The Quiet Ones – Blu-Ray Review
Hammer productions, the British heavyweight in horror, has a varied and vivid history spanning some 60 years.
Faust – Blu-Ray Review
In 1926 F.W. Murnau, the silent-era master of macabre, released what would be his final German film before moving on to the
Rapture – Blu-ray Review 29/7/14
Until now, John Guillermin’s coming-of-age story Rapture has perhaps been side-lined amidst his bigger budget productions.
Hunting the Legend – DVD Review
Bigfoot, Yeti, and Sasquatch, all different variations of the same age-old terror: a gargantuan primate thought to roam the
Absentia – DVD Review
Considering how well writer/director Mike Flanagan’s summer horror Oculus has done, it was always a matter of time before his debut got fast-tracked to a release date. And thank God it did.
In Order of Disappearance – EIFF 2014
Hans Petter Moland’s In Order of Disappearance is as slick and indifferent as the cold environment it occurs in. Originally titled ‘The Prize Idiot’, the film follows Nils Dickman (Stellan Skarsgard), a quiet dedicated snow-plough who becomes a furious force of vengeance when his son is murdered by a drug cartel.
Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case – EIFF 2014
Last year I was lucky enough to catch the tale-end of a Toronto exhibit of Ai Weiwei’s work. It was the first time I’d laid eyes on the renowned Chinese artist’s stuff but even then you can see the acidic commentary on the Chinese government clean off the bat. Andreas Johnsen’s insightful documentary proves an […]
Cold in July – EIFF 2014
Jim Mickle is fast proving himself to be a director of particular vision and consistent quality: 2010’s Stakeland and last year’s We Are What We Are both flaunt a gorgeous unity of content and tone. This perfect southern Gothic vibe leaks through into his new feature Cold in July.
Welcome to New York – EIFF 2014
Abel Ferrara has always been interested in contemporary American society, particularly the class divide of New York and the legitimacy of the so-called upper classes. His latest film Welcome to New York is a bold look at high-class low-life.
Aberdeen – EIFF 2014
Though Pang Ho-cheung’s Aberdeen is very much a Chinese film about Hong Kong, it refuses to alienate its audience by making its focus specific issues of Chinese life. Aberdeen is essentially a film about relationships in the contemporary world told through the parallel and intertwining lives of the people in one family. On each level […]
