Fifteen or so years ago a movie called In Flames would’ve conjured up images of Scandanavian terror, full of blacks and dark blues, probably quite nihilistic, where an unlucky group were victim to supernatural terrors from beyond. Admittedly, part of that hypothetical may be influenced by sharing a name with a Swedish […]
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Host of the Uncut Network. With a love of movies kicked off by Hong Kong Action and Claymation Monsters, Rob has forever been cradled in the bosom of Cinema. Rob has his hands in many a pie, including no budget film making.
The Funeral (Glasgow Frightfest 2024) (Review)
One question that will never receive a positive answer is “how was the funeral?” Sure, they can be pleasant experiences that celebrate the life of a loved one, but they’re always sad, potentially traumatic days. Enter The Funeral from Turkish director Ocrun Behram, which played at 2024’s Glasgow Frightfest the weekend just […]
Tropic (2022) Sci-Fi as a deeply personal take on Male Pride (Review)
There can be no avoiding weeks like this – weeks where other movies run in fear of the magnitude of the big release of the week, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune Part Two. However, there is also something sly about weeks like this, as you can find counter-programming, antidotes to the magnetism […]
Head Count (2023) A joyfully nostalgic crime thriller that recalls the late 90s glory days (Review)
When people say, “They don’t make films like that anymore” – usually it’s movies that wouldn’t hold up to the social norms of the contemporary era. A homophobic, racist, sexist or transphobic joke here or there ages a film harder than just about anything else. I should say this is […]
Documentary Shorts (Slamdance Film Festival 2024)(Review)
Like any industry film festival, Slamdance has its different strands – Graham talked about the experimental shorts, joining that there are animated shorts, and narrative shorts as well as the more traditional documentary and narrative feature sections that are also sub-divided. Fields that have some impressive alumni, with the festival […]
The Complex Forms (Slamdance Film Festival 2024)(Review)
Slamdance is a film festival positioned around micro budget productions, giving writers and directors an early step in their career – a step with considerable lineage given its on the doorstep of its third decade. That qualifier, micro-budget, gives a certain impression of what sort of narrative films the festival […]
Frankie Avalon & The Haunted House of Horror – Pop Screen 106
Oh god, Graham’s shining the spooky light under his face again – sounds like time for a Halloween special. And it is, with Mark Cunliffe of We Are Cult joining the show once again to talk about The Haunted House of Horror, a 1960s British horror movie with an all-bases-covered […]
Night of the Hunted (2023) – Sniper Terror Butts Heads with Political Bluntness (Review)
Shudder is the premium horror streaming service – for now – and you’d expect their acquisitions and original movies to reflect that status. If a Shudder Original isn’t a horror movie, it will at least have some tangential connection. Not to be confused with the Jean Rollin movie of the […]
The Dead Mother (1993) Dark Spanish Thriller with a Super Daring Twist (Review)
Spanish language genre cinema might be incredible as far as the UK is concerned, but we don’t know as so little makes it over to these shores. Of the few names that have appeared on our radars, the most well-known are directors like Guillermo Del Toro and Álex de la […]
Time Addicts (2023) The Foul-Mouthed Sleeper Comedy of 2023? (Review)
Time Addicts is one of the most singular concoctions that I’ve seen in some time. It tells a tale of time travelling, drug addiction, and eventually, intergenerational neglect and trauma, and all within the guise of an australian stoner comedy in possession of the godly gift of creative (bad) language. […]