First Published: October 2019 Ever since the dawn of film, Horror has played a part in its development. Acting as a mirror to our inner most fears, while challenging us to face the ghosts of our deepest anxieties and terrors. Whether fictional, religious or real, horror has played with the psychology of human fear, shining …
Month: October 2019
The Gangs all back for the fourth in the Toy Story series. However this time they are joined by the enigmatic but slightly confused ‘Forky’. A homemade toy who is understandably slightly unsure about his origin and role in the group. Despite its newcomer and familiar faces Toy Story 4 is very much Woody’s film. …
Directed by newcomer Lars Klevberg from a screenplay by Tyler Burton Smith. Child’s Play is tongue in cheek horror. Taking the classic slasher film of the 1980s and injecting it with modern discussions on AI, globally dominate companies and networked homes. The end result being a film that is as much about human responsibility and …
While Brightburn never quite manages to deliver the subversion of the Superman origin story it promised. It does deliver a well crafted horror that has moments of pure genius in delivery. Dovetailing themes from The Omen into the comic book world while creating its own unique visual world. If given the opportunity this is a …
Few films in the past five years have divided critical and audience opinion to the extent of ‘Joker’. Comments on the film have ranged from “It laughs at disability” through to “It is a dangerous exploration of mental health”. However, the truth is ‘Joker’ opens an uncomfortable door into societies views on criminality, isolation and …
Spoiler Free Religious fervour mixes with mental illness in a film that takes you to the very edges of psychological horror. Rose Glass’ debut feature is visceral horror of the highest order. Wrapping its audience in a nerve shredding world of mental decline. The escape door firmly closed as we follow a deeply troubled young …
Spoiler Free Knives Out is pure cinematic joy, director Rian Johnson breathing new life into the classic whodunit genre. With a knowing nod of appreciation to the genius of Agatha Christie and dark wit of Hitchcock. All wrapped up with delicious humour and a cutting dissection of modern America. In a large sprawling manor house …
‘Esto no es Berlín’ Hari Sama’s semi-autobiographical new film ‘This is Not Berlin’ buzzes with the vibrant and intoxicating energy of 1980’s counterculture. The freshly emerging punk and new wave scene of Mexico City sweeping two teenage friends into a newly emerging world of art, sex, risk and liberation. The boys friendship challenged and changed …
Hong Khaou’s second film ‘Monsoon‘ follows on from the themes of grief, cultural identity and belonging of his first feature ‘Lilting‘. While also charting a different path to his debut feature. In exploring the death of a parent and a sons need discover the cultural identity of his birth. The directors trademark sensitivity and delicate …
Spoiler Free Quick Read Review The sea batters an isolated rock, while the gulls circle looking for food. The beaming torch of a rugged lighthouse, keeping Canadian sailers safe while those trapped in its thick walls descend into insanity. New boy Ephram Winslow (Robert Pattinson) joining old sea dog Thomas Wake (William Defoe) as assistant …