Out now with a glorious Second Sight blu-ray is Chopper, which tells the story of Mark “Chopper” Read – a modern day Robin Hood (in Read’s version), a career criminal according to his criminal record. Written and directed by Andrew Dominik, the film takes its liberties from Read’s own autobiographical […]
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Messiah of Evil (1973) “They say that nightmares are dreams perverted” (Review)
In Messiah of Evil (1973), co-written, produced and directed by Gloria Katz and William Huyck, Arletty travels to the seaside town of Point Dume to visit her estranged father. Upon arrival, she finds her father’s house deserted and the town inhabited by sinister locals. As she tries to unravel the […]
Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future (2022): The Body Is Reality (Review)
Werewolf Santa & Cold Meat (Frightfest 2023)(Review)
Brooklyn 45 (2023) “I’ve Got No Faith Left”: Grief, Trauma and Haunting (Review)
Medusa Deluxe (2022) Social Realist Murder Mystery with all the Pizzazz (Review)
Medusa Deluxe (2022) is a murder mystery thriller set in the backbiting world of competitive hairdressing. Big hair and even bigger egos collide in a tense and taut mystery that keeps the viewer guessing until the very end. Medusa Deluxe is like Showgirls with more hair extensions. Fabulous, extravagant and […]
Huesera: The Bone Woman (2022) One of the best representations of motherhood committed to film (Review)
In Huesera (2022) we meet Valeria, a woman who has always wanted to be a mother. But when she finally falls pregnant, rather than feeling happy, she feels that something is off. As she progresses through her pregnancy, these feelings intensify and she is haunted by sinister visions and threatened […]
Living with Chucky (2022) Peeking Inside the Heart of the Controversial Horror Franchise (Review)
Living with Chucky (2022) is the long-awaited (at least for us Chucky superfans) documentary of the charmingly maniacal killer doll franchise. Full of interviews with those central to the story, including writer/director Don Mancini, Brad Dourif and Jennifer Tilly, this documentary charts the rise, and sometimes fall, of the Chucky […]
Morgiana (1972) A weird, stimulating, terrible and beautiful dreamscapes of malice (Review)
Morgiana tells the twisted tale of sisters Klára and Viktoria, torn apart by jealousy, greed and malice. When Klára inherits their father’s estate, leaving Viktoria with the wind battered, remote country house, Viktoria seethes. When the man Viktoria loves falls in love with Klára, Viktoria boils. And when Klára continues […]