In Catholicism, Drogo is considered to be the patron saint of the unsightly and the outcast, shepherding a flock made up of those who are exiled and shunned for their perceived ugliness. The Flemish martyr’s relevance to Provincetown, Massachusetts (a small holiday town on the New England coast), may not […]
Pop Culture
The Eternal Magic of Powell and Pressburger: A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
I was introduced to the work of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger at university. I was eighteen, still overwhelmed by the move from Ipswich to London, and intimidated by my film school peers who spoke of film movements I’d never heard of and equipment I’d never seen. I sat in […]
10 Films You Shouldn’t Miss at Soho Horror Fest 2023
Returning this November 24th to the 26th to the Whirled Cinema, Brixton is Soho Horror Festival, closely followed by the online Sohome Horror Fest broadcasting the horror directly into your home on November 30th to December 3rd. Expertly curated by pillar of the horror community and festival director Mitch Harrod, […]
The Promised Land & The Zone of Interest (Montclair Film Festival 2023)(Review(s)
The Promised Land (Bastarden) I have often found that anything that Mads Mikkelsen is in is usually great and if it is not, it’s not his fault. I say that realizing that I’ve never seen a Danish film of his. So this was my first Danish language film of his. […]
Why Do I Still Love Coraline (2009) This Much?
If you’ve been a regular visitor of The Geek Show for some time, you might recall that I am obsessed with the stop-motion animated movie Coraline. I reviewed it back in 2017, I listed it as Laika’s best film in 2019, and I have frequently cited it as my favourite […]
A critical analysis of the Paw Patrol movie (2021)
An evil Mayor and crestfallen dog’s insight into identity crisis. “So kids, I got to pick a movie for us yesterday; I hope you all enjoyed that classic flick Citizen Kane, and learnt some valuable lessons about the media’s influence, power dynamics in society, and the ongoing internal battle between […]
Birchall’s Pints (2023) A Six-Part Amazon Prime Comedy Series from Liverpool (Review)
As my recent reviews for the likes of Michael J. Long’s Baby Brother and Jack McLoughlin’s Kate & Jake prove, when it comes to indie filmmaking talent there’s definitely something in the water in Liverpool – or should that be something in the ale? Birchall’s Pints, a new comedy series […]
Creepshow Season 4 (2023)(Review)
Ahhhh, the horror anthology series. From to Tales of the Unexpected and American Horror Stories to The Twilight Zone, they’re as ubiquitous now as the horror movies they imitate. Creepshow arguably predates most of them, citing it’s origins in the 1950s comic-books Tales From the Crypt and The Vault of […]
Faceless After Dark (Grimmfest 2023)(Review)
At Grimmfest 2023, this critic asked director Raymond Wood if he considered Faceless after Dark to be a ‘woke’ film. He replied that he didn’t like the term, it was too vague and reductive, but described it as a feminist film from a man who considers himself a feminist ally. […]
Give Me An A (Grimmfest 2023)(Review)
Few things could be more horrific than the loss of bodily autonomy, but in June 2022 millions of women across the USA lost theirs when the landmark case Roe V Wade was overturned, removing the right to abortion. Since then, many cases and protests have arisen, as well as various […]