Movies
Here is our archive of movie coverage, which includes reviews, explainers, features, lists, and more from the latest films.
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Dangerous to Know (FrightFest 2020) review – too long, too slow, too familiar
Dangerous to Know is a wannabe noir thriller, styled after the director’s David Fincher favorites. David Simpson – better known as a sci-fi novelist –...
The Brain that Wouldn’t Die (FrightFest 2020) review – a sci-fi horror that refuses to die
I must confess I hadn’t come across the 1960s sci-fi horror The Brain that Wouldn’t Die until I heard that a satirical homage-style remake was...
Cadaver review – an underwhelming, class-conscious Norwegian chiller
What’s this? Another Netflix international horror-thriller-thing built around a rather unsubtle class-division metaphor like The Platform? Check! But it’s also a couple of other things,...
Held (FrightFest 2020) review – love in the time of lockdown
In Held, we meet Emma and Henry Barrett (Jill Awbrey and Bart Johnson), a couple whose marriage has clearly hit a rocky patch after nine...
Redwood Massacre: Annihilation review – a bigger and bloodier sequel
Redwood Massacre: Annihilation is directed by David Ryan Keith who returns to bring us the second part in his slasher world, starring scream queen Danielle...
Synchronic review – their latest and biggest film, but not the best
Synchronic is a film that I’ve been looking forward to since I first heard about it just over eighteen months ago, infatuated as I am...
Pixie review – Quentin Tarantino does Father Ted
Pixie is a comedy thriller set in Ireland, directed by Barnaby Thompson and written by Preston Thompson. It follows Pixie, go-getting and ruthless, and her...
Rooting for Roona review – a powerful and important original documentary
In just 41 minutes, Rooting for Roona reaffirmed my faith in humanity. It reminded me that for all its faults, modern technology can be a...
A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting Review – low-effort family spooks
Should monsters be cute? I suppose it depends. The colourful critters in Netflix’s new on-trend family film A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting certainly are,...
Saint Maud second opinion – saviour of British horror cinema?
The long-anticipated Saint Maud is one of the best new horror films I’ve seen this year; and in case you didn’t know, I’ve seen a...
Chop Chop review – sorely unfulfilled potential
Chop Chop, the directorial debut from Rony Patel, opens with police on the lookout for a killer who likes to remove his victims’ heads. We...
The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo review – third time’s the charm
If there’s one thing you can rely on Netflix for it’s true-crime and a consistent depiction of Mexico as a lawless frontier. After the incredible...
The Oak Room review – the art of storytelling in noir thriller form
When I watched Blue & Malone with my son the other day, he asked me why it was included in a horror film festival programme....
Rent-A-Pal review – a compelling look at loneliness in thriller form
Rent-A-Pal is odd, no getting away from that. I like and admire odd films, but figured it’s best to warn you: although it’s billed as...
The Unhealer review – dark teen sci-fi horror, Arizona style
I came to The Unhealer for Lance Henriksen and Natasha Henstridge, and I stayed for the story. The core of the plot – tables being...
H.P. Lovecraft’s the Deep Ones review – not terribly deep, actually
I’m afraid I don’t have much to say about The Deep Ones. Written and directed by Chad Ferrin, inspired by the writings of H.P. Lovecraft…...
An Ideal Host review – Australian horror-comedy that actually delivers both
Don’t you just hate it when you plan the perfect evening, but then someone you didn’t invite – deliberately – turns up with one of...
Ginny Weds Sunny review – a bafflingly bad movie worth nobody’s time
Almost every week I bless these hallowed pages with a few hundred words on the latest ill-advised cinematic export from the subcontinent, but even among...