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Here is our archive of movie coverage, which includes reviews, explainers, features, lists, and more from the latest films.

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Guillermo Vilas: Settling the Score review – a solid sporting documentary that clears the net

October 27 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

A good sports documentary can be about anything – as long as it’s about sport, obviously. But the sport itself doesn’t matter. Stuff like The...

Critical Thinking review – a strategic crowd-pleaser

October 27 2020, by M.N. Miller

Once a pawn a time (yes, I went there), inspirational true-stories had been all the rage. They have been performed a thousand times over. The...

Honest Thief second opinion – an insincere thriller

October 27 2020, by M.N. Miller

You have to give Liam Neeson some credit for finding a career resurgence in action films. Very few can have this type of longevity. It...

The Vanished second opinion – walk of shame

October 27 2020, by M.N. Miller

I’ve never held a grudge against a film that objectively works, but it’s an unusual year, so this may be the first. The Vanished is...

Honeydew (FrightFest 2020) review – backwoods horror with a hypnotic tone

October 25 2020, by Alix Turner

I’m struggling to know where to begin with Honeydew: this feature debut from director Devereux Milburn is absolutely loopy, and I loved it. Rylie (Malin...

The Nights Before Christmas (FrightFest 2020) review – a fun Christmas slasher

October 25 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

The Nights Before Christmas is directed by Dystopia director Paul Tanter, starring Age of the Living Dead’s Simon Phillips, Watchmen’s Sayla de Goede, and Kate...

Origin Unknown aka Sin Origen (FrightFest 2020) review – Mexican standoff like no other

October 25 2020, by Alix Turner

Sin Origen (known as Origin Unknown or Unsourced in some countries) opens with a head cleanly cut off, rolling towards the viewer. Stylized sword fighting...

The Funeral Home aka La Funeraria (FrightFest 2020) review – a different kind of haunted house film

October 25 2020, by Alix Turner

The atmosphere is everything in La Funeraria (known as The Funeral Home or The Undertaker’s Home in some countries). Right from the start, with the...

Scavenger (FrightFest 2020) review – an outdated exploitation movie

October 25 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

Scavenger, also known as Carrona in its native Argentina, is directed by Eric Fleitas and Luciana Garraza, starring Nayla Churruarin, Eric Fleitas, Sofia Lanaro, Rosa...

Honest Thief review – Liam Neeson is back, playing Liam Neeson

October 25 2020, by Louie Fecou

Liam Neeson is back, playing Liam Neeson in this new thriller from director Mark Williams. In Honest Thief, Neeson is Tom Carter, ex-marine turned bank...

Let’s Scare Julie (FrightFest 2020) review – better than I expected

October 24 2020, by Alix Turner

I enjoyed Let’s Scare Julie a lot more than I expected. The publicity information gave the impression of a modern story about inane bimbos and...

Dune Drifter (FrightFest 2020) review – low budget action sci-fi that made me want more

October 24 2020, by Alix Turner

Several years ago, the horror film festival world fell for Colin, the micro-budget zombie film. Last year, Nightshooters had us jumping and laughing equally. This...

Broil (FrightFest 2020) review – twisted supernatural drama that wants to be cool

October 24 2020, by Alix Turner

Broil is an odd one. Directed by Edward Drake and written by Drake with Piper Mars, it doesn’t seem to know whether it’s about the...

For the Sake of Vicious (FrightFest 2020) review – great action, sketchy writing

October 24 2020, by Alix Turner

Films with two distinct halves can be tricky: Will the pace be maintained? Will the story make sense? Will the audience still know who to...

The World We Knew (FrightFest 2020) review – spellbinding blend of crime and creepy

October 24 2020, by Alix Turner

Nearly thirty years ago, I watched a film by a brand new director about gangsters regrouping after a job gone wrong, with glimpses of the...

Babysitter Must Die (Frightfest 2020) review – a fun home invasion slasher

October 23 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

Babysitter Must Die is a horror movie from director Kohl Glass who previously bought us You May Now Kill the Bride. Starring Sneaky Pete’s Riley...

Breeder (Frightfest 2020) review – a brutal onslaught

October 23 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

Breeder is a Danish horror movie from director Jens Dahl of 3 Things, starring TV Rita’s Sara Hjort Ditlevsen, Valerian and the City of a...

Woman of the Photographs (FrightFest 2020) review – a beautiful reflection of obsession

October 23 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

Woman of the Photographs is a Japanese film and the feature debut from director Takeshi Kushida, starring a relatively unknown cast of Hideki Nagai, Itsuki...