Jumping on the recent social media influencer horror train, Influencer is a thriller that centers itself on the phenomena of the celebrity of influencers, and the manner in which followers consume their unique brand of media. When Instagram influencer Madison is abandoned last minute by her boyfriend and is left […]
Horror
Repulsion (1965) Jeanne Dielman for the beat ‘60s with a supremely knotty director in tow (Review)
Before we begin, I feel as though my review must be prefaced with a trigger warning; Repulsion is not exactly light viewing. As you may know, Repulsion was directed by the Academy Award-winning filmmaker Roman Polanski, a man whose directorial back-catalogue contains some of the most celebrated examples of the […]
Hopping Mad: The Mr Vampire Sequels (1986-1989) (Blu-Ray review)
She Dies Tomorrow (2020) An Exciting, Existential Premise That Ultimately Fails To Deliver (Review)
Not every film’s priority is to entertain its audience. In some cases, filmmakers strive for something entirely different. Perhaps they want to terrify their audience, move them emotionally, or in some cases, try something slightly more unique. Rather than strive for a certain emotion they want to elicit or tell […]
Huesera: The Bone Woman (2022) One of the best representations of motherhood committed to film (Review)
In Huesera (2022) we meet Valeria, a woman who has always wanted to be a mother. But when she finally falls pregnant, rather than feeling happy, she feels that something is off. As she progresses through her pregnancy, these feelings intensify and she is haunted by sinister visions and threatened […]
Slasher: Ripper (Complete: Season 5)(Review)
Living with Chucky (2022) Peeking Inside the Heart of the Controversial Horror Franchise (Review)
Living with Chucky (2022) is the long-awaited (at least for us Chucky superfans) documentary of the charmingly maniacal killer doll franchise. Full of interviews with those central to the story, including writer/director Don Mancini, Brad Dourif and Jennifer Tilly, this documentary charts the rise, and sometimes fall, of the Chucky […]
Jean Rollin – The Shiver of the Vampires (1971) & Two Orphan Vampires (1997) (Review)
Few directors like Jean Rollin exist in the annuls of film history. A French director who remained almost entirely in obscurity his entire career, despite his work being more readily available he remains perpetually overlooked. Due to the lack of financial success his films achieved; he eventually began directing pornographic […]
Dont Hate Me Because I’m Gorgeous – Dragula’s Halfway to Halloween (2023)(Review)
The Boulet Brothers – Dracmorda Boulet and Swanthula Boulet – have been a mainstay of drag and nightlife. Their commitment to the horror and queer community is unwavering and their talents span producing, writing, reality TV, show running, comic books, music and hosting their prolific nightlife productions, spanning decades. Their […]