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| Role | Horror Writer |
| Location | Coventry, Warwickshire |
| Expertise | Horror, Film Festivals, Film Critiquing, Independent Movies, Rotten Tomatoes Approved |
| Contribution | 313 articles published since May 2021 |
Articles by Alix Turner
Hunted review – fairy tale and survival thriller combined to make something new
Hunted surprised me. I was led to expect a “modern and radical take on the Little Red Riding Hood fable” and an “exhilarating, transcendent, and...
Butchers review – plays around with backwood tropes but achieves nothing new
One word film titles can be tricky: the word really needs to sum up either the subject or the mood of the film. I expected...
Happy Face: La tyrannie de la beauté review – a drama about people and appearances
After my most recent reviews of thought-provoking films, I had planned to get back to some escapist horror. Despite that, I pressed play on Happy...
Ser du månen, Daniel review – putting lockdown into perspective
In 2013, Daniel Rye Ottosen (called Daniel Rye in the film) was just starting out as an assistant to a journalistic photographer, having had his...
The Taste of Tea review – refreshing and uplifting
Sometimes, I look forward to a film for months, and when I watch it, find myself disappointed. Sometimes, I don’t get around to watching something...
Deliver Us from Evil review – a quality Korean action thriller
Action films from Asia, most notably Hong Kong and South Korea, tend to be high quality productions, full of energy and dramatic fight scenes. Deliver...
Let it Snow review – more snow than plot
There isn’t much to say about Let it Snow. It looks great, but under that sheen, it’s unfortunately insubstantial. It should be a survival/serial killer...
Hunter Hunter review – a traditional rural family, and other animals
The title Hunter Hunter is an interesting one: it tells you clearly a major theme of the film (I prefer those to titles made up...
A Night of Horror: Nightmare Radio review – atmospheric shorts inside an ineffective wrapper
I think this is my third horror anthology to review this year, so I’m not going to go into why that format works so well...
Depraved: an interview with Larry Fessenden
Larry Fessenden has been making films for – let’s say – a number of decades, a thoroughly hands-on auteur in the American indie horror scene....
Deathcember review – a varied and well-presented selection box
Like many horror fans, I love a good horror anthology film: the genre seems to lend itself well to short stories, after all. I’ve only...
The Ringmaster aka Finale review – for those who enjoy being vultures
In The Ringmaster, two young women working the night shift in a petrol station are spooked by pranks, harassed by customers, and teased by their...
For the Sake of Vicious: an interview with Reese Eveneshen and Gabriel Carrer
Last night, I had the opportunity to talk to Reese Eveneshen and Gabriel Carrer, writers and directors of For the Sake of Vicious, a tense...
An interview with Dominic Saxl, the creator of Deathcember
An interview with Dominic Saxl, the creator of Deathcember After the success of its Halloween Horror Nights, Grimmfest is about to present Xmas Horror Nights,...
Depraved review – well-loved auteur adapts well-loved story, and does it well
Even if you’ve not read the book, seen one of the myriad films, or watched the National Theatre play, you probably know the gist of...
The Glass Man review – insubstantial and transparent
I’d read about The Glass Man receiving rave reviews at FrightFest in 2011, and many who had seen it back then exclaimed “at last!” when...
Minor Premise review – engaging sci-fi thriller full of both science and feeling
Ethan Kochar (Sathya Sridharan) is a young lecturer and research scientist, working in cutting edge neuroscience. He took over a project of his father’s in...
The Night Porter review – how does a complex, controversial drama look many decades later?
The Night Porter is a tough one to write about. I was aware it had a controversial reputation, but – knowing little about it –...
Wander review – terrific acting, but a bit too far-fetched
Well, this was an odd film: I enjoyed Wander while I was watching it, but once I reached the end realized that I didn’t know...
Game of Death review – exploding teenagers FTW
This isn’t the Wesley Snipes vehicle, nor the Bruce Lee film: this Game of Death was popular in the genre festival circuit in 2017 and...