Globalisation can be expressed without globetrotting, as multiple nationalities come together in particular locations and productions can utilise a range of global influences in their production. Such a film is Vanishing, also called The Vanished, depending on which site you find it on, or indeed ‘Salajin’ or ‘salajineun’ in Korean. […]
Movies & Documentaries
The Sleep Experiment (2022) As Beautiful as it is Unnerving (VOD Review)
“I wanted to tell a story that explores what a human is capable of when pushed to the brink.” – John Farrelly – Director. John Farrelly’s THE SLEEP EXPERIMENT is a ride of human tenacity and broken wills. Farrelly takes us on a ride that anchors us within a gritty […]
Expired (2022) Dreamy, neon-drenched noir both achingly beautiful and haunting (VOD Review)
Expired, is an independent Australian sci-fi noir by Ivan Sven. In the near future, Jack, a mercenary for hire, lives a monotonous existence. In between murders, he spends his nights paying AI women for company. In a life filled with robotic interaction and cold-blooded murder, comes April, a karaoke performer. […]
Bjork in the Juniper Tree – Pop Screen 81
Listeners, are you in the mood for some folk horror? Some folk horror with Bjork? Some, if you will, fjork horror? If so, do we have the podcast for you, as Aidan F rejoins the podcast to discuss this early entry in the Icelandic maverick’s small but impeccably on-brand screen […]
Something In The Dirt (2022) Making Movies With Your Friends Is A Blessing (Cinema Review)
The COVID-19 pandemic forced creativity and art as we know it to transform completely. As the world locked itself indoors as the virus made its way through the planet, artists and filmmakers were left to ask one big question: What now? For some, the restrictions became a devastating detriment but […]
The Retaliators (2021) Rock Stars in retro Exploitation, for better and worse (VOD review)
Directed by the trio of Michael Lombardi (who also stars), Samuel Gonzalez Jr and Bridget Smith, The Retaliators is an ode to the revenge exploitation films of the 1970s, starring rock and heavy metal musicians from bands including Five Finger Death Punch, Ice Nine Kills, Papa Roach and Motley Crue. […]
Orphan First Kill (2022) This belated sequel is engaging, twisty and downright fun (Blu-Ray Review)
The world’s oldest 9-year-old is back! Director William Brent Bell and writer David Coggeshall resurrect old ideas in a new way in this highly entertaining prequel that sheds light on the miniature maniac’s backstory in Orphan First Kill. The film opens at the grotty Saarne Institute, where patient Leena Klammer […]
Eve’s Bayou (1997) A Lingering, Compelling and Emotional Icon of Modern Black Cinema (Blu-Ray Review)
DISCLAIMER: This review is written by a white man with all of the privilege and bias that entails. Eve’s Bayou has earned a place within black film history since its release in 1997. Selected by the US Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry for being ‘culturally, […]
The Deep House (2021) A fascinating branch into Creepy Underwater Horror (Blu-Ray Review)
A horror can gain much from its locale, helping to set a tone and tension thanks to effective set work. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre feels more real as the surroundings seem to be rotting in front of the viewer. The Descent is a remarkably tense watch thanks to its cave […]
Post Mortem (2020) A Bone-Chilling Ghost Story From Hungary (VOD Review)
Two years after its initial release, the Hungarian film, Post Mortem, makes its UK debut across all the major VOdD platforms. In it, Tomás is a post-mortem photographer turning his trade in the aftermath of the First World War and befriends a curious child called Anna who invites him to […]