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 […]
Reviews
Doctor Who – The Power Of The Doctor (2022)(TV Review)
I have discussed Doctor Who plenty of times, doing pieces on each of Jodie Whittaker’s series, but the first specific episode review of Doctor Who I did was way back in January 2018, when I covered the recent Twice Upon A Time, the final episode for both Peter Capaldi as […]
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 […]
Lost Highway (1997) David Lynch’s Neo-Noir Multiverse of Interpretation (Blu-Ray Review)
Back in 1997 Tony Blair became Prime Minister for the first time, Katrina and the Waves won the Eurovision song contest for the UK, and Batman and Robin, complete with George Clooney’s wobbly-headed rubber-nippled caped-crusader, sunk a comic book movie franchise for eight years. It was also the year that […]
Hounded (2022) A Successful Social Horror Of The Class Divide (VOD Review)
It can be argued that now more than ever, there is an intense divide between the upper and working class. As the world continues to run on a system where the former is treated far better than the latter, it stands to reason that a lot of anger and frustration […]
This Is GWAR (2022) A Fitting Tribute (Blu-Ray Review)
From their elaborate costumes to a mythology describing them as “scumdogs of the universe” banished to the shittiest planet available, it’s safe to call GWAR one-of-a-kind. Founded in the 1980s in Richmond, Virginia, the heavy-metal band could’ve been a mere gag yet they brought the skill and talent to back […]
The Spine of Night (2021) A shining example of what can be done with a singular vision (Blu-Ray Review)
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority. There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it”. John Dalberg-Acton Never has this quote been more applicable than to The […]