A theme of David Cronenberg’s work with horror was the tenet that the human body is far more terrifying than any monster or external violence. His work revolved around the corruption of the human form with all manner of disturbing aberrations. Post-Cronenberg, the concept of body horror has become inanely […]
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Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981) The Cutest Yakuza Film in Town (Review)
The 1980s weren’t exactly a golden era for Japanese cinema. The masters that put the country on the global stage had either passed away or were in the twilight of their careers, offering the world their final works. Instead, the 1980s were much more of a transitionary era with a […]
Toshiaki Toyoda (2005-2021/Part II) Kubozuko & filmmaking with conviction (Review)
Third Window Films released their second edition of boxsets collecting the work of unsung cult Japanese cinema icon, Toshiaki Toyoda, following their previous “early year’s” collection. I previously talked about the 2nd collection yesterday, specifically around the first three movies – Hanging Garden, Day of Destruction and Monster’s Club. The […]
Toshiaki Toyoda (2005-2021) (Part I) Unpredictable, Stylish Japanese Punk Fury (Review)
In a little peek behind the curtain, I usually like to leave it until the concluding paragraphs to reveal the essence of my opinion of a film or indeed a collection. I’m not going to do that here. Instead, I am completely jumping the gun to say that over the […]
Celia (1989) Dense, Political and Brilliantly Evasive (Review)
Australian cinema is exceptionally hard to get hold of here in the UK, due to so little of it being released on these shores. The only saving grace is that the ones that do make it over here have something approaching classic status, whether earned and deserved or unsung – […]
Monstrum (2018) A Blockbuster Monster Movie, Korean Style (Review)
Squid Game may be leading the charge for wider awareness and appreciation of Korean pop culture, however, there was a series that got there first. That series was Kingdom. Now, Kingdom is important when talking about Acorn Media’s Blu-ray release of Shudder’s Monstrum, as they are both cut from the […]
Beasts of No Nation (2015) The heart-breaking Horror of the Child Soldier (Review)
In 2021, the Netflix original movie is an established industry release line, one that has become synonymous with directors making passion projects that wouldn’t be possible elsewhere. Back in 2015, all of this was but a glimmer in the eye of the then Netflix Executives with one of the first […]
The Power (2021) Female Solidarity & a Fear of the Dark (Review)
Acorn Media are doing great work, bringing movies previously locked away on Shudder, presenting them to the home video market. Corinna Faith’s The Power isn’t the first to receive this treatment, but it is the latest. And before launching in to what the movie is and my feelings on it, you need to present […]
Gaia (2021) Challenging Ecological South African Body Horror (Review)
While horror cinema has always been away from the gaze of the mainstream, that doesn’t make it less susceptible to trends. Ghosts and zombies are unaffected by the passing trends of the time. Everything else though passes with whatever is the cutting edge discourses of the time. Now, it is […]
Duel to the Death (1983) One of the unsung action movies of the 1980s (Review)
Duel to the Death, 1983, Hong Kong, Dir. Ching Siu-tung (A Chinese Ghost Story) Set up as a modern facing alternative to the then traditionalist Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest is an icon for any fan of martial arts cinema albeit one that Jackie Chan built. It was through Golden Harvest […]