such… From Dusk Till Dawn Read More
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night 4 stars
How refreshing to find a film about a girl walking home alone at night that doesn’t turn out to be (a) a rape revenge porno-for-nice-people flick, or (b) a rape revenge porno-for-creepy-people flick (the difference between these two sub-genres being usually determined in minor film festival award wins). Even if this girl bites necks (and… A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night Read More