“And for what? For a little bit of money? There’s more to life than a little bit of money ya know.” Despite the works of the Coen brothers spawning their own massively popular sub-genre of comedy crime caper shenanigans, nobody ever surmised the absurdity and the nonsensical allure of the […]
Movies & Documentaries
Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2024) Faithful adaptation preaches to the converted, forgets to shepherd a new flock (Review)
The clue should be in the name: there are fewer franchises more cursed than Hellboy. The first two outings for Mike Mignola’s gentle red giant fared well enough, with Guillermo del Toro’s luscious vision and Ron Perlman’s career-defining take on the character proving to be a leftfield refreshment in the […]
The Vourdalak (2023) An Inventive and Unique Vampire Tale (Review)
Dracula may be the best known fictional vampire around but Bram Stoker’s creation is far from the origin point. European folklore and stories like John Polidori’s “The Vampyre” from 1819 had long established vampires as frightening creatures, and it’s this tradition that Adrien Beau draws on for his take. He […]
Bookworm (Fantastic Fest 2024)
There is no finer innovation than a family trying to get out of financial trouble. The second feature film by Ant Timpson (Come to Daddy), Bookworm at its core, is a testament to the spirit of survival and the notion that no matter how grim things are, imagination and family […]
Girl Internet Show: A Kati Kelli Mixtape (2022) (Fantastic Fest 2024)
Do you ever wonder about how people will remember you after you’re gone? Girl Internet Show: A Kati Kelli Mixtape (2022), is a film which is hard to discuss via conventional means – largely because it’s not a conventional film. The act of reviewing this mixtape is more akin to […]
Respati (Fantastic Fest 2024)
Respati recently played at Fantastic Fest 2024, Sidharta Tata’s movie is the latest in a growing trend of Indonesian horror and thrillers making it to Western screens large and small. Named after the lead character (Devano Danendra), Tata tells the story of a teenage boy who struggles to sleep with […]
Die Before You Die (2024) Claustrophobic Thriller buries deep into the Modern Zeitgeist (Review)
Is there a worse fate than being buried alive, trapped in the darkness, running out of air, undiscoverable to the rest of the world? It’s everyone’s worst nightmare and then some, but as you’re clinging to what little light, breath and life you have left, what’s happening to not just […]
Satan War (1979) (Fantastic Fest 2024)
When The Exorcist was first released back in 1973, rumours began to spread that the movie itself bore supernatural, satanic properties; after all, how could somebody possibly make, or even want to make, a movie as sinister and shocking as that without calling upon the forces of darkness? In the […]
Chainsaws Were Singing (Fantastic Fest 2024)
I mean what more can you say? If you hadn’t guessed already, Chainsaws Were Singing is a madcap comedy splatterfest from the country that brought you… anyone else seen November? That’s a good one, and in fact is also a certifiably odd film and yet it doesn’t come close to […]
Sunset Superman (Fantastic Fest 2024)
Fantastic Fest isn’t just a horror film festival – it covers all the genre staples (action, sci-fi, & horror) and the spaces that intersect those divides. Lately, however, the heaviest load falls on horror, relegating sci-fi and action to supporting roles, which is true of both the microcosm of Fantastic […]