REVIEW: Destroyer (2019)
Karyn Kusama is a director who has crossed many genres; from boxing movie (Girlfight), through to sci-fi (Aeon Flux) and horror (Jennifer’s Body, The Invitation). She now takes on the LA Noir, teaming up with her regular writing team and new collaborator Nicole Kidman. Unfortunately,…
Who Killed Teddy Bear (1965)
Directed by: Joseph Cates Cast: Sal Mineo, Juliet Prowse, Jan Murray, Elaine Stritch, Daniel J. Travanti Written by Tom Sheffield Who Killed Teddy Bear is a psychological crime thriller that was released in 1965 but was refused certification on its original theatrical release due to its “sleazy, taboo-breaking…
JUMPSCARECUT: Mandy (2018)
Year: 2018 Directed by: Panos Cosmatos Cast: Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough Written by Abbie Eales Set deep in the backwoods of the northwest of USA in 1983, Panos Cosmatos phantasmagorical horror sees Nicolas Cage’s stoic lumberjack, Red Miller, seeking vengeance against a variety of ghoulish…
The Secret of Marrowbone
Year: 2018 Directed by: Sergio G. Sánchez Cast: George MacKay, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Kyle Soller, Mia Goth, Matthew Stagg Written by Tom Sheffield The Secret of Marrowbone was released in UK cinemas earlier this month and if I’m being honest, I haven’t really heard much about it anywhere….
Calibre
Year: 2018 Directed by: Matt Palmer Cast: Jack Lowden, Martin McCann, Olivia Morgan, Tony Curran, Kate Bracken Written by Hunter Williams In the ‘Making of Shadow of a Doubt’ (1943), one of Hitchcock’s colleagues discussed Hitch’s fascination with bringing a sense of menace to a small, everyday American…
REVIEW: The First Purge (2018)
The ‘Purge’ franchise is one that has attracted somewhat of a cult following since the first instalment was released in 2013, with the horror films (‘horror’ being used loosely here) being renowned as guilty pleasures for many filmgoers. Although the franchise started out with a…
REVIEW: First Reformed (2018)
In Paul Schrader’s ‘First Reformed,’ we are greeted with a heavy despair and loss of faith through another venture in character study as told through the general perspective of Reverend Ernst Toller (Ethan Hawke). The screenwriter behind Martin Scorsese’s critically acclaimed ‘Taxi Driver,’ with a…
REVIEW: Dark River (2018)
Written by Hunter Williams Following this year’s ‘Lean On Pete‘, ‘God’s Own Country‘ and ‘The Levelling‘, the withering farmlands are a dramatic staple of 2018’s arthouse cinema. Clio Bernard’s ‘Dark River’ is a standout among this particular niche. Inspired by Rose Tremain’s novel ‘Trespass’, Ruth…
REVIEW: Beast (2018)
Written and directed by Michael Pearce, Beast is an eerie and captivating debut feature film about isolation and secrets. Moll (Jessie Buckley) is a troubled young woman, stifled by her controlling mother (Geraldine James), the unwanted affections of nice but dull cop Clifford (Trystan Gravelle)…
REVIEW: Mom and Dad (2018)
As parents, you’re supposed to protect and care for your children, right? Sign their permission slips, feed them, make sure they make curfew, and one day kill them. No? Well, ‘Mom and Dad’ is so strangely engrossing and completely batshit crazy that you can’t help…
