REVIEW: Killer Concept (2021)
Frightfest is no stranger when it comes to films revolving around a film crew: the fantastic Found Footage 3D was hugely successful in 2016, which focused on a film crew that are haunted by their own creation. But Killer Concept has a different twist. Killer…
REVIEW: Antidote (FrightFest 2021)
Antidote follows Sharyn Berkley (Ashlynn Yennie) who wakes up in a strange underground medical facility after an operation, where the doctors mutilate and torment the patients, only to then miraculously heal them with a classified medicine. Reading the latter half of the synopsis, I couldn’t…
REVIEW: Gaia (FrightFest 2021)
Gaia is a South African film that follows two forest rangers that become lost in the woods and discover two people who live in out in nature. But they soon discover that the two strangers are closer to the natural world than previously thought. I…
REVIEW: The Found Footage Phenomenon (FrightFest 2021)
Next to gory horror, found footage is my favourite horror subgenre. It’s one of the most unique looking film styles that is difficult to create. Because of this, I am not above admitting that the subgenre hasn’t always been done correctly and has gained an…
REVIEW: Claw (FrightFest 2021)
Like a lot of people within my generation, I grew up with an obsession with dinosaurs. Films like The Land Before Time, Jurassic Park and the BBC show Walking with Dinosaurs were all enthusiastically consumed, and trips to the Natural History Museum in London were…
REVIEW: Crabs! (FrightFest 2021)
The start of September also marked the start of this year’s online Frightfest film festival. It’s a horror film festival that is personally anticipated every year and, this year, the organization decided to host a physical and digital edition. The personal choice for the first…
REVIEW: Free Guy (2021)
Free Guy stars Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) as Guy, a normal bank teller in the chaotic Free City. However, he soon learns that he’s actually a background character in a violent open world video game. This was another film that was delayed due to the COVID…
REVIEW: Black Medicine (2021)
When approaching any piece of media, I always like to look at its plot and execution of that plot. Sometimes a film/TV show or video game can get both of these aspects correct, sometimes they get both completely wrong or only get one right, which…
REVIEW: Royalty Free – The Music of Kevin MacLeod (2021)
If you’ve watched YouTube videos, adverts or even the Martin Scorsese film Hugo, then chances are you’ve heard the music of composer Kevin MacLeod, usually without even realising it. His unique business model of giving away free music in exchange for exposure is an odd…
REVIEW: The Accidental President (2021)
If you had told me only a few years ago that, in 2016, reality star and The Apprentice host Donald J. Trump would be elected as President of the United States of America, I would’ve thought you were crazy. And so would a lot of…
REVIEW: Shock Wave – Hong Kong Destruction (2021)
Shock Wave: Hong Kong Destruction is the sequel to the 2017 film Shock Wave and, once again, follows bomb disposal officer Poon Shing-Fung (Andy Lau – The Great Wall, House of Flying Daggers, Infernal Affairs Trilogy). After a bomb disposal goes wrong, he’s left in…
REVIEW: Skull – The Mask (2021)
All the way back in August 2020 I, along with some of the other fellow Jumpcut writers, covered films from Frightfest’s first online film festival. One of those films that I was due to cover was the Brazilian gorefest Skull: The Mask but this, unfortunately,…
REVIEW: Spiral – From the Book of Saw (2021)
A few years ago, if someone had told me that comedian Chris Rock would executively produce and star in a Saw film, I would’ve laughed. And yet, Spiral: From the Book of Saw is now out, starring Chris Rock and also Samuel L. Jackson. This…
