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 […]
Reviews
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 […]
The Most Dangerous Game (1932) Ripe for critical re-evaluation… not to mention rediscovery and celebration (Blu-Ray Review)
As soon as the film’s lead, red-blooded American big-game hunter Bob Rainsford, confidently states that “the world’s divided into two kinds of people: the hunter and the hunted… I’m the hunter, nothing can change that”, you already know that he’s going to find himself on the other end of the […]
Dragon’s Return (Drak sa Vracia) 1968: Pure Cinematic Storytelling (Blu-Ray Review)
“A jaw-dropping masterpiece, an exercise in pure cinematic storytelling that captivates, enchants and terrifies in each scene” Yes, it would be remiss of me not to point out that this quote from The Geek Show‘s Graham Williamson adorns the cover of the latest Blu-ray release from Second Run, the 1968 […]