Africa isn’t exactly the first continent that comes to mind when you think of Horror. Of all the African countries, the most synonymous with cinema is Senegal – or, within the more exploitation realm, Uganda’s Wakaliwood. In 2021, Jaco Bouwer made a real splash with his indie eco-horror Gaia, cordyceps and […]
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Lady Reporter (1989) A Showcase for Cynthia Rothrock’s Abilities (Review)
The Changeling 4K (1980) One of the 80s Definitive Haunted House Movies, wrinkles and All (Review)
You could argue that Don’t Look Now and The Changeling are treatments of the same story. The protagonists are both men (George C. Scott in The Changeling) who suffer tragic deaths in their families and in their struggle to find a coping mechanism – they find spooky architectural pursuits. Here, Scott plays a composer who rents […]
A Small Fortune (2021) Dying Town Malaise and Small-time Canadian Crime (Review)
A breed of director has had success to such a profound degree that their name has become an adjective through which other films are qualified or compared. Spielbergian, Malickian, Lynchian, Coen Brothers-like, you get the idea, but the point remains that such qualifiers favour neither party. This leads me to […]
The Curse of Rosalie (2022) Too Much Movie in this Movie (Review)
What’s in the title of a movie? If the title is The Harbinger, then plenty. One of the more acclaimed indie titles of 2022 was Andy Mitton‘s Harbinger, a terror inspired by the anonymity of COVID-death figures. A title Mitton’s film shared with Will Klipstine’s native-American-infused fantasy/ religious horror. The […]
Walking the Edge (1985)Exploitation, Scuzz and Robert Forster’s Masterclass (Review)
New Label Radiance Films has kicked off with considerable intent; as well as their releases, they are also working with Mawu Films, Altered Innocence and Fun City Editions (UK) – the latter of which 1985’s Walking the Edge belongs. Norbert Meisel directs his wife, Nancy Kwan, and committed character actor […]
The Fearway (2023) Seeking the Film Within the Film (Review)
The Fearway, the directorial debut from the editor of Lucky (2017), Robert Gajic, has been promoted as horror with quotes like “A Cross between Jeepers Creepers and Duel” appearing in the press materials, it’s also categorised that way on websites like IMDb & Letterboxd. Even if Noah Bessey’s script has […]
New Religion (Slamdance 2023) (Review)
Punk Rock Vegan Movie (Slamdance 2023)
Stars in the Ordinary Universe & The Mad Writer (Slamdance 2023)(Review)
Following Mad Cats, Starring Jerry as Himself and the Underbug, we return to Slamdance for more coverage of a film festival that celebrates new, emerging and alternative voices within the world of art, film and beyond. Thus far, I have been trying to theme my articles and failing miserably because […]