Alix Turner

The Silencing opens with overhead views of beautiful mountain forests, with a river cutting through; and steadily the camera follows someone – presumably dead –...

In a world getting steadily smaller, how well do you know the people in our own street? Now that you can see your friends and...

Fish Story is such a fantastic film that, to be honest, I’d rather be watching it again than writing about it. It’s about how our choices...

Some of us can look back on growing up in the United Kingdom and remember some high-quality ghost stories on terrestrial television. I have friends...

OK so I’ve finally watched Host (Shudder) this evening. I had to do a little bit of cooking and washing up then, to bring me back...

It’s a rare time travel story in which everything turns out peachy. Similar to Volition and Timecrimes, Shifter is a film in which the protagonist...

Pay Dirt (originally Paydirt) is one of those films where you might as well just watch the trailer; not because the trailer pretty much tells...

In She Dies Tomorrow, “she” is Amy; and Amy is weighed down by the knowledge that she is going to die tomorrow. She hasn’t received...

Nazi Undead (called Living Space until it reached the USA) is one of those low budget horror films which has plenty of both insults and...

I finished watching Calm with Horses (titled The Shadow of Violence for USA distribution) half an hour ago and I’ve not been able to sit...

Sleep can be a pain at the best of times; not just now during this pandemic, when time and emotions are all messed up. Of...

I am so glad I didn’t watch Apartment 1BR when I was flat-hunting last year. The title 1BR refers to a one-bedroom apartment, which is all young...

I didn’t know what to expect when I sat down to The Dinner Party – it could have been something wordy like The Party or...

Melancholic (not to be confused with Lars von Trier’s Melancholia) is an unusual film. Consequently, and unusually, I won’t be comparing it with any other...

Cruel Intentions is a story of betrayal, blackmail, sexual manipulation, and reluctant romance among the popular set at an exclusive New York prep school. First...

I like a good sci-fi horror: Videodrome and Hardware were two coming-of-age films for me. So Peripheral, the latest film directed by Paul Hyett (Howl,...

Now this was excellent. Open 24 Hours is a modern take on the classic slasher model, written and directed by Padraig Reynolds. In my opinion,...

Dreambuilders (originally called Drømmebyggerne in Denmark) is about Minna, a young girl who discovers how dreams come about and their influence on waking life. It...

In One Way to Denmark (also simply known as Denmark) Rafe Spall plays Herb, who has had enough of his life in small-town Wales. Most...

Ghosts of War is an uncommonly atmospheric and clever film. I watched it on the edge of my seat, while mentally just sitting back to...